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LTU faculty and staff honored for excellence (Lawrence Technological University)

(Source: Lawrence Technological University) Winners of this year's excellence awards at LTU are (L-R) Clifton Johnson, Lior Shamir, Patrice Bennett, Robin Leclerc, Joongsub Kim, Matthew Cole, Anne...

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Training by Repetition Actually Prevents Learning for Those With Autism...

(Source: Carnegie Mellon University) Monday, October 5, 2015 By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes acquire a new behavior or skill only...

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European funding grant boosts Liberal Arts at Warwick (The University of...

(Source: The University of Warwick) The University of Warwick has been awarded a prestigious grant to develop the teaching of Liberal Arts degrees in partnership with a number of other European...

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A taste of things to come (UTS - University of Technology, Sydney)

(Source: UTS - University of Technology, Sydney) Peter Scott is a man on a mission - to use data and technology to transform students' learning experiences and to change their lives. It sounds like a...

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HSE – Mapping the Brain's Potential (Higher School of Economics)

(Source: Higher School of Economics) Can the brain be linked directly to the computer? What areas of the brain are involved in speech recognition? What impacts on decision-making and how to other...

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Dean Lauren Benton: Moving her field and Arts and Science forward October 8,...

(Source: Vanderbilt University) by Nancy Wise | Oct. 8, 2015, 4:41 PM Lauren Benton, dean of the College of Arts and Science and Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Professor of History (John Russell/Vanderbilt)...

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Navigating our way through computer files uses the same brain structures as a...

(Source: The University of Sheffield) More than 95 per cent of us waste time navigating through computer files rather than using efficient search tools because of the way our brains are structured,...

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Restructuring higher education in India

IMPEDIMENTS Niranjan R looks at what is plaguing our higher education system and keeping it from attaining global recognition Education — primary, secondary and higher — all serve as capital for a...

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UW Regents name Ana Mari Cauce president (University of Washington)

(Source: University of Washington) October 13, 2015 Ana Mari CauceUniversity of Washington The University of Washington Board of Regents selected Interim President Ana Mari Cauce to be the 33rd...

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Husson University Aspires to Raise $30 Million Through Comprehensive Campaign...

(Source: Husson University) Date of Release: October 6, 2015 BANGOR, MAINE - On Saturday evening, Husson University launched the public phase of its first comprehensive campaign, 'Shaping our Future,'...

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National Archives Publishes Chinese Exclusion Act Book and Course (NARA -...

(Source: NARA - National Archives and Records Administration) Press Release October 13, 2015 Washington, DC…The National Archives announced today that students and history lovers can now explore the...

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The University of Warwick explores new ways of teaching and learning with the...

(Source: The University of Warwick) The University of Warwick has created the 'The Dark Would' a collaborative teaching and learning project initiated by the Institute for Advanced Teaching and...

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Difficulty Processing Speech May Be an Effect of Dyslexia, Not a Cause...

(Source: Carnegie Mellon University) Thursday, October 8, 2015 By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu The cognitive skills used to learn how to ride a bike may be the key to a more accurate...

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Halliburton Partners with Baylor to Increase College Retention and Graduation...

(Source: Baylor University) Media contact: Kate Amaya, 254-710-6826, Kate_Amaya@baylor.edu WACO, Texas (Oct. 9, 2015) - Baylor University's School of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has received...

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Open position: Doctoral Student/Postdoctoral Researcher (Computer and Robot...

(Source: Tampere University of Technology) 07.10.2015 10:03 Department of Signal Processing is looking for a Doctoral Students /Postdoctoral Researcher (1-4 positions) to join the Vision Group. Tampere...

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STAIRSTEP students present computer science research (Lamar University)

(Source: Lamar University) Lamar University STAIRSTEP undergraduate students presented research in computer science at SIGITE 2015, the 16th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education in...

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Researchers aim to refocus wandering minds (University of Notre Dame)

(Source: University of Notre Dame) We're all guilty of it at times. Whether it's reading a report, sitting through a meeting or listening to a classroom lecture, we've all realized, with a start, that...

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Leeds Beckett workshops to help tackle physical inactivity in Ireland (Leeds...

(Source: Leeds Metropolitan University) A Leeds Beckett researcher has equipped sports coaches in Ireland to help tackle the growing problem of physical inactivity amongst children. Sergio...

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A remarkable performance for a momentous occasion (Lehigh University)

(Source: Lehigh University) As he set about establishing Lehigh 150 years ago, Asa Packer may have observed in Bethlehem's night sky a unique astronomical event: the eruption of Eta Carinae, a massive...

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$6.5 Million Gift Supports Growth In Computer Science (Northwestern University)

(Source: Northwestern University) 'Dennis [H. Chookaszian] and [his wife] Karen have long supported Northwestern with their time, expertise and financial contributions, and for this we are grateful,'...

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IBM Research and Carnegie Mellon Create Open Platform to Help the Blind...

(Source: IBM - International Business Machines Corporation) YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y. and PITTSBURGH - 15 Oct 2015: Scientists from IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today...

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How do I become ... a dialect coach

Tact and empathy are as crucial as knowledge of phonetics and linguistics when working on film sets, and it helps if you have a background in acting or drama...

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Fielding's New Media Psychology Program Director Jerri Lynn Hogg, PhD On...

(Source: Fielding Graduate University) Dr. Hogg stepped right into her new role with ease. Coming from years of grounded experience in both academic and professional settings, her teaching experience...

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Bloomberg Hires UX Expert Bonnie John to Focus on Discoverability (Bloomberg LP)

(Source: Bloomberg LP) As an organization that defines a user experience for a product where billions of dollars are at stake, we take UX design very seriously. That is why we are thrilled that Bonnie...

