UCI’s graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings
11 fields of advanced study place in top 10 among public universities on annual list
March 30, 2021
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School of Education is awarded $1.25 million to introduce novel math game in K-12 district
The UCI School of Education has received a three-year, $1.25 million research award from the NewSchools Venture Fund’s EF+Math Program to introduce Fraction Ball in the Santa Ana Unified School District. With the innovative mathematics game, arcs and colors are added to the design of a basketball court, helping children visualize equivalencies between fractions and […]
February 23, 2021
UCI pharmacists on the front lines
Long working behind the scenes in COVID-19 research and education, they’re now helping to distribute and administer the vaccine
February 17, 2021
Anteater pride: Two alums are California Teachers of the Year
UCI School of Education teaching credentials paved the way
February 10, 2021
Assistant professor of education receives Community Outcomes and Impact Award
Emily Penner, assistant professor of education, and her research partners have received the 2020 Community Outcomes and Impact Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement. Her research partners are Thomas Dee, a professor in Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, and Bill Sanderson, assistant superintendent of high schools in the […]
January 20, 2021
School of Education dean and distinguished professor recognized as influential scholars
School of Education dean Richard Arum and distinguished professor Greg Duncan have been named to the 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. The annual list recognizes the 200 university-based scholars in the country who had the most influence on educational practice and policy. Arum is principal investigator of the Next-Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project, supported […]
January 11, 2021
A new chapter in teaching
UCI School of Education helps students, instructors navigate changing landscape
December 07, 2020
Gates Foundation grant funds study of factors that prompt youth interest in certain careers
June Ahn, associate professor of education, has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a study identifying factors that motivate youth toward occupational careers. Ahn and his team will be working with K-12 after-school program educators and participants to gain an understanding of the key experiences that shape […]
December 01, 2020
Faculty member receives grant to study the impact of digital media on child development
Stephanie Reich, UCI associate professor of education, has received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to research how digital media influences child development. Data from her earlier NICHD-funded Baby Books 2 project will be used to describe the media habits of ethnically and linguistically […]
September 14, 2020