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STEM Competitions & Challenges to Engage Students

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This article outlines the benefits and logistics of incorporating STEM competitions and challenges in the classroom. Regeneron Science Talent Search: Regeneron Society for Science (STS) provides students with the opportunity to present their research to nationally recognized professional scientists.

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Bringing life back to Kenya’s grasslands

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Led by Professor Mariana Rufino at Lancaster University , UK, an international team of researchers, including Dr Joseph Hitimana at the University of Kabianga in Kenya, is working with Kenyan farmers to find solutions to this problem. PROJECT REDEAL: CONNECTING SCIENCE WITH COMMUNITIES. A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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This means that research teams tend to focus on discovering more about specific, often quite niche, topics. Networking and training opportunities will help strengthen collaboration, not only on scientific research itself but also exploring funding opportunities and developing useful shared tools and methods. WHY WE NEED THE ATLAS.

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