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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers.

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The Metaverse Hype Died Down. Where Does That Leave Colleges That Invested In It?

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But the concept resonated, says Marcy Drummond, the college’s vice president of economic and social mobility innovation. The university must strike a delicate balance between its commitment to serving its students and its aim to compete as a top-notch research institution with other, more cash-flush universities, Heiberger says.

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Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students?

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It’s really unacceptable,” says John Fink, a senior research associate and program lead at the Community College Research Center. “As Even though he fit in at the Puente program at his third college, he struggled to pass English 101 there, having trouble completing a research paper assignment. It’s a disappointing status quo.

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As Student Need Rises, More College Faculty Set Up Emergency Aid Funds

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As she made progress toward her major, chemistry, and needed fewer courses directly related to that degree, the state grant she relied on covered fewer of her credit hours, leaving her with thousands more dollars to pay. Yet the researcher also described the program as a “band aid.” I describe us as a bridge, almost,” Franczyk says. “A

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

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In these spaces you had Indigenous communities, European settlers, indentured servants, and enslaved Africans all engaged in a changing socio-economic landscape.” We have found a lot of tableware from the 17th and 18th centuries, suggesting that despite being inland, people had access to materials from Europe,” says Liza. “We

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The Mediterranean way: changing diets to extend lifespans

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TALK LIKE A HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION RESEARCHER Blood pressure — the force of circulating blood on artery walls. Limited access to healthy food is a significant contributor to this trend.” Alice’s team has worked hard to make Good Bowls as accessible as possible.

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Fostering love and knowledge of agriculture and the environment

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The islands face significant challenges with regards to agriculture, which stem from issues related to geography, politics, history, economics and education. “We Agriculture in the US Virgin Islands A US territory, the US Virgin Islands are a collection of tropical islands in the Caribbean.