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Jeannie Larson, Ph.D. student in Education-Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies (Kinesiology), was featured in an article in the Star Tribune today on horticulture therapy. Jeannie has been running a therapeutic horticulture program through the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum that uses plants to "improve the body, lift the spirit, and stimulate the mind." Li-jung Lin is also mentioned in the story and has been working with Jeannie in the program. Li-jung is also a Ph.D. student in Education-RPLS.

Program seeds a path to healing
Star Tribune (Minn.) May 14, 2008

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Mary Jo Kane, professor and chair of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, is quoted as an expert in women's sports in a recent New York Times article.

The uneven playing field
New York Times (N.Y.) May 11, 2008

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The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) is partnering with four community organizations (Arc Greater Twin Cities, Fraser, St. David's Child Development and Family Services, and Opportunity Partners) to provide advanced leadership training in disability advocacy, policy, and services for a delegation of nine government officials, missionaries, educators, and advocates from Zambia in southern Africa. The project has recently appeared in a number of news stories.

Global self-advocacy efforts: Zambian delegation visits MN disability orgs
Access Press (Minn.) May 10, 2008

ICI (MN UCEDD) Partners on “Twin Cities and Zambia Disability Connection”
AUCD Member Spotlight (Md.) May 1, 2008

Zambians pledge the need of a stronger voice in disability advocacy
The African News Journal (Minn.) April 2008

For further information see the project’s blog.

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Family Social Science professor Bill Doherty is quoted in an article on lavish children's birthday parties.

Parents, unite! Ban birthday party blowouts
Stuff (New Zealand) May 7, 2008

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Anita Bendickson, a long-time self-defense instructor in the University's Physical Activity Program, has recently been featured in a number of WCCO News stories. These stories detail important information on defending against attackers.

Police: Woman jumps out window fleeing from rapist
WCCO News (Minn.) May 5, 2008

Self-defense online tutorial
WCCO News (Minn.) May 5, 2008

Groping Don Shelby and YouTube (Esme Murphy's blog)
WCCO News (Minn.) May 5, 2008

Self-defense expert demonstrates the basics
WCCO News (Minn.) May 6, 2008

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Tucker Center Associate Director Nicole LaVoi was interviewed on local radio station FM107 on Thursday, May 1. Nicole was discussing the Tucker Center's recent report on girls and physical activity.

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Doctoral student Joe Warpeha (Kinesiology) was quoted in a Minnesota Daily article on the University of Minnesota Police Department's Biggest Losers weight loss contest. The Kinesiology department's Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science was also feature.

Minneapolis and campus police seek to shed pounds and gain a new image
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) May 1, 2008

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Charlie Lakin, director of the Research and Training Center on Community Living, is quoted in an article about how people with disabilities cope when faced with crises.

When crisis hits the disabled
Wall Street Journal (N.Y.) April 29, 2008

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Family social science professor Jean Bauer is quoted in an article on affluenza and money management.

$urviving the Economy: Dig out of debt
KARE 11 (Minn.) April 29, 2008

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Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) comments on the potentially damaging effects of parents playing favorites with their children.

Good question: Is it wrong to play favorites?
WCCO (Minn.) April 28, 2008

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On April 12 postdoctoral associate Christine Greenhow (Curriculum and Instruction) was interviewed on WCCO Radio on the topic "Social Network Sites like MySpace and Facebook among Teens." Download the interview. [.mp3]

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On Sunday, April 27, at 10:00 p.m. Tucker Center Associate Director Nicole LaVoi will be featured on WCCO TV talking about the Parents And Coaches Together (PACT) sport education program she helped co-develop for the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association.

UPDATE: View the story and video at http://wcco.com/specialreports/parents.coaching.behave.2.709792.html.

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Professor Mark Davison (Educational Psychology) offers comment in an article on statewide school testing.

Statewide school testing starts today
MPR (MInn.) April 14, 2008

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Marti Erickson, senior fellow and director of the Harris Programs in CEED, is quoted in an article on the new Saint Paul Game Nights program, sponsored by the Junior League of St. Paul.

St. Paul / Families can gather for leisure time
Pioneer Press (Minn.) April 14, 2008

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A report released today by the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport shows that girls are participating in sports in record numbers, but their participation in physical activity outside of organized sports is declining, especially as they move from childhood into adolescence. The report will be highlighted in an upcoming lecture 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., April 22, in the Cowles Auditorium of the Hubert Humphrey Center.

U report: Girls in sports in record numbers, but informal activity lagging
Star Tribune (Minn.) April 14, 2008

Girls play more sports, but are less active
MPR (Minn.) April 14, 2008

Girls participation in sports not active enough, despite record high
Thaindian News (Bangkok, Thailand) April 14, 2008

Girls participating in sports in record numbers
US News & World Report (D.C.) April 14, 2008

Study: Young girls and exercise
WABC (N.Y.) April 15, 2008

Research: Girls not getting enough exercise
NECN (Mass.) April 14, 2008

More girls playing the field in Minnesota
KIMT (Iowa) April 14, 2008

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Nicole LaVoi, associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, was featured on this morning's news segment on Minnesota Public Radio. She discussed the newly released 2007 Tucker Center Research Report: Developing Physically Active Girls.

