Smore Science

MAY 3, 2022

Post-doctoral Researcher, Tufts University and Washington State University. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was building a foundation in field biology! In high school, my favorite subjects were biology and anatomy and physiology. So I went to college at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a biology major.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Published: Professor Tuck Seng Wong , based at The University of Sheffield in the UK, leads a team focused on applying the concept of Darwinian evolution to engineer biological systems for industrial applications. The elements of Evolutor which make such precision possible have been developed through experiential learning – learning by doing.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

At the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in the US, biologists Barbara Barnhart and Dr Olivia Long are using their Science Seminar programme to ease this transition for first year students studying biology, chemistry and biochemistry degrees. What do the seminars teach students?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2022

On this week’s EdSurge Podcast, we’re looking at an approach that comes out of physiology—the branch of biology that looks at how organisms function as a system. He’s James Goodwin, a professor at Loughborough University in the U.K., We talked with a biologist who focuses on what he calls the physiology of aging.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

Professor Jeffrey Catchmark and his team at Pennsylvania State University in the US believe they have one such solution, using common plant-based materials to create sustainable food packaging. His team began its research with the end goal of creating a sustainable and practical alternative to plastic packaging.

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STEM Sport

MAY 9, 2024

Outside of her research, she is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she shares her passion for research with students and is a key role model for female students in science. She is now a professor at the Perimeter Institute while continuing her passion for exploring new, uncharted areas in STEM.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It suggests that people have a dominant side of their brain, which influences their thinking and learning styles. With a strong foundation in statistics, you can pursue a career as a data analyst, market researcher or actuary. You can pursue a career as a scientist, researcher or science educator.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

This is why, at Louisiana State University in the US, Professor Jong Hyun Ham is studying the impacts of bacteria on rice and soybean. Over 50% of the world’s population depends on rice as a staple food,” says Professor Jong Hyun Ham, a plant pathologist at Louisiana State University. “It glumae and its interactions with rice.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Professor Gilles Comeau , from the University of Ottawa in Canada, hopes to change this. He has established the Music and Mental Health Research Clinic to explore the relationships between music and mental health and to develop ways of integrating music into healthcare services.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2018

In our school we started using Google Classroom LMS as a way to collect, review and grade the assignment, now we use it as a basis for creating greater learning opportunities becoming real due to the apps that hugely extend the functional set and diversify the learning. Learning complex concepts in classes can be a struggle.

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Smore Science

MAY 5, 2022

E llen Crocker is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. She works on a wide range of research, education, and outreach related to threats to forests and sustainable management approaches. In college I studied biology.

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Futurum

OCTOBER 10, 2023

His work could help make huge breakthroughs in healthcare, climate change, environment and water scarcity research. Yamil is the director of a research group which is examining the interactions among different types of gases and the materials they attach – or adsorb – onto. How does the team do this research?

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The researchers can then carefully attach a metal band with a unique reference number onto a bird’s leg. Four 17-day old starling nestlings being held after their tail feathers were sampled for this research project. Sarah holding a starling fledgling after collecting a tail feather for her research.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Her research may help to identify new ways of protecting crop species from disease. Members of Sorina’s lab group showcase their research at a scientific conference for bioinformatics and systems biology. As climate change continues to increase the risk of pathogenic infection, this research will only become more important.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Based at the University of Alberta in Canada, Professor Jacqueline Cummine is helping decode how we read – in particular, the important role of our senses – and using these findings to help people who struggle with literacy skills. Imagine a child learning to read, being taught by an adult,” says Jacqueline.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

From digital certificates to learning analytics, here are eight EdTech trends to look forward to in the coming months. Video-assisted Learning. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.), there are more opportunities for students to input valuable personal data.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I was in the first year of the top doctorate program in my field, and we were 20 educators-in-training being taught best practices of various communication research methods by supposed leading experts. Accurate information directly impacts who gets what resources — aren’t you an educator and literal expert in communication and research?

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Futurum

MAY 30, 2023

He is working on a pioneering research study that could dramatically improve survival rates for children with this cancer. This need forms the foundation of his research project. A particularly skilled professor of surgery inspired me when I was a medical student in Italy.

