All posts tagged "science"
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593NEWSHelping Children: Stress Of Poverty, Violence, Pain Can Alter Brains
By Jennifer Dixon Detroit Free Press WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Researchers examine the effect violence and poverty have on a students’ ability...
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422HEALTHMichigan’s Wheat Doctor Is In; Let’s Talk Cereal, Snacks
By Frank Witsil Detroit Free Press WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Deirdre Ortiz, a global expert on cereal at Kellogg’s headquarters in Battle...
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379TECHNOLOGYHusband-Wife Team Announced As Winners Of Pitt’s ProtoHype Competition
By Aaron Aupperlee The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The ProtoHype competition pairs Pitt researchers and clinicians with members of “TechShop”,...
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565LIFE & STYLEWobble Chairs, Bouncy Balls Let Students Wiggle While They Work
By Nanette Light The Dallas Morning News WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Despite the lack of research, some teachers say wobble chairs and...
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472NEWSNeuroscientists Show How Tiny Fibs Snowball Into Big Lies
By Amina Khan Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Can a small lie lead to a bigger fib? Researchers suggest that...
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448NEWSFormer Astronaut Mae Jemison Brings Space Travel Down To Earth
By Brittani Howell Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Dr. Mae Jemison spent six years as an astronaut with NASA, flying...