Posts Tagged ‘University of Kansas’
Exclusion keeps suburban schools on top
U. KANSAS (US) — By hoarding opportunity and keeping a tight grip on gained advantages, suburban schools have remained superior—at the expense of their urban counterparts, according to a new study. Continue…
Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:16 - 6 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2011 11:16 - 2 Comments
Tour de France: 2,100 miles of pain
U. KANSAS (US) — The psychological ability of cyclists in the Tour de France to deal with extreme physical and mental pain for 21 days is what will determine the outcome of the world’s best known bicycle race. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 31, 2011 12:35 - 8 Comments
Is being bilingual a no-brainer?
U. KANSAS (US) — There may be a simple explanation for how the brain processes two or more languages, according to psycholinguist Mike Vitevitch. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 26, 2011 12:10 - 1 Comment
Aging musicians have sharp brains
EMORY (US) — Playing a musical instrument throughout life may help fight cognitive decline as we age. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2011 15:01 - 0 Comments
Righties prevailed in prehistoric era
U. KANSAS (US) — A study of markings on fossilized front teeth show that right-handedness dominated as long as 500,000 years ago. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 14, 2010 17:10 - 1 Comment
Few options for job seekers with disabilities
U. KANSAS (US)—Two major federal programs to assist the unemployed have inadequacies in aiding people with physical or mental health impairments, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 24, 2010 15:07 - 0 Comments
Is ‘spin’ in for next-gen computers?
U. KANSAS (US)—Using powerful lasers, researchers have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 21, 2010 13:35 - 1 Comment
Is climate change helping marmots bulk up?
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Longer summers brought on by climate change are giving mountain marmots an earlier wake-up call from hibernation, allowing them more time to gain weight and reproduce, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 21, 2010 11:23 - 1 Comment
Autism’s unique vocal signature revealed
U. KANSAS (US)—Pre-verbal vocalizations of very young children with autism are distinctly different from those of typically developing children, according to new automated vocal analysis technology. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 11, 2010 17:06 - 2 Comments
Monarchs fly north toward uncertain future
U. KANSAS (US)—Low temperatures, storms, and habitat destruction made it a tough winter in Mexico for monarch butterflies, but the news is not all doom and gloom. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 24, 2010 11:26 - 1 Comment
Cheating in college? Prepare to fail
U. KANSAS (US)—Even in the age of laptops and online courses, cheating by college students usually results in the same outcome: failure. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 3, 2010 19:13 - 7 Comments
Do online daters love to lie?
U. KANSAS (US)—People who tend be a little dishonest when dating online would likely stretch the truth on a face-to-face date, too—all in an effort to make others like them. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2010 10:19 - 0 Comments
Caterpillars ‘lost’ in space without gravity
U. KANSAS (US)—A recent trip into low-Earth orbit has shown just how much monarch butterflies depend on gravity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 22, 2010 18:35 - 0 Comments
Alfred Hitchcock meets ‘Jurassic Park’
U. KANSAS—As if the infamous Velociraptor wasn’t vicious enough. A new discovery reveals that a closely related cousin killed by injecting shock-inducing venom into its prey. (more…)
