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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Nov-2025 20:11 ET (8-Nov-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

Virtual reality programs can help children with social communication

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social communication disorders.

In a new research review, Flinders University education experts found strong evidence in support of virtual reality (VR) techniques to help break down these barriers.

Journal: Languages

UBCO study finds sex ed fails 2SLGBTQIA+ students

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new student-led study from UBC Okanagan has found that young adults who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ report receiving significantly less affirming and inclusive sexual health education than their cisgender, heterosexual peers.

Yet these same students demonstrate higher levels of sexual health literacy.

The study, led by Phoebe Hodgson, a recent UBCO graduate in gender, women and sexuality studies with a minor in psychology, looks at how young adults with different gender and sexual identities experienced sexual education during their high school years.

Journal: The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Parker receives funding for Elementary Education Program Professional Development School (PDS)

George Mason University
Grant and Award Announcement

Audra Parker, Professor and Elementary Education (ELED) Academic Program Coordinator, College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), received funding for: “Elementary Education Program Professional Development School (PDS).”

Funder: Loudoun County Public Schools

New ocean research alliance to boost national collaboration

University of British Columbia
Business Announcement

The Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society (PMSA) has announced a three-year agreement with the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) designed to strengthen national ocean research collaboration across Canada’s three coasts.

UBC is one of five member universities of the PMSA, which owns and operates the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, and works to advance marine and coastal research, education and sustainability.

The new partnership, backed by $300,000 in funding from PMSA and MEOPAR, will help researchers better collaborate at regional, national and international levels to address crucial research challenges, including climate resilience, marine hazard prediction and sustainable ocean resource use. The collaboration will also prioritize Indigenous-led stewardship, student mobility and new international research partnerships.

Unrecognized motor difficulties and developmental coordination disorder in preschool children

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This cross-sectional study aligns with the reported prevalence of developmental coordination disorder and reinforces concerns about under-recognition. None of the parents of children with substantial motor difficulties reported awareness, underscoring the value of structured, objective screening. Unlike earlier studies that focused on older children, this study offers a systematic, scalable approach for early identification in preschoolers that supports timely referral to clinicians for formal diagnosis.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

UT San Antonio announces Malú and Carlos Alvarez Family gift, closing Be Bold campaign with $575 million raised for students, research and growth

University of Texas at San Antonio
Business Announcement

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) announced that Be Bold: A Campaign for Our Future has achieved a final total of $575 million raised, culminating with a $5 million closing gift from the Malú and Carlos Alvarez Family.

Gairdner Foundation award winners share top health research with young readers in Frontiers for Young Minds

Frontiers
Business Announcement

Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM), the award-winning science engagement platform for kids, has partnered again with the Gairdner Foundation, to publish a new volume of articles featuring this year’s top researchers in biomedical and human health sciences.

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