We pride ourselves on providing a dynamic and stimulating learning environment informed by our cutting-edge clinical and basic research and look forward to welcoming new talent to our team. Our School is at the heart of its educational development. Eye disease patients are now cared for in the community by …
Read More »Cultivating curiosity and the next generation of plant scientists
Colleagues Terri Long and Anna Stepanova really want to promote plant science and make it accessible to the public. Did you know that seeds will germinate in the dark? That solar cells mimic biological processes in plants? That plants make life on earth possible by moving nutrients from the soil …
Read More »Inspirational case studies for companies looking to transform their employer brand
getty getty The employer brand is a discipline that has gained in importance in recent years. It combines the best of HR (talent acquisition and retention) with the best of marketing (strategic brand management) to help identify a distinct positioning territory. Emerging as a new area of interest, companies are …
Read More »Penn Graduate School of Education Faculty Recognition Award 2021
Penn Graduate School of Education Faculty Recognition Award 2021 This year, the Graduate School of Education (GSE) is honoring offending members for their student services. This award is given to professors who have gone above and beyond to help, support and / or mentor students during this academic year. These …
Read More »The Log Book: JB Hunt Announces Million Dollar Supply Chain Inclusion Scholarship
The logbook is a weekly recap of human interest stories related to the transportation industry. This Week: JB Hunt Announces $ 1 Million Scholarship for Supply Chain Inclusion, OTR Capital’s New Web Series Features Life on the Road, and Tank Driver May Become First NTTC Driver of the year in …
Read More »Older workers encouraged to join the elderly care sector as two in five adults will be over 55 in 2050
Elderly care highlights its variety of roles and flexibility to accommodate older workers as the sector encourages the mature workforce. Aged Care Workforce Industry Council chief executive Louise O’Neill told Inside Aging she wanted people from all walks of life and age groups to join senior care, noting that workers …
Read More »Plant-based diets linked to 73% lower risk of severe Covid-19, new global study finds
3 Min reading A new study of frontline healthcare workers in six countries shows an association between plant-based diets and a reduced risk of developing moderate or severe Covid-19. The study also found lower odds with pescatarian diets, although to a lesser extent compared to vegans, suggesting there may be …
Read More »Confo Therapeutics creates medical advisory board
GHENT, Belgium – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Therapeutic Confo today announced the creation of its Medical Advisory Board (MAB). MAB will provide external review and strategic advice for the company’s clinical development program, including the future direction of CFTX-1554, Confo’s leading preclinical candidate in the field of neuropathic pain. MAB’s international members …
Read More »Help children accept their skin color when yours is different
Recently my daughter asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks. Her father is Asian and I am white. She asked me if I would have preferred a white child. In response, I quickly ran through a range of emotions. Shock first. Then sorrow. A sense of parental …
Read More »Well-being is at the heart of the “Get on Board” campaign of the National Fishing and Boating Week
A new study by Take me fishing and Discover boating discovers a wellness deficit in America as recreational activities begin to reopen amid improving public health conditions. Based on the results, the two outdoor recreation organizations are launching their summer program Climb on board campaign this National fishing and boating …
Read More »University Innovation Alliance Adds First New Members; Releases new data on ambitious graduation goals from existing institutions
PORTLAND, Ore., June 7, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The University Innovation Alliance, a pioneering consortium of public research universities working to improve student success, has announced that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC ) and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) was selected to …
Read More »Covid: More than 200 leaders urge the G7 to help immunize the world’s poorest | G7
More than 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers are among 230 leading figures calling on leaders of powerful G7 countries to pay two-thirds of the $ 66 billion (£ 46.6 billion) needed to immunize countries low income against Covid. A letter seen by the Guardian ahead of the …
Read More »“History is watching us”
Equity is a theme throughout this year’s ASCO meeting, which is in a virtual format for the second year due to the pandemic. In 2018, when Pierce was selected as President of ASCO 2020-2021, Clifford Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO, CEO of ASCO, said no one could foresee the role Pierce …
Read More »Bridging the Big Data Divide
