Mar. 13, 2024 Three peer-reviewed journals have recently published research papers by Penn State's Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative. The papers illustrate how the initiative's programs help K-12 ...
Jan. 30, 2024 Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a ...
Dec. 19, 2023 A recent study found significant variations in career interests between men and women. Surprisingly, even with these interest differences, gender gaps in career opportunities are more substantial ...
Dec. 7, 2023 Researchers have developed a weeklong high school curriculum that helps students quickly grasp concepts in both color chemistry and artificial intelligence -- while sparking their curiosity about ...
Dec. 4, 2023 Children must be taught more about the importance of plants if education about climate change and sustainability is to be effective, experts have ...
Nov. 6, 2023 Addressing the shortage of women in STEM fields such as computer science is not enough to close the gender gap: Treating women more like men, especially on pay day, is more important than ...
Sep. 29, 2023 Young people who are in higher education in England face a small increased risk of depression and anxiety, compared to their peers who are not attending higher education, finds a new ...
Mar. 6, 2023 The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it ...
Dec. 21, 2022 Research has identified key characteristics and practices of expert ...
Dec. 9, 2022 Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations, a new study of chess players has found. The study analyzed almost three million chess moves played by more than eight ...
Dec. 7, 2022 A new paper shows that when first-year female STEM students are mentored by student peers, the positive ripple effect lasts throughout their undergraduate years and into their postgraduate lives, ...
Nov. 29, 2022 According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents ...
Nov. 17, 2022 A study has found that although there were steep learning losses in reading for elementary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person learning opportunities helped some of those students ...
Nov. 10, 2022 University attendance appears to produce better mental health outcomes for young people, according to new research. The study also suggests that a university environment has a positive influence on ...
Oct. 31, 2022 A study warns that safety flag systems differ even between beaches in close proximity to each other, and that this lack of uniformity may be due to an outdated legal framework and the absence of an ...
Oct. 17, 2022 A recent study reveals how undergraduate students engage with interdisciplinary learning throughout their college careers and beyond -- and how universities should respond to support such ...
Oct. 13, 2022 Elementary school teachers raised concerns about cyberbullying, students accessing inappropriate content online and other ...
Oct. 13, 2022 Earlier elementary school day start times predict less sleep for students but have little to no effect on their educational outcomes, according to new ...
Sep. 21, 2022 Students at high schools with prominent security measures have lower math scores, are less likely to attend college and are suspended more compared to students in schools with less surveillance, a ...
Sep. 15, 2022 Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80 percent of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better ...