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JULY 14, 2022

Dr Pavel Borisov and Professor Sergey Savel’ev , at Loughborough University , UK, are exploring how new advances in technology can help to create an artificial brain. TALK LIKE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCHER. In their research, Pavel and Sergey explore the exciting possibilities presented by this technology.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Professor Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy , based at the University of Oxford in the UK, is taking this a step further with tendon building, by using humanoid robotic arms and soft bioreactor chambers to ‘train’ tendons to deal with the stresses they will encounter in the human body. Addressing this is the principal focus of the team’s research.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Published: At The University of Queensland in Australia, Professor Deborah Brown and Professor Brian Key have created a unique team of philosophers and neuroscientists to investigate which animals have the capacity to feel pain. Whether an animal feels pain informs the way we treat that animal in agriculture and research settings.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Published: Nettles are known for their sting, but research by Dr Diana Obanda at the University of Maryland in the US suggests that eating them could strengthen our gut and protect us from obesity. Dr Diana Obanda, Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Food Science, is on the case. Could a nettle a day keep the doctor away?

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Using synthetic biology to increase BNF activity in these free-living diazotrophs has the potential to generate enhanced biofertilisers that are compatible with a wide variety of crop plants,” Nate explains. Nate’s research on NifL and NifA interactions shines a light on how diazotrophs control BNF and nitrogenase gene expression.

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JULY 11, 2023

If it becomes widespread before we learn how to manage it, vegetable production could be seriously threatened.” Our research team includes expertise in plant breeding, plant pathology, population genetics, nematology, horticulture, economics, and integrated pest management,” explains Paula.

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MAY 17, 2023

In his most recent research project, Jamie has been using mouse models to shed light on the mechanisms behind acute kidney injury (AKI), a serious problem that can occur in the organ that makes urine and manages fluid and blood pressure, and to determine how to prevent AKI progressing to chronic kidney disease. What role do macrophages play?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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. How can the next generation of bushfire researchers be successful?

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Futurum

OCTOBER 6, 2022

BIOINFORMATICS – a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis and dissemination of biological data. GENOMICS – the branch of biology focusing on genomes. The chief aim of his research is to understand more about this beautiful region and uncover some of its biological mysteries.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Published: Professor Zi-Qiang Lang is an automatic control and systems engineer based at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Artificial Intelligence — makes it possible for computers and machines to perform human-like tasks while learning from their experiences. Questions and research methods.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These behaviors and beliefs are learned, and they can be unlearned, too. According to Diane Hughes, a professor of applied psychology at New York University, “It’s well established that there’s no biological basis for race.” No person is born with hate and bias toward someone that looks or talks or acts different from them.

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JULY 6, 2023

Dr Melissa Ward Jones , a permafrost geomorphologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks , USA, has established Permafrost Grown, a research project investigating the interactions between permafrost and agriculture. The most important members of the research team are the farmers themselves. “We

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APRIL 12, 2022

At Professor Dave Jackson ’s lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York, USA, scientists are studying the mechanisms that co-ordinate plant development. Professor Dave Jackson, based at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, has recently discovered how a particularly important RNA signal molecule passes through these pores.

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MAY 9, 2023

At the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, USA, Dr Wei Zhang , a professor of food science, is focusing on improving food safety for everyone. Which food groups has Wei been researching for foodborne pathogens? Where might Wei’s research go next? 420,000 of those people die. Power ultrasound has promising effects.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

TALK LIKE A HISTORIAN AND PHILOSOPHER OF SCIENCE Biological racism — prejudice against people based on the mistaken belief that ‘race’ is a part of a person’s biology and indicates race-specific traits like intelligence or work ethic Heredity — genetically passing on characteristics from biological parent to child.

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Northeastern University

MARCH 25, 2024

During Engineering Exploration Week, we invited students for a week long program to learn exciting STEM concepts and apply them to fun projects. This sets the foundation for the rest of the week as students learn what it means to be an engineer and how they are engineers!

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MARCH 8, 2023

However, recent research by Professor Richard Bucala and his team at Yale School of Medicine in the US have found a way to develop a potentially super-effective vaccine – by turning the disease’s most devious tactics against it. Rick explains more about his own research and the wider battle against malaria.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. Why is citizen science important?

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

At the University of Technology , Sydney, Australia, Professor Chin-Teng Lin is on the frontline of pioneering the development of such systems. Machine learning — computer systems able to learn and adapt without following explicit instructions, through recognising and inferring patterns in data. How do BCIs work?

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