VAN, TURKEY - AUGUST 04: A flamingo is seen on Lake Van at Lake Van Basin on August 04, 2020 in Van province, Turkey. Lake Van, one of the most important temporary accommodation centers for migratory ...

Polarization of a cell refers to the loss of symmetry that most cells undergo in response to external or internal signals. Some of the mechanisms for initiating and transducing polarity are shared by ...

First-generation students may have more obstacles to success in college if they lack family members who have been to college and can offer guidance. But researchers say the federal definition for ...

Across California’s public colleges and universities, one nearly universal admissions factor — first-generation status — is still up to debate because no one can agree how to define it. The phrase ...

Next year will be here soon. As the new year begins, your leadership will be shouldered with the same challenges. Team gaps that slowed progress this year will still be present unless the team ...

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

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