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Dinesh Subedi, Monash University – Institutional Phage Cocktails to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Danny Wang, University of Southern California – New Brain Imaging Method Reveals Hidden Vascular Changes with Aging

Rebecca Brociek, University of Nottingham – The Planetary Effects of Producing Pet Food

Ethan Yackulic, Northern Arizona University – Restoring Functional Fire in the West

Joel Leja, Penn State University – Mysterious ‘Red Dots’ in Early Universe May Be ‘Black Hole Star’ Atmospheres

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James Ritchie-Dunham, University of Texas at Austin – Well-Being is Critical to How a Work Team Performs

Erik Lie, University of Iowa – Catching Cheats

Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton – Does Sex Sell? Not Always

Xiaoming Zhai, University of Georgia – Can AI Think Like a Teacher?

Rebecca Ratner, University of Maryland – Want a Review You Can Trust? Ask Someone Who Did It Alone

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