For university classrooms, are telepresence robots the next best thing to being there?
Credit: Photo provided by Naomi Fitter, OSU College of Engineering. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Telepresence robots help university students learning remotely ...
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Field courses boost student success, support STEM diversity efforts, study reveals
Hands-on field learning key to retention, success of underrepresented biology studentsCredit: Mickie Tang The challenge of diversifying STEM fields may ...
Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling
Around 1 in 3 female uni students report saving calories for binge drinking episodesCredit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash ...
Could a polio vaccine stop the coronavirus pandemic? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options ...
Accessibility developments drive Taylor & Francis Online towards WCAG 2.1 level AA
Credit: Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group has today updated its Accessibility Statement to confirm major steps towards achieving ...
Online education platforms could scale high-quality STEM education for universities
Credit: Chirikov, et. al., Online and blended (online and in-person) STEM instruction can produce the same learning outcomes for students ...
News announcement from the MIT Press
MIT Press publishes fiftieth title in Essential Knowledge seriesCredit: MIT Press Cambridge, MA, March 10, 2020-- The MIT Press Essential ...
Discovery by UMass Lowell-led team challenges nuclear theory
Researchers test the way we understand forces in the universeCredit: Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A discovery ...
JONED, a new online free-access journal open in the field of neuroeducation
A new space for neuroscience and educationCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute ...
Navigating the potential pitfalls of tracking college athletes
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Fitness trackers like Fitbit and Garmin watches make it easy for anyone to collect data ...
Challenges and opportunities for women in physics
More women than ever are pursuing STEM education; why do they remain underrepresented in their fields?Credit: Jill Wenderott DENVER, COLO., ...
Technology in higher education: learning with it instead of from it
MU researcher examines impact of digital learning on student creativityCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Technology has shifted the ...
UT scientists’ fossil-finding board game is a success in classrooms
Credit: Rowan Martindale/ The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game ...
Canterbury Tales is first major literary work developed as an app
Credit: Photo credit: Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. A University of Saskatchewan-led international team has produced the first ...
Math that feels good
Creating learning resources for blind studentsCredit: American Institute of Mathematics Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an ...
UTEP receives $1M to increase number of students who pursue graduate engineering studies
Credit: JR Hernandez / UTEP Communications, The University of Texas at El Paso's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was awarded ...
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 ...
Grant aims to improve environmental education
Credit: Daniel Pratson. Field trips can be transformative experiences for students: Having the chance to get outside of the classroom, ...
Task force recommends changes to increase African-American physics and astronomy students
Report focuses on five factors, includes recommendations for changeCredit: AIP WASHINGTON, January 5, 2020 -- Due to long-term and systemic ...
MDI Biological Laboratory to expand innovative data literacy program
Grant will support study of seasonal variations of arsenic in well waterJane E. Disney, Ph.D., is the leader of the ...