Much of the future of agriculture can be described in two words: big data. Unprecedented amounts of data have already been collected from satellites, drones, underground sensors and all forms of ground machinery – and much more data is needed to improve research, public policy and decisions on field. At …
Read More »Major in political science recognized as one of the “29 who shine”
When Fiona Bruce-Baiden ’21, still dressed in her graduation gown, walked into a restaurant to celebrate with her family shortly after the launch, other patrons joined in the applause and cheers. They didn’t know how much she had accomplished beyond graduation. For his selfless and thoughtful leadership in student organizations …
Read More »Industrial IoT and disruptors
As a market researcher, industry analyst, and consultancy firm, our independent research and analysis shows that while the hype has faded, the Industrial IoT (IIoT) industry is still growing. higher than the main industrial OT (Operational Technology) and IT companies. . But disruptors, for example in the semiconductor, automotive and …
Read More »ATTD 2021 | Studies Support Wider Access to CGM in Type 2 Diabetes
medwireNews: The results of two studies published in JAMA indicate that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) benefits people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes on a range of insulin regimens and a wide variety of backgrounds. In an editorial published alongside the randomized trial and observational study, Monica Peek …
Read More »Boost to the Tsinghua program for quantum research
China has accelerated the pace of quantum research and the cultivation of talent in this cutting-edge science, with the launch of the new quantum information program at Tsinghua University as the latest example. At the end of May, Tsinghua announced the establishment of the Quantum Information Program, led by Turing …
Read More »STAT creates named scholarship for journalist Sharon Begley
STAT on Tuesday opened applications for a new Early Career Science Journalism Fellowship named in memory of famous journalist Sharon Begley, who was loved by the legions of young journalists that she mentored during her four decades of career. The nine-month annual scholarship, offered in conjunction with MIT’s Knight Science …
Read More »7 strategies to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Ensure diversity and representation at all levels of employees Provide bathrooms for all genders Provision of a nursing salon for working mothers Provide areas for meditation and recreation where employees can relax and disconnect Use neutral pronouns like “they” in all official documents and policies 2.make high-level executives accountable Giving …
Read More »Professor Shahid Farooq dies – India Education | Latest Education News | Global education news
Aligarh: A distinguished academician, Professor Shahid Farooq, has died in Aligarh. He retired in 2019 after teaching for nearly four decades. Professor Farooq was appointed Lecturer in the Department of Geology in 1985 and was promoted to Professor. He was passionate about science, who applied his curiosity to understand new …
Read More »Reassessing the Limits – The New York Times
Consider your comfort level. Some people preferred not to put their privacy on the screens. “This feeling of being exposed has been a challenge for people who don’t have an environment that they feel comfortable showing to anyone on the other side of the line,” said Munmun. De Choudhury, associate …
Read More »One year after the death of George Floyd, what has changed?
The image of Derek Chauvin’s knee on George Floyd’s neck has been circulating around the world for a year. We all heard him mumble the words “I can’t breathe” on the asphalt of a Minneapolis street because strangers were using their phones to record what was being done. What would …
Read More »University takes stock of efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion
Through Hub staff report / Posted May 28, 2021 Johns Hopkins University unveiled a set of draft recommendations On Monday, this will lay the groundwork for the next iteration of the JHU Diversity and Inclusion Roadmap, which since 2016 has served as the university’s guiding document and accountability framework to …
Read More »Trying to avoid racist healthcare, black women seek out black obstetricians
Dr. Michelle Wilson has just graduated from Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. She will continue her training through a family medicine residency at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Image: Verónica Zaragovia / WLRN In South Florida, when people want to find a doctor …
Read More »A deep dive into digital self-determination | by Berkman Klein Center | Collection Center Berkman Klein | May 2021
Rory Torres shares his experience in Berkman Klein’s latest global research sprint In an increasingly digital world, our online experiences are shaped by data collected and used to personalize experiences. But what control do users have over this data, where it goes and how it is used? Questions of control …
Read More »5 tips for students wishing to study abroad while waiting for the CBSE Class 12 board exams
If you are a student who wishes to continue your university studies abroad, the recent postponement of the Class 12 exams of the Central Council for Secondary Education (CBSE) due to the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic in India might have disrupted your plans. Don’t let stress overwhelm you. …
