A new book written and illustrated by two recent alumnae of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduces third graders to the nuts and bolts of automotive mechanics and engineering.
Education
Jun 7, 2021
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In 1916 and 1917, a musician and book dealer named Giovanni Concina sold three ornately decorated seventeenth-century songbooks to a library in Venice, Italy. Now, more than 100 years later, a musicologist at Penn State has ...
Other
Jun 2, 2021
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Professor Andreas Michels, physicist at the University of Luxembourg, explores the complex world of magnetic materials by shooting neutrons on them. He has now published his insights in a 380-page monograph titled "Magnetic ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2021
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For much of American history, the books that children read have largely centered on white, male characters—but is that starting to change? Not very much, and not very quickly, suggests new research from the University of ...
Social Sciences
May 27, 2021
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"Hyposubjects: On Becoming Human," a new book from Rice professors Timothy Morton and Dominic Boyer, takes an experimental approach to thinking about the social and environmental challenges of our times.
Environment
Apr 30, 2021
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An Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) study published in the journal Scientometrics found that senior faculty (scholars who earned their terminal degree 30 or more years ago) research publication activity exceeded ...
Other
Apr 27, 2021
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A University of Liverpool researcher is empowering dog lovers to find health and happiness with the help of their pets.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2021
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Ohio University mathematics professor Winfried Just's new book COVID-19 Unmasked: The News, the science and common sense tackles the persistent and sometimes controversial questions people have been asking about COVID in ...
Education
Mar 18, 2021
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Do children learning French as a second language see benefits from reading bilingual French-English children's books?
Education
Mar 15, 2021
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People have been making beer for thousands of years, and we have amassed a tremendous amount of knowledge on how to do it well. Over time, the art of brewing has evolved into a science that encompasses chemistry, microbiology ...
Other
Mar 10, 2021
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