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Tag: GRADUATE/POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
New NH poll: Biden leads Trump in run for president
Shaheen, Sununu ahead of challengers in Senate, governor races
New NC poll: Biden and Trump tied
Democratic Senate challenger leads Republican incumbent
New Texas poll: Trump up in close race
In US Senate contest, Cornyn leads Hegar with likely voters
Theater improvisation techniques show promising results for science classroom engagement
A researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has developed a unique method to improve class participation in a graduate-level thermodynamics course by incorporating theater improvisation activities in the classroom. Erin Lavik, associate dean for research and faculty…
Novel educational program puts a human face on biomedical research
Biomedical science students in a translational science training program at the Medical University of South Carolina shadow clinicians to learn more about the patients whose diseases they study.
Staying one step ahead to stop hackers in their tracks
US Army grant helps UH researchers develop techniques to detect, deceive cyber attackers
Poll: Americans’ views of systemic racism divided by race
Expert: Data shows many whites don’t connect privilege to race
Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence Now Within Reach of Low-income Students
FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Accelerated Five-year Program
INRS researcher receives $670,000 grant to continue research on Batten’s disease
Batten’s disease: research to understand and cure rare genetic diseases
Four education researchers lay out best practices for higher ed distance learning
Based on sound social science, the resource tackles virtual faculty-student relationships, professor self-care, and more
Legacy high performance computing system seeds supercomputing excellence at UT Dallas
TACC’s Stampede1 helps form core of campus cluster, increases access throughout Texas
Teacher stress linked with higher risk of student suspensions
Just how stressed are teachers? A recent Gallup poll found teachers are tied with nurses for the most stressful occupation in America today.
Teacher stress linked with higher risk of student suspensions, MU researcher finds
Study examines impact of teacher burnout on student behavior, discipline issues
Researchers to study extreme weather in the Northeast
Climate scientists look for links between droughts, heat waves
Factors linked to college aspirations, enrollment, and success
A recent study has identified certain factors associated with a greater likelihood that a high school student will decide to attend college, enroll in college the fall semester immediately following high school graduation, and then return to that same college…
Middle-schoolers to learn computer-coding skills through UMass Lowell-led program
Initiative aims to build literacy, diversity in the field
FAU Awarded $2.4 Million NSF Grant to Train New Generation of Data Scientists
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science to Lead the Graduate Program with an Interdisciplinary FAU Team
New microfluidic device minimizes loss of high value samples
A major collaborative effort that has been developing over the last three years between ASU and European scientists, has resulted in a significant technical advance in X-ray crystallographic sample strategies. The ASU contribution comes from the School of Molecular Sciences…
Cultivating Black chemists
The current reckoning surrounding systemic racism has the chemistry community reflecting on its role in perpetuating the inequalities Black chemists face. Largely underrepresented in academia, Black chemistry students and professors have found success at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)…
Lecturer takes laptops and smart phones away and musters student presence
Danish university lecturer experiments with banning screens in discussion lessons. In a new study, a UCPH researcher and her colleagues at Aarhus University analyzed the results, which include greater student presence, improved engagement and deeper learn
UMass Lowell prof to present TEDx talk on ‘Breaking Barriers’
Speaker series features prominent women in range of fields
Plant Science Research Network releases decadal vision 2020-2030
Research network presents action plan for the plant science community to maximize impact on pressing global issues such as human health and climate change
A new twist on DNA origami
Meta-DNA structures transform the DNA nanotechnology world
Change is constant: How the COVID-19 pandemic may shape the future of studying abroad
Education researchers from China give their views on what the current crisis could do to international higher education
New research contradicts claims that Asian American students are harmed when they cannot attend their first-choice university
Washington, August 24, 2020–A new study finds evidence that contradicts claims in legal complaints to the U.S. Department of Justice arguing that Asian American students face negative consequences while in college as a result of not being admitted to and…
Projected estimates of African American graduates of closed historically black medical schools
What The Study Did: An estimate of the number of African American students who would have graduated from historically Black medical schools that were closed during the period surrounding the 1910 Flexner report was the main outcome of this study. Authors:…
UMass Amherst geoscientist will virtually tour the world as a distinguished lecturer
An expert in polar climate says drilling data over millions of years help show the future
