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Tag: GRADUATE/POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
A law to protect those who support victims of violence against women
Last December, the Parliament of Catalonia unanimously approved the incorporation into its legislation of second-order violence against those who give their support to victims of violence against women. A recent study compiles testimonies of victims, and analyses this form of…
NPS, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory expand collaboration on applied research
Conducting applied research to strengthen national defense is something the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have in common. Building upon a long history of collaboration between the two institutions, NPS and LLNL have fortified their…
The UOC heads up an Erasmus+ project for analysing the academic paths followed by university student
‘Complex Trajectories’ will involve the participation of seven universities in Spain, France, the United Kingdom and Portugal
University of Ottawa expands Windsor campus
Campus to double capacity to train francophone teachers thanks to partnership with new Carrefour communautaire francophone
Bentham Open welcomes Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) as Institutional Member
Bentham Open is pleased to welcome Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI), Malaysia as Institutional Member. The partnership allows the researchers from the university to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee discounts. Bentham Open welcomes…
To reach human-level intelligence, AI systems must truly understand language
New book details computational cognitive model for deep language comprehension
Life expectancy falling for adults without a bachelor’s degree
While educational gaps have widened, racial gaps have narrowed
Demand for public health graduates remains high through the COVID-19 pandemic
March 4, 2021 — COVID?19 has altered the labor market for millions of people, including public health graduates, yet an analysis of job postings for Master’s level public health graduates showed that job postings remained at the same levels as…
University students with special educational needs highlight the benefits of e-assessment
More than 250 participants in the study recognized the specific benefits provided by e-authentication but expressed concerns about the risk of technical problems
New research highlights impact of the digital divide
Bauer dean offers solutions to improve job status of at-risk populations
FAPESP promotes webinar to discuss the impacts of pandemic on schools and families
The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing educational disparities. ‘Education: COVID-19 and social inequalities’ will be the theme of the next FAPESP COVID-19 Webinar on March 3rd, 2021
‘Micropopulism’ may be turning education into a battlefield in the culture wars
A new analysis suggests that the education sector is being increasingly influenced by populism and the wider social media ‘culture wars’.
KU lands grant to improve technology use among faculty, researchers in special education
New center will link faculty nationwide to improve training, foster innovation
Vilcek Foundation video celebrates developmental geneticist Ruth Lehmann
Ruth Lehmann is the recipient of the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
Alison Flynn’s mission to equip students with lifelong learning skills through chemistry
uOttawa Professor receives prestigious award for her work in chemistry education
Study: Including videos in college teaching may improve student learning
Washington, February 17, 2021–As higher education institutions worldwide transition to new methods of instruction, including the use of more pre-recorded videos, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many observers are concerned that student learning is suffering as a result. However,…
In response to Stephen Colbert, FAU professor says ‘spice it up’
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science professor makes complex equations more palatable using history
Foreign language learners should be exposed to slang in the classroom and here’s why….
Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you’re getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard lingo?
Gift to Yale launches neuroscience institute to unravel mysteries of cognition
Yale University today announced that a historic philanthropic gift will launch an ambitious new research enterprise devoted to the study of human cognition. The gift, from Yale alumnus Joseph C. Tsai ’86, ’90 J.D., and his wife, Clara Wu Tsai,…
More trees do not always create a cooler planet, Clark University geographer finds
Clark researchers discover some US forests add to global warming
SARS-CoV-2 screening using CRISPR-based methods
What The Study Did: This observational study assessed CRISPR-based methods for screening to detect SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic college students. Authors: Carolina Arias, Ph.D., of the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our…
After COVID-19 hit, federal financial aid applications dropped sharply among first-year students
Washington, February 10, 2021–After the COVID-19 crisis hit last March, federal student aid applications among potential college freshmen in California dropped 14 percent between mid-March and mid-August, relative to prior years. While there were also initial declines in applications among…
A new type of university is emerging to meet the challenges of today
The world is changing rapidly and in order to serve the human population dealing with those changes, American universities need to change, too. In fact, their role is to model the resiliency that all institutions need to embrace, according to…
25 leading researchers join EU-funded actions to teach students about trustworthy science
Path2Integrity promotes learning settings and materials for honesty, reliability, respect, and accountability in research
