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MSU study: Screen time aids learning, but gender gaps remain

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new MSU study reveals that screen time isn't all bad for teens. Social media, gaming, and other online leisure can build digital skills that improve academic performance, especially for boys, narrowing gender gaps in reading and writing. Still, risks remain: unchecked use may deepen math disparities, reinforcing inequities like women’s underrepresentation in STEM.

Journal: Information Communication & Society

We must develop thinkers, not crammers and fact experts

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Geography as a school subject is under pressure. There aren't enough qualified teachers and it loses out to other subjects in school. In many countries, important aspects are left out of the geography curricula.

Journal: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Frequent use of artificial intelligence may hinder students’ academic performance

Estonian Research Council
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Marina Lepp, Associate Professor of Informatics at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, together with co-author Joosep Kaimre, a recently graduated master’s student, examined in a research article the impact of artificial intelligence tools on students’ academic outcomes. A total of 231 students took part in the study.

Journal: Computers in Human Behavior Reports
Funder: Estonian Research Council

Thiran Jayasundera named chair of UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

University of California - Davis Health
Grant and Award Announcement

Kanishka Thiran Jayasundera has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science. He comes to UC Davis from the University of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center.

Jayasundera is a leading expert on inherited retinal diseases. His clinical expertise and compassionate care have placed him at the forefront of vision restoration. He built his distinguished career by focusing on improving treatments and providing mental health support for patients with vision loss.

Access to four-year colleges that effectively serve low-income students is uneven across U.S., new study finds

American Educational Research Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that four-year colleges and universities that both enroll and graduate low-income students at high rates—termed “Equity Engines” by the author—are unevenly distributed across the United States.

Journal: AERA Open

Global Virus Network announces 2025 Rising Star Mentorship Program Awardees

Global Virus Network
Business Announcement

GVN's Rising Stars Awardees receive a seed research grant and are assigned accomplished mentors to advance training and education for pandemic preparedness.

Why schools struggle to address sexual harm: new research calls for broader cultural change

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Professionals working in education, policing and safeguarding are often falling back on narrow, behaviour-focused definitions of “harmful sexual behaviour” that ignore the real-life social pressures young people face, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Journal of Sexual Aggression

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