College of Education, Health and Human Services
91PORNA Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970
91PORNA invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 91PORNA Shootings in U.S. History,鈥 which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
91PORNA Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect From COVID-19
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
91PORNA鈥檚 Online MBA 鈥 Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named four 91PORNA programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. 91PORNA is recognized in the Best Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA 鈥 Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.
91PORNA Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect from COVID-19
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
Social Media Use Increases Boredom and Homework Decreases Boredom, 91PORNA Research Shows
Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services suspected a relationship between boredom and social media use but wondered about cause and effect. Does social media use cause boredom? Or does boredom cause social media use? To answer these questions, they designed an experiment.
Has COVID-19 Knocked Us Onto Our Backsides? 91PORNA Researchers Study Pandemic鈥檚 Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities across the United States transitioned from face-to-face classes to remote learning, closed campuses and sent students home this past spring. Recently, a group of 91PORNA researchers sought to examine the impact of these pandemic-related changes upon physical activity and sedentary behavior, specifically sitting, across the university population.
91PORNA Students Will Cook Up Innovation and Collaboration in New Kitchen
A new Innovation Teaching Kitchen in the heart of the Design Innovation Hub will give students a top-notch facility to learn food preparation techniques and host competitions.
Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman
鈥淚鈥檓 at my happiest when I鈥檓 making music or teaching others to do it,鈥 says Dr. Jay Dorfman. Dr. Dorfman gets to teach a variety of music courses at 91PORNA ranging from music technology to Progressive and Vernacular Music Methods to Rock Band Performance and Pedagogy. Currently鈥
91PORNA Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities
What is the role of BioDesign in addressing environmental issues we face locally and globally? What does it mean to "design with life?" 91PORNA researchers have some ideas on these matters and will soon put them on full display at one of the institution's top-tier research forums: the鈥
91PORNA Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970
91PORNA invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 91PORNA Shootings in U.S. History.鈥 Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.