Bringing gene editing into high schools
Toolkit easily incorporates into any laboratory science courseCredit: ChristianaCare St. Georges Technical High School in southern New Castle County, Delaware ...
Tag: K-12
New model to help identify risk factors for reading difficulties in children
Featured intervention is a new book program for babies in Neonatal Intensive Care UnitCredit: Cincinnati Children's Researchers at Cincinnati Children's ...
One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms
New study looks at gun access among adolescents in ColoradoCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Camppus Twenty percent of high school students ...
20 years of research on the use of virtual reality in education
Credit: Heng Luo An analysis published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning highlights 20 years of research on the ...
Internet-access spending improves academic outcomes, according to study of Texas public schools
Credit: 123RF.com/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 15, 2021) - Increased internet-access spending by Texas public schools improved academic performance but ...
Enhancing optimism and courage to act urgently and persistently on climate change
New multi-volume handbook presents case studies of climate risk, action, and opportunityCredit: World Scientific Climate change is the outstanding survival ...
Pandemic emphasizes need for digital literacy education
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Parents would never give their children the keys to the car without supervised ...
New tool makes students better at detecting fake imagery and videos
Credit: Thomas Nygren Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a digital self-test that trains users to assess news items, images ...
New study shows Transcendental Meditation reduces teacher burnout and improves resilience
Credit: © Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education Teachers who participated in a meditation-based teacher development program utilizing the ...
MDI Biological Laboratory receives funding to address arsenic threat
Maine CDC grant will support improving access to safe drinking waterCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI ...
Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market ‘skills gap’
Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careersCredit: University of Missouri College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. -- ...
Vilcek Foundation video celebrates developmental geneticist Ruth Lehmann
Ruth Lehmann is the recipient of the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical ScienceCredit: The Vilcek Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 22, ...
Friends fur life help build skills for life
Dogs put the fun into learning vital social skillsCredit: UBC Okanagan A new UBC Okanagan study finds children not only ...
Bridging the gap for women and girls in science
Promoting STEM studies vital for world problemsCredit: Courtesy Routledge A major new international textbook aims to make sure girls and ...
New coloring book salutes women pioneers in STEM
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Vilcek Foundation shares a free publication celebrating women ...
School closures may not reduce coronavirus deaths as much as expected
Extensive simulations seek the ideal distancing scenario to reduce severe coronavirus cases with minimal social disruptionCredit: Jiannan Yang, Qingpeng Zhang, ...
School gardens linked with kids eating more vegetables
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Getting children to eat their vegetables can seem like an insurmountable task, but ...
Book developed at Cincinnati Children’s helps identify risks of reading difficulties
MRI results also the first to indicate relationships between screened skills and early brain development in preschool-age childrenCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
$4 million grant will help teach computer coding skills to rural Missouri students
MU's eMINTS National Center earns grant to help advance STEM education in underserved Missouri school districtsCredit: MU College of Education ...
High schoolers discover four exoplanets through Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program at the Center for ...
