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1### [Lecturing Likely Not Effective for Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214151658.htm)
1### [Family Focused Interventions for at Risk Children and Youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221110716.htm)
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3Dec. 14, 2016 - Traditional university lectures are likely not an effective way to help post-secondary students acquire problem-solving skills. In a recent study, researchers developed a testing system to measure ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214151658.htm)
3Feb. 21, 2017 - Experts discuss how interventions can be developed to maximize resilience among children experiencing adversity and improve outcomes for their families as ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221110716.htm)
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7### [Sexual Harassment Common Among Middle School Children, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209184825.htm)
7### [Students in Ohio's Online Charter Schools Perform Worse Than Peers in Traditional Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216094535.htm)
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9Dec. 9, 2016 - Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, says a bullying and youth violence expert. The ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209184825.htm)
9Feb. 16, 2017 - Despite dramatic growth in enrollment in online charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the same academic success as those in brick-and-mortar charter and public schools, finds a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216094535.htm)
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13### [Children Learn Early on That Scientists Are Men](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122111026.htm)
13### [Strong Alcohol Policies Protect Against Drunk Driving Deaths Among Young People](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131450.htm)
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15Nov. 22, 2016 - When children were asked to draw a scientist, a bald, middle-aged man in a white coat was most often depicted. Why is that? A group of science communication researchers discovered that children ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122111026.htm)
15Feb. 13, 2017 - Stronger alcohol policies protect young people from dying in crashes caused by drunk driving according to researchers. The study supports the importance of comprehensive alcohol control policies to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131450.htm)
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19Nov. 17, 2016 - North Carolina's investment in early child care and education programs resulted in higher test scores, less grade retention and fewer special education placements through fifth grade, research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161117105024.htm)
19### [Believe in the American Dream? You're Less Likely to Impulse Buy, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208150140.htm)
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21Feb. 8, 2017 - When materialistic consumers believe in the American dream -- that it's possible to improve their economic status through hard work -- they are less likely to spend impulsively, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208150140.htm)
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23### [Charter Schools Enroll More Girls, With Boys More Likely to Leave](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116190739.htm)
25Feb. 2, 2017 - The University of Washington's AccessMap project has launched a new online travel planner offering customizable suggestions for people who need accessible or pedestrian-friendly routes when ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202090855.htm)
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25Nov. 16, 2016 - Charter schools - particularly middle and high schools - enroll a larger share of girls than do traditional public schools, in part because boys are more likely to exit charter schools, finds a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116190739.htm)
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29Nov. 10, 2016 - A program that brings live fish into K-12 classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110145923.htm)
29### [Millennial Generation's Learning Preferences in Medical Education Examined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201141945.htm)
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31Feb. 1, 2017 - The classroom can reflect its students' learning preferences, and a study demonstrates evidence of this in medical ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201141945.htm)
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33### [Funding a Set of Essential Medicines for Low And Middle-Income Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161108073523.htm)
35### [Women, Minorities and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering Report Released](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170131133733.htm)
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35Nov. 8, 2016 - As the world moves toward universal health coverage, the question arises: How can governments ensure equitable access to essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries? A section of The ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161108073523.htm)
37Jan. 31, 2017 - The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) today announced the release of the 2017 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (WMPD) report, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170131133733.htm)
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39### [New U.S. Robotics Roadmap Calls for Increased Regulations, Education and Research](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161102130438.htm)
41### [Shootings in US Schools are Linked to Increased Unemployment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110908.htm)
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41Nov. 2, 2016 - A new U.S. Robotics Roadmap calls for better policy frameworks to safely integrate new technologies, such as self-driving cars and commercial drones, into everyday life. The document also advocates ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161102130438.htm)
43Jan. 30, 2017 - Economic insecurity is related to the rate of gun violence at K-12 and postsecondary schools in the United States, new research has found. When it becomes more difficult for people coming out of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110908.htm)
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45Oct. 31, 2016 - For scores of years after the first medical school opened in China in 1886, the country progressed in building a medical education system for its fast-growing population. Then 50 years ago, it not ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161031113209.htm)
47### [Smart City Transport Systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170126103409.htm)
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49Jan. 26, 2017 - A machine-learning program uses land-use and amenities data to predict public transport use in Singapore, report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170126103409.htm)
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49### [State Policies Will Determine Whether or Not Most Americans Smoke Marijuana](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161031090220.htm)
53### [One Percent of Cambodian Children Live in Orphanages Yet Have a Living Parent](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119110945.htm)
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51Oct. 31, 2016 - More than 50 percent of Americans changed their minds about intentions to smoke marijuana based on ramifications - or lack thereof - set forth by their state of residency, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161031090220.htm)
55Jan. 19, 2017 - Nearly 80 percent of adolescents living in Cambodia's orphanages have one or more living parents, according to a study. This is the first research of its kind to assess the literacy and health ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119110945.htm)
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55### [Gender Gaps in Math Persist, With Teachers Underrating Girls' Math Skills](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027094828.htm)
59### [School Curricula Are a Reflection of Society's Expectations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119083549.htm)
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57Oct. 27, 2016 - Beginning in early elementary school, boys outperform girls in math - especially among the highest achievers - continuing a troubling pattern found in the late 1990s, finds a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027094828.htm)
61Jan. 19, 2017 - In a pioneering project, researchers studied the development of school curricula in Switzerland's three main language regions. This project clearly showed that ever since the Swiss school system ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119083549.htm)
