Our faculty and students live and learn in and among the world's foremost institutions, where they conduct research and engage in fieldwork in educational, health, communication, and arts centers to address the pressing needs of the city and, by extension, the world. Research projects are examining such issues as the impact of nutrition on learning, the influence of club drugs on sexual risk-taking, links between technology and community on the Internet, and the use of music to improve the quality of life of the elderly.
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Research Projects
- The Partnership for Equity in Education through Research (PEER)
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Principal Investigator: Robert Teranishi
Department: Administration, Leadership and Technology
Funded by: Lumina Foundation; Kresge Foundation; USA Funds; Walmart Foundation
Summary: The Partnership for Equity in Education through Research (PEER) is a collaborative research effort involving the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), the Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), and three community colleges...(click here to see more)
- The Connecting Youth: Digital Learning Research Project
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Principal Investigator: Richard Arum
Department: Institute of Human Development and Social Change
Funded by: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Summary: The Connecting Youth: Digital Learning Research Project is a multi-method study of variation in behaviors, attitudes, and competencies around digital media and learning among participants in educational initiatives developed by the Institute of Play... (click here for more)
- Promoting Science Among English Language Learners (P-SELL) Scale-Up
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Principal Investigator: Okhee Lee
Department: Teaching and Learning
Funded by: National Science Foundation
Summary: This is an effectiveness study focused on scaling-up a model of an innovation to improve science achievement of all students, especially English language learners (ELLs), in urban and rural elementary schools...(click here for more)
- Study of the United States Institute on U.S. Culture and Society
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Principal Investigator: Philip Hosay
Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
Funded by: United States Department of State
Summary: The Study of the United States Institute is a 6 week interdisciplinary summer program on U.S. Culture and Society for 18 foreign university faculty and other specialists, drawn from all regions of the world, who are involved in research, teaching and writing about the United States...(click here for more)