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University rankings don’t measure what matters
GettyImages Sioux McKenna, Rhodes University International rankings of universities are big business and big news. These systems order universities on…
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological…
'Pandemic pods' may undermine promises of public education
Signs direct the flow of student traffic at Kensington Community School amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 1, 2020. THE…
South African universities need to know why students' suicide risk is so high
Shutterstock Jason Bantjes, Stellenbosch University An estimated 800,000 people die by suicide globally each year. It’s the second most common…
Richard Spikes, the blind automobile genius who invented the traffic indicator lights
Even among people of color, the life and times of barber and inventor Richard Bowie Spikes is obscure. But his…
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Smart cars, smart cities, why not smart Great Lakes?
Buoys and underwater probes can measure water quality, like this one outside of Cleveland, Ohio. (Ed Verhamme, LimnoTech), Author provided…
How to narrow the gap between what universities produce and what employers expect
LumiNola/Getty Images Angelo Fynn, University of South Africa Higher education is usually seen as a way for individuals and families…
Zimbabwe's education law now does more for children, but there are still gaps
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children. GettyImages Rongedzayi Fambasayi,…
Coronavirus: what researchers know about the risk of reopening schools – and how best to limit it
Across the world, over 1.5 billion children and young people were deprived of school during the first phase of the…
Mobile technology can improve access to healthcare in Nigeria -- if it's regulated
Lack of technology infrastructure is a barrier to mobile healthcare in Nigeria Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images Funke Fayehun, University…
