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

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An Extra Push It’s more complicated than simply judging the metaverse as good or bad, or pronouncing it dead or alive, says Greg Heiberger, an assistant professor in the College of Natural Sciences at South Dakota State University. South Dakota State received funding from Meta Immersive Learning to support the effort.)

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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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glumae cannot cause BPB without this regulatory factor, our next research direction is to find the chemical compounds and physiological conditions that can disable its function,” explains Jong. Jong’s research is also focused on the beneficial interactions that could improve rice and soybean crop yields. “We

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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The growing effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource scarcity will require societal change and new technical solutions based on new scientific research. It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Yet, despite these many and varied uses, researchers believe they remain a mostly untapped resource for humanity. Professor Ian Paulsen is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, a research centre that spans nine universities across Australia.

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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E’licia Chaverest , from the Small Farms Research Center at Alabama A&M University, USA, is supporting these farmers to help them run successful and resilient farms. E’licia Chaverest is the assistant director of the Alabama A&M University Small Farms Research Center (SFRC). © Dr Duncan M.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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This placed the responsibility for learning on the students, using teacher-prescribed methods, even though decades of research screamed that lots of kids perform better with images than pages filled with black-and-white text. Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge.

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Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

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The research team (left to right): Ian Sage, Akhshay Bhadwal, Joseph Cousins, Nigel Mottram, Carl Brown and Stephen Wilson. School of Science and Technology. FIELD OF RESEARCH. FIELD OF RESEARCH. RESEARCH PROJECT. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Experimental Physics.