Read More »UAB students, alumni selected for prestigious US Fulbright student program – News
The U.S. Fulbright Student Program offers grants to study, teach, and conduct research in more than 160 countries. Award selections are made on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as potential for service and leadership. Written by: Karen Templeton Media contact: Yvonne Taunton Three University of Alabama …
Read More »Inside Housing – Commentary – More discussion and action needed to tackle racism in housing
More discussions are needed to tackle racism in the housing sector, which is why Inside the accommodation has established an editorial board on running and housing and is launching a series of surveys on racism and housing. Martin hilditch Explain The first survey in our series on racism and housing …
Read More »Inside Housing – News – Inside Housing launches new series on racism and housing
In March 2021, the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities released the Sewell report. the Inside the accommodation The Race and Housing Editorial Board would like to join with the many others who have spoken in expressing their disappointment and disbelief at this report, and in stating that institutional racism …
Read More »Save the Children study in Hong Kong: 42% of high school students felt sad for a long time and 3 in 5 feared that someone around them would hurt themselves | Taiwan News
Kids want a say in issues that matter to them, finds Young Voices study HONG KONG SAR – Media awareness – May 24, 2021 – The latest research conducted by Save the Children Hong Kong, a leading international NGO supporting the most disadvantaged and marginalized children, reveals the concerns of …
Read More »It’s time to solve the disparities in Ohio nursing homes: Natasha Takyi-Micah
Guest columnist Natasha Takyi-Micah is a public policy and external affairs associate at the non-profit, non-partisan Center for Community Solutions. She joined the staff with work experience in nonprofit and government organizations in Northeast Ohio. COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes across the country – and in Ohio – reveal just …
Read More »Woodrow Wilson Elementary School to be renamed to Framingham – NBC Boston
Monuments and institutions around the world are named after former US President Woodrow Wilson, including Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham, Massachusetts. But there will be one less thing named in his honor amid heightened awareness of the 28th president’s past. A months-long name change process culminated on Wednesday when …
Read More »Covid pandemic has made social mobility more difficult, report says
More than half of West Midlands residents say the pandemic has made social mobility more difficult, with women more likely to feel this than men. More than half – 55% – of respondents in the region also agree that people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds have been more disadvantaged. As the …
Read More »UVic News – University of Victoria
A vision already under development for over 10 years, the National Center for Indigenous Laws (NCIL) is moving closer to becoming a publicly accessible national and international forum for dialogue, collection, education and promotion of resurgence of indigenous laws. Although his vision is broad, the physical house at the center …
Read More »Scientists find ‘missing link’ behind early human languages
New research shows for the first time that whatever language humans speak, it recognizes the intended meaning of symbolic vocalizations, the basic sounds people make to represent a particular object, entity, or action. It was. According to the researchers, these vocalizations, such as snoring to represent sleep and roaring to …
Read More »How an MBA can prepare you for success in a foreign market
Christopher Day has spent his entire career in China before enrolling in the MBA of (CEIBS) in 2017. As an international student with a career spanning more than 10 years in Asia, he turned to a business school to develop financial acumen and basic business knowledge. Christopher had spent the …
Read More »Being a working class in the banking sector: “My father was a bus driver”
This site recently published an article claiming that the the working classes are an ethnic minority in banks. As someone who has made their own journey of social mobility, many of these points resonated with me. I have long believed that the white working class is often overlooked when it …
Read More »National survey finds parents in kindergarten to grade 12 overwhelmingly view print materials as a critical part of student learning
As students return to face-to-face learning, parents believe that physical books are the most effective learning tool; cite “ distractions ” when reading online as a top concern Bradenton, Florida – After a year of extraordinary disruption in the nation’s education system and the necessary shift to online education, parents …
Read More »Increased risk of developing new conditions in patients with Covid-19
According to American researchers, a higher percentage of patients with Covid-19 than others develop one or more new conditions requiring clinical care during the post-acute phase of their disease. The results of their observational study, published in the British medical journal, shed more light on the so-called ‘long Covid’ that …
