BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Scholarly Accomplishments, February 2026 By Sofia Romero BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and research grant awards for February 2026. Honors Beth Warren Elected to National Academy of Education Read more Books Franklin Jones, Jr. Jones Jr., F. R. (2026). Learn Black American Sign Language: A history and comp  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Dream engineering can help solve 'puzzling' questions * EVANSTON, Ill. -- We've all heard the best approach to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." It turns out there may be more truth to this adage than previously thought. While stories abound of eureka moments surfacing from dreams, scientific evidence has remained elusive, due to the challenge of systematically manipulating dreams. A new study   more

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Genetic study shows: Anxiety disorders have many causes * Around one in four people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include * panic disorder with sudden, severe anxiety attacks, * generalised anxiety disorder, in which sufferers worry about everyday things over a longer period of time that is difficult to control, and * phobias of specific objects or s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Study Offers Potential New Targets to Identify, Remediate Dyslexia Report: Reading Difficulty Is a Developmental Process By Laurie Fickman, 713/743-8454, lafickma@Central.UH.EDU A University of Houston psychology professor is challenging the notion that dyslexia, or specific reading disorder, stems from a single faulty gene in the brain, suggesting instead that it is caused by  more