Each summer, the University of Chicago welcomes high school students from around the world for a unique course on paleontology, which culminates with two weeks of fieldwork spent hunting for fossils.
Archaeology
Sep 30, 2019
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Low-cost, active teaching techniques—particularly group work and worksheets—substantially improve learning in university science classes, according to a new study involving 3,700 University of British Columbia (UBC) biology ...
Education
Aug 29, 2019
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How can high school students learn about a technology as complex and abstract as CRISPR? It's simple: just add water.
Biochemistry
May 7, 2019
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Evidence suggests white teachers are more negative with – and have lower expectations for – black students.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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The field of Systems biology is of great importance for a deeper understanding of the processes of life. But adequate education is missing, or differ too much in different places. A new strategy for interdisciplinary education ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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Evolution can be an emotionally charged topic in education, given a wide range of perspectives on it. Two researchers from Arizona State University are taking an in-depth look at how college professors handle it.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2016
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This 'before and after' image could be thought of as stem cells' equivalent of an advert for anti-wrinkle cream: 'look how cells stay young!' It shows that a molecule called microRNA-142 allows stem cells to remain unchanged, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2016
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p>Female college students are more likely to abandon studies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines than their male classmates, and new research from the University of Washington suggests that those ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2016
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Synthetic biology—which involves engineering biological systems for new uses—has become an increasingly prominent, and promising, field of study in colleges and universities worldwide.
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2015
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Zebras developed stripes to avoid predators.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2015
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