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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. A unique team of early-career researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol in the UK is addressing this concern through environmental tests and direct engagement with farmers. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

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Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

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A few institutions have degree programs dedicated to that kind of training, such as Husson University in Maine, which integrates classes in coding, design, math and communications. Community colleges are central to this.” The universities that get on board with this quickest are going to have some of the biggest payoffs.

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Cyber security for the AI age

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Digitalisation is helping organisations to enhance communication and collaboration efforts, to innovate, and to stay competitive,” says Dr Burcu Bulgurcu, a cyber security researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University. Cyber security breaches are rarely due to issues with the cyber security technology itself.

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The Science Behind Linguistics

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New York, NY Although it is pretty evident that languages are a vital form of communication worldwide, it is not expected that one explores how language goes beyond what society expects. The main difference is that macro linguistics primarily draws upon language in a broader context by researching how language overall affects civilizations.

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Is Economics STEM – Why Colleges Want Economics to Be a STEM Major

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Recently, five of the eight Ivy League universities have reclassified their economics degrees from social science to science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM). Economics Employs Math for Concise Communication There’s no doubt that economics is part of the social sciences, given that it studies human behavior.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Ben is working with Dr Julia Parrish, a professor at the University of Washington, who is also the Executive Director of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), an environmental, hands-on citizen science programme. Citizen science allows people to choose what project appeals to them, and engage in ways suited to them.

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Using big datasets to find out what affects children’s quality of life

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Economics — a branch of social science that studies the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services, as well as a huge variety of other complex issues of vital concern to society. The researchers found that these effects on well-being remained even up to when all children returned to school the following school year.