Highlights
David Francis (Psychology) received a grant of
$4,000,000 from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement
of the Department of Education and the National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development to investigate the Biological
and Behavioral Variation in the Language Development of Spanish-Speaking
Children. The grant complements another proposal entitled
Oracy/Literacy Development of Spanish-speaking Children.
The University of Houston is one of six universities chosen to participate
in the studies. The two projects total approximately $18 million
in funding over five years. The other five universities involved
in the project are the University of Texas-Houston, the University
of Texas-Austin, California State University-Long Beach, the University
of Wisconsin, and Temple University.
Moores Professor Steven Mintz (History)
is one of the recipients of a $988,000, 3-year grant awarded by
the Department of Education to improve the quality of history teaching
at the K-12 level. The Department of Historys role will include
an annual summer teacher seminar for 20 teachers, an annual forum,
and additional graduate training for teachers. The grant will also
provide funding for one graduate student.
Christopher Schatschneider (Psychology)
has been awarded a $641,455 grant entitled Preventing Reading
Difficulties through Intervention. This grant is a subcontract
with the University of Albany and will aid in the design and study
of the effectiveness of an early literacy intervention program for
kindergarten and first-grade children who are at-risk for reading
problems. The total award for the project is $9.2 million over a
five year period.
Gregory Weiher (Political Science)
has been awarded $416,000 in grants and contracts as the principal
investigator in an extensive program evaluation of educational programs
in Texas.
The Center for Immigration Research,
directed by Nestor Rodriguez and Jacqueline Hagan received a $175,000
grant from the Ford Foundation. In addition to support for center
operations, the grant will help sponsor three research projects
and an immigration conference.
Alok Bharagava (Economics) received
a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study
nutrition and economic development in lesser developed countries.
The Blaffer Gallery was awarded
a $112,500 grant over two years from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services. As one of the federal agencys most prestigious
museum grants, the IMLS General Operating Support fund encourages
the best in museum service. The grant provides national recognition
for museums that demonstrate the highest professional practices.
Cullen Chair Paul Gregory (Economics)
received a $100,000 grant from the Hoover Institute at Stanford
University to study the transition of Russia to a market economy.
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