(University of Cambridge) Reforms to the school curriculum which mix the arts and sciences, so that these subjects 'teach together' around common themes like climate change and food security, will better prepare young people for the real-world challenges that will define their adult lives, researchers argue in a new paper.

(American Chemical Society) Catalytic converters cut down on toxic car emissions, and, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they're one of the greatest environmental inventions of all time. Today, catalytic converter theft is on the rise, and that's partly because of their chemistry: https://youtu.be/I1YLPfSuNXY.

(Virginia Tech) "Yet to increase the numbers of historically underrepresented faculty in STEM, we must focus not just on recruitment but on retention as well." The National Science Foundation recently awarded the School of Education a $1.9 million grant to help bridge that gap.

(Wiley) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Cochrane today announced a pilot access agreement with OhioLINK, a state-wide academic library consortium. Under this agreement people living in the U.S. state of Ohio will have free access to the Cochrane Library for one year. Published by Wiley, the Cochrane Library is a collection of health evidence used to make informed decisions about health care and policy.

(Elsevier) Friends of Research4Life, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the United States, has been recently launched to support the critical mission of the Research4Life partnership to enable full participation in the global information environment. Organizations and individuals can now make contributions that directly benefit Research4Life programs.