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Sep 13, 2012

SAT Not Biased Against Low-Status Students, Study Finds

Researchers have debated what SAT scores really reveal about a person, and, perhaps most importantly, whether the test actually predicts how well a student will do in college. A new study suggests the SAT is effective at this task and isn't biased against students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Researchers at the...

Oct 10, 2012

For Kids' Academic Success, Parents May Trump Schools

Good schools make a difference, but parent involvement better predicts a child's academic performance than the qualities of the school he or she attends, a new study suggests. Our study shows that parents need to be aware of how important they are, and invest time in their children — checking...

Dec 17, 2012

In Photos: Quadriplegic Uses Mind-Controlled Prosthesis

Using Her Mind (Image credit: UPMC)Jan Scheuermann, 53, of Whitehall Borough, has quadriplegia for more than nine years and is participating in a trial testing brain computer interface technology that allows her to move a robot arm with her thoughts. Eating Chocolate (Image credit: UPMC)Jan Scheuermann, who has quadriplegia, brings...

Jan 10, 2013

Best Ways to Study for a Test Found

Researchers say they've pinpointed the two best ways to prepare for a test: spreading out the studying over time and self-quizzing before the big day. Surprisingly, other common methods, such as rereading and highlighting, get low marks when it comes to effectiveness, researchers say. The team reviewed the current research...

Jan 16, 2013

Colleges Requiring Phys Ed Hit All-Time Low

Getting into college may seem harder than ever, but it's never been easier for students to become a couch potato on campus, new research suggests. That's because the number of four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. with a physical education requirement is at an all-time low. A new study...

Feb 13, 2013

Do Good Grades Spread Like Measles?

Good grades could be contagious. Students surrounded by friends who earn better grades than they do tend to see their own grades rise over the next year, according to a new study. The smarter that your friends are today, there's a higher chance for you to become smarter as well...

Apr 2, 2013

'Party Pathway' Leads Some College Students Astray

As high school seniors across the country tear open their college acceptance letters this month, a pair of researchers warns that party schools could be shortchanging some of their undergrads. Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton for five years followed a group of 53 young women who started college on the...

Apr 24, 2013

Which Jobs Actually Use Math?

Sure, your 7th grade algebra teacher claimed you'd need math all the time. But something doesn't add up: most Americans never use advanced math on the job, research suggests. Less than a quarter of workers use math beyond fractions at their jobs, according to a survey of 2,300 workers conducted...

May 2, 2013

Professors: Students May Judge Your Facebook Profile

College students are often warned to be careful what they post on Facebook. As it turns out, professors may want to take care, too. New research finds that undergraduates judge professors based on their Facebook profiles (though few are likely to friend their professors). For instance, a professor with a...

May 2, 2013

Upcoming Porn Journal to Explore Sexy Science

A soon-to-launch academic journal will peer into corners of the Internet most people erase from their search histories. Porn Studies, set to debut next spring, will be dedicated to a critical exploration of those cultural products and services designated as pornographic, according to The Guardian. The journal will be under...

May 7, 2013

Gallery: Futuristic 'Smart Textiles' Merge Fashion with Tech

The Future of Fashion (Image credit: Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory/Cornell University)Fashion designers and engineers are collaborating to develop innovative smart textiles, or garments that merge fashion and technology.These dresses were created in the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The brown and blue dress on the left was...

May 28, 2013

Plasticized Bodies Come to Singapore Medical School

At a Singapore medical school, doctors-to-be are learning anatomy on human bodies preserved in plastic. The bodies, which were donated to science, have undergone a process called plastination, which replaces the fat and water in a cadaver with plastic and other polymers. The treatment maintains the tissues' structural properties and...

May 30, 2013

Kindermusik Recalls Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Kindermusik International, Inc. of Greensboro N.C., announced a voluntary recall of about 7,000 Zoom Buggy Cars and 300 Dream Pillow Stars were sold in the United States, 1300 Zoom Buggy Cars and 100 Dream Pillow Stars were sold...

May 30, 2013

Day Care Focuses on Teaching, and Exercise Suffers

An emphasis on learning at the expense of exercise is one of several reasons why children in many day care centers are not getting enough physical activity, a new study suggests. Concern for the children's safety is another factor in keeping them from being sufficiently active, according to the study,...

May 30, 2013

Most High School Kids Don't Get Enough Exercise, CDC Reports

Most high school kids are not getting enough exercise, but more boys than girls are meeting official recommendations, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report showed that 15 percent of high school students in 2010 engaged in at least 60 minutes...