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April 16, 2020June 12, 2020

‘Little scientists’: Kids prefer books that explain how the world works

A 2017 report by the Independent suggests kids ask upwards of 73 questions a day, often starting at breakfast and going full steam ahead, seemingly...

by The Conversation

February 20, 2020June 12, 2020

Education Engineering

Teaching kids how to make guitars can get them hooked on engineering

This article was written for theconversation.com byMark French, Purdue University The Big Idea: I’m part of a team of professors and high school teachers...

by The Conversation

Education

Why forgetting may make your mind more efficient

Originally written for Knowable Magazine By Tom Siegfried In the quest to fend off forgetfulness, some people build a palace of memory. It’s a...

by Cheryl February 18, 2020February 28, 2020

Education News

Universities must open their archives and share their oppressive pasts

Evadne Kelly, University of Guelph and Carla Rice, University of GuelphThumbnail image courtesy: Zaini Izzuddin For the first time, a Canadian university — the...

by The Conversation January 24, 2020June 12, 2020

Education

Cheating may be under-reported across Canada’s universities and colleges

Sarah Elaine Eaton, University of Calgary Media have reported allegations of creative cheating strategies at universities across Canada, including hacking grades, bribery and breaking...

by Cheryl January 20, 2020February 10, 2020

Disabilities Education Math

Improving access to education by making Braille textbooks cheaper and easier to produce

Currently, textbooks are converted to Braille by trained people who manually re-type the printed version — a process that is time-consuming and expensive. It’s...

by Cheryl January 16, 2020

At work Education

Co-op programs benefit STEM students more than students from other disciplines

STEM students who participate in co-op programs are more likely to find a permanent job that relates to their field, according to a new study from...

by Cheryl January 15, 2020May 4, 2020

Education News

Here’s how social class gives some university students a competitive edge

Sioux McKenna, Rhodes University and Simpiwe Sobuwa, Durban University of Technology.Thumbnail images courtesy of Unsplash. Graphic elements and editing by We Rep STEM. It...

by Cheryl January 14, 2020

Education Studies

Impostor syndrome may be more pronounced among first-gen students

The competitive nature of some STEM programs fuel impostor syndrome in academia and this is especially true for first-generation (FG) students, according to a recent...

by Cheryl January 9, 2020April 30, 2020

Education

In science, it’s better to be curious than correct

Thomas Merritt, Laurentian University. File photo courtesy: Canva. I’m a geneticist. I study the connection between information and biology — essentially what makes a...

by Cheryl December 12, 2019February 9, 2020

Education

Study suggests men tend to select majors with higher-paying earning potential than women

Men tend to select post-secondary majors with higher earning potential than women, according to a new study led by sociologist Natasha Quadlin of Ohio...

by Cheryl November 29, 2019February 15, 2020

Education

Here’s what universities can do to keep students from dropping out

Written by: Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra, University of Saskatchewan and Ken S. Coates, University of Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy: Unsplash/Honeyyanibel The Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

by Cheryl November 28, 2019February 15, 2020