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How university students understand and demonstrate kindness

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 07:09 AM PDT

A small act of kindness can go a long way, especially say researchers, towards bolstering student health and wellness. A new study explores how the inclusion of a kindness assignment in an undergraduate course impacted student perceptions of themselves, their peers and their campus.

South American musical instruments reflect population relationships

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 05:21 AM PDT

A new study provides a systematic review of musical instrument diversity in the archaeological and ethnographic history of the continent, suggesting cultural contact over long geographic distances, and cases of recent extinction.