As the United States grows more diverse than ever, organizations from Fortune 500 companies to political parties are scrambling to keep pace. But in doing so, they face the challenge of uniting people from very different ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2014
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Microsoft is expanding a program that gives schools the ability to prevent ads from appearing in search results when they use its Bing search engine. The program, launched in a pilot program earlier this year, is now available ...
Software
Apr 23, 2014
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Despite higher levels of engagement in the community college experience—from rarely skipping classes to accessing tutoring services more frequently—male students of color have lower academic outcomes than White male students ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2014
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Indigenous communities from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula are dealing with an issue of great concern – the possible impending loss of the Itelmen language, which, in the community of 4,000, is only spoken by roughly one ...
Other
Jan 30, 2014
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The belief that we consider ourselves better than our peers holds true to convicted criminals as well.
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2014
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As global forest and climate experts gather at the Oslo REDD Exchange 2013 to ramp up international efforts to protect carbon-storing forests in the developing world, a recent study by researchers at the Nairobi-based World ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) has released a report that shares 12 high-impact educational practices that community colleges can employ to increase ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2013
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A vulnerable Indonesian community has been let down by a failing legal system and international human rights mechanisms, according to a new report.
Environment
Oct 8, 2013
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Through its yam research programme, RBG Kew is providing scientific data contributing to improving food security and conserving yam diversity in some of the lowest GDP per capita countries.
Biotechnology
Jul 10, 2013
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At a time when the U.S. government is contemplating changes to federal guidelines governing research with humans, serious questions are being raised about the role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) in overseeing such ...
Other
Feb 22, 2013
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