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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 engineering behind Evolutor. TALK LIKE A BIOMANUFACTURER. EVOLVING PROPERTIES.

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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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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Researchers tapped alternative models of calculus teaching that have shown evidence that they work, according to Kramer. Students majoring in biology saw the biggest bump.) But, Kramer says, the research does serve a purpose by adding to the store of evidence that these methods work.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Research shows that learner outcomes — such as test scores, graduation rates and college enrollment — improve when a student has at least one K-12 teacher whose racial identity reflects theirs. There’s a body of research examining whether there are links between performance on these assessments and eventual effectiveness in the classroom.

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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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APRIL 4, 2023

Researchers at Kansas State University dug further into education workforce data to find not just where teacher shortages are taking hold but to what extent states are relying on “underqualified” teachers. Or they might] put somebody who isn't qualified to be there, like an English teacher teaching biology.”

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Futurum

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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Futurum

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

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

With a strong foundation in statistics, you can pursue a career as a data analyst, market researcher or actuary. The Sciences The sciences, including physics, chemistry and biology, are perfect for left-brain dominant individuals. You can pursue a career as a scientist, researcher or science educator.

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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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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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Scientix

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my role as a STEM teacher in Uppsala, Sweden, I was particularly fascinated by the discovery of Emily Holmes, a Professor of Psychology at Uppsala University, whose research had eluded my awareness until I delved into this book. Her research enabled the development of mRNA [2] vaccines against COVID-19.

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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

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

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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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 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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JULY 11, 2023

Our research team includes expertise in plant breeding, plant pathology, population genetics, nematology, horticulture, economics, and integrated pest management,” explains Paula. Paula is adamant that FINDMe’s research outcomes need to be directly useful for those whose livelihoods depend upon crop success.

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Futurum

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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Futurum

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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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. Our eyes, ears and touch systems all play important roles in reading.”

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Futurum

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Electrical engineer Professor Rukmi Dutta (right) is improving the efficiency of electric motors © M. Professor Jennifer Franck is creating a device to harness the immense power of ocean tides and transform this into a sustainable electricity supply.

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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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Futurum

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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Futurum

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Moreover, research on Business Insider shows that the more skills you have, the more likely you’ll get hired in 2020. The concept of 3D printing is nothing new. Over time, 3D printing has expanded outside of niche uses, and is now impacting schools too.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Published: Professor Zi-Qiang Lang is an automatic control and systems engineer based at the University of Sheffield in the UK. For instance, if you have ever taken a flight, train or car ride, this has been made possible by automatic control and systems engineers such as Professor Zi-Qiang Lang. Questions and research methods.

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Futurum

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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Futurum

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

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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The research she conducted during her PhD in molecular and cell biology formed the basis of LambdaVision’s work, and she is now developing artificial retinas in microgravity on the International Space Station, for which she won a Women in Aerospace outstanding achievement award. Women role models in STEM research. Sources: 1.

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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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Futurum

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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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

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Dr Chi Hwan Lee, associate professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering at Purdue University, is developing smart contact lenses that can do just that. Chi Hwan’s research group is designing wearable biomedical devices that can be attached to a patient’s eye or skin to monitor or treat specific health conditions.

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