Events for “education”

Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term

As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices ( especially those with kids still at home or in college).

Engineering education symposium in Chennai explores AI, industry needs and future-ready skills

Chanel Contos says consent education 'not an attack' on men and boys

What One Year of ‘The Public Scholar’ Taught Me

What One Year of ‘The Public Scholar’ Taught Me Sara Brady Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM A year of conversations with editors, agents and scholars taught me that breaking through takes practical know-how and remembering how to teach. Byline(s) Susan D’Agostino

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn’t it used on public lands more often?

Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.

Daejon Love case highlights online romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to defend against them

Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.

Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.

Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

Scientists give caterpillars haircuts and put them in a room isolated from sound to figure out how they’re able to hear without ears.

Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders

From intense psychological trauma to exposure to neurotoxic dust, first responders at ground zero continue to confront significant physical and mental health risks.

Britain’s quarter century: Netflix, memes and the supposed Christian revival

A look at how entertainment, culture and religion have changed since 2001.

Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promises

Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.

Decoding Trump’s chaos: What science tells us about how Canada — and the world — should respond

As uncertain as Donald Trump’s new world order is, science can explain the effects of his aggression and how to respond.

Canada’s National Housing Strategy is failing Indigenous women and children

Canada’s National Housing Strategy claims to be grounded in a human rights framework, but the needs of Indigenous women and children are not being met.

Palaces and the Pope: the fascinating story of how Renaissance Rome was rebuilt

Uncertainty over whether the seat of the papacy would remain in the city explains why Rome was a late developer when it came to palace-building, lagging behind Florence and Venice.

The lesson Canada’s prime minister learned from Brexit is helping in its trade rift with US

Brexit suggested the importance of diversifying trade partners, while underlining the importance of geography.

Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?

The new prime minister is facing a daunting task of achieving 1.5 million new homes.

Using a radar satellite to track emperor penguins in winter is changing our understanding of the species

A breakthrough has helped researchers track down penguins living in the dark.

Why criminal justice shouldn’t just be about what punishment people ‘deserve’

Attempts to understand why people offend can clash with deeply-held ideas about responsibility and what punishment someone deserves.

Is Germany’s far right AfD about to take over a state government for the first time?

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is poised to top the poll in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding

While rain gardens are useful, how and where they are planted can impact how beneficial they are.

Ancient fossil from China reveals animal-microbe partnerships dating back 550 million years

A sulfur-oxidizing bacteria may have turned a hostile environment into an ecological opportunity for the ancient conotubus organism.

Giardiasis cases are rising in England: should we be worried?

Giardia causes hundreds of millions of infections globally each year.

Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.

Iraq’s archaeological discoveries have shaped understanding of human civilisation – but its scientists have been sidelined

The centenaries of some of Iraq’s most influential archaeological discoveries invite reflection about the role of Iraqi scientists.

How underwater ‘booms’ could provide earlier warning of deadly volcanic tsunamis

Underwater sound signals created by 2022’s enormous Hunga eruption have pointed scientists to a new way to warn people of unpredictable volcanic tsunamis.

Now Is the Time to Plan and Prepare Your Students and Colleagues on Workplace AI

Now Is the Time to Plan and Prepare Your Students and Colleagues on Workplace AI jdimaggio@upcea.edu Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM If ever there was a most important era in which we must emphasize discourse with our students, it is today.

Who Do You Want to Become?

Who Do You Want to Become? Elizabeth Redden Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Students know what college is for. Many of the sector’s critics do not. Byline(s) Richard A. Detweiler

Commerce Scrubs Ban on Political Interference From Integrity Policy

Commerce Scrubs Ban on Political Interference From Integrity Policy jessica.blake@… Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake

Labor Watch: New York AG Slams St. John’s Suit, Cal State Unions Keep Fighting

Labor Watch: New York AG Slams St.

Ohio State to Pay $2.1M Over Researchers’ China Ties

Ohio State to Pay $2.1M Over Researchers’ China Ties kathryn.palmer… Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

CLT Founder Escalates Social Media War on College Board

CLT Founder Escalates Social Media War on College Board Ryan Quinn Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM The Classic Learning Test’s CEO accused the SAT provider of being behind a Texas open records request, but didn’t provide proof.

