May 2010 News Stories
- Professor Thomas Cook Leads New MacArthur Network on Housing Impacts
Researchers led by professor Thomas Cook received a $3.9 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to establish a research network for a major longitudinal study of how housing affects children.
5/27/10 - Professor Uri Wilensky's NetLogo Software Selected for National Science Olympiad
As top science students competing in the National Science Olympiad tournament created computer models for their event, they relied on software created by School of Education and Social Policy professor Uri Wilensky.
5/21/10 - MSLOC Projects Encourage Local and Organic Foods in Illinois Schools
Four projects led by graduate students in the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change program are benefiting organizations working to increase locally grown and organic foods in Illinois schools.
5/20/10 - Junior Meixi Ng Wins Humanitarian Award
SESP junior Meixi Ng, whose humanitarian advocacy on campus, locally and abroad belies her young age, is the first recipient of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Prize for Community Service.
5/19/10 - Seven Faculty, Staff Members Voted to Honor Roll
Seven School of Education and Social Policy faculty and staff members were named to the 2010 Faculty Honor Roll. Undergraduate students voted in a campus-wide election held by Associated Student Government.
5/19/10 - SESP Undergrads Lead Student Organizations
Numerous SESP students are at the helm of major organizations at Northwestern University.
5/19/10 - SESP Honors 2009 Golden Apple Fellows at Reception
Ten Golden Apple Fellows had a sabbatical at Northwestern this spring, as a special feature of winning the Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009. The School of Education and Social Policy honored the fellows at a reception in Annenberg Hall on May 6.
5/19/10 - New York Times Cites Jim Rosenbaum, Morton Schapiro on Value of Alternatives to College
A New York Times article outlines professor Jim Rosenbaum's view that for some students vocational training is better than college. Northwestern president Morton Schapiro presents the economic argument for the value of a college education.
5/16/10 - NU-TEACH Grad Rosalind Kline-Thomas Wins Golden Apple Award
Rosalind Kline-Thomas, a graduate of the School of Education and Social Policy's NU-TEACH alternative certification program and a current student in the Master of Science in Education program, won the Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence.
5/12/10 - David Rapp Embarks on Project to Research Teaching with Comic Books
Assistant professor David Rapp is researching the use of comic books in the school curriculum, in partnership with the organization Reading with Pictures. The project is outlined in Chicagoist.
5/15/10 - Two PhD Students Win Spencer Dissertation Fellowships
Melissa Luna, a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences program, and Cassandra Hart, a doctoral student in the Human Development and Social Policy program, both won Spencer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships.
5/11/10 - iLabs Wins Award as National Example in Science Education
The Center for Excellence in Education presented an award to the Office of STEM Education Partnerships in April for its contribution to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.
5/12/10 - PhD Student Michelle Wilkerson-Jerde Wins Award for Best Paper
Michelle Wilkerson-Jerde, a PhD student in Learning Sciences, won the award for Best Student Paper from the American Education Research Association's Special Interest Group in Learning Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Learning.
5/11/10 - Senior Sam Nayman Wins Coro Fellowship
Senior Sam Nayman is a winner of the Coro Fellowship, which provides an intensive nine-month public affairs program in one of seven U.S. cities.
5/6/10 - National Conference on May 21 Looks at Research Data on Students
The Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences is hosting a conference on May 21 to address the topic of administrative data on students. It brings scholars from across the nation to Northwestern.
1/7/10 - Heather Langerman (BS09) Capitalizes on Sports for Social Change
Heather Langerman (BS09) is contributing to solving urban issues through her work with a small nonprofit called Up2Us, which uses sports as a tool for youth development.
5/5/10 - Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon Inspires Teachers, Students with Interpretive Discussion
Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon visits Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, where her former student Jenny Burkholder teaches, to demonstrate interpretive discussion.
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