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April 13, 2021 at 4:00 pm by Sean Crommelin
Alec Cao, a fourth-year physics major in the College of Creative Studies, has won one of seventeen 2021-2022 Churchill Scholarships.Â
Cao will be traveling to the United Kingdom for one year of masterâs study at Churchill College in the University of Cambridge. The scholarship covers full tuition, a stipend, travel costs and an opportunity to apply for a $2000 special research grant, according to the Churchill Scholarship website. Churchill College is the only college at Cambridge focused on S.T.E.M. subjects.
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Cao will work with Zoran Hadzibabic, a professor of physics in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge studying ultracold quantum gases.Â
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April 11, 2021 at 11:00 pm by Sean Crommelin
For decades, antiquated research practices enshrined the behavior of undergraduate students, or even just the W.E.I.R.D. â those in countries who are western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic â as the standard of human behavior.Â
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Nowadays, however, the sun has set on such a mentality.Â
Variation in behavior based on circumstance and setting, as the social sciences now understand, is commonplace and important to take into account. Thus, seeking broader and more diverse samples to better understand human behavior, the social sciences, particularly anthropology and psychology, have sought data from more diverse backgrounds in recent years.Â
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