FULL STEAM AHEAD: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS RECEIVES $1.5M TO ESTABLISH ENDOWED CHAIR

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:

What happens when creativity and rationality, imagination and technology, as well as arts and STEM, collide?

The answer is innovation and significant scientific breakthroughs. This is why the College of Education and Health Professions at the U of A is establishing an endowed chair focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education.

The new Windgate Endowed Chair in STEAM Education - made possible through a recent $1.5 million endowment from the Windgate Foundation - will promote the integration of the arts into traditional STEM fields and prepare teachers to use the arts to foster innovative mindsets in future s...