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Inviting Community College Students to See Themselves as University Researchers

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But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. The professor made a counterargument: “‘What if you do get in? She signed up. “Me Just what ifs,’” she remembers.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Challenges and Solutions in Mathematics College professors frequently adopt a lecture-based approach, emphasizing theory over practice. Surprisingly to some, the health sciences field, encompassing professions like epidemiology, pharmacy, and even medical research, relies heavily on mathematics.

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AI Tools Like ChatGPT May Reshape Teaching Materials — And Possibly Substitute Teach

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We’ll also look at basic concepts of data analysis, using NumPy as well as Pandas,” said the avatar in a female computer voice that sounds more like the iPhone’s Siri than like a 19th-century British mathematician, her mouth moving clumsily as she speaks.

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Madison non-profit wants to change the face of STEM

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Maydm Executive Director and IT Professor Dr. Christina Outlay worries young girls like Gloria could lose their passion because of the STEM industry’s lack of diversity. Research shows that diverse teams are more productive,” Dr. Outlay said. She has a lot of ideas to improve the STEM industry. ”I They lose interest,” Dr. Outlay said.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

Cool Cat Teacher

The links didn’t work and as I researched, it looks like this AR experience debuted in 2020. So, the training data is older. For example, the summary suggested I talked about using AI for data analysis when in reality, I used AI to help generate real-world data to teach Excel to students.

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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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Can gardening help children grow?

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Published: Founded by Professor Sallie Marston and led by former school counsellor Moses Thompson , the University of Arizona ’s School Garden Workshop creates and maintains gardens for schools in Tucson. Can gardening help children grow? Why do school gardens matter?

Geography 113