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1### [Engaging Undergrads Remotely With an Escape Room Game](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812144012.htm)
1### [Face-Covering Use Up, More People Are Taking COVID-19 Threats Seriously, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200923164609.htm)
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3Aug. 12, 2020 - Researchers describe an alternative way to engage students: a virtual game, modeled on an escape room, in which teams solve chemistry problems to progress and ...
3Sep. 23, 2020 - A new survey of six U.S. states has found that during the past two months, more people are wearing masks, vaccine uncertainty is on the rise, and many people are overestimating their risk of becoming ...
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7### [Teens' Social Media Use Does Not Raise Risk for Depression, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812094844.htm)
7### [Enrolling in Health Education Courses May Help Change Student's Beliefs About Stress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200923124728.htm)
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9Aug. 12, 2020 - New findings refute popular wisdom and may provide relief to parents and educators concerned with adolescents' heavy use of social media -- particularly during the COVID-19 ...
9Sep. 23, 2020 - College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New research finds that college health courses could help students develop a more positive stress ...
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13### [Machine Learning Can Predict Market Behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811142913.htm)
13### [Machine Learning Models Identify Kids at Risk of Lead Poisoning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200916113523.htm)
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15Aug. 11, 2020 - Machine learning can assess the effectiveness of mathematical tools used to predict the movements of financial markets, according to new research based on the largest dataset ever used in this ...
15Sep. 21, 2020 - Machine learning can help public health officials identify children most at risk of lead poisoning, enabling them to concentrate their limited resources on preventing poisonings rather than ...
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19### [Experts Recommend Strict, Costly Approaches for Reopening Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811120131.htm)
19### [Study Identifies Innovative Responses to Pandemic School Meal Program Disruption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200918112138.htm)
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21Aug. 11, 2020 - The American Academy of Pediatrics recently highlighted the importance of students' returning to the classroom in its COVID-19 return-to-school guidance. Jason Wang, MD, PhD, of Stanford Health ...
21Sep. 18, 2020 - A new study estimates that more than 1.15 billion breakfasts and lunches for low-income children were not served in school as a result of school closures between March 9 and May 1. States and school ...
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25### [New Machine Learning Method Allows Hospitals to Share Patient Data -- Privately](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200728113537.htm)
25### [Accurate Labels Like 'Aerosol' or 'Chemicals' Increase Perceived Risks of E-Cigarette Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200916113431.htm)
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27July 28, 2020 - Researchers have shown that an approach called federated learning is successful in the context of brain imaging, by being able to analyze magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of brain tumor ...
27Sep. 16, 2020 - Accurately labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' rather than 'vapor' increases the perceived risk of exposure, researchers have found. Higher ...
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31### [Link Between Education, Income Inequality Has Existed for a Century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200727194705.htm)
31### [Concussions Are a Risk for Young Athletes in All Sports -- Not Just Football, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200915110014.htm)
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33July 27, 2020 - Income is inextricably linked to access to education in America and it has been for a century, according to a new ...
33Sep. 15, 2020 - A recent study suggests that high school athletes competing, not only in football, but other sports are at risk for concussion and may need longer recovery time than previously ...
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37### [Invisible Barriers Cut Down on Cheating](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200727154208.htm)
37### [Lecturer Takes Laptops and Smart Phones Away and Musters Student Presence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200909100255.htm)
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39July 27, 2020 - Both see-through and pretend partitions promoted honesty in taking tests, psychology experiments show, suggesting simple environmental cues can nudge children to do the right ...
39Sep. 9, 2020 - A Danish university lecturer experiments with banning screens in discussion lessons. A new study looks at the results, which include greater student presence, improved engagement and deeper ...
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43### [COVID-19 Increased Anxiety, Depression for Already Stressed College Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200727114731.htm)
43### [Operation Outbreak Simulation Teaches Students How Pandemics Spread](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200903105559.htm)
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45July 27, 2020 - College students were more anxious, depressed and sedentary during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 than they were during similar academic terms in other years, according to a multiyear study using ...
45Sep. 3, 2020 - A new article highlights Operation Outbreak, an educational platform and simulation intended to teach high school and college students the fundamentals of responses to ...
