Education

Study estimates 1 in 7 frontline medical workers may miss work to care for their children when US schools are closed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 US policymakers considering physical distancing measures to slow the spread of…

UTA study: In crisis, people trust feelings over factsCredit: UT Arlington A study conducted by two associate professors of marketing at The University of Texas at Arlington shows that people are more likely to base decisions…

Research examined effectiveness of universal document to access services A healthcare 'passport' to access NHS and other wellbeing services has been beneficial for the mental health of veterans and provides them with a sense of identity,…

Public health scientists predict that school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. Andrew Rundle, DrPH, associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 3, 2020 -- You might have heard that COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway in Seattle. What exactly is being tested? How much longer will these tests take? And when can we…

Credit: Carol Silva NORMAN, OKLA. - Four months ago, the existence of COVID-19 was unknown. Now, the disease has spread rapidly to almost every country disrupting society on an unprecedented scale in modern times. As the world…

Amit Mukherjee shows how to foster creativity, collaboration, and inclusivityCredit: The MIT PRESS Certain ideas about business leadership are held to be timeless, and certain characteristics of leaders--often including a square jaw, a…

Professor Cary Wu, co-author of a new study recommends scientific journals invite women academics to comment on published work TORONTO, April 2, 2020 - Women academics are less likely than men to comment on published research, limiting…

A range of essential textbooks from all disciplines will be freely available to support higher education institutions worldwide With the Coronavirus outbreak having an unprecedented impact on education, Springer Nature is launching a…

Researchers test the way we understand forces in the universeCredit: Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A discovery by a team of researchers led by UMass Lowell nuclear physicists could change how atoms are…

With colleges and universities around the world shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, chemistry teachers are navigating the shift to online learning. There are several factors to consider in this effort, from technology to…

Credit: Adapted from Journal of Chemical Education 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01177 Dropping Mentos® candies into a bottle of soda causes a foamy jet to erupt. Although science fair exhibitors can tell you that this geyser…

A new space for neuroscience and educationCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute and improve the current didactic experiences is the goal of the Journal of…

Credit: Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompre In many regions of the world, farming must be done on areas of soil categorized as histosols. Histosols have a thick layer of rich organic matter, called peat. Scientists are concerned,…

NYU Marron Institute report looks at risks as COVID-19 roils markets The volatility of the financial markets amid the COVID-19 pandemic has significant implications for taxpayer-supported pension systems nationally. The Marron Institute…

These are the conclusions of a study carried out by a researcher from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyses the political dimension of this kind of expression used massively in TV series and fiction films. "By using…

Taylor & Francis tackles the UN's Sustainable Development GoalsCredit: Taylor & Francis Launching today, a new multidisciplinary Open Access journal is set to revolutionise how authors - looking to tackle some of the…

New book shows how to transform performance management for today's work environment Bowling Green, Ohio March 27, 2020 - SIOP, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, has announced the publication of "Performance…

With most teaching going remote because of COVID-19, a new grant for the LibreTexts project at the University of California, Davis, will help bring personalized online learning to students around the world. Launched by UC Davis…

What helps and what hinders access to good education in Russian regionsCredit: Zakharov, Adamovich, Economic Sociology Researchers at the HSE Institute of Education have used regional data to describe, for the first time in Russia, how…