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University of Edinburgh: Positive teacher relationships may reduce crime
Experts at the University of Edinburgh examined the experiences of 1483 young people who had a change of teacher between the ages of 9 and 10.They identified pairs of young people with similar backgrounds and influences, but who reported…
Texas A&M: California Utility Expands Use Of Texas A&M Wildfire Prevention System
The threat of catastrophic wildfires has led California investor-owned utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to significantly expand its use of a tool developed at Texas A&M University that helps stop fires before they…
Texas A&M: ‘TMC3 Collaborative Building’ To Become Central Hub Of Texas Medical Center’s New…
Texas Medical Center (TMC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health), and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) today…
Oregon State University: Oregon State University research enterprise continues upward trend
Research funding at Oregon State University has topped $380 million for the fifth straight fiscal year, and research expenditures by the university, a key measure of research output, rose despite the pandemic for the seventh consecutive…
Oregon State University: Oregon State to lead Department of Energy project to capture carbon dioxide…
Oregon State University chemistry professor May Nyman has been selected as one of the leaders of a $24 million federal effort to develop technologies for combating climate change by extracting carbon from the air.The funding is spread…
New York University: NYU Chemist Receives Department of Energy Grant for Plastic “Upcycling”…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Tianning Diao, associate professor of chemistry at New York University, with funding for research on “upcycling” poly(acrylic acid), a plastic component commonly used in household products.…
New York University: 17 NYU Alumni and Faculty Win Emmy Awards
Sixteen alumni and one faculty member from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and Steinhardt School School of Culture, Education, and Human Development took home Emmy Awards, including both Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which…
New York University: NYU Research into Inequality Brought to Life in New Podcast Series
Challenges to voter access in the 2020 election. A collaborative global jazz ensemble inspired by the Kuwaiti pearl diving music of the Indian Ocean trade. And the impact of growing diversity in the film industry on the onscreen stories…
New York University: “Crossing Boundaries” Webinar to Feature Lewis & Clark Professor Pamela…
New York University will host “Crossing Boundaries: The Critical Need for Global Animal Law Education,” a webinar featuring Lewis & Clark Law School Professor Pamela Frasch, who will discuss the past, present, and future of the animal…
Caltech: New Visual Culture Minor Available to Students
"There's been a long-standing interest in this area from a lot of students," says Dehn Gilmore, a professor of English at Caltech. "Students may want to go into film as an industry, video game design, or graphic design, for example. Or…