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49### [Teen Museum Educators Increase Engagement, Learning, in Tween Visitors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200727114708.htm)
49### [COVID-19 Has Likely Tripled Depression Rate, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902152202.htm)
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51July 27, 2020 - A new study finds that youth docents have an overall positive effect on visitors' experiences, learning and information retention at informal learning sites -- like museums. The positive effects ...
51Sep. 2, 2020 - A new study finds that 27.8 percent of U.S. adults had depression symptoms as of mid-April, compared to 8.5 percent before the COVID-19 ...
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55### [Research Explores the Link Between Wages, School and Cognitive Ability in South Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200722163231.htm)
55### [Teens Who Think Their Parents Are Loving Are Less Likely to Be Cyberbullies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902101822.htm)
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57July 22, 2020 - Using data sets that only became available in recent years, researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York analyzed the wage impact of cognitive skills in South ...
57Sep. 2, 2020 - Adolescents who perceive their parents to be loving and supportive are less likely to engage in cyberbullying, according to a new ...
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61### [Legal Marijuana May Be Slowing Reductions in Teen Marijuana Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200720164526.htm)
61### [To the Choir: Forward-Thinking Faculty Sharing Innovations Mostly Among Themselves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200831154412.htm)
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63July 20, 2020 - A longitudinal study of more than 230 teens and young adults in Washington state finds that teens may be more likely to use marijuana following legalization - with the proliferation of stores and ...
63Aug. 31, 2020 - Surveys and network analyses of 192 STEM faculty at three universities revealed that frequent users of evidence-based instructional practices are far more likely to engage one another than colleagues ...
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67### [Expand School Digital Literacy Lessons to Cover Health Technologies Used by Young People](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200716101615.htm)
67### [Children Notice Race Several Years Before Adults Want to Talk About It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200827150954.htm)
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69July 16, 2020 - Young people need more support to navigate the growing number of digital technologies which track and manage their health, say ...
69Aug. 27, 2020 - Adults in the United States believe children should be almost 5 years old before talking with them about race, even though some infants are aware of race and preschoolers may have already developed ...
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73### [Exercise in a First-Year Writing Course Increases Retention at Broad-Access Universities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200715142258.htm)
73### [People Can Make Better Choices When It Benefits Others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824131811.htm)
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75July 15, 2020 - New research shows that embedding a reading-and-writing exercise about social belonging into the first-year college curriculum increased the persistence and performance of Black, Latinx, Native ...
75Aug. 24, 2020 - People are better at learning and decision-making when trying to avoid harm to others, according to new ...
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79### [Children Rarely Transmit COVID-19, Doctors Write in New Commentary](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200710100934.htm)
79### [Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200820112853.htm)
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81July 10, 2020 - A commentary published in the journal Pediatrics concludes that children infrequently transmit COVID-19 to each other or to adults and that many schools, provided they follow appropriate social ...
81Aug. 20, 2020 - Affirmative action is a contentious issue across the globe, hotly debated in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria and Brazil, as well as in the United States. While the direct ...
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85### [Science Education Community Should Withdraw from International Tests, Experts Urge](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200709150121.htm)
85### [New Study Calculates Alarming Lifetime Risk of Death from Firearms and Drug Overdoses in the United States](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200819133709.htm)
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87July 9, 2020 - The science community should withdraw from involvement in international tests such as PISA because they have forced schools to adopt 'narrow' curricula and pedagogies, a study ...
87Aug. 19, 2020 - A new study calculates the lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the United States. The lifetime risk of death from firearms is about one percent, and the lifetime risk of death ...
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91### [Study: More Than Half of US Students Experience Summer Learning Losses Five Years in a Row](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200709135545.htm)
91### [Smartphones Are Lowering Student's Grades on Closed-Book Exams](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818114941.htm)
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93July 9, 2020 - Following U.S. students across five summers between grades 1 and 6, a little more than half (52 percent) experienced learning losses in all five summers, according to a large national study. Students ...
93Aug. 18, 2020 - The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students' long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams, according to a new ...
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97### [Kindness Researcher Challenges the Notion of Mean Teens](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200708105933.htm)
97### [Women Less Likely to Receive Pay for College Internships](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818094024.htm)
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99July 8, 2020 - A researcher is hoping to flip the switch on the preconceived notion that teens are mean. He says teenagers often receive a negative reputation, sometimes showcased in mainstream media reports of ...
