News articles tagged with 'academic'
Links between child care and academic achievement, behaviour persist into adolescence
— 14 May 2010 12:27 | HealthTeens who were in high-quality child care settings as young children scored slightly higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement and were slightly less likely to report…
Industry support of academic life science research may be dropping
— 4 Nov 2009 13:45 | HealthWhile more than half the academic life science researchers responding to a 2007 survey indicated having some relationship with industrial entities, the prevalence of such relationships…
Finds that research at academic medical centres is active, diverse
— 2 Sep 2009 12:05 | HealthA survey indicates that research is active and diverse at U.S. academic medical centres and that a substantial proportion of faculty conduct research and publish without sponsorship,…
New report describes types of research conducted at academic medical centres
— 2 Sep 2009 11:45 | HealthA study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Health Policy gives the first detailed look at the types of research currently being conducted within U.S. academic…
FSU professor wins 5M grant to train next generation of education researchers
— 11 Aug 2009 10:15 | HealthA researcher at The Florida State University has been awarded a $5 million, five-year federal grant to train doctoral students to conduct advanced research on the best ways of teaching…
Students with depression twice as likely to drop out of college
— 7 Jul 2009 14:51 | HealthCollege students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out of school, new research shows…
Retained elementary students often do not get special education plan
— 4 Jun 2009 06:20 | HealthMany children who are retained in kindergarten, first or third grade for academic reasons do not subsequently receive a document outlining the individualised special education services…
Time spent on meaningful pursuits may cut risk of physician burnout
— 26 May 2009 11:47 | HealthFaculty physicians at academic medical centres may be less likely to experience burnout if they spend at least one day per week on the aspect of their work that is most meaningful to…
New look at Facebook and grades
— 8 May 2009 03:06 | TechnologyNews last month of an unpublished study suggesting that Facebook use is related to lower college academic achievement probably sent more than a few parents reeling. Now a new study…
Ivory tower needs to adapt to online media landscape, scholar says
— 11 Apr 2009 09:52 | TechnologyUniversities need to embrace new online media, social networks and a culture of 'openness' as part of their pedagogy, or they risk becoming seen as anachronisms in today's hyper-connected…