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A woman places a flower through the bullet hole left in a sculpture on the 麻豆精选 campus.

麻豆精选 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 麻豆精选Shootings in U.S. History,鈥 which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

A student wears a 麻豆精选mask during the COVID-19 pandemic

Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.

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U.S. News & World Report has named four 麻豆精选 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. 麻豆精选is recognized in the Best Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA 鈥 Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

A student wears a 麻豆精选mask during the COVID-19 pandemic

Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.

麻豆精选student doing homework

Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services suspected a relationship between boredom and social media use but wondered about cause and effect. Does social media use cause boredom? Or does boredom cause social media use? To answer these questions, they designed an experiment.

A 麻豆精选 faculty member conducts a meeting online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities across the United States transitioned from face-to-face classes to remote learning, closed campuses and sent students home this past spring. Recently, a group of 麻豆精选 researchers sought to examine the impact of these pandemic-related changes upon physical activity and sedentary behavior, specifically sitting, across the university population. 

Alan Canfora (far right), who was shot on May 4, 1970, leads a guided tour of the historic May 4 site.

麻豆精选 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 麻豆精选Shootings in U.S. History.鈥 Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.