September 13, 2021
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For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender
Female engineers were more likely to ask for help from their female than male colleagues. alvarez/E+ via Getty Images Cristina Poleacovschi, ... -
6 big changes in standardized tests – including less focus on grading students and more on learning
Today’s tests have more potential to facilitate student learning, rather than just monitor it. Paul Bersebach/Orange County Register via ...September 13, 2021 -
Black, Hispanic and Asian American donors give more to social and racial justice causes as well as strangers in need – new survey
People of color tend to give differently than white donors. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images Wendy Chen, Texas Tech University and Una Osili, ...September 13, 2021 -
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Stanford professors urge U.S. to end program looking for Chinese spies in academia
A group of Stanford University professors has asked the Justice Department to stop looking for Chinese spies at U.S. universities, joining an effort ...September 13, 2021 -
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Women of color in academia call 'The Chair' 'triggering' yet 'relatable' and point out what the show gets wrong
Women of color in academia have had conflicting reactions to the Netflix series "The Chair." Some felt the storyline of Yaz's tenure case ...September 6, 2021 -
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Appointing women in ‘significant positions’ matters
South Africa’s 2019 Post-School Education Statistics showed there were 727 more men than women employed in the instruction and research ...September 6, 2021 -
Bilingual people with language loss due to stroke can pose a treatment challenge – computational modeling may help clinicians treat them
Researchers can program neural networks composed of artificial neurons to simulate language processing. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Claudia ...September 3, 2021 -
Researchers trained mice to control seemingly random bursts of dopamine in their brains, challenging theories of reward and learning
The brains of mice randomly produce large bursts of dopamine that could produce feelings of hope. Julia Kuhl, CC BY-ND David Kleinfeld, ...September 3, 2021