November 2, 2021
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Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease pandemic stress
A mini break with a humorous meme can take the momentary edge off during a stressful time. JGI/Tom Grill Jessica Myrick, Penn State Zoom ... -
Women are more competitive when they’re given an option to share winnings – a research finding that may help close the gender pay gap
Women may be more team-oriented than men. Delmaine Donson/E+ via Getty Images Mary L. Rigdon, University of Arizona The Research Brief is a ...November 2, 2021 -
Teachers must often face student attacks alone
Teachers report post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing or witnessing attacks from students. Andrey Zhuravlev/iStock via Getty ...October 20, 2021 -
Trailblazing women who broke into engineering in the 1970s reflect on what’s changed – and what hasn’t
Women who got their start in the male-dominated profession 40 years ago have advice for today’s newcomers in STEM. Contributor/Denver Post ...October 20, 2021 -
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Tenure Controversy In Georgia
Public policy decisions are often confounded by having to face hard trade-offs and by the law of unintended consequences. This is illustrated now in ...October 20, 2021 -
Future of college will involve fewer professors
Some colleges and universities may be using AI technology to help teach their students. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images Patricia A. Young, ...October 20, 2021 -
4 tips for choosing a good college – and getting accepted
First-generation college students have less ‘college knowledge’ than students whose parents went to college. SDI Productions/E+ via ...October 15, 2021 -
None of the 2021 science Nobel laureates are women – here’s why men still dominate STEM award winning
Frances Arnold received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. © Nobel Media. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud Mary K. Feeney, Arizona State ...October 15, 2021