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61### [Childhood Bullying Places 'Long Term Strain' on UK Mental Health Services](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027093610.htm)
65Jan. 17, 2017 - A study of viewing audiences shows that the television programs most effective at imparting an educational message about social behaviors are the ones that keep people watching engaged and coming ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117135935.htm)
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63Oct. 27, 2016 - Childhood bullying has a strong link to mental health service use throughout a person's life, putting additional strain on an "already overstretched" UK healthcare system, suggest ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027093610.htm)
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69Jan. 17, 2017 - The National Football League (NFL) Foundation has invested heavily in its NFL PLAY 60 initiative to promote fitness and health among youth over the past decade. Its impact on childhood fitness and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117135920.htm)
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67### [School Environment Key to Retaining Teachers, Promoting Student Achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026170323.htm)
73### [Incentive Pay Schemes Can Affect Employee Well-Being](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111213242.htm)
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69Oct. 26, 2016 - New research identifies four organizational and administrative factors that can decrease teacher turnover and lift student test scores in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026170323.htm)
75Jan. 11, 2017 - Incentive-related pay schemes can stress rather than motivate employees, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111213242.htm)
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73### [School-Based Dental Sealant Programs for Children Reduce Cavities and Costs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026165939.htm)
79### [Should Biomedical Graduate Schools Ignore the GRE?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111151840.htm)
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75Oct. 26, 2016 - School-based dental sealant programs, in which students receive preventative oral care while at school, are cost-effective in protecting at-risk children's permanent teeth from decay, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026165939.htm)
81Jan. 11, 2017 - The Graduate Record Exam (GRE), which is required for admission to graduate and doctorate programs across the country, is not the best indicator for predicting a student's success while pursuing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111151840.htm)
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79### [School Principals Shape Students' Values Via School Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026134907.htm)
85### [Lecturing Likely Not Effective for Developing Problem-Solving Skills in Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214151658.htm)
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81Oct. 26, 2016 - Over time, students' personal values become more similar to those of their school principal, according to new research. The findings indicate that principals' values are linked with aspects ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026134907.htm)
87Dec. 14, 2016 - Traditional university lectures are likely not an effective way to help post-secondary students acquire problem-solving skills. In a recent study, researchers developed a testing system to measure ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214151658.htm)
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85Oct. 21, 2016 - What students in school learn from a model experiment depends on how similar the model substances look to the originals, a new study has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161021084342.htm)
91### [Sexual Harassment Common Among Middle School Children, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209184825.htm)
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93Dec. 9, 2016 - Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, says a bullying and youth violence expert. The ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209184825.htm)
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89### [Texas Must Reduce Nonmedical Exemptions to Vaccinations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144411.htm)
97### [Knowing One's Place in a Social Hierarchy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207133548.htm)
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91Oct. 20, 2016 - As one of the states with the least restrictive vaccine exemption laws in the country, Texas should make the process of obtaining nonmedical exemptions more rigorous to avoid the public health risks ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144411.htm)
99Dec. 7, 2016 - When you start a new job, it's normal to spend the first day working out who's who in the pecking order, information that will come in handy for making connections in the future. In an fMRI ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207133548.htm)
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95### [Pre-University Skills Course Boosts Students' A-Level Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092113.htm)
103### [Children's Early Math Knowledge Related to Later Achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206110307.htm)
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97Oct. 20, 2016 - A course designed to teach sixth form students essential university-level study skills also significantly improves their A-level results, according to research from ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092113.htm)
105Dec. 6, 2016 - Low-income children's math knowledge in preschool was related to their later achievement -- but not all types of math knowledge were related equally, a new longitudinal study conducted in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206110307.htm)
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101### [Developmental Science Research Sheds New Light on the Origins of Discrimination, Social Exclusion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019142624.htm)
109### [White Deaths Exceeded Births in One-Third of States](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201165023.htm)
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103Oct. 19, 2016 - Experiencing prejudice and discrimination in childhood can have long term consequences, including depression, poor academic performance and negative health outcomes. New cutting edge research in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019142624.htm)
111Dec. 1, 2016 - More whites died than were born in a record high 17 states in 2014 compared to just four in 2004, according to new research. Some 121 million people representing 38 percent of the U.S. population ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201165023.htm)
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107### [Donald or Hillary? Tweetcast Predicts Your Vote](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018193202.htm)
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109Oct. 18, 2016 - What you tweet says a lot about your politics and who you are going to vote for in this highly volatile presidential election, according to TweetCast, an online tool developed by Northwestern ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018193202.htm)
117- [Family focused interventions for at risk children and youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221110716.htm)
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121- [Students in Ohio's online charter schools perform worse than peers in traditional schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216094535.htm)
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123Monday, February 13, 2017
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125- [Strong alcohol policies protect against drunk driving deaths among young people](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131450.htm)
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127Wednesday, February 8, 2017
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129- [Believe in the American dream? You're less likely to impulse buy, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208150140.htm)
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131Thursday, February 2, 2017
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133- [New route-finding tool lets pedestrians avoid hills, construction, accessibility barriers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202090855.htm)
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135Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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137- [Millennial generation's learning preferences in medical education examined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201141945.htm)
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139Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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141- [Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report released](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170131133733.htm)
