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Mary M. Atwater, a professor of science education in the College of Education, has been voted president-elect of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). She is the first African American to be elected to this NARST position.

Anneliese Singh, a faculty member in the College of Education, has received a citation from the president of the American Psychological Association (APA) for helping develop psychological practice guidelines with transgender clients.

College of Education faculty member Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor has received the 2014 Post-Secondary Leadership Award from the Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG). The award recognizes her for promoting foreign language education in Georgia through professional and academic endeavors.

In the just released _US News and World Report_ rankings, the College of Education has made a significant jump forward -- to 33rd among all schools of education and 23rd among public schools of education

Fred Prasuhn (Ph.D. '11), an instructional designer for Western Governors University, recently published an article in the _American Journal of Distance Education_.

Student teams from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST) and Lithonia Middle School in DeKalb County won first places in their categories in the 2014 TEAMS ((Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics and Science) competition recently hosted by the University of Georgia.

More than 150 students from Griffin-Spalding County School District elementary schools are expected to compete in the fourth annual Math Milieu competition on Saturday, May 3 at the Student Learning Center on the University of Georgia Griffin campus.