News tagged with college science

US students crave Google jobs

Google tops the list when it comes to where US business students want to work after graduating, according to a survey released on Monday by brand speciality firm Universum.

Technology / Business

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Drinking until you forget leads to injuries for college kids

"I don't remember how I got home from the party." This could be a text from last night to one hard-partying college student from another.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Will psych majors make the big bucks?

A new crop of college graduates have just landed on the job market. Right now they're probably just hoping to get any job, if at all. However, for psychology majors, the salary outlook in both the short and long term is particularly ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Alcohol, mood and me (not you)

Thanks in part to studies that follow subjects for a long time, psychologists are learning more about differences between people. In a new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Empathy: College students don't have as much as they used to

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's college students are not as empathetic as college students of the 1980s and '90s, a University of Michigan study shows.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Virtual tutoring program uses videos to aid students of math, science

Leo Shmuylovich knows a lot about how tutoring can take a student from confused to confident. The Washington University graduate student has worked as a tutor for several test preparatory companies over the years, helping ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

3M's science project: Scientists can't simply be hired, they must be created

After donning a navy lab coat, Huava Xiong moves through a 3M Co. lab like an old pro as he cuts strips of pressure-sensitive adhesives for testing.

Other Sciences / Other

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Financial barriers to attending college affect academic goals in young students

Most young students do not enjoy homework. However, after being told that good grades will help them get into college and lead to a better life, most students eventually buckle down and start studying. But what if college ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Structure more effective in high school science classes, study reveals

Self-led, self-structured inquiry may be the best method to train scientists at the college level and beyond, but it's not the ideal way for all high school students to prepare for college science.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Odds are, seedings don't matter after Sweet 16, professor says

For budding "bracketologists" busily weighing picks for their annual March Madness office pool, a University of Illinois professor has some advice on how to pick winners: In the later rounds of the tournament, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds that students benefit from depth, rather than breadth, in high school science courses

A recent study reports that high school students who study fewer science topics, but study them in greater depth, have an advantage in college science classes over their peers who study more topics and spend less time on ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Second MND gene mutation in one year signifies rapid research progress

A collaborative research project involving Professor Christopher Shaw of the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (KCL), Dr Tom Kwiatkowski at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor Robert H Brown at ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Birds Move North with Climate Change

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have documented that a variety of North American bird species are extending their breeding ranges to the north, adding to concerns about climate ...

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New asthma research opposes current drug treatment

Just when the Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering the use of stimulants to treat asthma, a new research study offers further evidence to support a University of Houston professor's theory that an opposite approach ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making the most of it: Study reveals motivating factor for enjoying the present

It is common knowledge that when something becomes scarce, its value goes up. This concept does not just apply to material goods—time can be an extremely valuable commodity, especially when it is in short supply. According ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1


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