Science Education & Policy

Environmental Justice: Failed Promises, Little Action

As we celebrate Earth Day this week, it is an opportune time to recognize that not all Americans have equally enjoyed the dividends of our nation’s environmental protections. Decades of research clearly demonstrate that poor and minority communities often ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 22 2015 - 1:27pm

Can You Really Be GMO-Free? Europe's Moral Dilemma

It’s all very well choosing not to eat genetically modified (GM) food, or even banning it entirely, but what if you then rear your cows on GM soya? Can you really maintain a consistent moral objection? ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 24 2015 - 1:07pm

Inclusive Classrooms Don't Necessarily Increase Friendships For Kids With Disabilities

Dropping off a child at kindergarten for the first time can be one of the most memorable yet terrifying experiences of parenthood. Among the many concerns parents face is the worry whether your child will make friends- a key factor, research shows, in red ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 7:22pm

STEM Diversity Problem Due To University Diversity Problem

The U.S. won't change the predominately white-male face of its science and technology workforce until higher education addresses the attitudes, behaviors and structural practices that undermine minority students' access and success at college, a ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 12:40pm

When It Comes To Learning, Kids Do Think Better On Their Feet

Since 2006, some schools have been giving up desks in the belief that sedentary education is doing a disservice to children. Another study adds to that debate. The Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health finds students with standing de ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 4:30pm

End The Summer Break Literacy Slide By Letting Kids Pick Their Summer Books

Those "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid" books are not "The Good Earth", they are not going to win Pulitzer Prizes, but they are a lot better for kids in the summer than staying glued to YouTube videos. And for most kids, that is going to be the c ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2015 - 2:51pm

Health Food Stores Recommend Body-Shaping Supplements To Minors, Despite Being Illegal In 49 States

Health food stores often regard science and evidence-based medicine as the tools of profiteering and greed so it is ironic that they continue to sell dietary supplements to children. Some even recommend them, despite clear warning labels that read "f ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 26 2015 - 9:45am

What Business Discipline To Major In?

You may find these remarks cynical. You may find them helpful. Strategy ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Apr 29 2015 - 11:27am

98 Percent Want To Know If Genetic Data Contains A Serious Preventable Or Treatable Disease

A survey of nearly 7,000 people found that 98 percent want to to know if their genetic data contains indicators of a serious preventable or treatable disease. The study comes after the Government's announcement that Genomics England will sequence 100 ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2015 - 6:19pm

5 Ways To Keep Marijuana Out Of The Hands Of Kids

As the realities of legalized marijuana take hold in four states and the District of Columbia, legislators and regulators could learn a lot from the successes (and failures) of the tobacco and alcohol industries in keeping their harmful products out of th ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2015 - 9:30am