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Study on Negative Perception of Support Groups Garners Research Paper Award
UCLA School of Nursing
A study on the negative perception of support groups among older breast cancer survivors was selected as a 2019 Best Original Research Paper in the journal Cancer Nursing.
The smart-dumb question, a key to writing about -- and understanding -- immunology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
A New York Times journalist shared his key to reporting with a UAB honors seminar class. Both the reporter and the class want to understand how -- for good or for bad -- the human immune system works. UAB has one of the few in-depth undergraduate immunology programs in the nation.
Scientists at the Forefront of Disease Etiology, Endocrine Disruption, Risk Assessment, and More Recognized with 2020 SOT Awards
Society of Toxicology
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) is pleased to announce the 2020 SOT award recipients. This year's honorees come from a variety of backgrounds, educational experiences, and career paths and are recognized for their immense contributions to toxicology.
New Report on Pre-K in Cities Shows 34 of Nation's Largest Cities Now Have Pre-K Program
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
A new national report shows which large U.S. cities are leading on policies that address health and well-being, including high-quality, accessible pre-K.
Watch on Live Camera As a Baby Albatross Grows Up
Cornell University
Millions of people from around the world can now witness a rare sight in real time: a Northern Royal Albatross pair nesting and raising their chick. The live views originate from a coastal albatross colony in Otago, on South Island, New Zealand, and are made possible by a new partnership between the country's Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Students Do Better in School When They Can Understand, Manage Emotions
American Psychological Association (APA)
Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than their less skilled peers, as measured by grades and standardized test scores, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
CDC selects UIC for public health research network
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago will continue its work as one of only 25 academic institutions in the CDC's Prevention Research Center network. The center's core research project will test a health intervention -- the addition of a dedicated health care specialist -- in Chicago Public Schools.
Training middle-school educators to identify suicide warning signs
Case Western Reserve University
New research examined the impact of virtual training on the mental-health and suicide-prevention skills of more than 33,000 middle-school educators. The researchers found, overwhelmingly, that those who completed the training had "higher levels of preparedness" in identifying suicide warning signs than participants at the pre-test evaluation.
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announces over 30 additional authors for inaugural 2020 event
Tulane University
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announced today the commitment of over 30 additional authors to headline its inaugural weekend, March 19-21, on Tulane's Uptown campus. The latest group includes Thomas Jessen Adams, Gabriela Aleman, Jami Attenberg, C. Morgan Babst, Rebecca Balcarcel, Emily Bernard, Ginny Brzezinski, Stephanie Carter, Danielle Del Sol, Justin Devillier, Freddi Evans, Rodrigo Fuentes, Cheryl Gerber, Chris Granger, Deandrea Green-Humble, Jason Hardy, Lisa Howorth, Ladee Hubbard, Valerie Jarrett, Kris Lane, Susan Langenhennig, Kiese Laymon, Tracy Nelson Maurer, Jerry Mitchell, Justin Nystrom, John Pope, Peter Ricchiuti, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Matt Sakakeeny, Katy Simpson Smith, Michael Tisserand, Poppy Tooker, Cleo Wade, Jeanette Weiland and Kathleen Welch.
DHGE and DePaul University collaborate to offer custom-designed online education programs for healthcare professionals
DePaul University
DHGE and DePaul University collaborate to offer online custom-designed education programs for healthcare professionals. Certificate in Health Law to launch this spring with programs in cybersecurity, health informatics and nursing in development stages.
High School Student Publishes Scientific Paper with Assistance from Texas Tech Professor
Texas Tech University
David Weindorf collaborated with Florida teenager Julia Kagiliery to determine the sulfur content of lignite coal using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and an optical color sensor.
New Book Examines the Landscape and Effects of College Promise Programs
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
With college promise programs--also known as "free tuition" and "free college" programs--growing in popularity across the United States and with Democratic presidential candidates touting their own national free college proposals, the American Educational Research Association is publishing a new book titled "Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs."
New Study and Pilot Curriculum Trains Students to Provide Complex Care
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University Hotspotting Program Addresses Hospital "Super Utilizers" Using Team-Based Model
Burial traditions are evolving, designers see call to action
Iowa State University
Iowa State University interior design students are responding to changing beliefs and traditions surrounding funerals and burials in the United States by studying cemeteries, funeral homes, mortuaries and interment practices. By the end of this semester, each student will have designed a unique, never-before-seen space for the future of burial.
Society for Risk Analysis Announces Its New 2020 Council
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
During its Annual Meeting, the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) announced the addition of five new Council members and the rise of Seth Guikema, Ph.D., University of Michigan, as the new President of its 2020 Council. Guikema succeeds Katherine McComas, Ph.D., Cornell University, who has completed her term and will continue to serve on the Council as past-president.
New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2020
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies, is proud to present the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2020 which marks our 38th Anniversary. The Festival will take place on select Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings beginning at 7PM between January 25 and February 28, 2020
Connecting agriculture, public gardens and science
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Groups collaborate on future ventures
Cornell certificate program develops understanding of beer selection
Cornell University
Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration has launched a Beer Essentials certificate program to help hospitality industry professionals develop the end-to-end understanding of beer production, tasting and selection necessary for establishing an effective beer program.
Strategic Plan Approved by Board of Trustees
Augustana University, South Dakota
Augustana University announced today that its Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a new strategic plan - Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030.