99Aug. 18, 2020 - The odds of women receiving pay for a college internship are 34% lower than for men, according to new ...
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103### [Prospective Teachers Misperceive Black Children as Angry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200702113650.htm)
103### [Engaging Undergrads Remotely With an Escape Room Game](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812144012.htm)
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105July 2, 2020 - New research finds that prospective teachers appear more likely to misperceive Black children as angry than white children, which may undermine the education of Black ...
105Aug. 12, 2020 - Researchers describe an alternative way to engage students: a virtual game, modeled on an escape room, in which teams solve chemistry problems to progress and ...
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109### [School Absenteeism Has Surprising Consequences for Adults](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200701084757.htm)
109### [Teens' Social Media Use Does Not Raise Risk for Depression, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812094844.htm)
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111July 1, 2020 - Kids who miss a lot of school from kindergarten to eighth grade may suffer unexpected costs as young adults, a new study finds. Researchers found that those who were more regularly absent in these ...
111Aug. 12, 2020 - New findings refute popular wisdom and may provide relief to parents and educators concerned with adolescents' heavy use of social media -- particularly during the COVID-19 ...
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115### [Cyberbullying Linked to Post Traumatic Stress for Victims and Perpetrators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200623185242.htm)
115### [Machine Learning Can Predict Market Behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811142913.htm)
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117June 23, 2020 - Cyberbullying -- bullying online rather than face to face -- is linked to various types of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, both for victims and perpetrators, suggests new ...
117Aug. 11, 2020 - Machine learning can assess the effectiveness of mathematical tools used to predict the movements of financial markets, according to new research based on the largest dataset ever used in this ...
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121Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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123- [Face-Covering Use Up, More People Are Taking COVID-19 Threats Seriously, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200923164609.htm)
124- [Enrolling in Health Education Courses May Help Change Student's Beliefs About Stress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200923124728.htm)
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126Monday, September 21, 2020
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128- [Machine Learning Models Identify Kids at Risk of Lead Poisoning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200916113523.htm)
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130Friday, September 18, 2020
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132- [Study Identifies Innovative Responses to Pandemic School Meal Program Disruption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200918112138.htm)
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134Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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136- [Accurate Labels Like 'aerosol' Or 'chemicals' Increase Perceived Risks of E-Cigarette Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200916113431.htm)
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138Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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140- [Concussions Are a Risk for Young Athletes in All Sports -- Not Just Football, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200915110014.htm)
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142Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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144- [Lecturer Takes Laptops and Smart Phones Away and Musters Student Presence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200909100255.htm)
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146Thursday, September 3, 2020
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148- [Operation Outbreak Simulation Teaches Students How Pandemics Spread](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200903105559.htm)
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150Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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152- [COVID-19 Has Likely Tripled Depression Rate, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902152202.htm)
153- [Teens Who Think Their Parents Are Loving Are Less Likely to Be Cyberbullies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902101822.htm)
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155Monday, August 31, 2020
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157- [To the Choir: Forward-Thinking Faculty Sharing Innovations Mostly Among Themselves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200831154412.htm)
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159Thursday, August 27, 2020
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161- [Children Notice Race Several Years Before Adults Want to Talk About It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200827150954.htm)
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163Monday, August 24, 2020
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165- [People Can Make Better Choices When It Benefits Others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824131811.htm)
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167Thursday, August 20, 2020
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169- [Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200820112853.htm)
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171Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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173- [New Study Calculates Alarming Lifetime Risk of Death from Firearms and Drug Overdoses in the United States](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200819133709.htm)
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175Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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177- [Smartphones Are Lowering Student's Grades on Closed-Book Exams](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818114941.htm)
178- [Women Less Likely to Receive Pay for College Internships](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818094024.htm)
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121180Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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123182- [Engaging Undergrads Remotely With an Escape Room Game](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812144012.htm)
124183- [Teens' Social Media Use Does Not Raise Risk for Depression, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812094844.htm)
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126185Tuesday, August 11, 2020
190249- [COVID-19 Pandemic Could Decimate Outdoor Environmental, Science Education Programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200615140919.htm)
191250- [COVID-19 Will Affect the Food and Financial Security of Many for Years to Come](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200615140915.htm)
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193252Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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195254- [Passing Challenging Introductory Chemistry Course Gives Biggest Boost to Underrepresented Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200610152013.htm)
255- [Researchers Uncover a New Mindset That Predicts Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200610094106.htm)
196256- [Media Stereotypes Confound Kids' Science Ambitions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200610094104.htm)