Helping translational research meet the needs of older adults
Mark Redfern receives an NIH award to establish a new program in the Human Factors of Aging to inform, support, and advance research focused on improving the lives of older adults
Xerox, NPS announce collaboration to advance solutions with 3D printing research
NPS receives the first installation of a Xerox ElemX 3D printer
Study reveals gender imbalance in scholarly submissions during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on higher education — shifting classes online, canceling events, and putting financial strain on institutions. One area of academia that has actually shown positive increases, however, is the submission of research papers.…
1 in 10 college women experience period poverty, more likely to experience depression
New George Mason University study is first to examine period poverty experiences and associations with depression among college students
CCNY researchers demonstrate how to measure student attention during remote learning
The Covid-19 pandemic has made home offices, virtual meetings and remote learning the norm, and it is likely here to stay. But are people paying attention in online meetings? Are students paying attention in virtual classrooms? Researchers Jens Madsen and…
George Mason University expands testing and tracking behind faculty research
Mason scientists employ a rapid-result, saliva-based test that significantly expands testing capacity, and an antibody test that can track vaccine response
NPS Railgun Lab propels technology leaders, alumnus into award-winning research
Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School’s Railgun Laboratory – the largest of any academic institution – has empowered students and faculty with the facilities to conduct advanced, applied research in hypervelocity projectile (HVP) technology. But…
Roadblocks to success for PhD grads could mean missed opportunities for Canada
A new Expert Panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies
The public health employment picture: Are graduates meeting the demands of the workforce?
January 25, 2021 — In a study to gain understanding of the future public health workforce, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), conducted a large-scale analysis…
ETS among the first Canadian universities to sign the DORA
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
Who’s writing open access articles?
An Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) study has found greater rates of authorship of open access (OA) research articles among scholars at more prestigious institutions with greater access to resources and job security. “The open access publishing model is growing,…
Study: Colleges can prevent 96% of COVID-19 infections with common measures
CLEVELAND–The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses–mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing–are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a new…
Study finds risk factors linked to COVID-19 mental health impacts for college students
A study of students at seven public universities across the United States has identified risk factors that may place students at higher risk for negative psychological impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with greater risk of negative impacts…
Oxford Brookes University hosts £5 million project to document endangered wooden buildings
The School of Architecture’s grant-giving worldwide programme will make records freely available online
Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education expands competencies
The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE), an international forum for developing curricula related to the health impacts of climate change, has announced an expanded set of key competencies for students of public health, nursing, and medicine. The…
COVID-19 and dental and dental hygiene students’ career plans
Alexandria, Va., USA — The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted dental education and training. The study “COVID-19 and Dental and Dental Hygiene Students’ Career Plans,” published in the JDR Clinical & Translational Research (JDR CTR ), examined the short-term impact…
Maritime Strategy and Naval Innovation
Technology, Bureaucracy, and the Problem of Change in the Age of Competition
Fachinformationsdienst Pharmazie (Germany) signs ‘read and publish’ with Bentham Science
Bentham Science is pleased to announce a partnership with the German consortium ‘Specialized Information Services for Science’ Pharmacy (Fachinformationsdienst Pharmazie FID PubPharm) for a ‘Read and Publish’ Agreement. The consortium comprises of 23 leading German universities. The partnership allows the…
Stanford University study: 12 Tel Aviv University researchers among top 50 in the world
“A cause for real national pride,” says TAU VP for Research
The N-PATH has been funded by the European Commission
The Nephrology Partnership for Advancing Technology in Healthcare (N-PATH) has been funded by the European Commission
Winners announced: 2020 Nature Research Awards for Mentoring in Science — Israel
Computational biologist, Hanah Margalit, is the winner of the lifetime achievement award, while cancer researcher Neta Erez and molecular biologist Tal Pupko jointly receive the mid-career award
Research analyzes academic abstracts written by students
A recent study which analyzes the abstracts of final-year projects
Historic partnership receives national recognition
UT AgResearch-TNC awarded for their commitment to forest conservation
UMass Lowell graduate to be honored for research
Middle-school teacher being recognized for insights into elementary-level science instruction
Three INRS researchers to lead new Canada Research Chairs totalling $2.6 million
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) professors Kulbir Ghuman, Dongling Ma, and Sophie Van Neste will lead three new Canada research chairs in the fields of computational materials, nanocomposites, and urban climate action. Overall, these three new Chairholders are…