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CSUF Student Researcher Explores Black Barbie's Effect on Children's Self-Image

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, new research from a Cal State Fullerton student is shedding light on how Black Barbie dolls specifically influence young Black girls' perceptions of their own hair and beauty standards. The research team conducted interviews with girls ages 5-10, observing their play patterns and discussions about the dolls.

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Teacher-Researcher Crafts More Efficient Transportation Systems

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dipayan Banerjee, a fifth-year doctoral student at Georgia Institute of Technology with a passion for teaching, is pursuing research that can have a societal impact regarding logistics and supply chain management as well as equity and fairness in the context of transportation. His goal after completing his Ph.D.

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Using virtual reality (VR) to transport students to new places in the classroom

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Credit: Pixabay In this explorative post, Dr. Kirsten Cowan, a dedicated researcher and educator at The University of Edinburgh’s Business School, delves into the transformative potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in classroom settings. As the session begins, they each engage in a virtual retailing experience.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Historically, in the realm of scientific literature and research, government funding around the substance was mostly given to look at the plant’s potential negative consequences, she said. Similarly in 2022, the Pew Research Center put the percentage of U.S. You're changing that narrative to a true historical perspective."

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Crafting More Efficient Transportation Systems

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Operations Research Education: B.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Mentors: Dr. Alan Erera and Dr. Alejandro Toriello, H. Banerjee excels at both teaching and research, according to Dr. Damon P. Federal Highway Administration’s Eisenhower Transportation Research Fellowship.

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Invisible labour: visible activism

SRHE

Our research specifically focuses on the Non-Promotable Tasks, which are essential for institutional functioning but do not contribute to career success and are undervalued and unrecognised. How we uncovered the invisible Our research has two stages. She was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2023.

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Cision PR Web: OnTrac Study Highlights Retailers’ Growing Investments in Faster Delivery to Stay Ahead of Competitors

Hanover Research

OnTrac commissioned the study with Hanover Research to survey 150 C-Suite, VP, and director level supply chain professionals at large retailers about the challenges they are currently facing, how they plan to respond, and areas in which they plan to invest.

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