October 8, 2020
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Nobel Prize for chemistry honors exquisitely precise gene-editing technique, CRISPR – a gene engineer explains how it works
American biochemist Jennifer A. Doudna, left, and French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for ... -
Paid internships elusive for women and Asian college students
Researchers examined the quality of students’ internship experience. Juanmonino/iStock via Getty Images Plus John Zilvinskis, Binghamton ...October 7, 2020 -
Student housing is scarce for college students who have kids
A stable residence on campus can help college students who are parents complete their degrees. SDI Productions/Getty Images Autumn Green, ...October 7, 2020 -
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‘Zoom University’: is college worth the cost without the in-person experience?
High school students in the US are very familiar with the glossy college brochures that come in the mail during their last years in high school. ...October 6, 2020 -
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A student says test proctoring AI flagged her as cheating when she read a question out loud. Others say the software could have
As college students adapt to the new realities of distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, some students say they're struggling to ...October 4, 2020 -
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America's education sector is facing job losses 'you do not want to see'
The education sector is shedding jobs, and analysts worry that that they may never come back. “You’re seeing state and local ...October 4, 2020 -
In the midst of deep grief, a scholar writes how Hindu rituals taught her to let go
Hindu cremation being performed on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images Ketika Garg, University of ...October 2, 2020 -
Failure to shore up state budgets may hit women's wallets especially hard
Teachers organize their socially distanced students at Weaver Elementary School in Rossmoor, California. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange ...September 29, 2020