
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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