Many working dogs have to cope with sirens, sudden loud noises and flashing lights while carrying out vital work that keeps humans safe. Visual and acoustic distractions distinctly affect people's ability to concentrate and ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2024
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One of life's greatest pastimes may be settling in with a terrific book. In honor of March's National Reading Month, Laurie Gauger, Ph.D., an assistant clinical professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences at the University ...
Education
Mar 11, 2024
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It's Saturday afternoon and the kids are all connected to separate devices. So are the parents. Sounds familiar?
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2024
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In a new study from the University of Georgia, researchers found that the time high schoolers spend on so-called enrichment activities—including tutoring, sports, school clubs and even homework—is negatively affecting ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2024
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Federal immigration minister Marc Miller recently announced the government is implementing a two-year cap on the number of international students admitted into Canada.
Political science
Mar 1, 2024
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A new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers makes a significant contribution to understanding the factors that influence how young elementary school students respond to reading interventions in fragile and ...
Education
Feb 29, 2024
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Children living in multilingual communities often learn in a language at school that does not match the language they speak at home. This mismatch makes it challenging for them to participate in classroom discussions and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2024
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Rachel Karchmer-Klein, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware, co-designed a research study where a group of high-achieving eighth graders were asked to engage ...
Education
Feb 15, 2024
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This week, Emiliano Bruner, a paleoneurologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has published a wide-ranging review in the Journal of Comparative Neurology that describes the relationship ...
Evolution
Jan 29, 2024
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A new study has found that children growing up in low-income families have fewer opportunities to make friends and to socially integrate at school. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University of Stockholm ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2024
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