[[{“value”:” This STEM event is just perfection! Students love it, it is engaging, it is challenging, it is fun, and it is competitive. Plus I have fabulous tasks to pair with the STEM Activity! The first time we tried the basketball challenge I had so much fun watching students use the materials. I also enjoyed how excited they were about…
The importance of memory in severe mental illness
The importance of memory in severe mental illness Published: While we all sometimes forget where we put our phone or keys, memory problems can have much more serious consequences. Together with his collaborators, Professor Jack Mellor from the University of Bristol, UK, is investigating how impairments in a person’s ability to form memories can contribute to the symptoms of…
Remembering resistance: nongenetic memory in bacteria
Remembering resistance: nongenetic memory in bacteria Published: Typically, the skills and properties developed through adaptation during a lifetime may not be directly passed onto the next generation as encoded in genes – they are learnt. However, Dr Hanna Salman and Dr Andrew Mugler, from the University of Pittsburgh in the US, are finding evidence that bacteria can pass on…