Adjust your language to encourage kids in science

Telling children to "be a scientist" can backfire. There's a better way to say it, research finds.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
May 13, 2019 ~5 min

Soft skills training preps young adults with autism for work

Ninety percent of those with disabilities lose their jobs due to lack of soft skills, but a training program addresses this among young people with autism.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
April 2, 2019 ~4 min


Spine device trains hands of future physical therapists

The new "SpinalLog" device uses foam and sensors to let physical therapy students practice moving the spine—no patient required.

Holly Bennett-U. Melbourne • futurity
March 21, 2019 ~2 min

Students of color are healthier at schools that value diversity

Students of color at schools where diversity is a core part of the mission have better heart health, researchers say.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
March 12, 2019 ~5 min

Kids with autism are doing okay at recess

"For children with autism, recess may be the hardest period of the day, where kids struggle the most." New research checks to see how true that is.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
March 6, 2019 ~6 min

Struggling kids retain more science if they rap, dance, draw it

Adding arts to science lessons can help low-achieving students retain more knowledge, research finds.

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
March 5, 2019 ~5 min

School struggles can make little kids less popular

Academic problems in first grade may lead to less likability with peers, but there are things parents and teachers can do.

Cailin Riley-Missouri • futurity
Feb. 21, 2019 ~3 min

Bonds with teachers boost interest in math class

There may be academic benefits to positive bonds between teachers and students.

Cailin Riley-Missouri • futurity
Feb. 15, 2019 ~3 min


More crime on the route to school ups absentee risk

When there's more crime on the path students take to school, the chance they'll skip the trip goes up.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 13, 2019 ~4 min

Hyperactive kindergarten boys may earn less later

Disruptive behavioral problems in early life are an important early predictor of lower employment earnings in adulthood.

Caitlin Kizielewicz Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Feb. 12, 2019 ~4 min

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