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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Economics is the study of how people make decisions, how we choose where to study and work, how we promote fairness in society and how our lives are shaped by market institutions and government policies,” says Dr Emil Temnyalov, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney. How does Emil study the efficiency of differential treatment?

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Is Psychology STEM? Here’s What You Should Know

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STEM places emphasis on communication, collaboration, research, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. Furthermore, every psychology student is required to take courses in research methods and data analysis to graduate. Data Analysis requires a great deal of mathematics and calculations.

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5 Offbeat STEM Careers for the Curious and Adventurous Ones

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STEM students often find themselves pigeonholed into traditional career paths such as software development, data analysis, or research and development. This often involves collecting and analyzing evidence, interviewing witnesses, and conducting field research. Storm Tracker. Music Machine Learning Engineer.

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

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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. These models we run use many, many data inputs,” says Erica.

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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As a STEM advocate and researcher, I am excited to present a comprehensive overview of the fields included in STEM. Physics, in particular, focuses on the fundamental principles that govern matter and energy. Biology and Life Sciences You’ll find a wide range of exciting research opportunities in biology and life sciences. (

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Five projects bring data from first-ever National Ecological Observatory Network to students

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The inaugural Battelle NEON STEM Grant Program will fund $100,000 worth of student research around the country, enabling five projects to leverage the open data generated by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). We are so excited about the funding awarded to Forward Research for our Puerto Rico Neon Data Jam Project!”

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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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As well as a lack of jobs, housing and education, these communities also tend to lack good quality infrastructure, such as roads and public transport, access to health care, and support from government programmes. Other researchers might study mining, energy production (including renewable energy) or water management.