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Faculty Focus

Three Guidelines and Two Workarounds for Tackling Makeup Exam Policies
by Sara M. Fulmer PhD on March 22, 2019 at 5:25 am
Using Bridge Questions to Teach Technical Content Online
by Stefan A. Perun, PhD, and Edward A. Liva on March 20, 2019 at 5:05 am
Unleashing the Power of Examples
by Ken Alford, PhD, and Tyler Griffin, PhD on March 18, 2019 at 5:02 am
Three Ways to Promote Student Ownership of Reading Assignments
by Li-Shih Huang, PhD on March 15, 2019 at 3:44 am
Research Highlights How Easily, Readily Students Fabricate Excuses
by Anna M. Carmichael and Lacy E. Krueger on March 13, 2019 at 4:50 am

Chronicle of Higher Education News

The Two Sides of the Free-Speech ‘Crisis,’ in One Fox News Broadcast
by By Emma Pettit on March 22, 2019 at 7:56 pm
What’s Consumer Information Doing in Trump’s Executive Order on Free Speech?
by By Beckie Supiano on March 22, 2019 at 1:32 am
Trump’s Free-Speech Order Could Have Been Harsher. But Higher-Ed Leaders Still Don’t Approve.
by By Beth McMurtrie on March 22, 2019 at 1:13 am
Transitions: First Female President for Colorado State U., New Provost at U. of Maryland-Eastern Shore
by Compiled by Julia Piper on March 21, 2019 at 9:45 pm
Ole Miss Moves to Relocate Confederate Statue Out of Campus Center After Protests
by By Zipporah Osei on March 21, 2019 at 8:46 pm

ProfHacker

We’re Moving!
by Prof. Hacker on August 31, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Weekend Reading: Good Luck This Semester Edition
by Jason B. Jones on August 31, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Genius as an Alternative Social Media
by Prof. Hacker on August 30, 2018 at 11:32 pm
How to do Rapid Response Research
by Jason B. Jones on August 30, 2018 at 12:02 am
How to Value Labor in Digital Projects
by Jason B. Jones on August 13, 2018 at 8:21 pm

BBC News Science

Huge fossil discovery made in China's Hubei province
on March 24, 2019 at 8:39 am
Mongolia: A toxic warning to the world
on March 24, 2019 at 12:01 am
Exoplanet tally set to pass 4,000 mark
on March 23, 2019 at 4:35 pm
Smuggled orangutan seized at Bali airport
on March 23, 2019 at 10:59 am
Climate change: Unlocking the secrets of glacial microbes
on March 23, 2019 at 12:14 am

Science Daily

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words
on March 21, 2019 at 8:36 pm
Unprecedented privacy risk with popular health apps
on March 21, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Unprecedented privacy risk with popular health apps
on March 21, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Social environment helps determine attitudes toward risk
on March 18, 2019 at 7:17 pm
AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2
on March 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Simple directions from parents can guide children's discovery
on March 14, 2019 at 4:31 pm
IQ a better predictor of adult economic success than math
on March 14, 2019 at 3:10 pm
Origins and nature of 'math anxiety'
on March 14, 2019 at 11:57 am
Origins and nature of 'math anxiety'
on March 14, 2019 at 11:57 am
Origins and nature of 'math anxiety'
on March 14, 2019 at 11:57 am
More vitamin D may improve memory but too much may slow reaction time
on March 14, 2019 at 11:57 am
Researchers investigate the impact of the statewide opioid crisis on teachers
on March 13, 2019 at 5:22 pm
Families and schools may play key roles in promoting adolescent self-confidence
on March 13, 2019 at 3:47 pm
Taking arts classes leads to better academic performance
on March 12, 2019 at 4:37 pm
Some children can 'recover' from autism, but problems often remain, study finds
on March 12, 2019 at 11:59 am
Mindfulness found to improve mental health of students
on March 11, 2019 at 4:52 pm
Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma
on March 11, 2019 at 12:19 pm
Three ways studying organic chemistry changes the brain
on March 7, 2019 at 6:14 pm
Scientists teach machines to predict recovery time from sports-related concussions
on March 7, 2019 at 2:14 pm
People track when talkers say 'uh' to predict what comes next
on March 6, 2019 at 3:06 pm