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The Metaverse Hype Died Down. Where Does That Leave Colleges That Invested In It?

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A public community college in east Hollywood, it wasn’t one of the original schools that got grants to build out a “ metaversity ,” a digital alternative campus influenced by the tech company Meta. Los Angeles City College has spent some time trying to refine its metaverse.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Topics include earth sciences, nature, science, technology, history, space, the human body, sports, politics, philosophy, and more. It is a massive collection of Live Cams, nature films, documentaries, more than 250 original films, and over 30,000 photographs from around the world.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Hadi Hojjati, a PhD student working on this topic under supervision of Professor Narges Armanfard, is developing advanced AI algorithms that can analyse massive amounts of health data to ensure healthcare professionals can make the most of these smart home technologies. How is epilepsy detected?

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How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

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Maker spaces are collaborative workspaces inside schools, libraries or public spaces, where maker-centred learning takes place. Also, it enables the professors to give us interactive and hands-on learning experiences, which makes learning fun. I would love to be a university professor and teach students how to be great teachers.

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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We explored how people use associations with colours and line properties to communicate emotions,” says Dr Dirk Bernhardt-Walther, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychology. “In In particular, we sought to measure which visual features are associated with each emotion.” Others, however, are cultural.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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Materials and methods for the detection and treatment of diseases are better than ever, and a diverse array of scientists at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) , Australia, led by Professor Dayong Jin , are at the forefront of this continuous development. Recognition is rewarding, and I’m always proud to say I’m a professor.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Nowadays, scientists like Professor Ian Paulsen and his team at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology in Australia are uncovering not just how these processes work, but how to modify them to get microbes to produce chemicals that no natural microbe makes. What will you find rewarding?

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