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Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an enormous effort to produce -- until now. A team of researchers has developed a method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on math textbooks. The new process is made possible by a new authoring system which serves as a 'universal translator' for textbook formats. Based on this new method, the production of Braille textbooks will become easy, inexpensive, and widespread.

Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher. A study published today in Addiction shows that in states where marijuana was legalized by 2018, both occasional and frequent use among college students has continued to rise beyond the first year of legalization, suggesting an ongoing trend rather than a brief period of experimentation.

Due to long-term and systemic issues leading to the consistent exclusion of African-Americans in physics and astronomy, a task force is recommending sweeping changes and calling for awareness into the number and experiences of African-American students studying the fields. 'The Time Is Now: Systemic Changes to Increase African-Americans with Bachelor's Degrees in Physics and Astronomy' discusses the factors responsible for the success or failure of African-American students in physics and astronomy.

Leftover prescription opioids pose big risks to kids, yet most parents keep their own and their child's unused painkillers even after they're no longer medically necessary for pain.

Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than their less skilled peers, as measured by grades and standardized test scores, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Assistance during the first years of a biology major leads to higher retention of first-generation students.

Scientists from Tyumen State University have proposed a way to make higher education more accessible to students with disabilities. According to the proposal, the Council of specialists from different areas will be able to sort out students' adaptation difficulties and help teachers find a common language with them. The results were presented on Nov. 1 at the All-Russian Conference 'The quality of life of the youth with disabilities: between vision and reality.'

Even when both male and female college students say they want to pursue a major with the best earnings prospects, the majors men choose are higher paying than the majors women choose.