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With winter forecasts predicting a return of the notorious frigid air mass famously known last year as the polar vortex, the public's reaction of dread is understandable, says Alan Stewart, a weather and climate psychologist at the University of Georgia who researches the connection between the seasons and our psyches in a Sept. 26 *Minneapolis Star-Tribune* article.

College of Education faculty member Thomas A. Baker III has been named the new Associate Editor for the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, a leading journal for sport law.

The late College of Education professor and department head Calfrey C. Calhoun will be inducted into the Business Education National Hall of Fame at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Nov. 1.

College of Education alumna Cresenda Jones has published a new book titled, "Spiritual Maturity: God's Will for Emotional Health and Healing."

College of Education doctoral graduates Selcuk Acar and Kristy Kowalske have received 2014 E. Paul Torrance Graduate Student Research awards from the American Creativity Association (ACA).

Farris Muhammad, a graduate student in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been selected as a 2014-16 Barbara Jackson Scholar by the University Council for Education Administration, reported a story in the Sept. 23 *Athens Banner-Herald*.

Alumna Zhen Chai, an assistant professor in the department of special education and communication disorders at New Mexico State University, was among only three faculty members campus-wide to receive a 2014 Launch Grant of up to $25,000.

Bonnie Cramond, a professor of gifted education, has received the 2014 Yes Award from the Future Problem Solving Program International.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new technology-focused high school in Barrow County on Sept. 3 also ushered in the next phase of a robotics education partnership between the University of Georgia's College of Education and the Barrow County School System.

University of Georgia College of Education graduate student LaTasha Price has been named a 2014-State Doctoral Fellow by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).