In the new review article, “ Categorization is Baked into the Brain ,” cognitive scientists Earl K. Miller , Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, and Lisa Feldman Barrett , university distinguished professor at…

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Georgia Tech News·research

Double Major Graduate to Take Her STEM and Intercultural Skills to Spain as Fulbright Scholar

Double Major Graduate to Take Her STEM and Intercultural Skills to Spain as Fulbright Scholar Superadmin Thu, 05/07/2026 - 10:47 Biology major Sonali Kaluri is a STEM expert. Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is a language…

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Community College Daily·policy

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West Valley community college district sponsors bill to address loss of federal funding Mercury News In California, Assembly Bill 2121, the Defending Student Equity and Access Act, would remove barriers that prevent…

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UC Irvine News·research

New study finds increase in ‘political breakups'

Irvine, Calif., May 7, 2026 — America has always been divided over politics, but now it’s personal. A new study from UC Irvine psychologists reveals a fracturing nation as political divides shatter friendships, tear…

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Northwestern Feinberg News·research

New Tool Collects Biology Data into Cellular Atlases

A new computational method could dramatically accelerate efforts to map the body’s cells in space, according to a study published in Nature Genetics. The post New Tool Collects Biology Data into Cellular Atlases…

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Reason·research

Trump's Health Bureaucrats Are Undermining Confidence in Vaccines

Back in November, Vinay Prasad, then-director of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, asserted in an internal email that "at least 10 children have died after and…

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Carnegie Mellon News·higher-ed

CMU Students Help Shape Energy Systems, Foreign Policy and Science Communication with National Fellowships

Three Carnegie Mellon University students have been awarded prestigious fellowships, highlighting the value of early career research in areas such as civil engineering, public policy and political science.

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University of Illinois News Bureau·higher-ed

Art and Design seniors exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 100 seniors in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will exhibit work that is the culmination of their education. The School of Art and Design Bachelor…

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Carnegie Mellon News·higher-ed

SURF Program Powers Research Into Genetic Switches Behind Bipolar Disorder

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department are working to better understand the role that the “on” and “off” switches of genes play in activating symptoms of…

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Youth Today

Supporting our direct care workforce isn’t optional

For trauma-impacted youth to thrive, they need a direct care workforce who can regulate their own emotions. The post Supporting our direct care workforce isn’t optional appeared first on Youth Today .

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UC Irvine News·higher-ed

$8 million gift to create neurosciences clinic at UCI Health — Irvine medical campus, bolster neurology research

Irvine, Calif., May 7, 2025 — The J.W. and Sandra Mitchell Neurosciences Clinic – a new home for outpatient neurology and neurosurgical care at the UCI Health — Irvine medical campus – has been established with an $8…

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Reason·policy

Florida Wins the Curriculum Wars

Florida just created its own alternative to A.P. United States History, and it seems pretty good. Headlines describe it as " anti-woke " and " more conservative ," but this framing is a little tired and unsophisticated.…

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UW-Madison News·higher-ed

Primatologist Karen Strier elected to the American Philosophical Society

Primatologist Karen Strier elected to the American Philosophical Society The highly selective distinction honors her more than four decades studying and working to protect an endangered monkey species. By Alli Watters…

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Vanderbilt News·research

TERA partners with Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and United Way of Greater Nashville to evaluate early literacy programs

The Tennessee Education Research Alliance’s assessment of Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation’s K-3 Home Library program and Raising Readers Nashville’s after-school reading program will help partner organizations…

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UT Austin News·higher-ed

Making a Texas-Sized Impact

College of Liberal Arts senior reflects on his journey as class president and the ways the past four years have shaped his future The post Making a Texas-Sized Impact appeared first on UT Austin News - The University of…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

UMich faculty senate accuses Hegseth of ‘war crimes,’ opposes officer training program

Calls it an ’embarrassment’ to even be mentioned alongside Hillsdale College and Liberty University The University of Michigan should not partner with the Department of War on a senior officer training program,…

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Chalkbeat·policy

When 2 schools become 1: What gets lost in a merger?

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. The nation’s largest school system is shrinking, and one way city officials are tackling…

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FSU News·higher-ed

Cannes at a crossroads: FSU Head of Animation available for interviews on the future of AI and film

As the global film industry descends on the 79th Cannes Film Festival beginning May 12, it does so at a pivotal moment: Cinema is redefining who, or what, gets to be considered a creator. The rise of generative AI has…

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Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1873

5/7/1873: Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. One month earlier, he dissented in the Slaughter-House Cases , and was the lone dissenter in Bradwell v. Illinois . The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1873…

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Reason·policy

11 Big SCOTUS Cases That Will Be Decided Soon

The U.S. Supreme Court has now entered the final stretch of its 2025–2026 term. The oral arguments have all been heard, and the merits cases have all been submitted. What's left now is the writing and announcing of all…

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Primary Lead Teacher

Education news for this role

Rethinking how our brains use categories to make sense of the world

Double Major Graduate to Take Her STEM and Intercultural Skills to Spain as Fulbright Scholar

Headlines

New study finds increase in ‘political breakups'

New Tool Collects Biology Data into Cellular Atlases

Trump's Health Bureaucrats Are Undermining Confidence in Vaccines

CMU Students Help Shape Energy Systems, Foreign Policy and Science Communication with National Fellowships

Art and Design seniors exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum

SURF Program Powers Research Into Genetic Switches Behind Bipolar Disorder

Supporting our direct care workforce isn’t optional

$8 million gift to create neurosciences clinic at UCI Health — Irvine medical campus, bolster neurology research

Florida Wins the Curriculum Wars

Primatologist Karen Strier elected to the American Philosophical Society

TERA partners with Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and United Way of Greater Nashville to evaluate early literacy programs

Making a Texas-Sized Impact

UMich faculty senate accuses Hegseth of ‘war crimes,’ opposes officer training program

When 2 schools become 1: What gets lost in a merger?

Cannes at a crossroads: FSU Head of Animation available for interviews on the future of AI and film

Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1873

11 Big SCOTUS Cases That Will Be Decided Soon

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