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Social Sciences Jan 22, 2024

Many women still live in poverty, but we can change this

In its recent gender snapshot, the United Nations noted that: "Globally, in 2023, women aged 55 to 59 are more likely to live in extreme poverty than men."

Education Jan 11, 2024

7 strategies to help gifted autistic students succeed in college

About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also have academic gifts and talents in a broad range of areas, including math, science, technology, the humanities, and ...

Education Jan 8, 2024

Q&A: How AI will reshape education. Experts consider the opportunities and the dangers

It's astonishing to reflect on the swift technological progress that has reshaped the educational landscape in just the past year. In this age of creativity and innovation, the incorporation of AI into classrooms has emerged ...

Education Jan 4, 2024

Students build science identity through immersive research experience

Each summer, community college students from Colorado and surrounding states converge on the CU Boulder campus to participate in an immersive nine-week research program. A recent CIRES-led study reveals that when the students ...

Plants & Animals Jan 4, 2024

Study warns of widespread population collapse of African raptors

An international team of researchers has found that Africa's birds of prey are facing an extinction crisis. The study, co-led by researchers from the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews and The Peregrine Fund, ...

Earth Sciences Jan 3, 2024

Re-calibrating the sail plan for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders in ocean sciences

In Hawaiʻi and across much of Oceania, Pacific Islanders celebrate the connections between their islands and the ocean that surrounds them.

Environment Dec 15, 2023

Puerto Rico case study sheds light on academic-NGO collaborations for disaster resilience

Puerto Rico has faced several human-made and natural crises in recent years, including the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in 2017. Building disaster resilience and recovery is crucial for community well-being and ...

Plants & Animals Dec 14, 2023

Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed

Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions—literally and figuratively—at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he's moving away.

Cell & Microbiology Dec 5, 2023

How a pathogenic bacterium uses molecular mimicry to compromise a cell's protein building factory

The central dogma of molecular biology postulates that the information packets encoded within the molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are first transcribed into molecules of messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs), and then ...

Social Sciences Nov 24, 2023

A different kind of peer pressure identified between mentors and students

A study published in the International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies has looked at the dynamics of student peers helping each other with their educational needs.

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