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1### [Rice Basket Study Rethinks Roots of Human Culture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151126103859.htm)
1Dec. 17, 2015 - An evolutionary biologist has analyzed political opposition to evolution and found it has evolved. The researcher analyzed the text in anti-evolution legislation using software for building genetic ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217151641.htm)
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3Nov. 26, 2015 - Although teaching is useful, it is not essential for cultural progress because people can use reasoning and reverse engineering of existing items to work out how to make tools, suggests a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151126103859.htm)
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7### [Out of School and Into Debt? Calls for Teens to Better Understad on Money Matters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123102811.htm)
5### [Exceptional Care Requires Patient-Driven Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217143516.htm)
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9Nov. 23, 2015 - A new study has found school leavers and first-year university students don't know how to manage a car loan, repay credit cards or figure out mobile phone ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123102811.htm)
7Dec. 17, 2015 - When it comes to quality communication, meeting the needs of all health-literacy levels requires creative thinking, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217143516.htm)
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13### [Intervention Improves Teacher Practices, Student Engagement in Early Elementary Classrooms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131718.htm)
11### [Women Less Likely to Hold Academic Medical Leadership Roles Than Men With Mustaches](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216184308.htm)
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15Nov. 18, 2015 - A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals' temperaments may lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131718.htm)
13Dec. 16, 2015 - Thirteen percent of department leader positions at top academic medical institutions in the United States are held by women, while nearly 20 percent are held by men with mustaches. The findings of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216184308.htm)
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19### [Study Finds High Prevalence of Incapacitated Rape Among College Women](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070751.htm)
17Dec. 16, 2015 - A new American survey shows decreasing use of a number of substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, prescription opioid pain relievers, and synthetic cannabinoids ('synthetic marijuana'). ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216115801.htm)
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21Nov. 18, 2015 - Some 15 percent of women are raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drug use during their freshman year at college, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070751.htm)
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25### [How Students of Different Backgrounds Use Strategies to Strengthen College Applications](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116142627.htm)
21### ['Flipped' Classrooms Improve Physics Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151215160633.htm)
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27Nov. 16, 2015 - Over the past 25 years, the higher education system in the United States has grown more competitive, with students trying to gain admissions to the most desirable institutions and institutions vying ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116142627.htm)
23Dec. 15, 2015 - If physics problem makes you break out in a cold sweat, you are not alone. And yet thousands of students enroll yearly in university classes to undertake the daunting task of solving questions far ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151215160633.htm)
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31### [Traditional Calendar Schools Increase Property Values by Nearly Two Percent in Wake County, North Carolina](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116112711.htm)
27### [Universities' Messages About Socioeconomic Diversity Can Affect Academic Confidence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151214142018.htm)
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33Nov. 16, 2015 - Prices for homes assigned to traditional calendars were up to 2 percent higher than similar homes that switched to multi-track year round calendars, a new analysis of more than 50,000 residential ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116112711.htm)
29Dec. 14, 2015 - When students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds perceive their universities to be 'chilly' towards students from their backgrounds, their academic confidence and sense of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151214142018.htm)
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37### [Meeting Transportation Needs Will Improve Lives of Those With ASD, Their Families](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151113144523.htm)
33### [Plus-Sized Models in Advertising Linked to Rising Obesity Rates, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209183550.htm)
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39Nov. 13, 2015 - An integrated approach to providing access to reliable and safe transportation is needed for adults on the autism spectrum and their families, according to a new study that offers recommendations for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151113144523.htm)
35Dec. 9, 2015 - The increasing use of plus-sized models in advertising campaigns may be contributing to growing rates of obesity, suggests a Canadian new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209183550.htm)
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43### [School Choice Programs Lead to Private School Revenue Gains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109182516.htm)
39### [Imbalanced Gender Ratios Could Affect Views About Casual Sex and Hook-Up Culture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209105057.htm)
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45Nov. 9, 2015 - As private school vouchers gain popularity and the financial implications become more complicated, one question remains: Where does the money spent by these programs ultimately go? Researchers found ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109182516.htm)
41Dec. 9, 2015 - The greater proportion of women than men on college campuses may contribute to a hook-up culture where women are more willing to engage in casual sex and are more aggressive toward other desirable ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209105057.htm)
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49### [State School Pupils Do Better at University, Research Confirms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151105092008.htm)
45### [Study of Environmental Attitudes Finds Nine Distinct Segments of American Population](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
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51Nov. 5, 2015 - State school pupils are likely to do better at university than independent school pupils with similar A Level results, new research confirms. Researchers were investigating how effective the A\* grade ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151105092008.htm)
47Dec. 7, 2015 - Americans' attitudes about environmental issues aren't simply polarized into pro- and anti-environment, but rather are spread across a diverse spectrum. A new study finds that attitudes ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
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55### [Cheerleading Could Help Challenge Gender Stereotypes, Study Says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151103213712.htm)
51### [Benefit Cuts to Teachers Won't Lead to Taxpayer Savings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151204090047.htm)
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57Nov. 3, 2015 - Cheerleading has the potential to challenge traditional ideas about gender and to be an inclusive activity for both boys and girls, say authors of a new report. The study examined the educational and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151103213712.htm)
53Dec. 4, 2015 - Cutting benefits for teachers or other public-sector workers may not save taxpayers as much as one might think, according to a new American ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151204090047.htm)
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61### [For-Profit and Community College Graduates Earn Same Hiring Interest from Employers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102152824.htm)
57### [Rice Basket Study Rethinks Roots of Human Culture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151126103859.htm)
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63Nov. 2, 2015 - Hiring managers show no preference for hiring people with for-profit college credentials compared to those holding comparable credentials from public community colleges, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102152824.htm)
