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Education Mar 11, 2024

Q&A: How parents can set children up for reading success

One of life's greatest pastimes may be settling in with a terrific book. In honor of March's National Reading Month, Laurie Gauger, Ph.D., an assistant clinical professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences at the University ...

Social Sciences Feb 12, 2024

Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn't

Every year as Valentine's Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of modern romance. V-Day cynics might plan a "Galentines" night for female friends or toast their platonic ...

Other Dec 19, 2023

Mapping bedbugs: S Korean blockchain engineer fights infestation with data

When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native South Korea, 29-year-old blockchain engineer and self-professed insectophobe Kang Jae-gu got straight to work—on the data.

Environment Nov 14, 2023

How waste from the mining industry has perpetuated apartheid-like policies in South Africa

While apartheid—South Africa's brutal racial segregation laws of the 20th century—officially came to an end in the early 1990s, its harmful effects persist today, says Stanford historian Gabrielle Hecht in her new book, ...

Environment Jul 31, 2023

Viewpoint: Oil and gas sector's low compliance with methane regulations jeopardizes Canada's net-zero goals

Regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is an important part of Canada's strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, a newly published study by our team of researchers at St. Francis Xavier University illustrates ...

Education Jun 6, 2023

An immersive tactile book for blind children

Children with visual impairment do not perceive the world in the same way as sighted people. As a result, they need specific educational tools, including children's books, that enhance their skills and senses. A team from ...

Education Jun 6, 2023

Young children's words predict reading ability—5 ways parents and caregivers can help grow them

Becoming a proficient reader holds endless possibilities for a child. These opportunties include long-term academic achievement and educational opportunities, daily life and eventual workplace success—and the magic of being ...

Education Jan 9, 2023

My kid won't read chapter books. What do I do?

Many children start school excited about learning to read. And parents too! After many years of reading and re-reading (seemingly ad nauseam) favorite picture books aloud, it's thrilling to see your child develop their own ...

Archaeology Dec 27, 2022

The earliest humans swam 100,000 years ago, but swimming remains a privileged pastime

One of my life's aims is to swim in as many lakes, rivers, pools and oceans as I possibly can, to use my liberty and swimming skills as freely as I can. I love the feeling of being in a large, fresh body of water, its soft ...

Social Sciences Oct 17, 2022

We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement. This is what we learned

The United States leads the world in its use of solitary confinement, locking away in isolation more of its population than any other country.

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