COLLEGE STATION, May 14, 2013 – Helping people live longer and healthier lives is the goal of the medical professionals at the Center for Translational Research on Aging and Longevity (CTRAL), Texas A&M University’s newest research program in which patients are receiving real-world care and results.
The center, led by Dr. Nicolaas Deutz, is engaged in ongoing, collaborative translational research on nutrition, exercise and...
Texas A&M University’s College of Education of Human Development (CEHD) is hosting a series of Quality Matters™ workshops in May. Focusing on quality assurance in online learning, Quality Matters (QM) is a peer-review program that helps faculty assess the quality of online courses. The program, Applying the Quality Matters Rubric, is open to faculty and staff.
According to the QM website, faculty from an international audience of more than 700 colleges and universities sub...
Sixteen junior and senior mathematics and science majors at Texas A&M University preparing to become teachers have been selected to receive the prestigious National Science Foundation-funded Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and related teaching careers.
Texas A&M junior physics major Sean Walker; senior chemistry majors Andrew Rendon an...
From helping you create healthy grocery lists to acting as your own personal trainer, there really is an app for that. As part of a technology-focused project in her health education class, Texas A&M University instructor and Director of the Office of Health Informatics Amber Muenzenberger asked her students to present their favorite health-related apps.
“At the touch of a screen, you can track your daily caloric intake, get started on a personal...
Laura Stough has a passion for preparing responders in disaster situations to provide top-notch care for individuals with disabilities and functional needs. In the wake of the Texas wildfires, that passion hit all too close to home.
Stough, an associate professor of educational psychology at Texas A&M University, got the chance to put her expertise to work in her own backyard, literally. Stough's family property is located in Bastrop County, near the Bastrop County Complex wildfire...
It's no secret public school classrooms have changed — learning can happen almost anytime, anywhere with the aid of technology. And while students may still struggle with the same math or reading concepts, it's a safe bet there's an app that can help.
Technology, specifically Apple products such as iPads, iPod touch devices and laptops, is not only becoming more commonplace in public school classrooms, it's also being used more widely to support individual student needs, especially tho...
Today's public school classrooms are more wired and students more tech savvy than ever before, and education faculty at Texas A&M University and the Verizon Foundation are helping make sure preservice teachers are a step ahead.
The university has received a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to train education students to use Thinkfinity.org and utilize technology...
More growth in learning takes place with individuals instructed with computer-based instruction methods — e-learning — compared to their counterparts instructed via traditional face-to-face methods, a study conducted by a Texas A&M University professor shows.
Prof. Frederick Nafukho has long been fascinated with the effect of methods of instruction on performance and is widely published on the subject. With more than five years of...
Texas A&M University researcher and bilingual education professor Rafael Lara-Alecio believes in the power of language — particularly one as widely used as English.
"English is a very powerful language, especially for speakers of other languages," he says. "Speaking English can open a door here or there for such individuals....
School children in Navasota have learned from scientists halfway around the world, thanks to Kate Lambert. When Lambert, a senior special education major in the Department of Educational Psychology and mentor teacher at Navasota Intermediate School, discovered that one of the science teachers at her school wanted to set up a videoconference for the students, she suggested they Skype with scientists onboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution.
The ship, operated by the Integrated Ocea...
Teaching is not confined to the classroom. Or at least that's Johanna Riddle's '80 motto.
Having held a myriad of educational positions, including traditional classroom teacher, museum curator, district administrator and most recently, media specialist, Johanna has tried her hand at almost every aspect of education.
Her current weekly schedule includes teaching and providing media and technology services to students, mentoring first-year teachers, and speaking and training in bo...
Texas teachers identify paperwork and discipline as the primary obstacles to spending more time on instruction, but a project created at Texas A&M University works to help educators reduce the amount of time they spend on these tasks so they can focus on teaching.
"Project Data to Knowledge (D2K) is about assisting teachers and using data to make decisions in classroom settings," says Kimberly Vannest, principal investigator and assistant professor in the Department of Educational...
Small businesses face many challenges, yet some small business owners remain unaware of the real threat posed by hackers, who can break into computer networks to obtain sensitive information vital to these businesses, notes a Texas A&M University professor who heads a project focusing on cyber security.
The Virtual Tools for Expanding the Cyber Horizon (VTECH) project works to inform small business leaders about the importance of cyber security and to teach individuals the skills n...
Matt Johnson knows why he's an Aggie, and now the world does too. A senior technology management major in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Matt was the grand prize winner of the Why I'm An Aggie video contest sponsored by Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications and Flip Video. He also was selected as the College of Education and Human Development contest winner.
"I have more of a passion for filming than I thought I ever did," M...
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