Students United States

Students learn better by reading printed text

While the advancement of digital media has brought significant improvement to educational systems in terms of cost reduction, recent studies have discovered that students tend to absorb more information when they are reading printed texts.  According to a faculty member at the University of North Dakota, students’ understanding and memorization of printed texts are higher […]

Security United States

Higher Ed frowns on monitoring Chinese students

According to recent reports, the FBI has urged universities in the United States to monitor Chinese nationals enrolled in their programs and caused higher education organizations to express concerns. In a recent statement published by PEN America, requests by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor students from China are in breach of democratic […]

Technology

Brain research advances with smartphone gadget

A neural gadget operated with a smartphone can fast-track brain research on ailments such as depression, addiction, Alzheimer’s, pain, and Parkinson’s.  This came about after a combined research team from the United States and Korea have designed a gadget that can manage neural circuits utilizing a small brain implant. This device will be operated using […]

Europe Universities

Higher education in Romania receives impressive 25 million euro loan from the EIB

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently approved a twenty-five million euro (EUR 25 million) loan for the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (UPB). UPB is one of the most famous institutions for higher education in Romania. Currently, the university has more than two hundred and fifty (273) members of staff and another five thousand (5,000) […]

Schools United States

21 schools in Houston area receive alarming “F” grade after Texas Education Agency audits

Twenty-one of the schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) have received an F grade after the Texas Education Agency completed its audits and released a report.  As a whole, the district received a B; however, the number of schools with unsatisfactory ratings is alarming. This is the first year in which the Texas […]

Science

ETH Zurich scientists can now edit multiple genes thanks to improved CRISPR method

A groundbreaking discovery by scientists at Swiss university ETH Zurich has made the editing of multiple genes a thing of the present.  According to a recent announcement, scientists at the universities have been working on improving the CRISPR method for gene modification, and have successfully managed to edit multiple genes at once.  In a recent […]

Life may exist in the Cosmos Science

Life in the cosmos soon to be detected; report

Researchers from Cornell University propose to use biofluorescence to resolve the stalemate on whether life exists in the cosmos, particularly on exoplanets or planets found beyond the earth’s solar system. This was based on the report “Biofluorescent Worlds II: Biological Fluorescence Induced by Stellar UV Flares, a New Temporal Biosignature,” published in Monthly Notices of […]

Food poisoning kills a student Europe Students

Be vigilant about food poisoning causes

Food poisoning entails the consumption of contaminated foodstuff consisting of infectious organisms such as parasites, viruses, toxins, and bacteria.  Contamination is a notable aspect of food poisoning, and it may happen at the point of food production or processing. Additionally, it might happen in households or canteens if food is not properly cooked, handled or […]

Antarctica exhibits space dust Science

Antarctica exhibits space dust

Antarctica, a continent situated in the southernmost part of the earth, defines the Southern Hemisphere as it holds the south pole.   Researchers made a remarkable discovery at German Kohnen Station located in Antarctica after Antarctic snow showed traces of interstellar space dust.  This was after more than five hundred (500) kilograms, or eleven hundred pounds […]