A handful of universities seem to control flow of ideas, study finds
Just five U.S. universities have trained 1-in-8 tenure-track faculty members serving at the nation’s institutions of higher learning.
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Joseph Shavit
- Aug 9
40 year old mystery regarding light and black holes finally solved
In the vicinity of black holes, space is so warped that even light rays may curve around them several times.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 3
New board game is inspiring students to consider STEM careers
New board game developed to give secondary school students a chance to explore a broad range of STEM scientific careers and subjects.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 10
Student solves decades long mystery regarding light and black holes
In the vicinity of a black hole, space curves so much that light rays are deflected and may curve around them several times.
Joseph Shavit
- May 15
How to motivate students during exam time, according to psychologists
As exam season begins, parents, caregivers and teachers will be looking for various ways to motivate students to do well in their studies.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 25
Real-life Sheldon Cooper: 13-year-old physics prodigy set to graduate university
As a fourth-year physics major with a math minor, 13-year-old Elliott Tanner is on the verge of graduating from the University of Minnesota.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8
Student invents solar nanowire-nanotube water filter to clean drinking water
According to the
World Health Organization (WHO), at least 1.8 billion people consume water contaminated with feces.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 9
Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows
A Maryland police officer is being hailed after saving a student from an oncoming car Friday, and instead taking a hit herself.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 9
Florida teacher surprises her class with a real snowman -- most had never seen snow
A classroom of kindergarten students in Florida got a big surprise in late January when they received a snowman shipped from Kentucky.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 26
Is streaming video the key to developing scientific literacy for students?
The study finds video can clearly boost academic performance and in a form students wish to use and appreciate.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 24
STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest
The challenge aims to inspire students to seek a deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding, and electronics.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 21
California offers college students $10K for public service
The new public service program will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 15
Student helps spread kindness to kids undergoing surgery
5th grader William Hadfield had big dreams to spread kindness to children who are undergoing surgery for a cleft palate or cleft lip.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 10
Self-driving race cars zip into history at the Indy Autonomous Challenge
A racecar with nobody at the wheel snaked around another to snatch the lead on an oval track at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 30, 2021
New app helps track random acts of kindness
The team behind the Kindland campaign developed the “Just Be Kind” app to track all the good deeds that often fly under the radar.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 13, 2021
Compassionate student makes whole school feel special with kindness
A fifth grader from Pioneer Elementary in Vancouver is showing others how one small act of kindness can spread far and wide.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 7, 2021
Messages of kindness and peace from students around the world stretch 18 miles
Imagine unrolling a paper chain from Carlsbad more than 18 miles south. Now, consider that each link of that paper trail carries a message.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 15, 2021
The Helping Hand Project engineers prosthetic hands for children with upper limb differences
Helping Hand Project is composed of students who work to design and 3D print prosthetic hands for children who have upper limb differences.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 14, 2021
Man earns Ph.D., fulfills dream of being physicist—at 89
An 89-year-old Rhode Island man has achieved a goal he spent two decades working toward and nearly a lifetime thinking about—earning his PhD
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 11, 2021
How does homeschooling affect adolescents' character, health and well-being?
Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths.