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Well-Meaning Multicultural Education Alone Is Not Enough to Dismantle Inequalities

A recently completed doctoral thesis on multicultural education posits that immigrants and Finns are seen as opposites.

Food Culture Has to Become More Sustainable, but Why Is the Transition So Rigid?

Mari Niva investigates meat consumption, novel protein sources, veganism and other phenomena related to the consumption of food from a social scientific perspective.

A Study of Pandemic’s Early Days Reveals that Hunger for Specific Information Opens Minds

By examining connections between information-seeking, learning and motivation, new study offers pointers for public-education campaigns and classrooms.

UH Students Participating in Earth Month Event

University of Houston will join 300 other colleges and universities on April 27

Given What We Know, How Do We Live Now?

MIT's Council for the Uncertain Human Future convenes small circle groups to reckon with the climate crisis in solidarity.

Machine Learning, Harnessed to Extreme Computing, Aids Fusion Energy Development

Linking techniques from machine learning with advanced numerical simulations, MIT researchers take an important step in state-of-the-art predictions for fusion plasmas.

Right-Wing Populist Rhetoric Dominates the Debate on Multiculturalism

The rhetoric of right-wing populists permeates all levels of society, but we can still increase understanding in various ways, says a researcher in social psychology.

Lifetime of research helps with a lifeline for Ukraine

Many researchers can spend a lifetime presenting their work at professional conferences, publishing in scientific journals, or lecturing students in their classrooms.

Increased heat and drought stunt tropical trees, a major carbon sink

UArizona researchers were leaders in a worldwide effort to understand tropical trees and their futures under climate change.

Fire Retardant Coating Shows Protective Potential, Reduced Drawbacks

The treatment has the potential to mitigate the spread and damage of fires.

The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot

UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl when the animals hibernate

Climate Change Identified as Contributor to Oroville Dam Spillway Incident

Case study of weather triggering the 2017 crisis points to how atmospheric rivers are impacted by global warming

Yale’s new data analysis tool uncovers important COVID-19 clues

A new data analysis tool developed by Yale researchers has revealed the specific immune cell types associated with increased risk of death from COVID-19, they report Feb. 28 in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

GRAID's Portable DNA sequencer project helps identify infectious diseases in developing countries

An international consortium of medical scientists has launched the Global Research Alliance in Infectious Diseases, GRAID, to help train local researchers to quickly sequence potential pathogens in developing countries.

Israeli group proposes path to Internet of Things

Systems engineering is the technique used for planning and managing the huge array of materials, manpower, methods and flows required in modern manufacturing and construction projects.

Auburn's partnership with Delta leads to careers for 20 aviation students

Twenty aviation students recently received job offers through a partnership between Auburn University and Delta Air Lines.

University of Kent researchers build bioreactors for biofuel research

Researchers from the School of Biosciences have designed and built equipment that can be used to investigate bacterial biofuel production at a fraction of the cost of commercial systems

University of Washington study: Shifting ocean closures help protect sea animals from accidental catch

Accidentally trapping sharks, seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles and other animals in fishing gear is one of the biggest barriers to making fisheries more sustainable around the world.

Northern Arizona U. study examines effect of uranium mining on Navajo Nation

Uranium mining from 1948 to 1956 on Navajo Nation land left a legacy of uncertainty and fear about the cancer risk of exposure from contamination of water sources. There are an estimated 1,200 mine sites on reservation land, mostly in the Four Corners area where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet.