An undergraduate laboratory class called the “Python Project” teaches students about the python genome. Snakes are a source of fascination—or disgust—for many people, but they hold a special place in ...

Leslie Leinwand examines a python with Ryan Doptis, an undergraduate participant in the Python Project. ‘Python Project’ helps undergraduates see if grad-school laboratory research, medical school or ...

Trumpet blares, fading sounds of heartbeats and a ringing alarm clock. These aren’t sound effects for a movie — rather, for ...

A number of participants in the discussion suggested that the academic syllabus might be becoming too demanding. A discussion about school curriculum and the age at which students should begin ...