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LSRI UIC Service Award Recipients

Congratulations are in order for the LSRI recipients of the 2020 UIC Service Award, announced belatedly due to the pandemic. The award recognizes both milestones in employee years of service and the valuable…

Dr. Mike Stieff

Stieff Awarded Honorary Professorship in UK

“I’m honored to receive this appointment from the University of Nottingham and for the opportunities it brings for the LSRI at UIC to collaborate with learning sciences researchers in the UK and the European Union."

Mary Jo Tavormina

Mary Jo Tavormina Selected for 2021 ICTM Beberman Award

LSRI’s Mary Jo Tavormina, Project Director of the Metro Chicago Mathematics Initiative, has been selected as this year’s Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Max Beberman Mathematics Educator Award winner!   The Illinois Council of…

Dr. Mike Stieff and Chemistry Molecules

Mike Stieff - Spatial Skills in STEM Fields

LSRI Co-Director Mike Stieff recently received some press from the Psychonomic Society regarding a new article he co-authored about the role spatial skills play in the success of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. With…