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More Americans are using psilocybin—especially those with mental health conditions, study shows

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as “magic mushrooms,” has increased significantly nationwide since 2019, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine

Using ChatGPT, students might pass a course, but with a cost

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Reports and Proceedings

With the assumption that students are going to use artificial intelligence and large language models such as ChatGPT to do their homework, researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign set out to learn how well the free version of ChatGPT would compare with human students in a semester-long undergraduate control systems course.

U.S. Southern Great Plains Center to address health concerns in young children

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Oklahoma researchers recently launched the Children’s Environmental Health Center in the U.S. Southern Great Plains, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to advancing research on children’s health and environmental exposures, following a year of preparation. Funded by a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this new center aims to reduce school absences by addressing the health impacts affecting children in rural and agricultural communities across the Southern Great Plains. The research will also inform the development of effective and affordable interventions to improve health outcomes for children.

Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Harmful microplastics infiltrating drinking water

University of Texas at Arlington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Despite advances in wastewater treatment, tiny plastic particles called microplastics are still slipping through, posing potential health and environmental hazards, according to new research from The University of Texas at Arlington.

Journal: Science of The Total Environment
Funder: University of Texas at Arlington

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. A new study from the University of Kansas worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, assess its role in word-problem solving and if interventions could boost it and thereby improve their word problem solving skills. Results showed that improving working memory helped both students with and without math difficulties and can help educators more effectively by helping teach teh science of math, study authors argue.

Journal: Child Neuropsychology

New study unveils volcanic history and clues to ancient life on Mars

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Resarchers, including Dr. Michael Tice at Texas A&M University, use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes that led to life on Earth happened long ago on Mars, a stunning step toward finding signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Jet Propulsion laboratory, California Institute of Technology, NASA's Mars 2020 Project via a subcontract from the California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion to Arizona State University, NASA Participating Scientist Program, M2020 Returned Sample Participating Scientist Program

AERA announces winners of the 2025 Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award

American Educational Research Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award.

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