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National Biomechanics Day
May 19, 2023Read moreWearing virtual reality headsets, Delaware high school students were transported to a different world, where they learned about balance in the University of Delaware’s Virtual Reality and Orthotics Gait Lab. They were shown the links between orthopedics and engineering from a demo by The Perry Initiative, a nonprofit that seeks …
Faculty Promotions Announced
May 19, 2023Read moreThe University of Delaware Board of Trustees approved the promotions of 80 faculty members and awarded emeritus status to 22 professors at its semiannual meeting on May 16. Promoted to the rank of professor were 25 associate professors who had already been granted tenure: Anjana Bhat, physical therapy Thomas Buckley, …
In the News: UD College of Education and Human Development
May 18, 2023Read moreA recent Delaware Online article shares the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) recent ranking in U.S. News and World Report’s list of the best education graduate schools across the country. The article highlights that CEHD’s programs in the School of Education tied at number 27 for best education …
Celebrating Excellent Teaching, Advising
May 10, 2023Read moreSix members of the University of Delaware faculty have been recognized for outstanding work in teaching and three for excellence in advisement and mentoring. In addition, five graduate students also have been honored for excellence in teaching, and one professor was recognized for his service to the Faculty Senate.The honors …
Forging Her Own Path
May 4, 2023Read moreDisplaced by war, Olive Hong, EHD58, did not graduate from Wilmington High School until age 22. Even then, she struggled to speak or write in English. But the Chinese immigrant, now 95 years old, became the first person in her family to matriculate from a university, and — despite one grueling gym …
In the News: Roberta Golinkoff
May 4, 2023Read moreIn a recent Today Show article, Roberta Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair and professor in the School of Education and the Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Linguistics and Cognitive Science, weighs in on the beige color trend in children’s toys and decor. Regardless of a child …
Steele Symposium Celebrates Student Research
May 1, 2023Read moreOn April 28, the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted the annual Marion H. Steele Symposium to share and celebrate the innovative research of its undergraduate and graduate students in education, human development and related disciplines. Over the past 36 years, more than 450 undergraduate and graduate students …
I Heart UD Giving Day 2023
May 1, 2023Read moreI Heart UD Giving Day May 3, 2023 I Heart UD Giving Day is an opportunity for the UD community to collectively support faculty, staff and student-led causes, programs and initiatives that matter most to them. Join the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) community in supporting the …
Food Insecurity in the Bahamas
April 28, 2023Read moreBecause the Bahamas doesn’t have a national school lunch program, the food offered at schools by different vendors varies widely across the archipelago. Taking inventory of what that food looks like is part of the research that Allison Karpyn, co-director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Research in Education and …
CEHD Graduate Programs Advance to Top 10% in the Nation
April 25, 2023Read moreThe education graduate programs within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have advanced 12 places in U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 rankings, placing the college in the top 10% of all education colleges across the nation. Housed within CEHD’s School of Education (SOE), the education …