SNAPSHOT: Readability of Prostate Cancer Info
Two researchers combined their backgrounds in health education and mathematics to analyze the readability of prostate cancer information available online. Read more ›
Protecting Our Aquatic Food Supply
A new study reviews modern approaches to studying, detecting, and treating aquatic diseases, all of which help protect this important source of food. Read more ›
Helping Student Teachers Improve Math Instruction
A new paper shows how a pedagogical process called “lesson study” not only improves teacher effectiveness and student achievement in math classes, but also helps change teachers’ attitudes toward their own “math identities.” Read more ›
Should Student Health Centers Screen for Substance Use?
College students have high rates of drug and alcohol use, but university health centers typically don't screen for substance abuse. A new study set out to examine whether that could change with the help of self-administered screenings. Read more ›
Researchers Criticize Guidelines for Pork Tapeworm Treatment
A group of researchers have criticized new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of neurocysticercosis (NC), a parasitic infection affecting up to 8 million people worldwide. Read more ›
Female Role Models: From the Stage to the Brain
A new theater production called The Female Role Model Project aims to unpack how representations of women influence the brain in a scientifically-enhanced way. Read more ›
Research in Real Time: Geospatial Technology
SUM's visually-driven series "Research in Real Time" travels to Bronx Community College, where the Geospatial Center helps students from underserved communities learn one of today's hottest technologies. Read more ›
How Butterfly Wings Get Their Colors
The colors and patterns of butterfly wings sometimes play a major role in survival. Researchers analyzed the chemical compositions of pigments found in the orange wings of two butterfly populations. Read more ›
Hackathons: Self-Exploitation and the New Economy
Hackathons tell a bigger story about career expectations in the changing economy, where “people in many occupations are being forced or persuaded to work outside of normal work space and work time.” Read more ›