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Before an audience of ministers, ambassadors, educators, and global innovation leaders, Ingrid Guerra-López, dean of �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), delivered a keynote address that called for a bold, system-wide transformation of K–12 education to secure Africa’s workforce future—and the world’s.

�鶹��Ƶ professor Samantha Viano is leading a multi-university team to assess the impact of school security equipment (SSE) grants on school violence, safety, and related outcomes. The team has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the U.S. Department of Justice to support of the project, “The Impact of School Security Equipment on Students and Schools.”

George �鶹��Ƶ researcher Erdogan Kaya is part of an interdisciplinary research team that is planning to introduce elementary students to the foundational concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning using educational robotics.

�鶹��Ƶ School of Education professor Jennifer Suh was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in support of her project “Framework for Integrating Technology for Equity (FIT for Equity).” Working with Suh as coprincipal investigator is Theresa Wills, also of the College of Education and Human Development.

A statewide literacy project designed to counteract the educational impacts of the pandemic is now in full swing, thanks to the efforts of educators in �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD).

George �鶹��Ƶ researchers are using immersive virtual reality to examine ways in which high-stress conditions may influence law enforcement officer decision-making and utilization of equitable policing strategies.

Two new Virginia Department of Education grants to �鶹��Ƶ’s School of Education promise to facilitate a pipeline of well-qualified special education teachers in the commonwealth.

Researchers at �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Education and Human Development and College of Visual and Performing Arts are studying the intricate world of collegiate dance as they try to develop a better understanding of the physical and mental demands placed on dance majors.

Samantha Viano, assistant professor in �鶹��Ƶ’s School of Education, was recently awarded a prestigious Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation.

�鶹��Ƶ's School Psychology Program has launched a Coordinated Educational and Wellness Services (CEWS) center for psychoeducational testing and evaluation of school-aged children.