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The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) was mentioned in a recent article on Director Ben Perry's departure from Minneapolis Schools' North Side Initiative.

Perry's departure leaves void at the top
Star Tribune (Minn.) April 8, 2008

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Amy Hewitt, training and project director in the Research and Training Center on Community Living within ICI, comments on Utah's statewide shortage of direct-care professionals.

State tackles shortage of direct-care workers
Deseret Morning News (UT) April 8, 2008

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Joe Warpeha, Kinesiology Ph.D. student, has been quoted in the March 2008 issue of Men's Health magazine and the April 2008 issue of Vogue magazine regarding exercise and special training methods.

Joe has also just completed a two-year term as a columnist for the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Performance Training Journal and has published more than 20 articles in the journal since 2004. Joe will be presenting at the Northland chapter meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the Midwest regional meeting of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the annual meeting of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) this spring.

Congratulations, Joe!

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The Institute of Child Development was mentioned in an article on homeless and highly mobile students in area schools. ICD faculty members are helping local social workers build a database comparing homeless and highly mobile students with children who are very low-income but continually housed. They hope to identify factors that make children academically resilient, as well as promising interventions.

Many schools face major 'hidden' problem--helping homeless students succeed
MinnPost (Minn.) March 31, 2008

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CEED Senior Fellow Marti Erickson was quoted in an article about the Tamarack Nature Center and the conference "Nature, Children, and Families: A Necessary Connection." Erickson commented about the benefits of giving children contact with natural environments.

Tamarack Nature Center influences kids to enjoy great outdoors
Pioneer Press (Minn.) April 1, 2008

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Kinesiology graduate students Joe Warpeha (Ph.D.) and Adam Frye (M.A.) in the exercise physiology emphasis will be featured in a story on KARE-11 tonight on the Minneapolis Police Department and their Biggest Loser contest. One hundred police officers will visit the School's Laboratory of Physical Hygiene and Exercise Science to get their body fat assessed at the beginning of the contest and at three months. The lab is using the underwater tank for body fat testing. Adam was videotaped performing the procedure as Joe was interviewed. Tune in tonight--the story will be aired at either 5 p.m. or 6 p.m.

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Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) offers comment in another article on super-sized children's birthday parties.

Birthday presents get a timeout from parents
Boston Globe (Mass.) March 27, 2008

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Philip Zelazo, a professor in the Insitute of Child Development, comments on the connection between working memory and self-control in an article on self-control and children.

Self-control? It's child's play
Chicago Tribune (Ill.) March 25, 2008

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Senior Fellow Jerry Stein's (School of Social Work) Learning Dreams program was featured in a recent issue of the University's UMNnews.

Partnering with hope and dreams
UMNnews (Minn.) March 26, 2008

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Mary Jo Kane, Kinesiology chair and director of the Tucker Center, is featured in an NCAA News Web site article, "Forum Studies Women in Sports". The article highlights Kane's research in her session titled "Portrayal of Female Athletes in the Media," to be given at the upcoming Women in College Sports Forum, April 6, in Tampa, Florida.

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Keith Russell, associate professor of kinesiology, was featured in the February issue of Parks & Recreation for his work with the Wise Kids program, an out-of-school pilot program designed to help kids make wise nutrition and activity choices. Wise Kids is funded by the Säjai Foundation and Keith has been heading the team that is assessing the program's impact.

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Several publications have written about the Institute on Community Integration's (ICI) Building Art, Building Community grant. This grant, awarded by the College's Multicultural & Diversity Committee, allowed ICI to display work by artists with disabilities in Patee Hall.

Show and sell
Access Press (Minn.) March 10, 2008

For more news about this grant, visit http://ici.umn.edu/fyi/art/.

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Another article was recently published that mentions CAREI's research on school start times.

'Early to rise' not always ideal, prof. says
Brown Daily Herald (R.I.) March 18, 2008

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Graduate student Rachel Pike (elementary education) answered the Daily's question of the week in Friday's issue. Read Rachel's response on page 2.

Question of the week: What are you doing over spring break?
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) March 14, 2008

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Professor Barbara Taylor (Curriculum and Instruction), director of the Minnesota Center for Reading Research, comments on recent cuts to the federally-funded Reading First program.

Popular Minnesota reading program may fall victim to Washington politics
Minnesota Public Radio (Minn.) March 14, 2008

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Kinesiology lecturer Stacy Ingraham offers comment in the debate on whether athletes should stretch.

To Stretch or Not to Stretch? The Answer Is Elastic
New York Times (N.Y.) March 13, 2008

No One Knows Value of Stretch
The Ledger (Fla.) March 18, 2008

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Associate Professor Melissa Anderson (Educational Policy and Administration) comments on the ethical implications of industry-sponsored research.

Playing Well With Industry
Science Careers (D.C.) March 14, 2008

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Kellie Holt, a junior in the Department of Family Social Science, recently commented on the implications of being an African-American woman choosing between Barack Obama and HIllary Clinton.

