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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Economics is the study of how people make decisions, how we choose where to study and work, how we promote fairness in society and how our lives are shaped by market institutions and government policies,” says Dr Emil Temnyalov, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney. How does Emil study the efficiency of differential treatment?

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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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In rural communities, on the other hand, access to these basic needs can be harder to come by. As well as a lack of jobs, housing and education, these communities also tend to lack good quality infrastructure, such as roads and public transport, access to health care, and support from government programmes.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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Researchers from the FLARE Wildfire Research Group at The University of Melbourne in Australia are developing models that can help predict where wildfires are most likely to occur and how fires behave under different weather conditions. These models we run use many, many data inputs,” says Erica.

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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As a STEM advocate and researcher, I am excited to present a comprehensive overview of the fields included in STEM. Physics, in particular, focuses on the fundamental principles that govern matter and energy. Biology and Life Sciences You’ll find a wide range of exciting research opportunities in biology and life sciences. (

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Five projects bring data from first-ever National Ecological Observatory Network to students

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The inaugural Battelle NEON STEM Grant Program will fund $100,000 worth of student research around the country, enabling five projects to leverage the open data generated by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). We are so excited about the funding awarded to Forward Research for our Puerto Rico Neon Data Jam Project!”

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STEM Competitions & Challenges to Engage Students

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Regeneron Science Talent Search: Regeneron Society for Science (STS) provides students with the opportunity to present their research to nationally recognized professional scientists. Provide them with resources that cater to different learning styles, and promote independent research and critical thinking.

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The importance of community for reducing social isolation

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If immigrants don’t speak enough English to get by, they will struggle to access resources and fully integrate into a new community in a new country.” To analyse the impacts of participating in a Tertulias group or not, the team collects quantitative and qualitative data from both groups of women.