For a significant number of students, the first year of higher education serves as a wake-up call about study habits. “Most students have not received any guidance on how to learn,” says Shaun Vecera, ...

The ability to text or live chat with an elite coach can deepen learning. Imagine you’re shopping for a printer at a big, warehouse-style store. Upon arriving at the electronics aisle, you discover ...

Habits switch on suddenly, not gradually. Researchers pinpointed the exact moment mice shifted from choosing to act to acting ...

Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of acquiring new skills or adjusting behaviors in response to positive outcomes ...

For more than 90 years, the Core curriculum at the University of Chicago has formed the basis for undergraduate students’ academic journey through the College. Yet the Core’s transformative impact ...

In recent years, scientific studies have increasingly highlighted the direct relationship between sleep patterns and academic performance. Researchers across various global institutions have ...

While high school and college graduation can feel like the pinnacle of learning and, therefore, the ending of the education chapter of your life, this isn’t really accurate. When I was writing my PhD ...

I’ve been in academics for more than 20 years as a member of the physics faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Here, the department is small enough that all of us get to ...