Talk about bouncing back. MIT professor Moungi Bawendi is a co-winner of this year's Nobel chemistry prize for helping develop "quantum dots"—nanoparticles that are now found in next generation TV screens and help illuminate ...
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Oct 4, 2023
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With school and university exams looming, students will be thinking about how they can maximize their learning.
Education
Oct 2, 2023
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Students don't have to be supervised during online exams. That's because unsupervised online exams can accurately assess student learning, according to our study published in July 2023 in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
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Aug 12, 2023
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Encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful—rather than just happy—could improve their academic results as well as their mental health, according to new research which recommends changing how well-being is ...
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
Ecology
May 4, 2023
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Imagine the following scenario. You are a student and enter a room or Zoom meeting. A panel of examiners who have read your essay or viewed your performance, are waiting inside.
Education
Apr 19, 2023
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Psychological grit has garnered a lot of interest in the last decade, particularly in the higher education arena. It's typically defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals. A great deal has been written about ...
Education
Feb 21, 2023
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Stress has a negative impact on physical health, reduces work productivity, and results in significant annual costs for industries and healthcare. While high stress is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and ...
Education
Dec 7, 2022
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For college football teams that win six or more games in a season, their reward is the opportunity to play in a postseason bowl game on national television. While many players and fans look forward to the opportunity each ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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No clear relationship exists between GCSE test anxiety and exam performance among Year 11 pupils, a UCL study has found.
Education
Jun 15, 2022
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