Barbara Clancy, associate professor of biology, served on the National Institute of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Study Section. The group met in Washington DC in October to review proposals on the development of the mammalian nervous system. The AREA grant program supports active involvement of undergraduate students in meritorious research that will strengthen the research environment of an institution.
Donna Foss’s paper “Narrowing the Gap between a Vision of Reform and Teaching Practice: Middle Level Teacher’s Reflections,” was presented at the Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association meeting held in Pensacola, Fla. Foss, the graduate coordinator for Math Education, received a $250 cash prize and an invitation to their national conference.
Yu Sun, assistant professor of computer science, recently collaborated on the journal publication,