August 25, 2023
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Campus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate
Meghan Downey of Chatham protests as U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announces federal policy changes in rules for investigating sexual ... -
How educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement
Billions of dollars are being spent on education research. Is it working? Fly View Productions/E+ via Getty Images Detris Honora Adelabu, Boston ...August 25, 2023 -
Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health
When teens can’t sleep, they often scroll online well into the night, which only exacerbates the problem. ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty ...August 25, 2023 -
Has academia become more gender-fair for women? Findings from an adversarial analysis of gender bias
Pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has historically required women to confront significant gender bias ...August 13, 2023 -
Why do women leave academia after completing a PhD?
The proportion of women in academia progressively decreases with advancing career stages. This phenomenon is known as the leaky pipeline ...August 13, 2023 -
Doctors Are Leaving Academic Medicine. Most Of Them Are Women
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, those of us working in medicine have been challenged on many fronts. Still, there are more and more women ...August 13, 2023 -
Millions of Americans believe aromatherapy works – but for many doctors, it still doesn’t pass the smell test
Public acceptance of aromatherapy is high, but that doesn’t mean it works. Huizeng Hu/Moment via Getty Images Marian Reven, West Virginia ...August 13, 2023 -
An Asian MIT student asked AI to turn an image of her into a professional headshot. It made her white, with lighter skin and blue eyes.
An Asian MIT student was shocked when an AI tool turned her white for a professional headshot. Rona Wang said she had been put off using ...August 1, 2023
