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T H E D IGITAL D O C TOR’S AIDE Doctors, engineers unite to develop smart software program for type 1 diabetes management
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VOLUME 17 :: ISSUE 3
Medicine
Plant Biology
S M A L L WONDER
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T H E E ND OF PRIVACY Life under surveillance in the digital age—and how to deal with it
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BRAVO, BREVITY The new short story: Dinty W. Moore champions flash nonfiction
Psychology
GOOD BEHAVIO R, BIG REWARD How clinical psychology can benefit kids with ADHD and other behavioral issues in the classroom
Tiny violet find in South America gets international attention Political Science
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Visual Communication
WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF? Sharks. Bee stings. Arrest. A life without purpose. Illustrator Julie M. Elman gives voice to the things that scare us
:: From the Office of Research | Ask the Experts
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:: New test for finding mold in buildings | Garden teaches sustainability lessons | Ex-convicts and illegal income | Wearable sculptures | Battlestar Galactica and international relations | Fate of the hooded warbler bird | Cameras give voice to children in hospitals | The rise and fall of Idlewild
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:: Three journalism professors talk about news media in the digital age
:: Narrative psychology in young adult literature | Justice for African genocide
46 AT A G L A N C E
:: A sweet source for biofuels