59Nov. 26, 2015 - Although teaching is useful, it is not essential for cultural progress because people can use reasoning and reverse engineering of existing items to work out how to make tools, suggests a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151126103859.htm)
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67### [Does Cheering Affect the Outcome of College Hockey Games?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102125737.htm)
63### [Out of School and Into Debt? Calls for Teens to Better Understad on Money Matters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123102811.htm)
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69Nov. 2, 2015 - We all love belting our lungs out at sporting event, hurling insults and encouragements in turn, but does it actually have an effect on either team's performance? A study conducted suggests that ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102125737.htm)
65Nov. 23, 2015 - A new study has found school leavers and first-year university students don't know how to manage a car loan, repay credit cards or figure out mobile phone ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123102811.htm)
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73### [Do Hospitals Tell Patients About Charity Care Options? Study Finds Room for Improvement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151029101142.htm)
69Nov. 19, 2015 - Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of the world, according to new research. However, increased government spending on education may be the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119122321.htm)
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75Oct. 29, 2015 - If you don't have health insurance, or your insurance coverage still leaves you with big bills, hospitals are supposed to let you know if you qualify for free or reduced-price care, and to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151029101142.htm)
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79### [UK Children Play Instruments as Part of Family Tradition, Not to Boost Social Status](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151027213425.htm)
73### [Intervention Improves Teacher Practices, Student Engagement in Early Elementary Classrooms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131718.htm)
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81Oct. 27, 2015 - British parents encourage their children to play musical instruments as part of a family tradition and not to boost their social status as Americans do, research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151027213425.htm)
75Nov. 18, 2015 - A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals' temperaments may lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131718.htm)
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85### [Good Grades in Classes With Immigrants, Norwegian Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151027075002.htm)
79### [Younger Generations of Those in the Military More Vulnerable to Suicide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070812.htm)
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87Oct. 27, 2015 - Parents in areas with many immigrants have little reason to fear that a high proportion of immigrant pupils in schools in itself hampers student performance, according to new Norwegian ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151027075002.htm)
81Nov. 18, 2015 - While many researchers have largely focused on risk factors among individual soldiers, in a new study, researchers contend that the increase in suicide may also indicate increased vulnerability among ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070812.htm)
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91### [Job Opportunities, After-School Activities, Cleaner City Top Urban Teens' Priorities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151023083705.htm)
85### [Study Finds High Prevalence of Incapacitated Rape Among College Women](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070751.htm)
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93Oct. 23, 2015 - When researchers in New Haven, Conn., asked teens to identify solutions to reduce violence in their community, the adolescents had clear recommendations: better employment opportunities, more ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151023083705.htm)
87Nov. 18, 2015 - Some 15 percent of women are raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drug use during their freshman year at college, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070751.htm)
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97### [Language Literacy in Kindergarten Important for Success in Learning English](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151022141747.htm)
91### [How Students of Different Backgrounds Use Strategies to Strengthen College Applications](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116142627.htm)
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99Oct. 22, 2015 - English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with a strong initial grasp of academic language literacy, either in their primary language or in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151022141747.htm)
93Nov. 16, 2015 - Over the past 25 years, the higher education system in the United States has grown more competitive, with students trying to gain admissions to the most desirable institutions and institutions vying ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116142627.htm)
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103### [Middle Schoolers May Benefit Academically from Extracurricular Activities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151022094509.htm)
97### [Traditional Calendar Schools Increase Property Values by Nearly Two Percent in Wake County, North Carolina](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116112711.htm)
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105Oct. 22, 2015 - Activities outside the classroom -- especially community engagement and sports -- may help low-income, urban youth academically as they transition into middle school, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151022094509.htm)
99Nov. 16, 2015 - Prices for homes assigned to traditional calendars were up to 2 percent higher than similar homes that switched to multi-track year round calendars, a new analysis of more than 50,000 residential ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116112711.htm)
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109Oct. 21, 2015 - Biology professors and students use tomatoes from campus garden to teach high schools students about genetic diversity. Students learn about dominant and recessive genes and the genetic influence on ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021120620.htm)
103### [Meeting Transportation Needs Will Improve Lives of Those With ASD, Their Families](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151113144523.htm)
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105Nov. 13, 2015 - An integrated approach to providing access to reliable and safe transportation is needed for adults on the autism spectrum and their families, according to a new study that offers recommendations for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151113144523.htm)
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113Oct. 20, 2015 - An instructional program for parents helps young children retain the literacy skills and positive learning behaviors acquired in Head Start through to the end of the kindergarten year, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151020091356.htm)
109### [Virginia Tech Shooting Has Lessons for Strengthening College Mental Health Services](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151110170920.htm)
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111Nov. 10, 2015 - As the nation reels from another mass shooting on a college campus, analysis of the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech University highlights the need for comprehensive and coordinated mental health ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151110170920.htm)
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115Thursday, December 17, 2015
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117- [How anti-evolution bills evolve](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217151641.htm)
118- [Exceptional care requires patient-driven education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217143516.htm)
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120Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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122- [Women less likely to hold academic medical leadership roles than men with mustaches](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216184308.htm)
123- [Drug use trends remain stable or decline among teens](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216115801.htm)
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125Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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127- ['Flipped' classrooms improve physics education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151215160633.htm)
