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			"title": "IS&T faculty researchers Tyson Riskas, Jan Bentley, Cynthia Krebs, and DeDe Smith earn a \"Meritorious Paper\" award at the 2025 ISCAP annual conference held in Louisville, KY.",
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			"description": "The faculty team presented a paper titled \"Factors Influencing Student Participation in Excel MOS Certification\". Authors noted declining student participation in the MOS Excel Expert exam and looked at the data for explanations.",	
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