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How using a laptop can help you get a better HSC science mark

When it comes to HSC science results, the way students use laptops could make all the difference to their marks. Students with school-issued laptops performed better in their HSC science exams than...

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Where the mind is without fear

In 2013, Kartik Sawhney, a brilliant and visually impaired student, was not allowed to take the Joint Entrance Exam for the IITs, as the system expected rigid adherence to outdated test-taking norms....

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Q&A: What Machines Can Learn From People And We Can Learn From Them

6:25 PM ET Alina Selyukh Twitter i Watson computer at work. IBM hide caption itoggle caption IBM Watson computer at work. IBM Guruduth Banavar is an executive at IBM leading the team developing a new...

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Humanities research is groundbreaking, life-changing… and ignored

Humanities scholars are making strides in sectors from sustainability to robotics – why are so few people aware of their work?...

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HKUST Hosts Coursera’s Second Annual Asia Regional Workshop (The Hong Kong...

(Source: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted Coursera's second annual Asia Regional Workshop in Hong Kong. Around 180...

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Alumna and former astronaut appointed IST President (The University of...

(Source: The University of Sheffield) University of Sheffield alumna and the first Briton to go into space Dr Helen Sharman OBE has been appointed as the new President of the Institute of Science &...

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​NTU flips classrooms with The Hive (Nanyang Technological University)

(Source: Nanyang Technological University) NTU will spend $75 million to implement the new flipped classroom model for half of its courses within five years Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has...

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Ana Mari Cauce Named 33rd UW President [1] (University of Washington Tacoma)

(Source: University of Washington Tacoma) The UW Office of News & Information issued the following news release on October 13, 2015: UW Regents name Ana Mari Cauce president Victor Balta UW News...

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Brand new psychology lab built over the Summer (Richmond University)

(Source: Richmond University) As a student of Psychology student at Richmond University, you get access to our Psychology Lab to design and conduct your own research and participate in our Psychology...

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In memoriam: Stephen Madigan, 73 (USC - University of Southern California)

(Source: USC - University of Southern California) Stephen Madigan, associate professor of psychology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has died. He was 73. Madigan died on Oct....

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'Thinking Big' presenters inspire at Stanford's 125th anniversary kickoff...

(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, October 20, 2015 Some of education's best minds came together on Sunday and shared research and discoveries that are transforming the way we think about...

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New Quantum Cats game launches for better understanding of quantum concepts...

(Source: University of Waterloo) A new Angry Birds-style game is set to help launch a new understanding of quantum science. Some find the concepts of quantum science confusing or unintuitive. Einstein...

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NU Researchers earn grants (Nipissing University)

(Source: Nipissing University) A trio of researchers at Nipissing University have earned $193,758 in grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for work to...

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Autonomous vehicle research award for Cranfield (Cranfield University)

(Source: Cranfield University) 14 October 2015 driver at the wheel of a car Cranfield is to participate in an £11 million autonomous vehicle research programmejointly funded by Jaguar Land Rover and...

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Online learning takes Chinese out of classroom (Beijing Municipal Government)

(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Like millions of Chinese university students, Li Hao has enrolled in all kinds of traditional tutoring classes to sharpen his English skills during vacations. But...

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Getting the sequence right (The University of Waikato)

(Source: The University of Waikato) More and more, computer technology is becoming the norm in our day-to-day lives, in the operation of household and industrial equipment and in medicine too. The...

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New postgraduate programme to meet the challenges of feeding the planet...

(Source: University of Oxford) Called 'Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning' (IFSTAL), it is the first inter-university collaboration in the UK that gives postgraduates a chance to study food...

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4 strategies for remembering everything you learn

If you're going to learn anything, you need two kinds of prior knowledge: • Knowledge about the subject at hand, like math, history, or programming • Knowledge about how learning actually works The bad...

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New faculty: Maithilee Kunda explores the role of visual thinking in problem...

(Source: Vanderbilt University) by Brenda Ellis | Oct. 22, 2015, 8:48 AM | Want more research news? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter » Maithilee Kunda, assistant professor of computer science and...

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Former Dean Remembered as Visionary Leader (UTD - The University of Texas at...

(Source: UTD - The University of Texas at Dallas) Text size: faculty Oct. 22, 2015 Dr. Bert Moore served 35 years on the faculty of UT Dallas and became dean of the School of Behavioral and Brain...

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The good, the bad and the downright evil: the psychology behind the best and...

(Source: Kwantlen Polytechnic University) Metro Vancouver, B.C. - What does it take for someone to become a perpetrator of genocide? Why would someone risk their own life to save that of a complete...

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+ SONG Yonghua Visits Universities in Israel and Russia [09-30-2015]...

(Source: Zhejiang University) Sep. 30, 2015 In an effort to promote the strategy of diverse international cooperation, SONG Yonghua, Executive Vice President of Zhejiang University, led a delegation on...

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Can Math Teachers Teach Computer Science? (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

(Source: Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Kathi Fisler, professor of computer science at WPI, will study how teachers migrate from math to computing Kathi Fisler A team of computing education experts...

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A yacht that pilots itself (University at Buffalo, State University of New York)

(Source: University at Buffalo, State University of New York) BUFFALO, N.Y. - Driverless technology is making inroads in maritime shipping, search-and-rescue operations and security work. But it has...

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Cox gains energy investment learning resource (Southern Methodist University)

(Source: Southern Methodist University) October 16, 2015 Dallas (SMU) - Students pursuing energy investment at SMU Cox School of Business now have a unique resource that will give them a competitive...

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University of Sheffield to expand unique partnership with Nanjing Tech...

(Source: The University of Sheffield) • Agreement will establish a Joint Institute for Science in Nanjing • Programmes will see staff from a Russell Group university teach students in their home...

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