A college degree has long been touted as the great equalizer in our country, but a new Portland State University study suggests that the rising tuition and subsequent debt burdens that families shoulder limit the power of ...
Economics & Business
Feb 7, 2022
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In most animal species, males and females differ. This is true for people and other mammals, as well as many species of birds, fish and reptiles. But what about dinosaurs? In 2015, I proposed that variation found in the iconic ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Feb 2, 2022
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New research reveals gender bias can creep into student loan bankruptcy court cases.
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2022
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Students who are the first in their family to attend college tend to see it as a means to improve their personal lives and as an opportunity for social mobility. That contrasts with the main message students get from policymakers ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2022
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In 2018, city dwellers in Germany with a high level of education (Abitur) cycled 70 minutes per week on average, twice as much as in 1996. For residents of less urban areas without Abitur, however, hardly anything changed ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2022
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When it comes to raising children, men and women have different perspectives on the division of household labor—from cooking meals to offering emotional support—according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2021
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It's one small step for Japan, but one giant opportunity for would-be space cadets: the country is recruiting new astronauts for the first time in over a decade and applicants no longer have to hold a science degree.
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2021
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Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths and fewer risky health behaviors later in life, but are less likely to attain a college degree, according ...
Education
Nov 10, 2021
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Boating slowly upriver through the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, Brazilian biologist Fernando Tortato scans the bank for signs of Ousado, a jaguar badly burned in devastating wildfires last year.
Environment
Nov 9, 2021
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By now it's no secret: college enrollment is down, and it's way down among men. In fact, the gender gap is the widest it's ever been in the history of higher education, with women making up roughly 60% of college students ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2021
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