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A test that fails

Nature volume 510, pages 303–304 (2014)Cite this article

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A standard test for admission to graduate school misses potential winners, say Casey Miller and Keivan Stassun.

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  1. Casey Miller is an associate professor in the physics department at the University of South Florida in Tampa.,

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  2. Keivan Stassun is a professor in physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.,

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Miller, C., Stassun, K. A test that fails. Nature 510, 303–304 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7504-303a

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