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143Monday, January 30, 2017
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145- [Shootings in US schools are linked to increased unemployment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110908.htm)
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147Thursday, January 26, 2017
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149- [Smart city transport systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170126103409.htm)
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151Thursday, January 19, 2017
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153- [One percent of Cambodian children live in orphanages yet have a living parent](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119110945.htm)
154- [School curricula are a reflection of society's expectations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119083549.htm)
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156Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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158- [Must-see-TV: Educational shows that entertain have greater impact on faithful viewers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117135935.htm)
159- [First study to measure effectiveness of NFL PLAY 60 program shows positive results on youth fitness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117135920.htm)
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161Wednesday, January 11, 2017
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163- [Incentive pay schemes can affect employee well-being](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111213242.htm)
164- [Should biomedical graduate schools ignore the GRE?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111151840.htm)
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174Wednesday, December 7, 2016
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176- [Knowing one's place in a social hierarchy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207133548.htm)
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178Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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180- [Children's early math knowledge related to later achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206110307.htm)
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182Thursday, December 1, 2016
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184- [White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201165023.htm)
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186Monday, November 28, 2016
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188- [Prevention program safeguards children's brains from effects of poverty, says study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128151046.htm)
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193- [Learn lessons from European climate monitoring to make Paris Agreement a success, warn scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122080003.htm)
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195Monday, November 21, 2016
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197- [Schools remain a potential hotspot for measles transmission, even in the vaccine era](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121161725.htm)
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127201- [Early childhood educational spending benefits don't fade away](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161117105024.htm)
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222- [New theory debunks consensus that math abilities are innate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161101101525.htm)
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148227- [State policies will determine whether or not most Americans smoke marijuana](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161031090220.htm)
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338417- [Higher-income students have an edge when it comes to working memory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125448.htm)
339- [Indoor tanning rates among New Jersey teens remain stable following state enactment of under age 17 ban](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720105454.htm)
340- [Social robots: Programmable by everyone](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720094641.htm)
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342Thursday, July 14, 2016
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344- [Income inequality leads millennials to start families before marriage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160714091334.htm)
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348- [Calculus I factors women out of STEM degrees](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160713152148.htm)
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350Monday, July 11, 2016
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352- [Academic female physicians paid less than male counterparts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160711120927.htm)
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354Wednesday, July 6, 2016
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356- [Obese preschoolers have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160706091512.htm)
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358Thursday, June 30, 2016
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360- [Need skills? Corporate volunteering programs not always best place to acquire them](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160630115350.htm)
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364- [Findings show gender, not race, a factor in college engineering dropouts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160629125947.htm)
365- [Blue-collar training in high school leaves women behind](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160629105938.htm)
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367Saturday, June 25, 2016
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369- [Minimum legal drinking age of 21 can protect against later risk of death](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160625150508.htm)
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373- [Should first-year college students assessed as needing remedial math take college-level quantitative courses instead?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160624105218.htm)
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375Thursday, June 23, 2016
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377- [Part-timers now 49 percent of nation's college and university faculty, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160623150431.htm)
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381- [Teachers optimistic about Common Core writing standards, but not tests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160622144918.htm)
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387Monday, June 20, 2016
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389- [Study focuses on use of instructional videos to aid problem solving](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620160216.htm)
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391Friday, June 17, 2016
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393- [Troubled-youth facilities benefit from 'ecological approach'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160617120708.htm)
394- [Transgender rights critical for the health of 25 million transgender people worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160617082306.htm)
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396Thursday, June 16, 2016
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398- [Absent investments, 200 million children may not reach their potential, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160616105718.htm)
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400Wednesday, June 15, 2016
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402- [Study offers explanation for why women leave engineering](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615135205.htm)
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404Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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406- [Adolescent alcohol, marijuana use leads to poor academic performance, health problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160614083121.htm)
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408Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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410- [Relationship between school security, race, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608180824.htm)
411- [Twitter: The newest teacher for twenty first century writers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608100538.htm)
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413Thursday, June 2, 2016
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415- [Researchers mine Twitter to reveal Congress' ideological divide on climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602162933.htm)