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Inviting Community College Students to See Themselves as University Researchers

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But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. That’s super instrumental in our research quest.” She signed up. “Me What is there to be so scared of?’”

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see? Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential. Pinterest.

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What lessons can we learn from past pandemics?

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Their research sheds light on the significant role that social inequalities play in determining the outcomes of a pandemic. Some of the hardest hit regions were the world’s remotest places, as they did not have access to medical care. GATHERING DATA. TALK LIKE A BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Regardless of whether differential treatment is considered fair, the efficiency rationale gives researchers and policymakers another way to look at how and why public policies should consider socio-economic factors. It deals with social and public policy issues and is relevant to a huge number of different fields.

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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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The importance of community for reducing social isolation

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Language is also a barrier to social inclusion in the US,” explains Lidia. “If 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.” And, if immigrants are undocumented, they may live in fear of discovery and so avoid social contact.