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1### [Creative, Online Learning Tool Helps Students Tackle Real-World Problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411152633.htm)
1### [Graduation Contamination Through Handshaking?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121531.htm)
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3A new computer interface called ThinkSpace is helping students use what they've learned in the horticulture classroom and apply it to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411152633.htm)
3Graduations are a celebration of achievement and growth, but could all the pomp and circumstance increase your risk of exposure to harmful ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121531.htm)
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5### [Science 101: Different Teaching Fosters Better Comprehension, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405113256.htm)
5### [Is There a 'Tiger Mother' Effect? Asian Students Study Twice as Many Hours, Analysis Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505103345.htm)
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7Introductory science courses -- in biology, chemistry, math and physics -- can be challenging for first-year college and university ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405113256.htm)
7Valerie Ramey analyzed data in the American Time Use Survey and discovered that Asian high school and college students out-study ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505103345.htm)
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9### [Bilinguals See the World in a Different Way, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314132531.htm)
9### [Robot Engages Novice Computer Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505142736.htm)
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11Scientists have found that regularly speaking in a second language makes you literally see the world in a different way. Color perception is an ideal way ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314132531.htm)
11Learning how to program a computer to display the words "Hello World" once may have excited students, but that hoary chestnut of a lesson doesn't cut it in a world of videogames, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505142736.htm)
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13### [Hands-on Learning Turns Children's Minds on to Science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110302075953.htm)
13### [College Students' Use of Kindle DX Points to E-Reader's Role in Academia](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110502141616.htm)
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15Thousands of schoolchildren will soon be asking the questions when inquiry-based learning comes to science classrooms across Europe, turning the traditional ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110302075953.htm)
15A nine-month study of how University of Washington graduate students did or did not use the large-format Amazon Kindle DX in their ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110502141616.htm)
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17- [Creative, Online Learning Tool Helps Students Tackle Real-World Problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411152633.htm)
18- [Science 101: Different Teaching Fosters Better Comprehension, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405113256.htm)
19- [Bilinguals See the World in a Different Way, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110314132531.htm)
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46 April 19, 2011 - Their numbers are rising, but their age is dropping: children and young adults who drink so much that they have to go to the hospital. Binge-drinking is sadly fashionable amongst the under ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419101237.htm)
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68 April 18, 2011 - Childhood obesity affects 1 of every 6 kids in the United States, in part due to a lack of physical activity. Schools can play a key part in offering elementary-age kids lots of chances to be active ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418152510.htm)
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79 April 18, 2011 - Conscientious academics who try hard to keep in regular contact with their students are the most likely to suffer from work-related 'burnout,' a new study has ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418083353.htm)
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90 April 18, 2011 - In the wake of several highly publicized suicides by gay teenagers, a new study finds that a negative social environment surrounding gay youth is associated with high rates of suicide attempts by ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418083245.htm)
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101 April 14, 2011 - In a new study, researchers report on the effects of an Israeli, teacher-based stress resistance intervention implemented in grade schools before the rocket attacks that occurred during Operation ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131700.htm)
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112 April 12, 2011 - The overall poor quality of outpatient health care in both the formal private and public sector in low and middle income countries is worrying -- especially given the increasing volume of chronic ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412171155.htm)
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123 April 12, 2011 - Medical educators need to be aware of the cultural context in which they teach because these outside forces can affect what is taught and how information is received by students. Drawing upon their ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412131925.htm)
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134 April 12, 2011 - Research has found that the economic benefit of extended schools far outweighs the cost of running them, but a lack of a coherent national approach now puts them in the firing line for government ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412100724.htm)
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145 April 11, 2011 - The effectiveness of a unique two-pronged educational program has shown significant improvements in knowledge of quality principles by leaders as well as the successful design and launch of quality ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411163920.htm)
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