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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Differential treatment is an example of how economic theories can shape public policies and individual’s opportunities. Regardless of whether differential treatment is considered fair, the efficiency rationale gives researchers and policymakers another way to look at how and why public policies should consider socio-economic factors.

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Bias, assumptions and emotions: why we think what we think

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Universities will often have public talks from real scientists on the cutting edge of psychology. You can find cognitive science reading lists and recommendations online. Explore careers in cognitive science • PsychTalks is the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences forum for ideas and discussion.

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier. DATA SCIENCE – encompasses preparing data for analysis, including cleansing, aggregating and manipulating the data to perform advanced data analysis.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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“The development of innovative tools is enabling us to make unprecedented discoveries within plant science,” says Sue. These tools and approaches cover systems biology, synthetic biology, biosensors, data science, artificial intelligence, gene editing, precision breeding, the microbiome, and more.”. BUILDING THE ATLAS.

Biology 98
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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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These dental scientists are investigating a range of topics relating to the teeth and mouth, from uncovering the genes that lead to dental abnormalities, to examining the public policies that influence the inequalities in dental treatment. In other countries, universities may offer undergraduate degrees in dentistry. •