New Presidents Named in August

New Presidents Named in August Susan H. Greenberg Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

Tackling Time Poverty for Student Parents

Tackling Time Poverty for Student Parents Joshua.Bay Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM The University of Louisiana System is expanding support for student parents by addressing an overlooked barrier to success: finding time to study. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

Undocumented Students Grapple With Loss of In-State Tuition

Undocumented Students Grapple With Loss of In-State Tuition Olivia.sanchez Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Students face uncertainty, large tuition bills and emotional distress when policy changes strip them of access to in-state tuition prices. Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military

No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.

Will AI save or ruin democracy? It depends on whether we allow computers to stand in for people

Have we become trapped in thinking that better politics is just a technical fix away?

APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse

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APOD: 2026 September 2 – Solar Eclipses and Culture

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China’s fertility crisis is evidence of its modernization success

China’s only daughters were raised to pursue education, independence and opportunity. Now, those same qualities are increasingly seen as obstacles to marriage and motherhood.

Where people go shapes urban mixing more than where they live, research finds

For millennia, people have been drawn to cities for opportunities, jobs and the possibility of sharing a sidewalk with diverse and interesting groups of people.

Opinion: Diabetes association CEO: What an independent review says happened at the ADA’s controversial June conference

“This is not a moment our community can afford to spend fighting itself,” writes American Diabetes Association CEO Charles “Chuck” Henderson.

The 12 best sci-fi movies of the 2000s

At the turn of the century, sci-fi evolved to new heights, which fortunately had nothing to do with Y2K (even if previous sci-fi movies might have led us to believe it would).

Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)

The first dedicated mission to another star will launch before the end of the decade, if all goes according to plan.

Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite's life, from hurtling space rock to Earth's surface

Studying 75 meteorites falling to Earth, scientists have identified the seven stages a space rock goes through as it crashes through our atmosphere, each of which is determined by different physical processes.

Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

Two astronauts replaced a spacecraft docking aid and a video camera during a successful spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday (Sept.

A bright space station will soar over the US this week — and it's not the ISS. Here's how to see it

You may have seen the International Space Station whizzing across the night sky before, but have you ever seen China's Tiangong space station?

On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search

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Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter

In what could be a groundbreaking discovery, scientists report they may have detected the first direct evidence of dark matter.

This was always the way: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is finally on Disney+

Famed author Thomas Wolfe coined the phrase "You Can’t Go Home Again" with the title of his classic 1940 novel, and while that actually might be true in some cases, " The Mandalorian and Grogu " gets its homecoming as it arrives on Disney+ for fans today, Sept.

'You’re going to feel exposed, vulnerable, and very isolated' — 'Alien Isolation 2' creative director talks upping the scare factor for the sequel (interview)

Released in 2014, "Alien: Isolation" was a sci-fi horror gaming masterpiece that combined stealth, survival horror mechanics, and cinema's greatest monster to create an underpants-ruiningly terrifying experience.

Supermassive black holes 'too big' for the early universe may not be so massive after all

In the four years that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been making observations of the early universe, it has been delivering one scientific milestone after another.

2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3

The BepiColombo mission is finally getting ready to arrive at its exotic destination.

Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole

A mysterious giant 10-sided pattern of clouds has recently formed around Saturn's south pole, a new study finds.

China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)

Another reusable Chinese rocket has taken to the skies.

This 91-Year-Old Man Fell 71 Times While Hiking the Appalachian Trail. He Just Became the Oldest Person to Complete the 2,190-Mile Trek

Dale Sanders finished the hike in just under a year. Nicknamed "Grey Beard," he's no stranger to age-defying feats of endurance

Allergic to Dogs? These Gene-Edited Beagles Could Pave the Way to Your Dream Canine Companion That Won't Trigger Sniffles

Geneticists altered Alfie and Bailey’s DNA so that they don't produce a major allergen. However, canines like them are not currently commercially available, and some experts express ethical concerns about altering the animals' genes

Spain’s White-Headed Ducks Have a Signature Color Right in the Name. And That Isn’t Even Their Most Remarkable Hue

The first thing you’re likely to notice is the blue bill. But beyond appearances, the duck has an exciting story to tell about conservation and recovery

World War II Sugar Rationing Data Hints That Limiting Intake of the Sweet Stuff Early in Life Lowers the Risk of Dementia and Cancer

For roughly a decade leading up to September 1953, the United Kingdom limited sugar purchases. Scientists studied health outcomes in people born during the ration and right after

Reptiles Make a Surprising Amount of Noise. Here's What Those Sounds Might Mean, From Pops to Hoots to Bellows

Scientists are realizing that turtles, lizards and crocodilians communicate vocally more than they once thought

These 20 Breathtaking Bird Images From the Audubon Photography Awards Capture the Wonder of the Winged World

The winners of the 17th annual contest reveal the beauty of birds, the splendor of their migratory journeys and the risks they face

Corals Reveal El Niño Events Have Become Stronger in Recent Decades, Probably Because Humans Have Been Heating Up the Planet

Researchers used elements trapped within Galápagos corals to understand natural swings in the climate over the past millennium. They hint that variability has gone up over the past 40 years compared to preindustrial times

Blue Crabs Have Taken Over the Adriatic Sea. To Fight Them Off, Italian Researchers Just Released Thousands of Baby Octopuses

Although prized in the United States, the crustaceans have been decimating ecosystems and the fishing industry in Italy. Experts hope that an army of natural predators—common octopuses—can help contain the invasive species' spread

Archaeologists Discover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With a False Door at Egypt's Ancient Saqqara Necropolis

In addition to the tomb, which once belonged to a high-ranking official, excavations revealed a network of burial shafts that still held human remains and funerary objects

Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth

A long-standing picture of brain evolution as newer, rational layers stacked on top of an ancient “lizard brain” may be deeply misleading.

A “quantum bath” puts quantum entanglement on autopilot

Physicists have demonstrated a new way to entangle distant quantum bits without the constant measurements and active control normally required.

HEPA air purifiers may boost brain function after just one month

Adults aged 40 and older performed about 12% faster on a test of executive function after using a HEPA air purifier at home for one month.

Obesity leaves a lasting memory in immune cells

Obesity appears to leave a molecular imprint on key immune cells that may persist for 5 to 10 years after weight loss. This long-lasting “obesity memory” could help explain why some obesity-related health risks remain elevated even after body weight returns to normal.

Your neighborhood in your 20s may shape your heart decades later

Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood conditions were linked to a higher risk of coronary artery calcification in midlife, an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease.

Popular sweeteners may leave effects that last for generations

Two widely used zero-calorie sweeteners, sucralose and stevia, may have effects that linger far longer than the sweet taste itself.

Alzheimer’s may leave a mark on the brain long before plaques appear

Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s may begin at least seven years before amyloid plaques become detectable with current PET scans.

Scientists find a human-only gene that may help explain our brainpower

Scientists discovered that human microglia, immune cells that help shape developing brain circuits, can take four to eight years to mature instead of just weeks as they do in mice.

A search for one exotic particle uncovered two strange new structures

A search for one mysterious particle unexpectedly revealed evidence for two different structures that may belong to the bizarre family of exotic subatomic particles known as XYZ states.

Interstellar solar sails hit a strange problem at 75% of light speed

Solar sails pushed by powerful lasers could reach incredible speeds, but relativity may eventually make the light itself work against them. At around 75% of the speed of light, scattered photons can begin creating drag, adding a surprising obstacle to interstellar travel.

Money problems may age your brain faster

Persistent financial hardship in early and middle adulthood was linked to poorer thinking skills by the 50s and more signs of brain aging later in life. Researchers say years of chronic stress and financial worry may gradually take a toll on the brain.

A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed

A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic lifestyle could reshape ideas about how early arthropods became giants.

Goodbye CPAP? New sleep apnea pill cuts breathing events by 44%

A once-nightly pill cut breathing interruptions by about 44% in a major phase 3 sleep apnea trial, while improving oxygen levels and disease severity.

Scientists find why the liver may not heal even after you stop drinking

Alcohol-related liver disease may trap damaged liver cells in a regenerative limbo, preventing the organ from rebuilding itself even after drinking stops.

A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart

A vast plume rising from deep inside Earth may be responsible for mysterious movements along the East African Rift. The discovery reveals how forces deep in the mantle are working alongside shallower geological forces as the continent slowly pulls apart.

“Broken heart syndrome” can look just like a heart attack. This test can tell them apart

“Broken heart syndrome” can mimic a heart attack so closely that patients often need invasive testing to tell the difference.

One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow

Rare storms covered huge stretches of Chile’s Atacama Desert in snow and dumped extraordinary amounts of rain on one of the driest regions on Earth.