Clinton-Obama race producing 'delightful dilemma' for black women
MinnPost (Minn.) March 13, 2008

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News about the latest GoNorth! expedition to Fennoscandia is popping up all over:

GoNorth! Team Prepares for Fennoscandian Expedition
KARE-11 (Minn.) Feb. 21, 2008

GoNorth! team prepares to take off
KARE-11 (Minn.) Feb. 28, 2008

K-12ers watch Arctic explorers 'GoNorth'
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) March 12, 2008

Assistant Professor Aaron Doering is the Education Director of GoNorth!

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Professor Paul Rosenblatt (family social science) commented on a recent study that links men doing housework to increased sexual intimacy with their partners.

Men who do more housework may get more sex
KMSP (Minn.) March 6, 2008

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Sarah Leberman, a Fullbright Scholar who recently returned to New Zealand after a four-month residency in the Tucker Center, has conducted research into why so few women, particularly mothers, become sports coaches.

Women lack coaching confidence
ScienceAlert (Australia) March 5, 2008

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Kinesiology lecturer Stacy Ingraham was featured extensively in yesterday's Minnesota Daily in an article about plagiarism.

Policing plagiarism in a digital age
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) March 3, 2008

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The College recently partnered with the Minnesota Community Action Partnership and the Minnesota Department of Human Services Office of Economic Opportunity to give the Best Practices Award to the Family Economic Success Council of the West Central Initiative in Fergus Falls, Minn.

Fergus Falls group receives award
In-Forum (N.D.) March 1, 2008

UPDATE: Here's an article about another Best Practices Award the partnership gave to a regional homelessness prevention program in Bemidji:

Regional program that fights homelessness receives state award
Bemidji Pioneer (Minn.) March 12, 2008

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Professor Bill Doherty in the Department of Family Social Science comments on the rise in lavish children's parties in this article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Goody bags gone bad
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio) March 3, 2008

Parents giving 'out-of-control birthday parties' left holding the bag

Sun Journal (ME) March 13, 2008

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According to research by Shonda Craft, assistant professor of family social science, about one in four women who have tested positive for HIV expect pregnancy and motherhood to be a part of their future.

About one-quarter of women with HIV want to become pregnant
ScienceDaily (Md.) Feb. 27, 2008

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Virginia Zuiker, associate professor of family social science, comments on the need for students to learn more about financial management.

Loan refunds: Spend on spring break or rent?
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) Feb. 21, 2008

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Assistant Professor Brad Greiman in the Department of Work and Human Resource Education comments on the new aggreement between CEHD and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.

Feb. 16-24 is National FFA Week
Agri News (Minn.) Feb. 19, 2007

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Professor Anthony Pellegrini's (Educational Psychology) research on play is mentioned in a BlueRidgeNow.com article.

Taking Play Seriously
BlueRidgeNow.com (N.C.) Feb. 18, 2008

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Research from CAREI on high school scheduling dissertations was mentioned in a recent Roxboro Courier-Times article.

Recommendations of lengthy study point toward continuing four-period days at Person High School
Roxboro Courier-Times (N.C.) Feb. 16, 2007

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Research from the National Council on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was referenced in an article on public policy as it affects students with disabilities.

The Impact of Federal Public Policy on Curriculum and Instruction for Students With Disabilities in the General Classroom
RedOrbit.com (Tex.) Feb. 14, 2008

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Doctoral student Brock Dubbels (Curriculum and Instruction) recently had a book chapter accepted for publication:

Dubbels, B.R. (in press) Video games, reading, and transmedial comprehension. In R. E. Ferdig (Ed.), Handbook of research on effective electronic gaming in education. Information Science Reference.

Dubbels was also quoted in an article on classroom blogging practices:

Web 2.0: 5 don't s of classroom blogging pages
Technology Horizons in Education (THE) Journal (Calif.) Feb. 2008

Congratulations Brock!

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This article on a gifted and talented program in Austin, Minnesota, also mentions the College's partnership with the Hormel Foundation and the Austin Public Schools District.

Grant will help students in gifted, talented program
Austin Post-Bulletin (Minn.) Feb. 13, 2008

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Tara Fortune, a CEHD alum (Ph.D. '01, curriculum and instruction) and immersion projects coordinator within CARLA, comments in an article on a Texas immersion program.

Hurst-Euless-Bedford immersion program gives students an early start en español
Dallas Morning News (Tex.) Feb. 10, 2008

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Associate Professor Kay Herting Wahl (Educational Psychology) was part of a panel discussing the shortage of counselors in Minnesota schools. Don Shelby also reported on this issue in his evening news segment "In The Know."

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This past Tuesday the MAIN Immersion Celebration was held at Northrop Auditorium. MAIN — Minnesota Advocates for Immersion Network — is a non-profit organization comprised of educators that represent Minnesota’s immersion programs and University members representing CEHD’s second languages and cultures education program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) Immersion Projects.

See a 5-minute video clip of the event from WCCO.

Continue reading "Immersion celebration a rousing success" »

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