With her genetically modified project, a 13-year-old student from Cashmere High School, Christchurch, New Zealand (NZ), won the latest “Sir Paul Callaghan Eureka! Premier Award”. The Eureka award has been on since 2012, it gathers students from across New Zealand presenting various researches involving science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM)that can help benefit the country. […]
Racial inequality is becoming so common that we have accepted as if it was a fact, especially in higher education. This was warned by a think tank, which suggested that the research fundings could be kept on hold if no action is taken on this matter. The research grants should be made available only to […]
Iowa, in the United States, has had the issues of food security for so long now. Access to a basic and healthy diet is not so basic in this part of the country. Almost 350,000 people in which there are more than 120,000 children have to struggle for food on a day to day basis. […]
Millions of college students in the US are continuously struggling with their loan debts. For instance, two (2) in three (3) of college students who graduated in 2018, will have to pay more in terms of debt as compared to those before them. On average, any bachelor degree holder has accrued student loan debt of […]
In a recent Webinar titled “Can Education on the Blockchain open MORE opportunities for emerging economies?”, Mitch Rankin, English Forward Co-Founder and CEO, Karnika Yashwant (Mr. KEY), EnglishForward Co-Founder and CMO, and Marketing Strategy Expert Earl Flormata delved deep into the opportunities blockchain technology can bring to education and emerging economies. Currently, emerging economies and […]
New Mexico, a Southwestern State in the US, has revealed that it has intentions of making public universities and colleges tuition-free. This will be for all residents irrespective of their income levels. This objective awaits approval by the state’s legislature. Notably, if passed students in New Mexico will have the chance to get enrolled in […]
A recent research study published in Science Advances reported that rock porosity has been discovered to be influenced substantially by physical weathering. The flow of water through rocks was previously thought to be the leading cause of rock porosity. The research study proved that physical weathering is also a significant contributor to weathering, resulting in […]
What is a trauma-informed approach? Trauma is not just limited to experiences of violence; it can also include the act of witnessing violence as well as experiences of stigmatization due to race, gender, poverty, sexual orientation, and molestation. Trauma is a being’s response to violence and or other overwhelmingly negative experience. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is […]
United Kingdom (UK) school education spending has fallen to the worst they have ever been since the 1970s. This is because of the many cuts that have been implemented over the past few years. The data shows that spending has decreased compared to the levels that had been achieved in 2010. The IFS (Institute for […]
The University of California (UC), including other universities across the world, have divested from fossil fuels. UC, which has an $80 billion portfolio, has pledged to divest its assets involved in the fossil fuel. UC will completely remove any of their stakes in any company which is involved in the extraction of fossil fuels. The […]
