International Baccalaureate (IB) Leadership Certificates Are Piloted at Five Universities Worldwide

The International Baccalaureate (IB) introduces leadership training for student teachers based on its unique learner-focused pedagogy.

– International Baccalaureate|5/24/2012 12:20 PM EDT

IB Primary- and Middle-Years Students Perform Better on International Assessments Than Their Peers at Non-IB Schools

Students enrolled in International Baccalaureate (IB) education programs out-perform their non-IB peers in academic areas and also indicate high social and emotional well-being.

– International Baccalaureate|5/24/2012 12:15 PM EDT

Newly Modified Nanoparticle Opens Window on Future Gene Editing Technologies

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Iowa State University researchers are using nanoparticles originally developed by the late Victor Lin to simultaneously deliver proteins and DNA into plant cells. The technology could allow more sophisticated and targeted editing of plant genomes.

– Iowa State University|5/24/2012 12:10 PM EDT

Key Gene Found Responsible for Chronic Inflammation, Accelerated Aging and Cancer

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have, for the first time, identified a single gene that simultaneously controls inflammation, accelerated aging and cancer.

– NYU Langone Medical Center|5/24/2012 12:05 PM EDT

From Lemons to Lemonade: Reaction Uses Carbon Dioxide to Make Carbon-Based Semiconductor

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Materials scientist Yun Hang Hu has discovered a chemical reaction that gobbles up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and produces a couple of useful compounds. And, by the way, it releases energy.

– Michigan Technological University|5/24/2012 12:00 PM EDT

Researchers Identify Protein Necessary for Behavioral Flexibility

Researchers have identified a protein necessary to maintain behavioral flexibility, which allows us to modify our behaviors to adjust to circumstances that are similar, but not identical, to previous experiences. Their findings may offer new insights into addressing autism and schizophrenia—afflictions marked by impaired behavioral flexibility.

– New York University|5/24/2012 12:00 PM EDT

Researchers Discover Drug Destroys Human Cancer Stem Cells but Not Healthy Ones

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A team of scientists at McMaster University has discovered a drug, thioridazine, successfully kills cancer stem cells in the human while avoiding the toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments. To test more than a dozen different compounds, McMaster researchers pioneered a fully automated robotic system to identify several drugs, including thioridazine.

– McMaster University|5/24/2012 12:00 PM EDT

VIMS Reports Record Number of Young Scallops in Mid-Atlantic

Recent surveys by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) reveal an unprecedented number of young scallops in two fishery management areas off the mid-Atlantic coast. The results bode well for the continued success of the commercial fishery.

– Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William and Mary|5/24/2012 9:45 AM EDT
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