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When a vessel is going at a breakneck speed, it鈥檚 hard for the roving sea cows to detect and dodge the boat in time, often resulting in gruesome gashes, crushings and deaths. This is just one reason why manatees 鈥� inhabitants of Florida for 50 million years 鈥� are now protected in the state.
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There are the activities we do for fun. Getting together with friends for happy hour. Going to the gym. However, for more than 61 million disabled people in the U.S., these little things aren鈥檛 little. They鈥檙e big.
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From the time he was a child, Dr. Dan McCarthy has been fascinated with coral reefs. It鈥檚 no wonder McCarthy has spent nearly the past 30 years studying them.
Should we really be as concerned as the front pages tell us? These days, it鈥檚 easy to internalize sensationalized headlines about the rise of AI in what feels like every facet of our society. But how real are the fears, and what do they mean for STEAM fields?
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For one reason or another, we鈥檝e all had food poisoning. This gut-wrenching, twisty tale almost always begins with unknowingly biting into unrefrigerated or undercooked meat, spoiled dairy products, moldy breads or inedible household items. Often, we rebound in a day or two, vowing never to eat or drink whatever it was again. But what if you couldn鈥檛 avoid it?
Storytelling is ancient and universal. For millennia and millennia more, the oral tradition of storytelling has starred in its own epic, allowing humans to convey essential and dynamic information about cultural values, family, food, inventions, land, and personal experiences critical for survival.
Every year, millions of people around the world lose precious memories, basic motor functions and the ability to talk, think or reason because of debilitating neurological disorders or injuries.
Shelley Grant鈥檚 first encounter with the juvenile justice system was jarring. As she entered a residential facility for 13-to-15-year-old boys, she was immediately met by an administrator who urged her to turn around, choose a different career path, and not look back.
Those who examine human culture desire to understand assiduously, believing that no topic should go unaddressed and no person unconsidered. Understanding then leads to acceptance, empathy, and compromise. Can you think of a time when the need to find mutual understanding is more dire than it is today?
小蓝视频 College of Law students are stepping into the courtroom like never before 鈥� through virtual reality. Associate professor of Law Scott DeVito is pioneering the use of VR technology to give students hands-on legal training, bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world practice.
To Dr. Ashley Johnson, a map can show so much more than locations of cities, landmarks and waterways. A map can inform decision-making that has a real impact on people鈥檚 livelihoods, and it can show us areas that are in the direst need of additional resources.
Music has historically accompanied major events, both in joy and in sorrow: coronations, weddings, religious ceremonies, festivals, funerals. Whether spiritual or secular, popular or classical, heavenly or heartbreaking, these musical works all share a common trait: Experiencing them takes time.
鈥淎phasia is loss of words, not intellect.鈥� A man slowly speaks the words with an intense focus, as though he鈥檚 forcing them out of his mouth. He鈥檚 one of eight people featured in a video from Brooks Rehabilitation explaining the condition that makes it difficult for them to communicate.
Fear of math isn鈥檛 innate 鈥� it鈥檚 learned, passed down through generations and reinforced by societal norms. JU professors are studying the link between perceived discrimination and math anxiety while developing interventions to help students overcome their fear of the subject.
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