Many years of research have shown that for students from lower-income families, standardized test scores and other measures of academic success tend to lag behind those of wealthier students.
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2015
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Despite the growing popularity of using computer simulation to help teach college anatomy, students learn much better through the traditional use of human cadavers, according to new research that has implications for health ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2014
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The creators of a unique kit containing anatomical body parts produced by 3D printing say it will revolutionise medical education and training, especially in countries where cadaver use is problematical.
Engineering
Jul 14, 2014
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Computers can mimic human perception of gender, according to new research published in the prestigious international journal PLOS One.
Computer Sciences
Jun 18, 2014
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Only two decades ago, when I was starting my PhD studies at the University of California in Berkeley, there was talk about the death of anatomy as a research subject. That hasn't happened. Instead the science of anatomy has ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2014
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Many scientists agree that the best way to learn the anatomy of any species is to utilize donor bodies. However, thousands of junior high, high school and college students, and university researchers do not have access to ...
Engineering
Jul 29, 2013
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There is a strong relationship between Euroscepticism in England and English (rather than British) national identity, a joint University report has uncovered.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2013
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Between 1831 and 1854, the French anatomist Jean-Marc Bourgery and his compatriot Nicolas-Henri Jacob, a versatile artist, produced a richly illustrated and ground-breaking medical textbook. The "Traité complet de l'anatomie ...
Other
Jun 18, 2013
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(Phys.org) —It's not always easy to tell if a fish is male or female: they look more or less the same. But there are exceptions, such as guppies and, as with humans, guppy genitalia varies in size across the species.
Plants & Animals
Jun 3, 2013
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A new study conducted at the University of Bristol and published online today in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology sheds light on how the brain and inner ear developed in dinosaurs.
Archaeology
May 20, 2013
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