Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making the platforms safer offers an alternative path.
March 19, 2025
Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the uniquely open-ended ways we invent new ideas and share and build on them.
March 19, 2025
More student-athletes are opting to play sports for private clubs rather than their varsity high school teams. To retain more athletes, schools should focus less on competition.
March 19, 2025
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
March 19, 2025
When speaking with vaccine-hesitant patients, pediatricians turn to these tips
March 19, 2025
Remains of murdered Australian Aboriginal man repatriated by British university
March 19, 2025
A Columbia University student arrested and threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel gave his first public statement, saying that his detention is indicative of “anti-Palestinian racism” demonstrated by both the Trump and Biden administrations
March 18, 2025
As universities navigate an increasingly polarized political landscape, many have adopted institutional neutrality policies, limiting official statements on social and political issues. Supporters say these policies preserve academic freedom and prevent institutions from endorsing particular viewpoints, while critics argue they suppress important discourse and leave students feeling unheard. The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a new policy – institutional neutrality for university leaders – on Oct. 17, 2024. This decision aligns with a broader trend among higher education institutions to limit official commentary on contentious topics. Regent Mark Bernstein emphasized the policy aims to empower individual faculty
March 18, 2025
'Don't take things for granted' Maple syrup keeps Gun Lake Tribe tradition alive
March 18, 2025
Harvard University has announced that students whose families make less than $200,000 won't pay tuition
March 18, 2025
The parents of an Indian-born student from a U.S. university who went missing earlier this month from a popular tourist resort in the Dominican Republic
March 18, 2025
A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers
March 18, 2025
It’s all about what they want you to do.
March 18, 2025
11-year-old publishes several books
March 18, 2025
A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change
March 18, 2025
Two sisters teach about Ramadan through their new book
March 18, 2025
Video shows 2 high school students beating teacher, leading to their arrests
March 18, 2025
Charter school for the Arts partners with national program to improve teacher retention
March 18, 2025
The global suspension of USAID funding is shuttering peace and anti-gang programs in Colombia's most impoverished places, endangering implementation of
March 18, 2025
The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago
March 17, 2025
The NCAA will abandon a rule that stopped athletes from negotiating potentially lucrative endorsement deals before enrolling in a specific college, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says as he announced a proposed settlement in a lawsuit over the policy
March 18, 2025
Harvard University said on Monday it would make tuition free for undergraduate students from families earning less than $200,000 a year and would also cover
March 17, 2025
Harvard announces it will go tuition-free for students from families making $200,000 or less
March 17, 2025
The Trump administration said on Monday that it had determined Maine educational authorities were in violation of federal law prohibiting sex discrimination by allowing
March 17, 2025
World's only 100% compostable coffee pods are made in Central Virginia: 'We're running this thing 24/7'
March 17, 2025
The world’s largest architectural model captures New York City in the ’90s
March 17, 2025
'Follow your dreams': Astronaut Peggy Whitson inspires next generation ahead Axiom Mission 4
March 17, 2025
Two children killed by falling tree; investigation ongoing
March 17, 2025
The phrase appeared on thousands of pages unrelated to Jane Austen before and during her life – and was a favorite phrase of the abolitionists.
March 17, 2025
Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and built on.
March 17, 2025
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.
March 17, 2025
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness