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More professors now embrace Wikipedia in the classroom

Inside Higher Ed

Besides, he decided, many patients rely on Wikipedia to research medical concerns, and doctors who ignore that reality are fooling themselves. He decided to design and teach an elective course at the medical school on Wikipedia editing. million times.

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Deep Internationalization & Infrastructure

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Some examples include: Cornell Tech in New York City (a Cornell University/Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology joint venture). Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore (a National University of Singapore/Duke University joint venture).

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

“It’s kind of like in medical school when they talk about the ‘half-life of knowledge.’ ’ The medical school dean tells graduates, ‘In five years, half of what we tell you will turn out to be false,’” said Alexei Efros, computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Oil money undermines academic autonomy (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In response, dozens of universities, public health schools and medical schools around the world decided to refuse tobacco money of any kind. He has contributed articles to The Nation and toward a variety of reports with UnKoch My Campus. As the world grows ever warmer, it is evident that the same issues are at play today.

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

“Historically, colleges and universities and medical centers and hospitals have been popular targets for earmarks.” “That’s exceptionally rare, because it is one medical school in one state that has a retiring senator who chairs the appropriations committee,” Hartle said.

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Moorpark College teaches exotic animal training

Inside Higher Ed

In college, she studied psychology in the hopes of pursuing a career in animal cognition and behavior, but after she graduated she spent time traveling across the country and working in fields like information technology. It’s designed very much like you would have a residency in medical school,” Sokenu said.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

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INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.