Babies' Attention Span: Study Explains The 'Goldilocks Effect'

Source: The Huffington Post

OK, so they're not exactly psychic. But a recent study from the University of Missouri found that babies just 10 months old are starting to follow the thought processes of others. Yuyan Luo, an associate profes ...
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USM names new provost

Source: The Portland Maine Press Herald

PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine has named a dean from Northern Arizona University as provost and vice president for academic affairs. Michael R. Stevenson, dean of Northern Arizona University's College of ...
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Northampton Community College grad started fresh at age 47

Source: LehighValleyLive.com

Karen Mabry-Starks has simple advice for anyone considering enrolling in college. “Just begin. Don’t put it off. Just start,” Mabry-Starks said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re 51, 61, 71. You’re never too old to begin again.” The 51-year-old Bethlehe ...
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Dedicated Mental Health Services Professional Roger A.M. Edwards Recognized by Worldwide Who's Who

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Melbourne, Australia, May 23, 2012 /Worldwide Who's Who/ -- Roger A.M. Edwards, Psychologist in private practice and Supervising Psychologist with the Krongold Clinic (Counselling Psychology and Educational and Developmental P ...
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ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Morality, Memory, Neurons, and Neurohistory

Source: Scientific American

Exploring the evolution and architecture of the mind Jason G. Goldman is a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Southern California, where he studies the evolutionary and develo ...
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Guest column: BVSD budget could hurt kids who need the most help

Source: Daily Camera

BVSD Superintendent Bruce Messinger has proposed a budget that eliminates programs to cover the district's budget deficit for next year. Of grave concern is the fact that the programs threatened with the deepest cuts are ...
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Geibel to hold commencement ceremony Friday

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment

Daily Courier Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 6:06 p.m. Updated 18 minutes ago There are currently no comments for this story. Nicholas Oppman and Matthew Kovalchuk will address their fellow classmates on Friday when the Geibel High School Cl ...
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Northern Arizona University dean chosen as new USM provost

Source: Bangor Daily News

Dr. Michael Stevenson, dean of Northern Arizona University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been tapped to serve as the next University of Southern Maine provost and vice president of academic affairs, according t ...
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Those who read more (fiction), know more.

Source: Schools Matter

Stephen Krashen The recent insistence that English Language Arts standards include more nonfiction and less fiction is based on the assumption that nonfiction reading will better prepare students for the rigors ...
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