A study conducted at 19 universities by IU researchers and their colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, found that a brief social belonging exercise, administered online before students arrive on campus, boosts the performance ...
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gender equity expert Virginia Valian discusses women's advancement in the STEM disciplines.
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2009
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One factor that influences the use of the labels "soft science" or "hard science" is gender bias, according to recent research my colleagues and I conducted.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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(Phys.org)—NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) mission has successfully completed a Mission Concept Review, a major evaluation milestone of the engineering plan to execute the build and launch of a space ...
Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2012
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Discipline in schools has a greater impact and is more important to educational performance when compared to monetary investment, a new study from Macquarie University has found.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2017
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To create a safer learning environment for Black students, schools should turn to culturally relevant and Afrocentric policies and practices that better incorporate their identity in the school culture, according to a new ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2022
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A new legal dataset published on LawAtlas.org today shows shifts and trends in state-level "zero tolerance" or exclusionary school discipline laws, focusing on how the laws regulate expulsion and suspension.
Education
May 8, 2019
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Over the last 20 years, many academic institutions have conducted surveys in STEM disciplines, seeking ways to address and increase awareness of discrimination and racism that are major obstacles to attracting and retaining ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2020
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The Rasberry Crazy Ant is an invasive ant that was first noticed infesting areas around Houston, Texas ten years ago, but its species identity has remained undetermined until now. In a paper published Sep. 19 in the open ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2012
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LGBTQ professionals' pride in their science, technology, engineering, and math work is not reciprocated, say researchers.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2021
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