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Scientists Discover Four Intriguing Planets Around Closest Single-Star Solar System to Earth

Futurism

Its a really exciting find Barnards Star is our cosmic neighbor, and yet we know so little about it," said University of Chicago PhD student and first author Ritvik Basant in a statement. Its signaling a breakthrough with the precision of these new instruments from previous generations."

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Is it time to abolish college grades entirely? Why American universities are handing out too many A's

TechSpot

A Wall Street Journal op-ed by German-American political scientist and author Yascha Mounk argues the core issue is that universities increasingly view students as "prized customers," thanks to forever-rising tuition costs. So they cater to their demands and lifestyles. Giving out a bunch of As is an easy way to.

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A college student used GPT-3 to write fake blog posts and ended up at the top of Hacker News

The Verge

College student Liam Porr used the language-generating AI tool GPT-3 to produce a fake blog post that recently landed in the No. Here’s a sample from Porr’s blog post (with a pseudonymous author), titled “Feeling unproductive? Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. 1 spot on Hacker News, MIT Technology Review reported. William Porr.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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The idea that university degrees don’t matter is a Silicon Valley fantasy

TechCrunch

Jamie Beaton is the author of “Accepted! Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World’s Topic Universities,” and is CEO of Crimson Education , a university admissions consulting company. of co-founders did not go to university. MIT is the most common university co-founders went to, followed by Stanford and UC Berkeley.

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Salesforce Employees & Tsofen Prepare Israel’s Arab Students for Jobs in Tech

Saleforce Nonprofit

Educational and career exposure activities for high school, college, and university students , and graduates pursuing STEM studies. Due to under-representation in the industry, these students and young graduates have minimal exposure to the high-tech ecosystem. About the Author. Nancy Refki. Connect with her on Linkedin.

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Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

Whatever the disruption, staff, faculty, and students will be called to support and uplift the institution’s mission. Shifts in how education institutions conduct business continually change how we define student success. Colleges and universities can seize that digital momentum to plan for future readiness strategically.

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