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29-Apr-2025

New research highlights key factor influencing teachers’ willingness to address sexism in the classroom

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Netflix hit ‘Adolescence’ has sparked widespread conversations about teaching school-age children about sexism. However, new research led by the University of Surrey has revealed why teachers often shy away from discussing this sensitive topic.

Journal: Social Psychology of Education

29-Apr-2025

The B2B sector must embrace digital transformation or be left behind

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Manufacturers who fail to adapt to emerging digital technologies are not just at risk of losing their competitive edge – they are setting themselves up for inevitable failure, according to researchers from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Journal of Business Research

29-Apr-2025

ECNU Review of Education unveils pathways for transformation in education

ECNU Review of Education

Traditional educational systems focused on prescribed, curriculum-defined courses of study impose societal expectations and limit student autonomy and personalized learning. To propose radical transformation to current educational systems, a team of researchers conducted an ecological analysis. Their proposed ‘school within a school’ approach can aid the utilization of artificial intelligence tools in education and equip students to face the challenges of the modern age.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

28-Apr-2025

Classrooms under surveillance? Experts call for rethink on school technology

University of South Australia

International researchers are urging a critical rethink of digital technology in schools, warning that many classroom education tools are collecting student data in ways that could threaten privacy and wellbeing.

28-Apr-2025

Study connects metal exposure to childhood gut health

University of Texas at Arlington

A new study led by The University of Texas at Arlington, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sherbrooke, and Harvard University links metal exposure to digestive issues in children

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, University of Texas System, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

28-Apr-2025

Study using simulations highlights power of pooled data in environmental health research

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Conflicting findings in environmental epidemiology have long stalled consensus on the health effects of toxic chemicals. A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that one major reason for these inconsistencies may be the limited exposure ranges in individual studies—leading to underpowered results and unclear conclusions.

Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

28-Apr-2025

Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Elected to Association of American Physicians

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of cell biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and deputy director at the National Cancer Institute-designated Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected a member of the Association of American Physicians (AAP), a prestigious 140-year-old honorary society dedicated to advancing medical knowledge through basic and clinical science.