On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A social worker with a miniature therapy dog named Trixie offered comfort at the entry ...
Education
Dec 20, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked a public debate about the value of learning online for elementary school students. Much of this dialog has been negative, with a focus on the experiences that children are missing by not ...
Education
Sep 23, 2021
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In the last 18 months, the coronavirus pandemic has made distance learning somewhat of a norm in almost all education levels. In the national surveys on students, the respondents often mention lack of motivation. During distance ...
Education
Sep 1, 2021
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Smartphones can improve academic performance, when used appropriately, according to new research by the School of Business.
Education
Aug 31, 2021
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Physical activity among young people can be improved by well-designed and delivered online interventions such as 'exergames' and smartphone apps, new research shows.
Education
Aug 26, 2021
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The longer farmers use cover crops, the more likely they are to see the benefits and to use the conservation practice on a higher percentage of their farmland, according to a survey of eastern South Dakota producers.
Ecology
Jul 30, 2021
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A lot of entirely unwarranted anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. and elsewhere has emerged on social media since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had its original source in Wuhan, China, but is a global problem ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2021
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Kids' love for video games should be harnessed by teachers to improve classroom learning, new Australian research has found.
Education
Jul 28, 2021
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In a new study, University of Maine researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and faster than genetics.
Evolution
Jun 3, 2021
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Immature female and male orangutans direct their social attention to different types of individuals, potentially to acquire the sex-specific ecological knowledge they will need in later life, according to a study publishing ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2021
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