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Anne-Maria Ernvall-Hytönen is the Professor of Mathematics for subject teacher training. Her research focuses on transcendental number theory through ...

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A Twin Cities metro area school shifted to e-learning after a flu outbreak impacted nearly a quarter of its students. A ...