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Faculty from Armstrong State University and educators from Stone Mountain Memorial Association recently led a group of K-12 teachers on a hands-on study of the geology, ecology, and history of Georgia's barrier islands.

Bernadette D. Heckman, an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, has been named to the editorial board of The Counseling Psychologist.

Ray E. Bruce, professor emeritus specializing in curriculum and supervision at the University of Georgia College of Education, has died. He was 87.

Anne Marcotte, a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education and the interim department head of the language and literacy education department, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Jolie Daigle was recently selected to serve on the Region 2 Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases Regional Planning Board by Mayor Nancy Denson and the Athens-Clarke County Commission.

Since its creation in 2009, We're hEAR For You—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness for noise-induced hearing loss—has distributed over 300,000 pairs of earplugs to the general public.

Craig H. Kennedy, dean of the University of Georgia College of Education, has been named the third "most influential" dean of education by Mometrix Test Preparation.

Among the 319 teachers employed by Forsyth County this fall, 13 of them are new graduates of the University of Georgia College of Education

Do you take metformin? The Department of Kinesiology is conducting a research study to learn more about metformin's effects on the body.

Starting this fall, the state of Georgia is strengthening its standards for licensing new teachers by requiring them to pass edTPA™, a performance assessment indicating they really are effective and ready for the classroom.