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BTN LiveBIG: Illini app gives kids something to chew over
BTN LiveBIG: Illini app gives kids something to chew over
The only thing more difficult than getting kids to make healthy dietary choices is holding their attention in a classroom. The new ?Food for Thought? app, a project developed at the University of Illinois, might help children do both. Emma Mercier, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at Illinois, designed ?Food for Thought? with a […]
BTN LiveBIG: Maryland professor discovers 'birthmarks' from Earth's early years
BTN LiveBIG: Maryland professor discovers 'birthmarks' from Earth's early years
Four and a half billion years. That?s how old most scientists believe the Earth to be. And according to a recent discovery by Maryland professor Richard Walker and his team of researchers, there are materials inside Earth?s mantle that have survived for almost the entirety of that four and a half billion years. Walker?s team […]
BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten sends some of its brightest to Britain
BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten sends some of its brightest to Britain
[btn-post-package]Students from Big Ten universities accounted for an impressive five out of 15 Churchill Scholars for 2016-2017. These students will travel to the United Kingdom this fall to study their academic disciplines for a year at the University of Cambridge?s Churchill College. Each academic year, the Churchill Scholars selects a few graduate-level students from throughout […]
BTN LiveBIG: Former Northwestern softball player stands up against bullying
BTN LiveBIG: Former Northwestern softball player stands up against bullying
College sports fans live for gamedays: tailgating on a crisp autumn afternoon, jumping for joy after a game-winning buzzer-beater, seeing the go-ahead goal or run scored in a tight contest. While the spectacle of sport is what draws the fans, the things student-athletes do off the field often proves to be much more valuable. Marisa […]
BTN LiveBIG: A Minnesota professor's crusade to bring education to life
BTN LiveBIG: A Minnesota professor's crusade to bring education to life
He?s a college professor who goes on incredible adventures in far-flung places, interacting with fascinating locals as he pursues his mission to find and preserve priceless treasures. It?s fair to say that the University of Minnesota?s Aaron Doering shares more than a few qualities with Indiana Jones. Both do much of their academic work outside […]
BTN LiveBIG: The heart of a Husker
BTN LiveBIG: The heart of a Husker
When Caleb Lindhorst opened his eyes on one fateful day in January 2014, he didn?t know where he was. Or when. This University of Nebraska student?s last conscious memory prior to that moment was on the day after he?d finished his final exams - in the previous month. He was looking forward to getting some […]
