Summer Session registration fast approaching
With the end of the school year in sight, students are already making plans for the summer. For those who are looking to spend some extra time in the classroom, U of M Summer Session 2010 will open...
View ArticleCellphones could help learning
You know the routine — put down your notebook, pen, coffee cup and check your text messages before putting your cellphone away. You wouldn’t want to be distracted during the lecture, would you? It...
View ArticleNew centre aims to educate youth on farming
If you ate today, thank a farmer” is the last message you read when you walk out of the new Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre. The centre, which had its grand opening on Sept. 16, is...
View ArticleEducation found to be key in human evolutionary success
The next time you’re stuck in Quantum Malarkey 101 and wondering what use there is listening to the professor orate abstract theorems, perhaps you should reflect on a study published March 2 in Science...
View ArticleCorvids and causal reasoning: Further evidence of higher-level cognitive...
Corvids (birds of the crow family) have long been accepted to be among the most intelligent bird species. Crows have proven imaginatively playful, adept at problem solving, as well as being keen...
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