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UrduFor decades, there’s been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth football players are more vulnerable to concussion and other head injuries than their older, bigger counterparts. The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has published…
Tag: Education
Study provides the first data on concussion risk in youth football
For decades, there’s been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth football players are more vulnerable to concussion and other head injuries than their older, bigger counterparts. The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has published…
Infants integrate firsthand and social experiences to decide when and how to try
They might not yet speak in complete sentences, but 18-month-olds are savvy when it comes to deciding when and how to try. According to a study from Arizona State University, the University of Washington and University of Toronto that has…
Professors Create Free Research-Backed Games to Train Your Brain
University professors from New York and California designed and developed three digital games – available online and in the iOS and Google Play app stores – to help its users’ brains work more efficiently. While some digital games falsely claim to improve cognitive skills, these three games have actually proven to. Evidenced through a series of research studies, these games can help users boost memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility.
Six social scientists receive inaugural impact writing prize from Social Science Space
Six social and behavioral scientists were recently awarded the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize for their submissions detailing how their research makes a valuable difference beyond academia. Four submissions received the top prize from Social Science Space, an online…
Small change for climate change: Time to increase research funding to save the world
Vast funding goes into research on the impact of climate change and adaptation to it, rather than into trying find out how it can be prevented socially
Six social scientists receive inaugural impact writing prize from Social Science Space
Six social and behavioral scientists were recently awarded the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize for their submissions detailing how their research makes a valuable difference beyond academia. Four submissions received the top prize from Social Science Space, an online…
Small change for climate change: Time to increase research funding to save the world
Vast funding goes into research on the impact of climate change and adaptation to it, rather than into trying find out how it can be prevented socially
Six social scientists receive inaugural impact writing prize from Social Science Space
Six social and behavioral scientists were recently awarded the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize for their submissions detailing how their research makes a valuable difference beyond academia. Four submissions received the top prize from Social Science Space, an online…
Small change for climate change: Time to increase research funding to save the world
Vast funding goes into research on the impact of climate change and adaptation to it, rather than into trying find out how it can be prevented socially
MDI Biological Laboratory will use new animal model to study aging
Grant will support addition of African turquoise killifish to model animal roster
Emotions to help engage school students in learning
Psychology researchers from HSE University have trialed the reliability of a student engagement scale on 537 Russian primary school students. The findings indicated that the emotional component contributes the most to school engagement. The paper has been published in PLOS…
Vermont releases report by nation’s first state-led AI taskforce
Recommendations include the establishment of a permanent commission
OU launches $9 million research collaboration with Peruvian University
NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma has entered an agreement to develop a $9 million program of joint research with Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, one of Peru’s largest and oldest public research universities. Tomas Diaz de la Rubia,…
Math that feels good — creating learning resources for blind students
An international team of researchers has developed a method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on maths textbooks. Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and time-consuming to produce, but thanks to innovations developed at the…
It’s 2020: Time to teach teens ‘safe’ sexting
Preaching sexual abstinence to youth was popular for a number of decades, but research repeatedly found that such educational messages fell short in their intended goals. Simply telling youth not to have sex failed to delay the initiation of sex,…
MDI Biological Laboratory will use new animal model to study aging
Grant will support addition of African turquoise killifish to model animal roster
Emotions to help engage school students in learning
Psychology researchers from HSE University have trialed the reliability of a student engagement scale on 537 Russian primary school students. The findings indicated that the emotional component contributes the most to school engagement. The paper has been published in PLOS…
It’s 2020: Time to teach teens ‘safe’ sexting
Preaching sexual abstinence to youth was popular for a number of decades, but research repeatedly found that such educational messages fell short in their intended goals. Simply telling youth not to have sex failed to delay the initiation of sex,…
Vermont releases report by nation’s first state-led AI taskforce
Recommendations include the establishment of a permanent commission
OU launches $9 million research collaboration with Peruvian University
NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma has entered an agreement to develop a $9 million program of joint research with Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, one of Peru’s largest and oldest public research universities. Tomas Diaz de la Rubia,…
FAU’s Online Graduate Nursing Program Soars to No. 7 in 2020 ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Rankings
FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing’s online master’s degree soared to No. 7 from the No. 23 spot in 2019, and is the top-ranked program for private and public institutions in Florida. FAU’s College of Business, College of Education and overall online bachelor’s programs also made the list this year.
What is the California state soil?
The San Joaquin soil contributes billions of dollars toward the state’s economy.
Healthier school meals are evidence of the success of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
Hartford, CT – In a new analysis of studies conducted following the implementation of the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA), researchers find positive effects on the dietary quality of meals served to school-aged children. The National School Lunch…
Healthier school meals are evidence of the success of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
Hartford, CT – In a new analysis of studies conducted following the implementation of the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA), researchers find positive effects on the dietary quality of meals served to school-aged children. The National School Lunch…
UTEP receives $1M to increase number of students who pursue graduate engineering studies
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation to help low-income, academically talented undergraduate students in engineering successfully advance to graduate studies. The Pathways to Success in…
UTEP receives $1M to increase number of students who pursue graduate engineering studies
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation to help low-income, academically talented undergraduate students in engineering successfully advance to graduate studies. The Pathways to Success in…
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 — People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades — the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II…
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 — People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades — the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II…
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 — People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades — the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II…
Otago Global Health Institute invests in research with Fiji and East Timor
The Otago Global Health Institute, a flagship research centre of the University of Otago, is investing in new research initiatives in collaboration with the Fiji National University and the National University of East Timor to help address health problems in…
Cornell develops educational toolkit for testing e-cigarettes
To complement the wide range of information on the potential dangers of vaping, the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has developed a new learning module for high school classrooms that encourages students to directly test the effects of e-cigarette vapor on living cells.
76 ERC grantees funded to bring frontier research to market
Seventy-six top researchers will receive ERC Proof of Concept grants of €150,000 each. This top-up funding is awarded to ERC grantees to explore the innovation potential of their scientific discoveries and bring the results of their frontier research closer to…
nTIDE December 2019 Jobs Report: End-of-year gains minimal for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report — featuring The Washington Center’s LISD — an academic internship program for college students with disabilities supported by AT&T, Kessler Foundation, and Prudential Financial
MU scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract — 550 million years
A 550 million-year-old fossilized digestive tract found in the Nevada desert could be a key find in understanding the early history of animals on Earth. Over a half-billion years ago, life on Earth was comprised of simple ocean organisms unlike…
Beyond the bushfires, what can teachers do to help their kids?
In a little over two weeks, more than three million Australian students will return to school, ready to start a new year. But, amid the packed lunches and book bags, many may also be returning with a sense of anxiety and confusion in the aftermath of Australia’s devastating bushfires.
Findings on education, malnutrition ‘deeply disturbing’
In 2017, 1 in 6 women aged 20-24 living in low- and middle-income countries had not completed primary school
Portland State to create national social work education futures lab
Portland State University will be the home of the nation’s first futures center focused on social work. The center, known as the National Social Work Education Health Futures Lab, is funded with a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson…
University of Colorado Cancer Center named Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence
The most important factor predicting the survival of pancreatic cancer patients is whether the cancer can be surgically removed (whether the cancer is “resectable”). The answer isn’t always clear. Some centers may consider a tumor too entangled with neighboring organs…
Affirmative action policies increased minority enrollment at Brazilian universities
URBANA, Ill. – Affirmative action policies (AAP) such as quota systems based on racial or socio-economic criteria are often recommended as a way to increase enrollment of underrepresented students in higher education. But those policies can be controversial and their…
Findings on education, malnutrition ‘deeply disturbing’
In 2017, 1 in 6 women aged 20-24 living in low- and middle-income countries had not completed primary school
Portland State to create national social work education futures lab
Portland State University will be the home of the nation’s first futures center focused on social work. The center, known as the National Social Work Education Health Futures Lab, is funded with a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson…
University of Colorado Cancer Center named Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence
The most important factor predicting the survival of pancreatic cancer patients is whether the cancer can be surgically removed (whether the cancer is “resectable”). The answer isn’t always clear. Some centers may consider a tumor too entangled with neighboring organs…
Affirmative action policies increased minority enrollment at Brazilian universities
URBANA, Ill. – Affirmative action policies (AAP) such as quota systems based on racial or socio-economic criteria are often recommended as a way to increase enrollment of underrepresented students in higher education. But those policies can be controversial and their…
NYC Health + Hospitals and SUNY Optometry announce partnership
Enhancing vision services across New York City
$1.2 million NSF grant provides research opportunities for underserved students
Many great scientific collaborations have existed throughout history: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson did the mathematical calculations and equations that launched satellites into space; Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins took the first high-resolution photographs of DNA using X-ray…
Grant aims to improve environmental education
Field trips can be transformative experiences for students: Having the chance to get outside of the classroom, learn from passionate practitioners and educators, and encounter new places and ideas can broaden the educational horizons for young learners. Now a collaborative…
Computerized training improves selective attention of soccer players
Researchers of the UMA have validated a software for the development of cognitive abilities of athletes
$1.2 million NSF grant provides research opportunities for underserved students
Many great scientific collaborations have existed throughout history: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson did the mathematical calculations and equations that launched satellites into space; Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins took the first high-resolution photographs of DNA using X-ray…
Grant aims to improve environmental education
Field trips can be transformative experiences for students: Having the chance to get outside of the classroom, learn from passionate practitioners and educators, and encounter new places and ideas can broaden the educational horizons for young learners. Now a collaborative…