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Farming on permafrost

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Farming on permafrost Published: Climate change is creating new opportunities for agriculture, by providing longer and warmer growing seasons, and thawing frozen ground. However, temperatures in the USA’s most northern state are on the rise, and this is being accompanied by an increase in agricultural activity.

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Best STEM Summer Camps in Houston 2024

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Houston has numerous innovative tech, agricultural, and aerospace research centers, so it’s a great place for STEM camps. UHV Virtual Data Science Summer Bootcamp The University of Houston Victoria hosts a 4-day online data science boot camp for middle schoolers interested in the STEM field.

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Early STEM Exposure Needed to Close Gender Gap

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During the same period (1993-2010), female biological, agricultural and environmental life scientists doubled. In particular, data science, computer science, and engineering are crucial to every industry and career field in the future, including healthcare. In fact, in 2019, 36.3% of physicians and 50.5%

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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Here are four key areas within biology and life sciences that offer intriguing research possibilities: Genetics: Investigating the intricate mechanisms behind inheritance and genetic variation is crucial for advancements in medicine, agriculture, and evolution.

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Creating software that works for everyone

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These include degrees in software engineering, computer science, information technology, data science and information systems. • “Alongside your computing degree, I would recommend taking a course in psychology, as this will help you become a software engineer who understands your end users,” advises Anuradha.

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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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If you are interested in bioinformatics and using data science to improve dental health, Erliang also recommends studying statistics, computer science and learning programming languages such as R and Python.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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Dr Elsa Anderson Role: Assistant Professor, Programme in Environmental Science Institution: Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) I teach an urban ecology class that aims to engage students in learning about nature where they live and understanding the interactions between people and their surroundings.