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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…

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…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2019 -- When you die, many things can be done with your body -- embalming, cremation, donation to science and so on. But some people will choose to have their dead bodies,…

Turning the page for Spot boosts literacy in young studentsCredit: UBCO Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher. Camille Rousseau, a doctoral student in…

Carolyn Gibson, Sampath Kannan, and Ellen Puré are among a cohort of 443 distinguished scientists recognized with the honor from the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceCredit: University of Pennsylvania Three…

The 'logics of major choice' is different for women and men COLUMBUS, Ohio - Even when both male and female college students say they want to pursue a major with the best earnings prospects, the majors men choose are higher paying than the…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019 -- Making delicious roasted potatoes is all about finding the right texture and consistency. Here at Reactions, we were inspired to give it a go after seeing J. Kenji…

Credit: Andrés Harris Photography 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…

Community college program that integrates students' experiences of social oppression into the class proved effective at strengthening entrepreneurial and STEM skills of the underrepresented students Ninety-nine percent of science,…

Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth The Developing Talkers literacy program has been so successful that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $3.3 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston…