Study finds race and gender bias in online classes
Online course instructors show bias in their responses to students based on perceptions of gender and race, a recent study found.
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Online course instructors show bias in their responses to students based on perceptions of gender and race, a recent study found.
Every year, 76,000 women and 500,000 babies die of the pregnancy complication preeclampsia. A team of biomedical engineers and doctors are collaborating to change this grim reality with their startup, MoyoMedical Technologies.
Matt Rostetter had worked for a company’s in-house creative studio for a couple of years and started getting jaded by the corporate atmosphere when he realized he wanted to further challenge his creativity and live sustainably.
While many medical specialties are experiencing an influx, or even a majority, of women in the workplace, new research has found some specialties are excluded from this trend.
A study published earlier this month found a possible solution to the long-term effects of binge-drinking on adolescents.
Surgeons have the ability to practice and perfect complex heart surgeries without any consequence due to advancements in heart simulators.
In response to recent reports of sexual harassment in science, the National Science Foundation announced last week it requires that all 2,000 NSF-funded institutions — including UNC-Chapel Hill — report researchers who have been disciplined for such behavior.
A company has created a program to bridge the gap between students who struggle to stay engaged and ask questions in large lecture halls.
Apple announced a partnership with UNC Health Care on Jan. 24 that will allow patients to access health records on the iPhone Health app.
The amount of perceived gender bias present within a major is the primary deciding factor for women in selecting their major, according to a new study.
For the first time since its creation in the 1960s, the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory will add another school to its ranks — N.C. Central University.
Duke University’s new program aims to bring more underrepresented minorities into the school’s graduate-level STEM field programs.
It has been known for some time that men do not live as long as women, but new research from Duke University suggests toxic masculinity, the health consequences of traditional male behaviors, may be to blame.
Tech-giant Amazon announced Thursday a list of 20 metropolitan areas – including Raleigh – that had been narrowed down from 238 proposals to host HQ2, the company's second headquarters in North America.
Research by UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University has found obesity may have a genetic component.
Researchers at Duke University have created an artificial human heart muscle tissue that can be used to help treat heart attack patients. According to its creators, the tissue piece is the largest of its kind so far and is large enough to be used as an alternative to costly heart transplant surgeries.
Shaw University professor Lloyd Williams is trying to bring diversity into computer science — an industry thought to be disproportionately dominated by white or Asian-American men. He’s doing so by bringing innovation to the classroom at Shaw University, a historically black college in Raleigh. Staff writer Ryan Smoot asked Williams about how he is trying to change perceptions of programming.
DuCille isn't just your average video journalist. This remote-controlled robot, named after the late Washington Post photographer Michel du Cille, can follow reporters as they move on the scene and capture high quality 360-degree video from all angles, even in conflict zones.
Despite research showing increased diversity of work teams yields better performance in the technology sector, the industry is still plagued by a lack of female presence.
Wildfire activity in the western U.S. is linked to warming in the Arctic, according to a recent study.