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Social Sciences Aug 28, 2022

'Pre-bunking' shows promise in fight against misinformation

Soon after the Russian invasion, the hoaxes began. Ukrainian refugees were taking jobs, committing crimes and abusing handouts. The misinformation spread rapidly online throughout Eastern Europe, sometimes pushed by Moscow ...

Education Nov 22, 2021

Bringing the metaverse to life: How I built a virtual reality for my students, and what I've learned along the way

We've been hearing a lot recently about the metaverse—a vision for the internet which uses technology like virtual and augmented reality to integrate real and digital worlds. With Facebook changing its name to Meta to focus ...

Ecology Oct 25, 2021

Seagrass restoration study shows rapid recovery of ecosystem functions

As the dominant seagrass species on the U.S. West Coast, eelgrass supports a wide range of ecosystem services and functions, making its preservation and restoration a top priority for the region. Eelgrass restoration has ...

Education Sep 15, 2021

Website features maps of school segregation across US to help spur research

The 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data shows that the United States population has grown more diverse and is increasingly urbanizing. Yet K-12 schools remain largely segregated. A new website developed by a University of Kansas ...

Social Sciences Apr 28, 2021

Older adults use social media to compensate for fewer in-person interactions, study says

A lack of in-person interactions is a primary driver for older people to use social media, which differs from how younger people use it to establish and maintain relationships, according to a first of its kind study of older ...

Education Feb 22, 2021

Five ideas for teaching at a distance in a different way

The COVID-19 health crisis has made remote teaching a reality for all, but not without difficulty. At our University, our students have been learning remotely for almost a year and the successive lockdowns have taken their ...

Education Feb 17, 2021

Study: Including videos in college teaching may improve student learning

As higher education institutions worldwide transition to new methods of instruction, including the use of more pre-recorded videos, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many observers are concerned that student learning ...

Education Oct 5, 2020

Online and in the classroom, COVID-19 has put new demands on teachers

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were on lockdown in South Africa from March 2020. They only partially reopened in June, despite teacher unions' concerns about the timing and lack of adequate protection for teachers ...

Education Sep 24, 2020

New app helps students self-monitor behavior, stay on task

Many students face challenges staying focused and on task in the classroom. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many homes into classrooms, those struggles have become even more challenging for parents, students ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jul 23, 2020

Scientists appeal for public help with climate change technology project

Citizen scientists are being asked to play a role in developing cutting edge imaging technologies that will help us understand the effects of major threats to biodiversity.

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