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Butterfly Payload to Launch Nov. 16 on Space Shuttle
When NASA's space shuttle
Atlantis launches for the
International Space Station
on Nov. 16 it will carry a
butterfly experiment that
will be monitored by
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For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comics Is No Child's Play
A professor of library and
information science says
that comic books are just as
sophisticated as other forms
of literature, and children
... > full story
Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College
Two findings from a new
national study reveal the
power of mentors,
particularly those in the
teaching profession: for all
... > full story
Gossip In The Workplace: A Weapon Or Gift?
Gossip in the workplace can
be a weapon in reputational
warfare or a gift and can
offer clues to power and
influence not found on
organizational charts. New
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Shifting Blame Is Socially Contagious
November 19, 2009 — Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem -- even when the target is innocent -- greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will ... > full story -
Coed College Housing Connected to Frequent Binge Drinking
November 18, 2009 — Students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female ... > full story -
Hospital Report Cards Do Not Appear to Result in Significant Improvements
November 18, 2009 — An analysis of quality of cardiac care following the public release of data on measures of care at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, did not result in significant system-wide improvement in hospitals' ... > full story -
Students With a Lower Socioeconomic Background Benefit from Daily School Physical Activity
November 17, 2009 — Daily physical exercise at school positively improves students' body composition and exercise capacity. This is especially true of students with a low socioeconomic ... > full story -
Twittering the Student Experience
November 16, 2009 — An experiment into the use of social media has shown that Twitter, an online blogging service, can act as an exceptional communication tool within ... > full story -
Today's Children Decide Their School and Career Path Early
November 15, 2009 — Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new ... > full story -
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Awareness of Racism Affects How Children Do Socially and Academically
November 14, 2009 — A study of more than 120 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse US elementary school children shows that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early and that those biases can be ... > full story -
Athletes on Performance Enhancers More Likely to Abuse Alcohol, Other Drugs, Study Suggests
November 13, 2009 — College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new ... > full story -
Foreign Subtitles Improve Speech Perception
November 11, 2009 — You can improve your second-language listening ability by watching the movie with subtitles -- as long as these subtitles are in the same language as the film. Subtitles in one's native language, the ... > full story -
Most Parents, High-Priority Adults Who Tried To Get H1N1 Vaccine For Themselves And Children Unable To Get It, Poll Finds
November 7, 2009 — A new national poll has found that a majority of adults who tried to get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves or their children have been unable to do ... > full story
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