A new study co-authored by University of Pennsylvania sociologist Hyunjoon Park chalks up East Asian American students' high SAT scores in part to their high level of participation in "shadow education" activities outside formal schools.

PhD researcher Anne Grant is using her knowledge of gifted children in their formative educational years to help better inform and teach these bright youngsters.

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (01/12/2012) —Some 16.5 million drivers are involved in traffic accidents in the United States each year, and more than 12 percent of them are under the age of 20—despite the fact that teenage drivers constitute less than 5 percent of the total driving population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

To video gamers, the name Microsoft Kinect is synonymous with the Xbox 360 video game console. To University of Toronto graduate student Uzma Khan , the motion-sensing input device offered a myriad of other possibilities.

Parents, siblings and children of patients with the most common form of acute leukemia do not run a higher risk of developing the disease as was once believed, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

Doctoral researchers reflect on their work - A new set of online films will showcase the work of Sussex doctoral students.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The first few weeks of college are a critical time in shaping students' drinking habits.

Teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research from Durham University, the University of Bristol and City University London.

Children as young as ten already see a career in science as ‘not for me'. Despite the majority of children enjoying the subject at school and viewing scientists positively, fewer than 17 per cent are interested in pursuing a career in science, according to research from King's College London, published today.

Good education environments are characterised by trust, passionate teaching staff who know what they want and students who feel that they are acknowledged.

Talk by Eric Klopfer, professor at MIT - January 27th 2012, 10:00, room BC 410 - ABSTRACT: - Playing and Making Location Based Learning Games - - Over the last ten years, The Education Arcade @ MIT has been working on location-based "Augmented Reality" learning games.

Promising results lead to upcoming clinical trial at UC San Diego for adults and children - Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity.