A new study published in ECNU Review of Education explores how AI-enhanced project-based learning can bridge educational gaps in resource-limited STEM classrooms across Africa. Researchers trained educators from five nations using low-cost tools like smartphone coding and speech-to-text-to-image AI. The findings demonstrate that these accessible technologies empower teachers to transition from rote instruction to competency-based learning, fostering inclusive innovation and providing a scalable model for sustainable education reform in developing contexts.

Planet (ISSN 2097-566X) is a new, fully open-access, peer-reviewed journal covering the full scope of planetary science. Co-published by Chengdu University of Technology and Higher Education Press (HEP) since September 2025, the journal has already published 10 peer-reviewed original articles and accumulated over 14,000 downloads worldwide. It was recently listed as a Tier 2 journal in the Catalogue of Chinese High-Quality Science and Technology Journals (April 2026), and is indexed by Google Scholar and NASA ADS.

New research finds newly hired leaders are more likely than their predecessors to improve motivation and organizational performance — but only if employees already believe change is needed. However, a change-oriented style is also more likely to backfire for a new leader than for their predecessor. That can happen if organization members are satisfied with the status quo under the previous leader.

Matthew Simpson, MD, will be the mentee for the third year of the APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Diversity Scholar Fellowship

Ten medical students from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine were recognized recently by the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) at its 17th Annual Research Poster Symposium, which was held in conjunction with its signature education event, Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care.

This year, symposium participants competed in four different categories: clinical research, basic research, clinical vignettes, and health policy/medical education. Eight posters were accepted in these categories out of a field of more than 120 abstract entries. Three winners were selected in each category, and several honorable mentions were awarded.