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Source criticism in school requires more than isolated interventions

Uppsala University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Short teaching interventions on disinformation have no long-term effect on upper secondary school students’ ability to distinguish between credible and misleading news. Strengthening school students’ resilience to disinformation requires more than isolated interventions on source criticism. A new study of 459 Swedish upper secondary school students, is no published in PLOS One.

Journal: PLOS One

USU scientist receives national award for undergrad research mentorship excellence

Utah State University
Grant and Award Announcement

A behavioral neuroscientist and faculty member in Utah State University's Department of Biology, Sara Freeman is the Council on Undergraduate Research's 2025 Biology Mentor Early-Career Award recipient. The honor recognizes long-term commitment to, and excellence in, student research mentorship.

Who’s feeding babies peanuts early? Too often, not low-income or minority parents

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can dramatically reduce the risk of peanut allergies later in childhood. But many parents — particularly those who are Black, Hispanic, lower-income or have less formal education — aren’t receiving this potentially lifesaving guidance from their pediatrician and are introducing peanuts at much lower rates, reports a large new Northwestern Medicine study.

Journal: Academic Pediatrics

Pilot study demonstrates feasibility of digital tool for dietary goal setting in primary care diabetes management

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, evaluated the feasibility of Nutri, a user-centered digital platform designed to support personalized, evidence-based diet goal setting during routine primary care visits for patients with type 2 diabetes. Findings show that primary care providers (PCPs) who used the system consistently, found it usable and satisfactory, and that patients were able to engage with the intervention effectively.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

New book delves into bigotry in critical, nonpartisan manner seeking to analyze how hate is taught

University of Kansas
Book Announcement

"On Bigotry: Twenty Lessons on How Bigotry Works and What to Do About It" by Nicholas Ensley Mitchell analyzes hate in a critical, nonpartisan way. The author, a scholar of education, analyzes how bigotry is taught, as he argues noone is born a bigot, and anything that is taught has curriculum that can be dissected. Further, the text explores all manner of bigotry and what to do about it, regardless of what kind of bigotry it is, where or who it is coming from.

Does grading students at earlier ages increase the risk of mental disorders in adolescents?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research in Health Economics indicates that introducing school grades—with A as the highest grade and F as a failing grade—at younger ages may negatively affect children’s mental health.

Journal: Health Economics

Cal Poly Chemistry professor among three U.S. faculty to be honored for contributions to chemistry instruction

California Polytechnic State University
Grant and Award Announcement

A Cal Poly chemistry professor is among three U.S. university faculty to be awarded the national Jack Flack Norris Award for outstanding teaching in chemistry by the American Chemical Society. Dr. Phil Costanzo is being recognized for his work with the American Chemical Society's Macromolecular Alliance for Community Resources & Outreach for achievements in chemistry education and its extensive, sustained impact on the polymer education community. Costanzo’s work has included broad educational outreach through guidance for K-12 instructors and higher education teachers providing developmental instruction. “There are people who now need to teach polymer science who have never taken a class in polymer science,” Costanzo said. “That can be intimidating. So, we'll help people develop full curriculum at a high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels.”

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