Student

U.S. students better in math, science, but still lag Asians
By: William Atkins

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a test of knowledge and skills of fourth- and eight-grade students from around the world. The United States is doing better, but still not as good as the leaders: students in Asia.


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Australian study finds "nerdy boy science students" most likely virgins
By: William Atkins

A University of Sydney study looked into the sexual activities of its college students and found female art students were most sexually active while male science students the least active.


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Get your Moonbuggy revved up because it’s NASA race time
By: William Atkins

NASA has announced its 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race, which is to be held on April 3-4, 2008 in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA hopes the high school and college contestants will build their moonbuggies out of the “right stuff.”


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WALL-E and NASA are looking for Right Name for new Mars Rover
By: William Atkins

NASA has announced that it is looking for a name to call its new Mars rover, which should be launched toward Mars in 2009. The Walt Disney robot WALL-E is teaming up with NASA in this naming contest for U.S. students ranging in ages from five to 18 years old.


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NASA University Design Contest challenges students to explore Moon
By: William Atkins

NASA has announced a new contest to test the imaginations and skills of college students by designing tools and instrument packages that one day could help Moon rovers travel across the lunar surface.


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Student contest for futuristic NASA commercial supersonic airliner
By: William Atkins

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Thursday, September 4, 2008, a challenge to all U.S. high school and college students to “research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade.”


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Microsoft slips free development tools to students
By: Stephen Withers

A program to put Microsoft's developer and design tools into the hands of students has been extended to cover Australian universities and TAFE colleges.


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Survey shows suicidal thoughts frequent on U.S. college campuses
By: William Atkins

A 2006 Web-conducted survey of students on seventy colleges and universities across the United States has shown that 15 out of 100 college students have seriously thought about suicide to solve their problems.


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ATOM Finalists announced
By: Mike Bantick

The line up of hopefuls vying for media glory in this years  Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) awards have been released.


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NASA considers American Student Moon Orbiter
By: William Atkins

The ASMO (American Student Moon Orbiter) concept would be a series of student-led projects geared to provide space exploration experience to students at universities. NASA is asking universities to let them know if their students are interested in helping the United States explore the Moon.



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IBM offers free 'hot tech' classes online
By: Stephen Withers

Looking to improve the supply of graduates with marketable IT skills, IBM is providing online training resources in a range of in-demand areas.


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NASA Education: Students to see what it takes to become astronauts
By: William Atkins

NASA will broadcast over the Internet a discussion between the STS-125 astronauts and students in several middle schools across the United States. However, all students and peoples around the world can watch the discussions centering on career diversity and the Hubble Space Telescope mission.


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Need a school project: Build a Moonbuggy for NASA
By: William Atkins

NASA’s "15th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race" will be launching on April 4-5, 2008, at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Race your Moonbuggy around a simulated lunar course, but watch out for those deep craters!          
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