[ad_1] Suzette Youngs, Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Northern Colorado, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Sears Helgos Special Education Award. Administered by UNC’s Department of Education and Behavioral Sciences, the award recognizes UNC’s commitment to quality, innovative education and the historical importance of its educational mission at UNC, and ...

[ad_1] Psychology major Sophie Bittner ’22 has always been passionate about using psychology to promote individual and social well-being. Her summer scholar research project was completed with her faculty advisor, her professor Robert Weis. She investigated how college students’ access to college accommodation has changed. The research was presented at two of her professional conferences ...

[ad_1] comment on this story comment A new proposal from the Department of Education approved extending federal Pell Grant eligibility to inmates beginning in 2023. Proposals to systematize Pell Grant eligibility have emerged from numerous studies and experiments over the past decade that show that inmates who earn degrees while incarcerated are better prepared to ...

[ad_1] how do you feel? Is that a question you asked yourself recently? When you visit the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, it might be helpful to get answers from a third party. You have that chance at the Health and Safety Tent. Marsha Chaney, outreach coordinator at the Great Plains Center for Ag ...

[ad_1] Ten years ago, jobs in journalism, law, engineering, and medicine were coveted. A new “hot” option has now taken over. data science jobsIt’s one of the fastest growing key areas of the last decade thanks to the sheer amount of data companies create and store every day. according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

[ad_1] Taste is as important to fruit flies as it is to humans. Like humans, flies tend to seek out and consume sweet-tasting foods and reject bitter-tasting foods. However, little is known about how the brain circuits linking sensation and behavior represent sweet and bitter tastes. In a new study published in biology todayresearchers at ...

[ad_1] University Park, Pennsylvania — Kathryn Jabrokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, was recently awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Director’s Award for being part of the team that created the Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program. Now in its second year, the ERI is focused on strengthening new researchers who have not previously ...

[ad_1] The Darien Community Association (DCA) is hosting a Sustainable Designer Fashion Show and Sale on Thursday, September 15th! To highlight the DCA Thrift Shop’s role as a provider of eco-friendly fashion and resale, the DCA will host a sustainable fashion show featuring designer fashions for sale in the shop. The show features local models ...