September 19, 2020
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Future teachers often think memorization is the best way to teach math and science – until they learn a different way
Problem-solving is key to math and science instruction. Pekic/Getty Images Peter C. Cormas, California University of Pennsylvania The Research ... -
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New Census data reveals no progress has been made on closing the overall gender pay gap
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that, between 2018 and 2019, no progress was made on closing the overall wage gender ...September 18, 2020 -
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University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student apologizes for falsely claiming to be Black
A doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison issued a public apology this week after accusations emerged online that they were ...September 17, 2020 -
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College Kids Are Freaking Out About Their Infected Campuses
For Daniel Gardner, 19, a junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., the dread and dejection set in before classes even started ...September 15, 2020 -
Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
Both men and women find critical feedback harder to take from a woman. pixelfit/E+ via Getty Images Martin Abel, Middlebury Imagine that your ...September 12, 2020 -
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‘White Lie’ professor Jessica Krug exposes the fallacy of identity politics
The most shocking thing about the Jessica Krug scandal is that people are shocked by it. Sure, Krug’s behavior was immoral, ...September 12, 2020 -
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7,000-Plus Missouri College Students Got COVID
As colleges and universities return for in-person classes, all eyes have been on whether communal learning will lead to COVID-19 outbreaks. The ...September 5, 2020 -
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U of O PhD student's smartwatch a timely innovation in COVID fight
Azadeh Dastmalchi’s search for a user-friendly blood pressure test triggered a decade-long research effort that ultimately spawned a ...September 3, 2020