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129Monday, December 14, 2015
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131- [Universities' messages about socioeconomic diversity can affect academic confidence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151214142018.htm)
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133Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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135- [Plus-sized models in advertising linked to rising obesity rates, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209183550.htm)
136- [Imbalanced gender ratios could affect views about casual sex and hook-up culture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209105057.htm)
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138Monday, December 7, 2015
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140- [Study of environmental attitudes finds nine distinct segments of American population](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
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142Friday, December 4, 2015
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144- [Benefit cuts to teachers won't lead to taxpayer savings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151204090047.htm)
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117146Thursday, November 26, 2015
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119148- [Rice basket study rethinks roots of human culture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151126103859.htm)
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154Thursday, November 19, 2015
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156- [Youth violence undermines social and economic development in poorest corners of the world](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119122321.htm)
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125158Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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127160- [Intervention improves teacher practices, student engagement in early elementary classrooms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131718.htm)
161- [Younger generations of those in the military more vulnerable to suicide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070812.htm)
128162- [Study finds high prevalence of incapacitated rape among college women](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118070751.htm)
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130164Monday, November 16, 2015
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132166- [How students of different backgrounds use strategies to strengthen college applications](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116142627.htm)
133167- [Traditional calendar schools increase property values by nearly two percent in Wake County, North Carolina](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116112711.htm)
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137171- [Meeting transportation needs will improve lives of those with ASD, their families](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151113144523.htm)
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173Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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175- [Virginia Tech shooting has lessons for strengthening college mental health services](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151110170920.htm)
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139177Monday, November 9, 2015
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141179- [School choice programs lead to private school revenue gains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109182516.htm)
180- [Marriage has morphed into a means of supporting intensive investments in children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109153814.htm)
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145184- [State school pupils do better at university, research confirms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151105092008.htm)
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147186Tuesday, November 3, 2015
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149188- [Cheerleading could help challenge gender stereotypes, study says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151103213712.htm)
189- [Empathetic teachers enhance children's motivation for learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151103064738.htm)
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153193- [For-profit and community college graduates earn same hiring interest from employers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102152824.htm)
154194- [Does cheering affect the outcome of college hockey games?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102125737.htm)
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281321- [Hiring more minority teachers in schools gives fairer perception of discipline](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150902191358.htm)
282322- [Neighbors, but not classmates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150902135122.htm)
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286326- [Economic security requires new measures of well-being](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150901204828.htm)
327- [Preterm birth linked with less wealth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150901140857.htm)
287328- [Daily marijuana use among U.S. college students highest since 1980](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150901095321.htm)
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292333- [Preventive medicine experts speak out about reducing firearm violence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150831123217.htm)
353394- [Study finds unexpected biases against teen girls' leadership](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150728110535.htm)
354395- [Few science museums use the word 'agriculture' to teach](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150728092358.htm)
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356397Monday, July 27, 2015
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358399- [Compulsory schooling laws could bolster free community college argument](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150727153737.htm)
359- [Universities not yet as international as they think, research reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150727110401.htm)
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361Thursday, July 23, 2015
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363- [Pesticides found in most pollen collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723190524.htm)
364- [Teens with medical marijuana cards much likelier to say they're addicted, but few teens have them](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723140207.htm)
365- [Educational benefits of deworming children questioned by re-analysis of flagship study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723083729.htm)
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367Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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369- [Testing for malaria reduces overprescription by more than 70 percent](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722144638.htm)
370- [Schools with higher black, minority populations call cops, not docs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722141430.htm)
371- [Increasing prevalence of autism is due, in part, to changing diagnoses](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722130412.htm)
372- [Readiness of America's biology teachers questioned](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722130410.htm)
373- [Massachusetts schools are improving food options](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722115634.htm)
374- [Job services lacking for young people with autism](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722101807.htm)
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376Monday, July 20, 2015
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378- [Poverty's most insidious damage is to a child's brain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150720115142.htm)
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380Thursday, July 16, 2015
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382- [Innovative physical education curriculum triples rate at which students pass a state physical fitness test](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716141602.htm)
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384Wednesday, July 15, 2015
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386- [Pre-college science programs lead to more science majors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715155432.htm)
387- [Analysis reveals needs for improvement in youth fitness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715122530.htm)
388- [Rates of drunk driving tied to state alcohol policies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715122357.htm)
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390Tuesday, July 14, 2015
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392- [Teen birth, mental health lead child hospitalizations in Texas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714174127.htm)