News tagged with undergraduate students
New study confirms benefits of a research university to student success
About 89 percent of all undergraduate students and 94 percent of seniors participate in some type of research while at The University of Texas at Austin, according to a new study released this month from the ...
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May 31, 2012 |
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Caltech Rover ready for rock-yard competition in Houston
(Phys.org) -- Later this week, a four-wheeled robot designed and built by Caltech undergraduate students will maneuver, apparently under its own guidance, through various challenges at the NASA Johnson Space ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 29, 2012 |
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Power to the professors: A bold, new way to fund research begins at U-Michigan
A first-of-its-kind, real-time research funding initiative at the University of Michigan puts $15 million into the hands of professors to jumpstart new projects they believe in.
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May 14, 2012 |
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Research says 'fee refugee' fear may be exaggerated
Claims by some commentators that undergraduate students from England may become ‘fee refugees’ to escape rises in higher education tuition fees could be overstated, according to a new study by academics at the University ...
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Feb 24, 2012 |
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Scientists show positive effects of affirmative action policies promoting women
Interventions to promote women have continuously been criticized as ineffective and inhibiting performance. Economists of the University of Innsbruck have now rejected this criticism; they conducted a series of experiments ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Students coax yeast cells to add vitamins to bread
Any way you slice it, bread that contains critical nutrients could help combat severe malnutrition in impoverished regions. That is the goal of a group of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate students who ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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NTU undergraduates build nano and pico satellites
They weigh just 3.5 kg and 1.5 kg but they will punch above their weight when NTU's latest two satellites are launched into space in 2013.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2011 |
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UT Austin Villa wins World RoboCup championships in 3-D simulation
UT Austin Villa, a team of programmers led by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists Peter Stone and Patrick MacAlpine, has won the 2011 RoboCupSoccer championships in the 3-D simulation division.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Chemistry never sounded this good
(PhysOrg.com) -- By now, the word is out at UCLA that undergraduates in Neil Garg's organic chemistry course produce clever, creative music videos as an extra-credit assignment. The bigger secret may be just how much chemistry ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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New resource developed to encourage undergraduate research experiences
College educators around the nation who are discovering the unique value of research experiences for undergraduate students now have a new tool available to them – a "program in a box" detailing exactly ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Distance may be key in successful negotiations, new study shows
Adding physical distance between people during negotiations may lead to more mutually beneficial outcomes, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Financial burden greater for college students with divorced or remarried parents
College students whose parents have remained married to each other are faring better financially than their peers with divorced or remarried parents, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Wisconsin.
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Dec 09, 2010 |
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Perceptions of forestry students change through years of study
A study of undergraduates in a five-year Brazilian forestry program finds that what students perceive as important change as they progress through program. These differences suggest ways to improve forestry curriculum and ...
May 31, 2010 |
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Community research guidelines set stage for 'real world' scholarship
Academia is sometimes viewed as an "ivory tower" environment with little connection to the real world, but new research from North Carolina State University should help academics striving to overcome that ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Digital divide changing but not for students torn by it (w/ Video)
When students enter college, they either have it or they don't. And which side of the digital divide they fall on may well shape their identities and what route they take into careers, suggests a new study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 08, 2010 |
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