The A﹠P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #202

Life Science

Standard EEG methods can falter when detecting signals from people with coarse, curly hair. Also see the story below this one.

The EEG is an incredibly important medical tool — and it’s been failing Black patients for decades. So today we’ll hear from two young, Black scientists who teamed up with hairdressers to do something about it. We speak to neurologist Dr. Jessie Baity, engineer Arnelle Etienne, biomedical scientist Lietsel Jones, and hairstylist Nina Woodley. 

In a recent study published in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine, a team of researchers have developed a new method for ear replacement surge | Health And Medicine

Researchers are developing a cap to measure and modulate cerebrospinal flow to help the glymphatic system remove cellular waste during sleep.

Data from a fertility center showed many women did not get pregnant because of the age at which they froze their eggs and because they did not preserve enough of them.

New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us find new antibiotics. | Microbiology

The text-analysis tool could be used to help detect bogus research submitted to journals.

Teaching & Learning

The paucity of data on leaders with disabilities suggests that few people are even thinking about this crucial aspect of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, Darla Schumm writes.

‘Jarring’ study reveals hiring bias at US institutions.

TAPP News & Notes

Consider fonts when creating learning materials | Is hard-to-read better than easy-to-read? | More on the course syllabus | Poop, poop, poop.