Penn is leading the way in learning how the mind works. The University is part of a consortium that received a $10 million grant for five years from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to establish a 21st Century Center for

PITTSBURGH----Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of research-based math curricula for middle, high school, and higher education students, reported today that Hamilton County Tennessee Schools serving the Chattanooga area has renewed the purchase

A consortium of Pennsylvania colleges, including Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, have received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve science instruction for middle-school students over the next five yea

A $10 million federal grant announced yesterday will enable cognitive researchers in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to test strategies for helping the pubescent brain better grasp science. ...

Researchers from across Europe are being trained in Genoa, Italy, this month in advance of taking possession of their very own iCub: a robot designed to have the physical and sensory capabilities of a two-and-a-half year old child.