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Assistant Professor of Special Education, received the Teacher Education Division Research Roundtable Award for “Effects of Response Methods on the Mathematics Performance of Secondary Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders.”…

Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership—and who also received the Emotional Intelligence Personal Achievement award last year—made two presentations at the 10th Annual Institute for Emotional Intelligence this year.…

Dr. Carrie Klypchak, Director of Theatre Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Mass Media, Communication and Theatre, has been named the University Theatre Educator of the Year in the state of Texas by the Texas…

Dr. Melinda Schlager, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, recently authored Rethinking the Reentry Paradigm: A Blueprint for Change. This text explores the dimensions and dynamics of the offender reentry problem and proposes a new narrative for thinking about…

Dr. Jiaming Sun and Scott Lancaster authored Chinese Globalization: A Profile of People-Based Global Connections in China published by Routledge and released in February. The book examines the explicit effects of global connectivity on local culture and society in post-reform…

Ginger Cook, a second year graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts' program, represented the university and the Fine Arts program in several national and international venues in late 2012 and early 2013. She also participated in an Artistic…

Barbara Frey, Art Professor, has been awarded the 2013 National Council for Education of the Ceramic Arts Excellence in Teaching Award. According to NCECA, “Recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award are individuals who are near or at the end…

Vaughn Wascovich, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art, participated in four exhibitions across the country with his work, Welcome to the Hard Times: Photographs of East Texas.…

Dr. Ted Hansen, Professor of Music and Regents Professor, has received his 15th consecutive award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for his work as a composer. His work has been performed at Carnegie Hall in…

Nick Thomas and Lucy Giron, A&M-Commerce Visual Communications seniors, received merits at the annual “One Show” Young Ones Competition in New York City.…

Professor Matt A. Wood arrives as the new Department Head for Physics and Astronomy. Dr. Wood received his bachelor's degree in physics from Iowa State University, and his master's degree and doctoral degrees in astronomy from the University of Texas…

The A&M-Commerce Department of Physics and Astronomy has joined the Southern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA). SARA is a telescope consortium that operates two 1-meter-class telescopes located at two premier observatory locations: Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona and…

Dr. Sang C. Suh, Department Head of Computer Science, was elected 8th President of the Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS) at their 17th international conference held in Berlin, Germany, in June 2012.…

The Department of Agricultural Sciences “Northeast Texas Initiative for Cooperative Development (NTICD)” has been selected for funding in the amount of $175,000 from the Small Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant (SSDPG). Dr. Jose Lopez is Assistant Professor of Agribusiness and coordinator on…

Dr. Jim Heitholt, and Dr. Curtis Jones are collaborators. The NTICD will reach out to community members and help develop relationships among socially disadvantaged producers in northeast Texas.…

Professor Carlos Bertulani is a new member (2012-2015) of the Committee of Education of the American Physical Society. The committee oversees physics education-related efforts in K-12, undergraduate, and graduate education, and develops strategies to increase the number of undergraduate majors…

Nikolay Sirakov “Dermoscopic diagnosis of melanoma in a 4D space constructed by active contour extracted features” has been accepted by the Journal of Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics for publication. The paper is already in press for hard copy and…

Summer 2012, Sean Anderson and Sue Weatherbee had an article published in the trade magazine Computers in Libraries: “Growing a Technology Equipment Service in an Academic Library.”…

Gwen Young and Cat Polivoda received awards at the Southwest Assocation of College and University Housing Officers (SWACUHO) Conference in February. Gwen Young, Assistant Director for Business Operations in the Residential Living and Learning Department, won an award for one…

A Spirit of Sam Rayburn celebration took place on February 26 in honor of a new university tradition. On campus spirit days, and in celebration of noteworthy events, the Sam Rayburn statue outside the Rayburn Student Center will don blue…