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198258Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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200260- [Mindfulness Improves Decision-Making, Attention in Children With Autism](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200603100501.htm)
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212272- [Surging Numbers of First-Generation Learners Being Left Behind in Global Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200521102047.htm)
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214274Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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216276- [Field Courses Boost Student Success, Support STEM Diversity Efforts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519144451.htm)
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278Friday, May 8, 2020
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280- [Canadian Study Finds Temperature, Latitude Not Associated With COVID-19 Spread](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200508083551.htm)
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218282Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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220284- ['Make Physical Activity Part of Children's Routine' During Lockdown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200429191851.htm)
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286Monday, April 27, 2020
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288- [Early High School Start Times Adversely Affect Attendance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200427125128.htm)
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290Monday, April 13, 2020
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292- [Exploring the Link Between Education and Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200413120019.htm)
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294Thursday, April 9, 2020
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296- [Rethinking Biosecurity Governance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200409141539.htm)
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222298Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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224300- [STEM Students Learn as Well Online as in Classrooms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408184726.htm)
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226302Saturday, April 4, 2020
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382458- [Assigning Workers to New Networks Boosts Sustainability](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191017131433.htm)
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384460Wednesday, October 9, 2019
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386462- [Irony and Humor Keep Teenage #gymlads Healthy on Social Media](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191009101150.htm)
387- [Impact of Police Stops on Youth's Mental Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191009075125.htm)
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389Thursday, October 3, 2019
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391- [Domestic Violence: Impact of Educational Sabotage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191003093730.htm)
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393Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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395- [Better Sleep Habits Lead to Better College Grades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191001083956.htm)
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397Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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399- [Kids in Poor, Urban Schools Learn Just as Much as Others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190925115109.htm)
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401Thursday, September 19, 2019
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403- [Parental Involvement Plays Key Role in Children's Academic Attainment, Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190919095220.htm)
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405Monday, September 9, 2019
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407- [Paid Family Leave Improves Vaccination Rates in Infants](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190909131128.htm)
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409Monday, August 26, 2019
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411- [Disability Categories in Education Were Redefined to Exclude Minorities, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190826112700.htm)
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413Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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415- [Child Death Rate Linked to Hospital Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190827095056.htm)
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417Friday, August 23, 2019
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419- [Children of Incarcerated Parents Have More Substance Abuse, Anxiety](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190823140734.htm)
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421Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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423- [Texas Cities Increasingly Susceptible to Large Measles Outbreaks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190821111813.htm)
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425Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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427- [A Society's Cultural Practices Shape the Structure of Its Social Networks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190814161820.htm)
428- [Positive Lab Environment Critical for Undergraduate Success in Research, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190814144507.htm)
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430Monday, July 29, 2019
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432- [Black Students Receive Fewer Warnings from Teachers About Misbehavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190729161405.htm)
433- [How Picture Books Introduce Kids to Politics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190729123843.htm)
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435Tuesday, July 23, 2019
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437- [Teacher Incentive Programs Can Improve Student Achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723104114.htm)
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439Monday, July 22, 2019
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441- [College Spending Habits May Predict When 'adulting' Starts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190722144920.htm)
442- [Texas' Strategic Goal for Students' Debt Burden Shows Potential Promise and Pitfalls](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190722115934.htm)
443- [Are American Nurses Prepared for a Catastrophe? New Study Says Perhaps Not](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190722105931.htm)
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445Friday, July 12, 2019
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447- [Better Policies Around Toxic Chemicals Urged](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190712120221.htm)
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449Thursday, June 27, 2019
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451- [What Journalism Professors Are Teaching Students -- About Their Futures](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190627164758.htm)
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453Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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455- [Professors Need to Be Entertaining to Prevent Students from Watching YouTube in Class](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190626125000.htm)
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457Monday, June 24, 2019
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459- [Deportation Worries Fuel Anxiety, Poor Sleep, Among US-Born Latinx Youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190624173820.htm)