December 21, 2023
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Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness
Gratitude, kindness and optimistic thinking can help kids feel a bit better. Wipada Wipawin/iStock via Getty Images Plus Kai Zhuang Shum, ... -
Research finds women 'turn inward' when they experience ambiguous workplace incidents
That gender discrimination is wrong is beyond argument. But identifying which incidents are cases of it is not always so clear cut. That's why ...December 21, 2023 -
Harvard President Claudine Gay Submits Corrections to Two Articles Amid Allegations of Plagiarism
Harvard President Claudine Gay submitted corrections to two articles published in 2001 and 2017, after the Harvard Corporation acknowledged ...December 15, 2023 -
How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins
Nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon and other gingerbread spices. Almaje/iStock via Getty Images Serina DeSalvio, Texas A&M University Regardless of ...December 13, 2023 -
Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the Moon – 5 essential reads on modern lunar missions
The Moon, shot from Pakistan during a lunar eclipse. AP Photo/Fareed Khan Mary Magnuson, The Conversation The year 2023 proved a big one for ...December 13, 2023 -
Customizing mRNA is easy, and that’s what makes it the next frontier for personalized medicine − a molecular biologist explains
One of the advantages of mRNA is its scalability. DrAfter123/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Angie Hilliker, University of ...December 13, 2023 -
Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment
Harvard President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania then-President Elizabeth Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth testify before ...December 13, 2023 -
‘Good Times’: 50 years ago, Norman Lear changed TV with a show about a working-class Black family’s struggles and joys
Esther Rolle, right, and John Amos starred in the pathbreaking 1970s Black sitcom. Moviepix via Getty Images Angela M. Nelson, Bowling Green ...December 13, 2023