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Why is Tracking Students a Problem? (Part 1 in a series)

Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

In observing high school science classes and talking with the teachers, I saw the core materials for freshman biology were a series of packets developed by the teachers. Through further discussion, they let me know that honors biology did not use those same materials.

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Can behavioural interventions improve biological health outcomes?

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Can behavioural interventions improve biological health outcomes? Published: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, accounting for around one in every five deaths. However, some groups in society are at higher risk than others. At the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in the US, Dr Yamnia I.

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Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students

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This comment, and the reluctance of some of my colleagues was surprising to me because our principal had gone to great lengths over many years to create inclusive policies and support for LGBTQIA+ students and staff, and our district designated “championing equity” a primary job responsibility of all employees.

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How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?

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A scientific community Download the article Reference [link] Link to the activity sheet Tweet Share 0 Skype Reddit +1 Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email mapMECFS website homepage Dr Megan Carnes presenting the mapMECFS tool at the RTI International Tech Talk presentation series, which is open to a wide, public audience.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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Nowadays, it encompasses artificial intelligence (AI), the brain-computer interface, synthetic biology, and even social and ethical analysis. 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.

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The mathematics behind medicine

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Biostatistics combines data and biology,” explains Jay. They are the primary way that researchers discover if a new treatment is safe and effective.” It underpins most key public health research efforts, whose solutions have far-reaching positive impacts for society.” The ideal biostatistician is excited by data,” says Sumithra.

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What lessons can we learn from past pandemics?

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Social inequalities are likely the primary contributors to differences in mortality rates,” explains Taylor. At the University of Missouri , USA, Taylor van Doren and Professor Lisa Sattenspiel are investigating the impacts of the 1918 pandemic in Newfoundland, Canada, from a biological anthropology perspective. A map of Newfoundland from c.

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