Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies. Ohio State University students who used the devices…
Beginning in September 2008, the first Dutch Masters programme in the scientific field of climate change will be offered at Wageningen University. The programme is intended for students…
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study…
Intimate examinations, performed by medical students on anaesthetised patients, are often carried out without adequate consent from patients, but this violates their basic human rights…
Can online networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help new students settle into university social and academic life and minimise the chance of them withdrawing from their courses?…
Female penguins mate with males who bring them pebbles to build egg nests. Hummingbirds mate to gain access to the most productive flowers guarded by larger males…
Carrying a cell phone may cause some college students - especially women - to take risks with their safety, a new study suggests. A survey of 305 students at one campus found that 40…