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UCLA Life Sciences Revamped How It Teaches Math. Is It an Example Others Should Follow?

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About 10 years ago, Alan Garfinkel, a professor in the life sciences department at the University of California, Los Angeles, got a call. The need for biology students to understand math concepts has become increasingly important, especially with the digital revolution sweeping across science.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes Published: Microbes are the world’s most brilliant chemists, able to turn simple sugars and other compounds into a vast array of complex chemicals. The general idea of synthetic biology is that we can engineer microbes to do things that naturally occurring microbes don’t do,” he says.

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

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A biology laboratory coordinator in an integrated science department at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Kohn perceived the tool as useful. Those teachers were largely white and from public schools, introducing limitations. When Chat GPT-4 came out, Cory Kohn was itching to bring it into the classroom. The main findings?

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Georgia Tech Is Trying to Keep a ChatGPT-Powered Teaching Assistant From ‘Hallucinating’

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Goel, a professor of computer science and human-centered computing at the university leading the creation of Jill Watson, devised an unusual plan. Goel hopes that the summer experiment goes well enough to move to more classes in the fall, and in more subject areas, including biology and economics. So Ashok K.

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How Podcasting Is Changing Teaching and Research

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Ian Cook, a longtime professor and social anthropologist, still remembers the first podcast he ever heard. Cook, who is editor in chief at the experimental academic publisher Allegra Lab , ended up becoming a podcaster himself, and a fan of the growing number of podcasts made by other professors and educators.

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As Schools Move to Change How Kids Are Graded, Some Families Push Back

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When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes.

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Left-brain or Right-brain Dominant? Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths

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With a degree in accounting, you can become a certified public accountant or work in financial management. The Sciences The sciences, including physics, chemistry and biology, are perfect for left-brain dominant individuals. These subjects involve critical thinking, problem-solving and a strong understanding of scientific principles.