College of Education

KYPSO focused on post-school transition for Kentucky’s students with disabilities

Aug 9, 2022, 7:06 AM

The latest results from a Youth One Year Out (YOYO) survey, part of a federal data collection effort regarding the transitional experiences of students with disabilities one year after their high school exit.

Vaping Prevention Program to Empower Kentucky Youth Receives Continued Funding

Jul 13, 2022, 7:20 AM

The UK program that provides tobacco use prevention services to youth, families, and community members across Kentucky has received continued funding from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Education Dean’s Latest Paper Focuses on School Finance Policy and Civil Rights

Jul 8, 2022, 7:27 AM

The article, co-authored by University of Kentucky College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., appears in the latest issue of the Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality.

'Great Teacher' Beth Rous Treats Students as Her Future Colleagues

Jun 27, 2022, 7:20 AM

Beth Rous, Ph.D., is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. The UK College of Education professor treats her students as if they were her colleagues.

UK Scholars Recognized as Equity Changemakers

Jun 27, 2022, 7:18 AM

UK’s Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) has announced the recipients of the 2022 Equity Changemaker Award, honoring three UK scholars for their work to advance health equity through research and training.

Special Education Doctoral Scholar Wins National Research Award

Jun 13, 2022, 7:53 AM

UK College of Education doctoral student Kaitlin O’Neill was recently awarded the Kaleidoscope Award for Outstanding Single Case Research from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division.

UK Faculty, Doctoral Scholar Release Video Focused on Positive Trans and Nonbinary Identities

Jun 9, 2022, 7:54 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have released a 10-minute film, “Becoming Myself: Positive Trans & Nonbinary Identities.” It features narratives from the lives of seven transgender and nonbinary identified young adults, reflecting on their experiences navigating gender identity.

UK Hosts Inaugural GEN-EV Race at Kroger Field

Jun 9, 2022, 7:16 AM

Elementary school students descended upon Kroger Field to take part in the first-ever GEN-EV electric car race, a STEM-based activity that helps to develop engineering and team skills by allowing students to design, construct, and competitively race a one-person electric vehicle.

UK's START Program Offers High Schoolers STEM Education, Experience

May 26, 2022, 7:08 AM

The program is creating a unique pipeline to increase science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) literacy and promote STEM careers for traditionally underrepresented populations.

UK Research Team Uniquely Poised to Reach Black American Communities, Reduce Health Disparities

May 17, 2022, 7:00 AM

The populations Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., seeks to help are often difficult to reach. One of her latest projects requires asking Black Americans who use opioids to talk about their lives.

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