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Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it has ...

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My course evaluations are in. They are mostly encouraging — except for the ones that say I should lecture more. “Lessen the amount of reading per week and just lecture more,” reads one comment.

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Here are seven timeless Chinese techniques rooted in Taoist and Confucian wisdom that can sharpen your memory, boost focus, ...

School has started, and many students are discovering that they are not doing as well as expected. Parents and teachers may be chiding them about working harder. It might be more helpful to urge them ...

This project is not being offered for the current term. Please check back next semester for updates. Two undergraduates will be first learning to work with mice under the supervision of a postdoc in ...