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UrduThe 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…
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College students use more marijuana in states where it’s legal, but they binge drink less
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher. An Oregon State University study published today in Addiction shows that in states…
College students use more marijuana in states where it’s legal, but they binge drink less
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher. An Oregon State University study published today in Addiction shows that in states…
College students use more marijuana in states where it’s legal, but they binge drink less
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher. An Oregon State University study published today in Addiction shows that in states…
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
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…
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…
Parents: Turkey makes great leftovers — opioids do not
ANN ARBOR–Leftover prescription opioids pose big risks to kids, yet most parents keep their own and their child’s unused painkillers even after they’re no longer medically necessary for pain. But a new University of Michigan study suggests that convenient disposal…
Innovative Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
FAU Receives $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation; Partners with Broward College, Palm Beach State College, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Palm Tran and Broward County Transit
Innovative Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
FAU Receives $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation; Partners with Broward College, Palm Beach State College, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Palm Tran and Broward County Transit
Students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions
Emotionally intelligent students get better grades and higher test scores, study says
Students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions
Emotionally intelligent students get better grades and higher test scores, study says
Education professor receives Fulbright Scholar Award
UMass Lowell faculty member to reach, research ethnomathematics in US, South Africa
Education professor receives Fulbright Scholar Award
UMass Lowell faculty member to reach, research ethnomathematics in US, South Africa
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step for its builders
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step for its builders
NJIT professor emeritus receives Presidential Award
Howard Kimmel, professor emeritus in chemical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). He is one of 15 awardees nationwide and the only recipient in…
Researchers create swarms of tiny robots to attack and remove blood clots
Work could offer a drug-free way to treat pulmonary embolism
Schools less important than parents in determining higher education aspirations
A new study shows that the elementary school a child attends has almost no influence on their desire to progress to higher education – as factors including parental aspirations, academic support from their mother and having a desk to work…
Quitting Facebook could boost exam results
In research that validates what many parents and educators suspect, students whose grades are below average could boost their results if they devoted less time to Facebook and other social networking sites. The study, led by Dr James Wakefield from…
Quitting Facebook could boost exam results
In research that validates what many parents and educators suspect, students whose grades are below average could boost their results if they devoted less time to Facebook and other social networking sites. The study, led by Dr James Wakefield from…
First book on the Timoshenko-Ehrenfest beam theory in 100 years
Dr. Isaac Elishakoff authors the key reference in study of stocky beams and thick plates in its numerous applications in mechanical, aerospace, civil, ocean and marine engineering fields
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage
First known current performance gap study shows
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage
First known current performance gap study shows
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage
First known current performance gap study shows
Text-based nudges to high school seniors boost financial aid filing, college enrollment
High school seniors who receive texted reminders–or “nudges”–from their school counselors are 17 percent more likely to complete the college financial aid application process and 8 percent more likely to enroll in college directly after graduating than their peers who…
Winners of 2019 Nature Research Awards for Inspiring and Innovating Science announced
Computer scientist Jean Fan and educational charity The STEM Belle are recipients of this year’s Awards for Inspiring and Innovating Science organized by Nature Research and The Estée Lauder Companies
American Physical Society invites Fort Lauderdale to discover plasma
Free hands-on science events offered to teachers, students and the public
The American Physical Society announces Historic Sites for 2019
The Historic Sites initiative recognizes landmarks significant to physics history across the United States.
CUNY SPH awarded 2 grants to support public health programs on CUNY campuses
New York – The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) Foundation has announced two new grants to launch and expand programs that focus on improving the health and wellbeing of CUNY students. The Levitt Foundation…
Digital Approaches to Increasing Equity in Higher Ed — Opening Universities for Refugees
International conference of the SUCCESS project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in Berlin from December 4-6, 2019
Dartmouth engineering professor selected as Women in Mathematics Fellow
Petra Bonfert-Taylor selected as 2020 Association for Women in Mathematics Fellow
Study: Better sleep habits lead to better college grades
Data on MIT students underscore the importance of getting enough sleep; bedtime also matters
A mouse or an elephant: what species fights infection more effectively?
Hamilton College researcher reveals body size shapes mammal immune defenses
African american bachelor’s degrees see growth, behind in physical sciences, engineering
Data looks at 15 fields in physical sciences, engineering over 10-year period
AIP Endowed Professor in History of Natural Sciences named at University of Maryland
Melinda Baldwin will join faculty starting in fall 2020
Financial education programs, income-based repayment plans promote prosperity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Young adults with student loans who participate in financial education programs become better financial managers who are able to build their personal wealth after college, researchers at the University of Illinois found in a recent study. Social…
Lessons in learning
Study shows students in ‘active learning’ classrooms learn more than they think
An examination of prosecutorial staff, budgets, caseloads and the need for change
We decided to examine the state of prosecutor funding and caseloads after recent local debates on the issue. Prosecutors contend they need more staff to ensure due process and increased diversion options and others are concerned that doing so would…
Human flourishing in an age of gene editing
International uproar followed the recent birth of the first babies created from embryos whose genomes had been edited with a breakthrough technology. Another scientist has announced the intention to create more gene-edited babies. The potential uses of gene-editing technologies such…
Modeling and measuring competencies in higher education
International conference “Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education — Validation and
University of Utah launches first-ever Journal of Dark Sky Studies
University of Utah launched the first issue of The Journal of Dark Sky Studies, the only academic publication in the world dedicated to understanding and protecting the night skies.
Kent State researchers get NSF grant for extended reality technology in teacher training
Kent State Researchers Receive $1.48 Million NSF Grant for Extended Reality Technology in Teacher Training A trio of Kent State University researchers has landed a large federal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to apply a novel video technology…
PSU receives $19.3 million NIH grant to help underserved students become scientists
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an additional $19.3 million grant to a successful Portland State University (PSU) program that helps students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds become top-level health sciences researchers. The program – Building Infrastructure Leading to…
Kent State researchers get NSF grant for extended reality technology in teacher training
Kent State Researchers Receive $1.48 Million NSF Grant for Extended Reality Technology in Teacher Training A trio of Kent State University researchers has landed a large federal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to apply a novel video technology…
PSU receives $19.3 million NIH grant to help underserved students become scientists
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an additional $19.3 million grant to a successful Portland State University (PSU) program that helps students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds become top-level health sciences researchers. The program – Building Infrastructure Leading to…
Researcher is shaping the future of technology
$1.8M in grants goes to UMass Lowell-led work in emerging field of QIS
UH project promotes energy careers for women, minorities
Next Gen Energy X receives diversity award for stem outreach
ASU study shows positive lab environment critical for undergraduate success in research
Undergraduate researchers with LEAP Scholars program publish findings
Develop your personal skills: New research offers lessons for young people heading for university
New research on the importance of non-cognitive skills – such as conscientiousness, self-esteem and feeling in control of one’s life – for graduates’ earnings potential offers important lessons for young people receiving their A-level results. The study by Gerda Buchmueller…