A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses that are taught lecture-style than fail in classes incorporating so-called active learning that expects them to participate in discussions ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Recycling waste materials into new products is a common method for sustaining a green environment, but it isn't only limited to reusing old cans, plastics, and paper. In chemistry, scientists use discarded ...
Materials Science
May 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Undergraduate research opportunities abound at Arizona State University, and archaeologist Michael E. Smith is one of the top faculty for providing them.
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2014
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Valentine's Day is a day when we think about our romantic relationships—or lack thereof.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2014
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UC Berkeley graduate student Katayun Kamdin's experience as an undergraduate physics major at the University of Chicago was like that of many women who enter a field traditionally dominated by men.
General Physics
Jan 17, 2014
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Man's two best friends, smartphones and dogs, are together at last.
Software
Nov 28, 2013
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A new wideband ring voltage-controlled oscillator (VOC) was proposed by UNIST undergraduate student, Seyeon Yoo with the the research work published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 8, 2013
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Built by undergraduates working for their exams, with funds raised by the students themselves, Cambridge's solar car is the only British entry into the World Solar Challenge. Despite the odds, however, its radical design ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 26, 2013
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New research out of Queen's University indicates that women are changing their views on bearing children.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2013
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A University of Portland study challenges the popular perception that there is a "new and pervasive hookup culture" among contemporary college students.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2013
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