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Efficiency and Safety in the Classroom

April 22, 2019

The EDU™ Series Ductless Demonstration Fume Hoods are designed to provide 360° visibility

'Dropout' Rate for Academic Scientists Has Risen Sharply in Past 50 Years

December 11, 2018

The number contrasts sharply with the departure rate of scientists in the 1960s, when a much higher fraction spent their full...

Science in the Palm of Your Hand: How Citizen Science Transforms Passive Learners

May 23, 2018

A ladybug project produces a citizen scientist

One-Third of PhDs Lose Interest in Academic Careers, but Not for Lack of Jobs

September 21, 2017

“They’re not being forced out of academia and into less desirable jobs. Instead, many lose interest in the facult...

Ask Linda: Developing a Lab Safety Culture

September 14, 2017

Incorporate safety procedures into the university course curriculum

New Lab Safety Rules for Protecting Workers

June 6, 2016

The question of permitting lab employees to work alone with dangerous materials and equipment has raised serious questio...

Patent Filings by Women Have Risen the Fastest in Academia

July 10, 2015

The number of women across the globe filing patents with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office over the past 40 years has risen fa...

Women Seen as Lacking Natural 'Brilliance' may Explain Underrepresentation in Academia

January 27, 2015

The stereotype that women lack natural "brilliance" could explain their underrepresentation in academia, according to new res...

New U-M Institute to Measure Impact of University Research

November 3, 2014

Government, industry and foundations spend more than $65 billion each year on research at the nation's universities.

Tinkering Fosters Business Success for Internet of Things Lab

May 27, 2014

At first, the students considered creating an app or a smart device. But when they got down to it, they decided simplicity re...

Got Bugs? K-State Lab Knows its Arthropods

May 14, 2014

Insect Diagnostic Lab helps Kansans identify tiny creatures found in homes, businesses, and farms.

Mississippi Universities Now Exempt from State's Public Records Act

April 1, 2014

Thanks to a new house bill, records "created or collected in the course of academic research" or for related purposes, are no...

Researchers Work to Address 'Persistent' Bias in Academia

February 11, 2014

To address what they call persistent gender, racial, and ethnic bias in academia, scholars at Skidmore College and Yale and L...

Funding Model Compromising Academic Research Ethics, Professor Says

February 11, 2014

Recently, there seems to be more and more cases of scientists faking research

Nearly-Completed Light-Rail Line Forces University Labs to Move

August 8, 2013

A new light-rail line nearing completion in Minnesota is having a big effect on research at the nearby University of Minnesot...

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