Emily Rosecrans – Clemson University – The College Fix

University of Houston getting rid of plastic bags, straws

Emily Rosecrans - Clemson University — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:01:48 +0000

‘It is a pointless exercise in futility. What UH does will have no discernible effect,’ eco-realist argues University of Houston students returning to campus for the spring semester will see a major reduction in available plastic products as student government leaders aim to reduce plastic consumption. The UH Student Government Association is considering a bill to prohibit plastic bags and…

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Chess wrongly perceived as a ‘brilliance’ game, leaving girls out: NYU study

Emily Rosecrans - Clemson University — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:01:21 +0000

Researchers say coaches, parents don’t recognize own biases against girls Fewer girls play chess competitively because their own parents and coaches hold biases about skills such as “brilliance” that they connect to male players, according to a new study out of New York University. The researchers said their study, published last month in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, provides “the…

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University of Nebraska’s new First Amendment Clinic to train law students in free speech, freedom of press

Emily Rosecrans - Clemson University — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:02:17 +0000

Director: Project will fill ‘void’ amid growing need for civil rights lawyers The University of Nebraska-Lincoln just unveiled a new law clinic to support First Amendment rights and train blossoming lawyers in constitutional litigation. The First Amendment Clinic at the University of Nebraska College of Law will take on local cases to boost law students’ litigation skills and uphold…

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