Gabriele Farina grew up in a small town in a hilly winemaking region of northern Italy. Neither of his parents had college degrees, and although both were convinced they “didn’t understand math,” Farina says, they…

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MIT News Education·higher-ed

MIT marks first Robert R. Taylor Day with Tuskegee University

On April 10, MIT marked its first official Robert R. Taylor Day with a program centered on the life and work of Robert Robinson Taylor (Class of 1892), the Institute’s first Black graduate and the first academically…

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UW-Madison News·higher-ed

History scholar Kantrowitz awarded Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

History scholar Kantrowitz awarded Andrew Carnegie Fellowship Kantrowitz is one of 24 scholars the Carnegie Corporation of New York selected from among 381 nominations across the country. By Greg Bump May 5, 2026 …

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UC Irvine News

Paul Merage School of Business to host grand finale of Stella Zhang New Venture Competition

EVENT: UC Irvine’s Stella Zhang New Venture Competition lets students, faculty, staff, researchers and community members launch startups, build teams and compete for over $100,000 in prizes. At the upcoming NVC grand…

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

Climate scientist finds large errors in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE, a global climate pollution database

New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating vehicle…

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University of Washington News·higher-ed

Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

A UW-led team of researchers interviewed 22 teachers about AI use. Photo: iStock Artificial intelligence has swept into American schools, and more is sure to come. This year, both Google and Microsoft — the two biggest…

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eSchool News·edtech

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

CHICAGO, May 5, 2026 — ClassMate by World Book , the leading platform of trusted content that helps build knowledge through reading in every subject, today announced it has earned the coveted ISTE Seal from the…

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Carnegie Mellon News·higher-ed

Design Tweaks That Keep Students Learning

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science (SCS) revealed how small design changes in online tutoring platforms can help students push through their mistakes and keep learning.

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FSU News·higher-ed

FSU researchers develop method to expand winter weather forecasting capabilities from weeks to months

Florida State University researchers have discovered how to accurately predict winter weather forecasts months in advance, affording sectors such as agriculture, water management, energy use and public health a longer…

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Reason·higher-ed

Elite Panic and the Push to Regulate "Misinformation"

Our book traces the waves of elite panic that drive governments to regulate "misinformation," "disinformation," and other speech that the leaders believe are not in the best interests of the public. One wave of elite…

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FSU News·higher-ed

New collaborative research by FSU anthropologist reveals historical migration is key to planning for sea-level rise resilience

A Florida State University anthropologist is part of a team that has found that ancient migration routes used by Indigenous peoples are relevant to today’s policy and planning surrounding coastal living in rapidly…

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Yale News

What can natural carbon capture achieve by 2040?

This week, the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture marks its fifth anniversary with its Spring Symposium, a two-day gathering on May 7 and 8 at Kline Geology Laboratory. Three YSE researchers discuss what the…

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Getting Smart·research

What If the Rules About How Teachers Work Together Were Also Just Made Up?

By: Courtney Ochi In a recent piece by Rebecca Midles , George Philhower of Indiana’s Microschool Collaborative offered a provocation worth sitting with: “Nearly all the rules we play by in education today were made up…

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Larry Ferlazzo (Teaching)

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here .…

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MIT News·higher-ed

The tech revolution that wasn’t

In 1960, engineers at India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an “Automatic Calculator,” the country’s first working computer. It had the same type of ferrite-core memory as IBM’s…

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MIT News·higher-ed

Biologist Joey Davis explores how cells build complex structures

Ribosomes, the cellular machines that assemble proteins, are made from dozens of proteins and RNA molecules. Putting all of those pieces together is a complex puzzle — one that MIT Associate Professor Joey Davis PhD ’10…

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

In the Spotlight: May 4-8, 2026

Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu , or use our online submission form . Department of Astronomy and…

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NAU News (NAU Review)·research

Featured Spotlight: Eli Resnick

Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS) undergraduate Eli Resnick was selected as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings scholar. Program participants receive up to $9,500 of…

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

Ellen Liebig: Understanding the ‘big picture’ of human health

These days, it’s cool to know a lot about a little. Researchers carve out hyper-specific niches in their respective fields. Social media influencers pick a lane—long-distance bikepacking, trends in needlepoint—and stay…

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

Cesar Duarte: Pioneering in engineering and innovation

A trailblazer in both innovation and leadership, Cesar Duarte will leave behind more than just academic achievement at the NAU Yuma campus; he will leave a legacy. As a member of the university’s inaugural cohort of…

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Head of Department Science (Middle and High School) Teacher

Education news for this role

Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI

MIT marks first Robert R. Taylor Day with Tuskegee University

History scholar Kantrowitz awarded Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Paul Merage School of Business to host grand finale of Stella Zhang New Venture Competition

Climate scientist finds large errors in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE, a global climate pollution database

Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

Design Tweaks That Keep Students Learning

FSU researchers develop method to expand winter weather forecasting capabilities from weeks to months

Elite Panic and the Push to Regulate "Misinformation"

New collaborative research by FSU anthropologist reveals historical migration is key to planning for sea-level rise resilience

What can natural carbon capture achieve by 2040?

What If the Rules About How Teachers Work Together Were Also Just Made Up?

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

The tech revolution that wasn’t

Biologist Joey Davis explores how cells build complex structures

In the Spotlight: May 4-8, 2026

Featured Spotlight: Eli Resnick

Ellen Liebig: Understanding the ‘big picture’ of human health

Cesar Duarte: Pioneering in engineering and innovation

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