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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

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Our primary guide for observing these learning environments was a book by Vanderbilt University Professor Rich Milner called Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There , which offers a framework of opportunity-centered teaching.

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What lessons can we learn from past pandemics?

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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. Their research sheds light on the significant role that social inequalities play in determining the outcomes of a pandemic.

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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Professor Anotida Madzvamuse , an applied mathematician at the University of Sussex , in the UK, and the University of British Columbia , in Canada, led the UK-Africa Postgraduate Advanced Study Institute in Mathematical Sciences. PROFESSOR ANOTIDA MADZVAMUSE Department of Mathematics, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, Canada.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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The main aim of this student-led, community-driven project was to improve sanitation in Thastayoc by providing clean water and constructing latrines and bio-digesters for the community. The community selected the option most appropriate for their needs and gave input as the final design was planned and constructed.

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Professor Shujun Li and his colleagues, Sarah Turner , Dr Rahime Belen-Saglam and Dr Virginia N. The rise of powerful image- and video-editing software means that it is easier than ever to construct digital images and videos that look real but are fake or misleading. Pathway from school to Cyber Security.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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Professor Trent Penman, Dr Kate Parkins and Dr Erica Marshall are researchers from the FLARE Wildfire Research Group, based at The University of Melbourne. However, all of these devices pale in comparison to a new bit of kit that is currently under construction at the lab. These models we run use many, many data inputs,” says Erica.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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Whenever anyone wants to build anything, they must submit an environmental impact statement to show how the environmental impacts of the construction will be minimised. When I was younger, I always loved math and science. I began my career in the technical side of GIS, but I have been wooed to the social sciences.