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Lifeline Online SAVE THE DATE Kent L. Thornburg, epigenetics authority, to speak at KU Lawrence December 1, 7 p.m. at the Commons IN THE NEWS
Colombo and Carlson show DHA in formula benefits infant brain and heart Buzhardt, Walker and Greenwood: Making Online Decisions system improves Early Head Start Saunders and Saunders explore use of IPad for children with cortical visual impairment Barlow, Anderson, Popescu, Wlliams win 2011 KCART Discovery Grants Reichard finds possible Kansas Medicaid savings through preventative care HONORS Friends of the Life Span Institute Graduate Research Awards to Venkatesan, Anderson Dot Nary wins Switzer Fellowship PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT NEWS New Awards (not previously funded) 1. Lawrence Christian (Eric Venberg and Michael Roberts – mentors) received a new, two-year F32 award entitled “A Randomized Trial of a School-based Mentoring Program for Aggressive Children” from NICHD that began August 6, 2010. 2. Richard Saunders received a new, one-year ARRA award for his Program Project “Communication of People with Mental Retardation” from NICHD that began September 1, 2010. 3. Sara Sack received a new, one-year ARRA award entitled “Assistive Technology Services for VR Customers” from KsSRS that began September 1, 2010. 4. Jerry Schultz, Stephen Fawcett and Vicki Collie-Akers received a new, two-year award “Mobilizing to Reduce Health Disparities Among Latinos in Wyandotte County” from CDC that began September 30, 2010. 5. Wendy Parent received a new, one-year award entitled “Kanas Employment Initiative” from KsSRS that began October 1, 2010. 6. Jerry Schultz and Stephen Fawcett received a new, two-year award “Proposal to Evaluate the Impact of CADCA’s Coalition Training in Lima, Peru” from prime contractor MSU, flow through funds from Alvarez/Department of State that began October 1, 2010. 7. Wendy Parent, Richard Johnson and Kathleen Olson received a new, nine-month award “Think College Kansas: Supporting Individuals with Intellectual or Other Developmental Disabilities” from AUCD/Think College that began January 1, 2011. 8. Vickie Collie-Akers received a new, six-month award “Socioeconomic Status Related Cancer Disparities Program (SESRCED) from the American Psychological Association that began February 15, 2011. 9. 9. Michael Wehmeyer received a new, four-year award “Development and Validation of the Supports Intensity Scale for Children” from prime contractor Vanderbilt University, flow-through from DE-IES, that began July 1, 2011. 10. Rachel Freeman received a new, four-month award “Sedgwick County CDDO PBES Pilot Project” From Sedgwick County, Kansas that began August 22, 2011. 11. John Colombo and Peter Smith received a five-year renewal “Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (KIIDDRC)” from NICHD that began September 26, 2011. 13. Mary Abbott received a new, three-year award “Phase 2: Effectiveness of Mobile EBASS-Classroom” from DE-IES that began October 1, 2011. 14. Kathryn Saunders received a new, two-year award “Improving Outcomes for Young Children with Hearing Impairments and Other Disabilities: Technology for Audiometric Assessment” from DE-IES that began October 1, 2011. 15. Jean Ann Summers received a new, three-year award “Development of a Distance Mentorship Program to Improve Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness” from DE-IES that began October 1, 2011. 16. Amy McCart received a new, one-year award “Intensive Positive Behavioral Support – Implementing a Response to Intervention Model for Families with Behavioral and Mental Health Needs” from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City that began October 1, 2011. |
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran 
Fawcett and Schultz help World Health Organization think globally, act locally