Shaping positive STEM identity for student success

Data show that students who have a strong science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) identity are more likely to take STEM courses and persist to the academic finish line––graduation. Positive STEM identity ...

How stereotyping increases during economic crises

It's been almost exactly 15 years since Lehmann Brothers declared bankruptcy, marking the height of the financial crisis. Since then, we've entered the era of the "polycrisis"—where several catastrophic events are happening ...

Family planning and the fear of missing out

Keeping up with the Joneses—social envy—can push people toward things they might otherwise avoid, like buying a car they can't afford or building an extension they don't need.

Gray wolf personality research uses puzzle boxes, rain sticks

Researchers using puzzle boxes, rain sticks and papier-mâché balls are studying captive gray wolves at the Oakland Zoo and the California Wolf Center to evaluate personality and problem-solving skills of the endangered ...

page 13 from 40