Z-Factor' Study Connects Sleep Habits and STEM Learning

Janet M. Roveda, ECE associate professor, is co-principal investigator with Michelle Perfect, associate professor in the College of Education, on a study looking at sleep’s connections to learning. The project has significant implications for STEM recruitment and retention, family engagement, and teacher development.

To drive interest in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, the team has received nearly $1.2 million in funding through Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, or ITEST, a program of the National Science Foundation.

Full article at UA News.