New methodology addresses "contentious" student satisfaction surveys
Adopting a new methodology approach could address concerns about student satisfaction surveys, according to new research......»»
Dredging up New York City"s glacial memory
On a cold night in November, a small group gathered at the boathouse of the Brooklyn-based Gowanus Dredgers to listen to Elizabeth Case, a glaciologist and Ph.D. student at Columbia Climate School's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, talk about how gl.....»»
Scientists investigate Socorro Magma Body to enhance volcanic understanding
Although volcanoes have been extensively studied, unraveling the mysteries of the underlying magma transport proves to be a challenging pursuit. Grant Block, a graduate student in The University of New Mexico's Department of Physics & Astronomy, rece.....»»
Stereotypes of Indigenous people slower to change than labels, study suggests
Many non-Indigenous Canadians may have a ways to go in shedding negative stereotypes of Indigenous people, according to a recent study by a University of Alberta master's student in psychology......»»
"There"s one chief in charge": Vinnie Johnson takes stand in contentious minority certification case
Vinnie Johnson contended he is the true leader of his automotive supplier Piston Group in contentious testimony in Wayne County Circuit Court this week......»»
Environmental monitoring of bacteria can strengthen community preparedness against diseases
A variety of potentially disease-causing bacteria exist in the Baltic Sea and in Swedish lakes. Karolina Eriksson, a doctoral student at the Industrial Doctoral School at Umeå University, reveals future health risks for humans in the light of climat.....»»
A sun protection mechanism helps plants to survive
Just as people can get sunburned, plants can also suffer from too much sunlight. To stay healthy, they use an internal "sun protection mechanism." Pierrick Bru, a Ph.D. student working with Alizée Malnoë at Umeå Plant Science Centre and Umeå Univ.....»»
Minnesota turkey farmers say expanded rural broadband could help detect bird flu sooner
Just over 5 miles from where folklore has long claimed Vikings scribbled Scandinavian etchings on a runestone, Erica Sawatzke surveys thousands of chirping baby birds in her long barn......»»
Here’s why people are saying GPT-4 is getting ‘lazy’
The GPT-4 language model is struggling to complete queries to users' satisfaction and many have taken to social media to complain......»»
Okta breach: Hackers stole info on ALL customer support users
The scope of the recent breach of the Okta customer support system is much wider than initially established, the company has admitted on Tuesday: the attackers downloaded a report that contained the names and email addresses of all Okta customer supp.....»»
Groundbreaking method to match celestial objects across telescopes
A team of Johns Hopkins researchers has developed a cutting-edge data science approach capable of matching observations of celestial objects taken across multiple telescope surveys, overcoming a significant challenge in modern astronomy......»»
Facilitating learning chemistry with conceptual modeling
A team of researchers and teachers from the University of Twente have developed a novel teaching method that uses conceptual modeling to facilitate learning and foster creativity in classrooms of chemical science and engineering students. The student.....»»
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All kinds of Lenovo laptops are on sale for Cyber Monday, so whether you're a student, a work-from-home employee, or a gamer, there's an offer waiting for you......»»
Why student experiments with generative AI matter for our collective learning
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT based on Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the ways we think, learn and work......»»
New research demonstrates more effective method for measuring impact of scientific publications
Newly published research reexamines the evaluation of scientific findings, proposing a network-based methodology for contextualizing a publication's impact......»»
Hubble images NGC 941, a spiral galaxy with an explosive past
This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 941, which lies about 55 million light-years from Earth. Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) collected the data that created this image. Beautiful NGC 941 is undoubte.....»»
PhD student bioengineers potato plant to detect gamma radiation
A researcher at the University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture has developed a potato plant that can detect gamma radiation, providing reliable indications of harmful radiation levels without complex monitoring technologies......»»
Research eyes optimized design for web, mail surveys
Singular-mode mail and telephone surveys are going the way of the landline—slowly but surely being phased out in favor of more technology-assisted communication......»»
Undergraduate"s writing program demonstrates the power of storytelling in STEM
Elea Abisamra published her first book in fifth grade. Before she became a Virginia Tech College of Science student majoring in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, Abisamra's grade school years were focused on her love of writing......»»
Forget social distancing: House finches become more social when sick
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick animals appear to take a different approach. A new study of house finches led by Marissa Langager, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological.....»»
Best Lenovo laptop Black Friday deals: Chromebooks, gaming laptops, and more
All kinds of Lenovo laptops are on sale for Black Friday, so whether you're a student, a work-from-home employee, or a gamer, there's an offer waiting for you......»»