Education

Credit: University of Vermont Athletics BURLINGTON, VT - Going pro early may be a no-brainer for exceptional, young basketball stars like former Duke freshman and 2019 NBA draft first-pick Zion Williamson. But a study in the "International…

Scientists from Tyumen State University have proposed a way to make higher education more accessible to students with disabilitiesCredit: Source: the official site of Tyumen State University The answer to the question of university…

Assistance during the first years of a biology major leads to higher retention of first-generation students For many young college students, the first years are a time of wonder and excitement and early steps toward long-term goals. These…

News from the Journal of Marketing A researcher from Georgetown University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing, which examines how consumers approach sustainable buying decision making with on-demand production, where they…

Teacher effectiveness has a dramatic effect on student outcomes -- how can it be increased? A new IZA World of Labor report publishing tomorrow, 05/12/19, finds teacher effectiveness to have a strong effect on pupils attainment. It goes on…

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 buildersCredit: NASA The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch…

New game builds resilience against misinformation; 'inoculates' users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinkingCredit: John Cook, Cranky Uncle(tm) app A George Mason University scientist is…

Work starts for a Europe-wide network of laboratory schoolsCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University How do children learn co-determination in their schools and how do they cope with all the diversity of opinions, abilities, and cultural…

If not for Twitter, US President Donald Trump would not be in the White House today. True/false? That's for others to judge but it's probably true, say two Australian linguists who have released a paper analysing Trump's use of Twitter…

New study provides insights into the first steps How the languages of the world emerged is largely a mystery. Considering that it might have taken millennia, it is intriguing to see how deaf people can create novel sign languages…