Read More »Citizens most affected by climate change must have a voice in the global environmental movement
Many poorer communities and people of color are stuck in a climate change loop – as if to endure one natural disaster after another, as well as the risks of climate change that disproportionately affect them. What is troubling about this reality is that poverty often determines decisions and circumstances …
Read More »Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Hosts Symposium
Photo courtesy of Patty Loew The Center for Amerindian and Native Research, located at 515 Clark Street CNAIR hosted its third annual research symposium on Thursday. The Northwestern Center for Native American and Native American Research hosted its third annual research symposium on Thursday, inviting the community to engage with …
Read More »CFOs must act with the intention of making diversity a reality
Companies must be more active and more intentional in hiring and developing people from diverse backgrounds to reap the rewards of greater equity and inclusion, said a group of diversity experts representing accountants, recruiters and academics at an AICPA and CIMA conference. More than a human resources task, promoting diversity, …
Read More »UKZN is part of revolutionary linguistic research
Professor Jochen Zeller, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the College of Humanities, is part of an international research team, led by experts from the University of Birmingham and the Leibniz-Center General Linguistics (ZAS), Berlin, who discovered that iconic vocalizations can convey a much wider range of meanings with more precision …
Read More »Washington’s public universities will no longer need the SAT or ACT. Will admissions become more equitable?
SEATTLE – For 18-year-old Enrique Mora, a good SAT score was supposed to be one of the high-stakes barometers that would help determine how he would spend his life after high school. Mora, a high school student from Port Angeles, Washington, knew that in order to get into a good …
Read More »A major from Notre Dame reflects on her improbable trip // The Observer
Although Madeline Owen has now become the Class of 2021, Notre Dame was not the school of her childhood dreams. But, said Owen, she changed her mind after touring campus on a whim with her mother on her return from an event in Chicago. Valédictorienne from the class of 2021, …
Read More »2021 Notre Dame Salutatorian shares the importance of communication, discovery // The Observer
Throughout elementary school, Alexis Waldschmidt often wrote speeches in Braille on index cards so that he didn’t have to look down during the presentation. She began this practice after becoming fascinated by Braille and American Sign Language (ASL) following a presentation she gave on Helen Keller in third grade. “Just …
Read More »A University of North Carolina administrator says non-academic background suspended Hannah Jones’ tenure.
Winston Salem, NC – Research journalist Nicole Hannah Jones’ candidacy for the University of North Carolina did not come from her “traditional academic background” but from more time for an administrator to consider her lifetime appointment . It was canceled because I wanted to. To examine his qualifications, college leaders …
Read More »Concordia PhD student receives $ 100,000 to continue genetic engineering research
“My research aims to design compounds that might otherwise be difficult or expensive to produce,” says Tina Papazotos, PhD student at Concordia. “The use of genetically modified bacteria could be more cost effective and more environmentally friendly than traditional methods of producing valuable chemicals. I hope to see more companies …
Read More »Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Written by College of Engineering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. President: Dean Manos Maragakis Co-chair: Kelly J. Cross, PhD Background The results of the university-wide climate assessment suggest that the University is in a privileged position to actualize its commitment to promote an inclusive campus and to institute organizational structures …
Read More »Playing sports benefits children from disadvantaged backgrounds
Can athletics affect a child’s academic performance? New research from the UK and published in the journal PLoS ONE suggests he can. Researchers have found that physical activity derived from sports or dancing can have great benefits for children’s self-regulation skills, which in turn can improve their academic performance. Additionally, …
Read More »Cultivate a talented and diverse R&D workforce of the future
Newswise – Building a diverse and highly skilled technical workforce for the Homeland Security Enterprise and beyond is a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). Tapping into the best and brightest minds in academia, and more specifically focusing on the unique value …
Read More »Buyside companies offer packages over $ 200,000 for women and minorities
With the recruitment of juniors to banks and buy-side corporations at record levels this year, all talent comes at a premium, but headhunters on both sides of the Atlantic say talent that ticks the diversity boxes have an even greater premium than most. “There is a huge demand for women …
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