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Professor's Research Regarding COVID-19 Impact and Gender of Note to New York Times
Professor Gema Zamarro was recently interviewed by The New York Times regarding her research about how job losses, childcare duties and mental distress have disproportionately affected women.
U of A Partners' Toolkit Assists Faculty in Creating Accessible Online Courses
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Partners for Inclusive Communities developed a toolkit called Designing an Accessible Online Course to help with the transition.
Master's Counseling Students Get Hands-On Experience in Crisis Counseling Techniques
As a part of a partnership with Hope Academy in Bentonville, master's-level students in the Counselor Education and Supervision program conducted surveys this summer with the parents.
Classroom Teachers Can Now Earn a Lead Professional Educator License in Arkansas
The Teacher Leadership Institute has been approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary as a pathway for K-12 educators to potentially add Teacher Leader endorsement to their current license.
Chancellor's Innovation and Collaboration Fund Awards 10 Faculty Research Projects
The selected projects consist of more than 30 faculty members representing 18 academic departments
Women Disproportionately Affected During Pandemic, U of A Professor Finds
Job losses, childcare duties and mental distress have disproportionately affected women since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to research by professor Gema Zamarro.
Nearly 300 U of A Students Receive National Recognition in 2019-20
Student awards for the 2019-2020 academic year combined for more than $2.8 million in scholarships, fellowships, grants and internships.
Partners for Inclusive Communities Receives $455,454 COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant
Partners for Inclusive Communities has been awarded a $455,454 Arkansas COVID-19 Rapid Response Project grant to help people with disabilities and older residents who have been impacted by COVID-19.
U of A Researchers Develop Diversity Intelligence Scale for Organizations
The tool will help employers improve diversity, inclusion and equity within their companies and reduce labor lawsuits and EEOC complaints.
U of A Recognized by Exercise is Medicine for Efforts to Create Culture of Wellness on Campus
The U of A is one of only 166 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise is Medicine initiative for its efforts to create a culture of wellness.