This post was updated Nov. 12 at 8:24p.m. The bridge connecting humanities and social sciences to the environment may not be as treacherous as we are conditioned to think. There is a common ...
Brie Tripp leads NPB 110C, a class that blends physiology lessons with examples of health disparities in underserved populations. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Rather than petri dishes or microscopes, ...
As debate rages on about what American students should be studying to boost employment and sustain the nation’s global competitiveness, one group has decided to draw attention to the declining state ...
The past few years have raised some hard questions about the science of well-being. How culturally biased is our conception of happiness? How much do social forces (or genetics) shape happiness, ...
One of the goals of science education in the United States is to produce citizens who are scientifically literate -- that is, able to understand and contribute to discussions of the uses of scientific ...
The debate over carrying firearms outside the home often is accompanied by predictions that public carry will lead to more violent crime. Fortunately, such claims are incorrect. The large-scale ...
The Mellema Program in Western American Studies was endowed by Dirk and JoAnn Mellema in 1993. Calvin University hired William Katerberg as its director in 1999. The program is housed in the ...
Schools across the nation are seeking to hire well trained, enthusiastic, and creative teachers who will inspire their students to become knowledgeable and engaged citizens. The Social Studies ...