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 History’s 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 agency’s 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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