If one of your parents majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) field, there's a better chance you'll also major and persist in a STEM field, according to a new Portland State University study.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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A new canine sleep study from North Carolina State University could serve as a baseline for research on chronic pain and cognitive dysfunction in dogs, potentially improving detection and treatment of these conditions.
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2020
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Man's best friend may also be man's best bet for figuring out how environmental chemicals could impact our health. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2020
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The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually be due to family stability more than the fact that their parents are married. A new study finds that children who who are born and grow up in ...
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2009
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Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe that lets users perform everyday tasks with thoughts alone.
Engineering
May 11, 2009
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Focusing attention on your mobile phone instead of your partner doesn't just strain your relationship—it also affects women's creativity in the workplace, caution researchers from the Universities of Bath, Aston, and IESE ...
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2024
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When a wild turtle recovers from an accident and is released back into the wild, what happens next? A new study from North Carolina State University reveals that finding those answers can often be just as challenging as saving ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2023
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Travel is back in full swing this summer, and so is bad behavior by tourists.
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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It doesn't take long for gaps to appear between children who participate in extracurricular activities and kids who don't, a new study found.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2022
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New research is the first to show large-scale intergenerational effects of the federal Head Start program that launched in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. The program continues to this day and ...
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2022
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