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Dec 10, 2024 | 
yalereview.org | Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin When i first encountered The Line of Beauty in college, I remember feeling that Alan Hollinghurst had written exactly the novel I most wanted to read. Finally, someone had taken the crystalline prose, knife-sharp social observation, and vicarious lifestyle porn of the Great English Novel tradition and added the only things that could improve on it: unashamed, minutely described sex (gay in this case, though any would do) and copious hard drug use.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Andrew Martin
Early entry schemes for university – where students get an offer before their final exams – are increasingly popular. For example, more than 27,000 students applied to the Universities Admissions Centre (which mostly deals with New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory unis) for an early offer in 2024. This was a record number and an almost 19% increase on 2023. On the one hand, early offers are seen as a way to reduce pressure on Year 12 students.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
ft.com | Andrew Martin
Moon Unit Zappa grew up in the chaotic Laurel Canyon household of world-famous art rocker Frank and his put-upon wife, Gail.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
phys.org | Andrew Martin |Rebecca Collie
Adolescence is often characterized as a time of "storm and stress". Young people are dealing with physical and cognitive changes and, as they move from childhood, can become increasingly distant from the adults in their lives.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
arxiv.org | Ji Won |Andrew Martin |Aya Abdelsalam |Arian Rokkum
[Submitted on 15 Jul 2024] Title:Antibody DomainBed: Out-of-Distribution Generalization in Therapeutic Protein Design Authors:Nataša Tagasovska, Ji Won Park, Matthieu Kirchmeyer, Nathan C.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
bizjournals.com | Andrew Martin
When St. Louis' anchor institutions coordinate efforts, they can help the region bridge the gap between current realities and goals for economic equity, vitality and vibrancy, writes Washington University Chancellor Andrew Martin. This year, St. Louis celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Eads Bridge, which was an incredible feat of engineering when it opened in 1874.
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May 14, 2024 | 
teachermagazine.com | Rebecca Collie |Andrew Martin
Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) refers to technology that employs machine learning techniques to create new content, such as text, images, audio, and video. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney have gained popularity worldwide, including among teachers, due to their potential to save time and generate new ideas and resources.
Given the novelty of this technology, relatively little is known about the role of generative AI in teaching and learning.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
hollywood.com | Andrew Martin
Although the leaders fluctuate, the actor currently with the thirdmost cumulative highest grossing films of all time under his belt is Samuel L. Jackson, their $14.3 billion in ticket sales including major releases like the upcoming action thriller, Damaged. This success has made him a titan of Hollywood, but few people know that as a young man he was heavily involved in social and political advocacy.
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Apr 7, 2024 | 
blog.aare.edu.au | Andrew Martin |Rebecca Collie |EduResearch Matters |Lars Erik-Malmberg
Many nations around the world have seen a steep rise in the size of their immigrantpopulations, including their immigrant student populations. How educators respond to thisplays a big part in how immigrant students adjust to and thrive at school. There are manysuccess stories, but there continues to be immigrant students who underachieve, leave school early, and lose critical post-school education opportunities.
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
millenialmom.net | Andrew Martin
Image by Andrew Martin from PixabayAll too often, we get caught up in worries about what other people think of us. We try to win their love through people-pleasing, and neglect our own wants and needs. Many of us compare ourselves to friends, or what we see on social media. This leads us into trying to change to meet an impossible standard that has little basis in reality. For many of us, people pleasing can start at a very young age.