Research into ancient Chinese chime stones receives highest honour from Chinese Government
Her extensive research, the first comprehensive study of its kind, has earned her the ‘Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad’ by the China Scholarship Council
Protein structural insights chart the way to improved treatments for heart disease
A team including Wei Liu, assistant professor in ASU’s School of Molecular Sciences (SMS) and the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Applied Structural Discovery, has published a paper today in Molecular Cell that offers promising details for improved therapeutic treatments for…
Make It Clear by MIT computing legend Patrick Winston
New book from the MIT Press explains how to ‘Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform’
A how-to guide for teaching GIS courses online with hardware or software in the cloud
UMass Amherst GIS degree program director and team compare methods, report user feedback
Increasing graduation rates of students of color with more faculty of color
A new analysis published in Public Administration found that student graduation rates improve as more faculty employed by a college or university share sex and race/ethnic identities with students. The analysis focuses on the concept of intersectionality, which seeks to…
Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) Receives 2nd Federal Grant in Two Years
Part of the Inspire! Grants for Small Museums, the 22-month-long grant project will provide funding for study trips to peer institutions, as well as the purchase of equipment to digitize the collection, such as computers, scanners, and cameras.
Academia from home
Embracing remote research can benefit postdocs and their research teams
SDSU professor finds after-hours cannabis use has no impact on workplace performance
Although it has become increasingly accepted for medical and recreational use, cannabis is still considered among one of the most widely used illegal substances in the United States and in many European countries.
Engaging undergrads remotely with an escape room game
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, many universities canceled classes or held them online this spring — a change likely to continue for many this fall. As a result, hands-on chemistry labs are no longer accessible to undergraduate students. In…
New members of AAAS’ SEA Change commit to equity through systemic change
Three universities are the first charter members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s SEA Change initiative, which supports educational institutions as they systematically transform themselves into diverse, equitable and inclusive spaces that recruit, retain and advance the…
Virginia Universities will use COVID Health Check to screen for COVID-19 on campuses
George Mason University developed and other Viriginia colleges are adopting the first-of-its-kind screening tool for real-time surveillance, early detection, coordinated reporting of COVID-19
Nonprofit expert awarded for excellence in online teaching
CAPPA associate professor garners distance learning award for international excellence
“Grown-ups don’t always get it right, you know”
New research shows children don’t expect adults to have all the answers, and want them to understand more about the role of media messages and approval in their lives.
Report: Even in more diverse districts, school segregation still exists
Education prof leads efforts to raise awareness of, address issue
SARS-CoV-2 screening strategies for safe reopening of college campuses
What The Study Did: This study defines the screening performance standards for SARS-CoV-2 tests that would permit the safe return of students to U.S. residential college campuses this fall.
Authors: A. David Paltiel, Ph.D., of the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author.
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Researchers urge the scientific community to #StopPandemicBias
While there is little doubt that COVID-19 will have lasting impacts on health and the economy, a group of researchers is bringing attention to the effects the pandemic could have on the careers of scientific researchers. Carnegie Mellon University and…
Homeland Security, NSA name Binghamton University a cyber research center
BINGHAMTON, NY — Protecting the U.S. information infrastructure and the privacy of data have become top concerns, especially over the past decade — and Binghamton University, State University of New York is now ready to take a greater role in…
Master’s degree loan scheme must continue for further inclusivity, vast study finds
Loan scheme means more BME graduates, in particular, progress onto studying for their master’s
UK’s Modern Slavery Act challenging for universities — new study
Management, procurement and supply chain issues need addressing
UK’s Modern Slavery Act challenging for universities — new study
Management, procurement and supply chain issues need addressing
Expanding access to cyber research tools
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Faculty and students at Purdue University now have access to cybersecurity research software developed at Sandia National Laboratories. This marks the first time Sandia has collaborated with an academic community to make its cyber software widely available.…
Leveraging biodiversity science infrastructure in the COVID-19 era
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. The pandemic resulting from SARS-CoV-2 has had profound impacts on the conduct of scientific research and education: A large proportion of field research has ground to…