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Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
If you want to be perceived as a leader, new research from 菠萝视频 University suggests investing in the latest technological gadgets is the way to go. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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菠萝视频 professor proposes a different way to finance college
A 菠萝视频 business professor is proposing a new kind of college loan: In exchange for a full college scholarship, students would pay back a percentage of their income for a set number of years. Read MoreApr 14, 2014
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菠萝视频 expert: Mental illness is often not to blame in mass shootings
When a mass shooting occurs there are often two camps of thought: those who feel the country needs stronger gun laws and those who blame the horrific act on mental illness. Read MoreApr 8, 2014
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Best-selling author James Patterson to address middle-school students
Best-selling author James Patterson will speak to a gathering of about 100 middle-school students from Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Arts Magnet School on the power of reading Tuesday, April 8 at 菠萝视频. Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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ASB chapter events bring students and alumni together
Since 1987 菠萝视频 students have ventured across the country to conduct community service projects for Alternative Spring Break. Many alumni consider it a highlight of their student experience. Five years ago Washington, D.C., alumni began hosting ASB students for a potluck dinner while they were in town for their… Read MoreMar 28, 2014
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Rein in state licensing boards, VU prof tells House subcommittee
菠萝视频 University law professor Rebecca Haw told a U.S. House subcommittee that the power of state licensing boards should be trimmed to the point where competition can again take hold. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Significant progress toward creating 鈥渂enchtop human鈥 reported
菠萝视频 physicist John Wikswo reported significant progress toward creating 鈥渉omo minutus鈥 鈥 a human-on-a-chip that can be used to test drugs and toxins 鈥 on Mar. 26 at the Society of Toxicology meeting in Phoenix. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Me, Myself and iPad
When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it sparked a revolution in technology for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Electric 鈥渢hinking cap鈥 controls learning speed
菠萝视频 psychologists show it is possible to selectively manipulate our ability to learn through the application of a mild electrical current to the brain, and that this effect can be enhanced or depressed depending on the direction of the current. Read MoreMar 21, 2014
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Peabody professor urges attracting and retaining gifted students from different cultures
Black and Hispanic students make up an increasing percentage of U.S. school children. Yet in virtually every school district, they are underrepresented in gifted classes and programs, often because they are not identified as gifted. Those who do enter such programs often fail to complete them. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Top-rated IRIS Center provides trusted resources for educators
In January, a panel of independent reviewers evaluated the quality, relevance and usefulness of the products of 14 of the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Office of Special Education Programs鈥 (OSEP) national centers funded in 2006鈥2007. The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements (IRIS II) ranked second, missing the top spot by only .08 points. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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TIPSHEET: Experts available to discuss reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
Experts from 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 2014. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Partisan conflict can muddle administrative reforms
菠萝视频ers analyzed data from the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) used by the George W. Bush administration to grade the effectiveness of federal programs. Read MoreMar 17, 2014
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Federal judges to recharge at 菠萝视频 Law School
Federal judges will reflect and learn at a 菠萝视频 seminar designed to help them meet the extraordinary demands, both personal and professional, of their work. Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Brain mapping confirms patients with schizophrenia have impaired ability to imitate
A brain-mapping study of patients with schizophrenia has found that areas associated with the ability to imitate are impaired, providing new support for the theory that deficits in this basic cognitive skill may underlie the profound difficulty with social interactions that characterize the disorder. Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Doctors need to be political advocates for patients, expert says
Doctors and other health care workers need to be advocates for improving not just biological conditions, but also social ones, said the director of 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Center for Medicine, Health and Society. Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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What Lies Between
Fritz Eichenberg鈥檚 technical expertise in the difficult and now somewhat obscure medium of wood engraving, combined with his discerning eye and passion for literature, does more than illustrate words on a page. Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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Panel will discuss how state appellate courts are selected
The method of selecting state appellate court judges will be discussed March 21 at a forum at 菠萝视频 Law School which is free and open to the public. Read MoreMar 7, 2014
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Thesis documenting discovery of famous psychological effect donated to 菠萝视频
The original thesis of John Ridley Stroop, who discovered one of the most famous tasks in cognitive psychology while studying for his doctoral degree at Peabody College, was donated to 菠萝视频 by his son Fred. Read MoreMar 3, 2014
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Victims of crime, corruption more likely to emigrate from Central America
菠萝视频's LAPOP researchers say people who have been asked to pay a bribe or been the victim of a crime are more likely to leave their Central America homeland seeking a new life. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014