Queen's University Belfast signs the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University has become a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
Student thoughts: Finals are the pits
Wichita State University
Wichita State University senior Madison Harris expresses an opinion likely shared by thousands of college students across America at this time of year.
UVA Darden Launches Online Course Coding for Managers, Designers and Entrepreneurs on Coursera
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is launching an online specialization, Coding for Designers, Managers and Entrepreneurs. Registration for the Coursera-hosted, three-course specialization is currently open.
Venture Capitalists Raise Unique Fund With Profit and Purpose to Benefit UVA, Darden
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumnus Sean Foote (MBA '93) was initially skeptical when his former classmate, longtime friend and fellow venture investor Jonathan Ebinger (MBA '93) pitched an unconventional idea for partnering on a new fund.
Animated Videos Advance Adoption of Agriculture Techniques
Michigan State University
In remote areas with low literacy rates, showing animated videos in the local language demonstrating agricultural techniques results in high retention and adoption rates of those techniques, found researchers from Michigan State University.
Ratcheting up NBA Rookie Salaries May Incentivize Athletes to Finish College
University of Vermont
In a paper for the "International Journal of International Sport Finance" Barbara Arel and Michael J. Tomas III, faculty at the University of Vermont, reimagined the NBA's rookie salary scale to redistribute pay in a way that compensate players more for each year of college completed.
'Cli-Fi' Literary Genre Puts a Human Face on Climate Change
California State University, Fullerton
Nicole Seymour, CSUF associate professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics, curates materials to teach courses focused on climate change and emotions, and climate fiction; helping students analyze benefits and drawbacks of the growing literature genre, "cli-fi."
St. Mary's College Student Leo Boucher Named National Champion at Men's Singlehanded Nationals
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland student Leo Boucher '22 represented St. Mary's College sailing the weekend of Nov. 9-10 at the LaserPerformance Men's Singlehanded Nationals hosted by UC Santa Barbara. Boucher returned to campus as a National Champion by taking first place in the regatta.
Former Air Force Brigadier General Andrew Armacost named University of North Dakota president
University of North Dakota
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education has selected former U.S. Air Force brigadier general, Dr. Andrew Armacost, as the 13th president of the University of North Dakota. He will begin his position as soon as possible after contract negotiations are complete.
American University and Dignity Health Global Education Introduce Innovative Certificates in Healthcare Project Management and Administration
American University
Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE) is partnering with American University's School of Professional & Extended Studies to offer new and unique training in project management with an emphasis on healthcare.
Internships fuel research for engineering students from Puerto Rico
Sandia National Laboratories
The Consortium for Integrating Energy Systems in Engineering and Science Education, CIESESE, internship program, sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration, connects engineering students from five Hispanic-serving institutions, including UPRM, with research at Sandia National Laboratories and the National Energy Technology Laboratory. The program has recently been extended through next summer.
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Invites New Partner to Strengthen Nursing and Midwifery
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has invited the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) to become a partner of the Global Network of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery.
Early-career engineers learn about the wide variety of tasks in PPPL program
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's new rotational engineering program allows early-career engineers to receive a variety of training as they rotate through four different engineering areas during the two-year program.
Safe and effective pain control after surgery for children and teens addressed by ACS and APSA
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
The pediatric surgical community recently released patient education resources to inform parents and teens about safe pain control after surgery.
Rutgers Researchers Teach Lessons on Extraterrestrial Life in Local Elementary Schools
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Each week, researchers with Rutgers ENIGMA teach astrobiology lessons to children in grades four through eight at McKinley Community School and Greater New Brunswick Charter School. Astrobiology is a relatively new interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand whether life arose elsewhere and whether we can detect it.
3 Reasons to Celebrate the CSU
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office
With 23 campuses serving more than 482,000 students across the state, the California State University has the power to transform lives with higher education. And the 3.8 million alumni who are driving the world's fifth largest economy are a testament to that. Read on for more reasons to celebrate the CSU.
Helping children birth to 5 with social/emotional, developmental disorders
South Dakota State University
More than 50 mental health clinicians and 14 Head Start teachers are increasing their ability to help young children experiencing social and emotional difficulties, thanks to training provided through the South Dakota Early Childhood Mental Health Collaborative.
Gun Violence, Bullying and Poverty Again Named as Top Three Social Concerns for Youth by Chicago Parents
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Consistent with last year, Chicago parents again selected gun violence, bullying/cyberbullying and poverty as the top three social problems for children and adolescents in the city, according to the latest survey results released by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). Hunger was new to this year's top 10 list of social issues facing youth, with 62 percent of parents across all community areas in Chicago considering it a big problem.
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Hires New Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Benner brings more than 20 years of experience in financial and operational management positions and significant experience in higher education administration.
AAE Announces Partnership With SoFi to Offer Student Loan Refinancing Benefit
American Association of Endodontists (AAE)
In an effort to help remedy the ongoing student debt issue, the American Association of Endodontists announced it is partnering with SoFi, the online personal finance company, through their SoFi at Work program.
Building a sense of belonging in Utah schools
University of Utah
A team of Utah educators launches the Belonging Schools Initiative to empower families as partners in their children's education.
Vermont Universities Win $250,000 Grant to Bring More Locally Grown Food to Their Campuses
University of Vermont
The Henry P. Kendall Foundation announced the University of Vermont and Norwich University, and food services provider Sodexo, as a 2019 New England Food Vision Prize award winner. The $250,000 prize will increase the availability of local produce to universities and hospitals.
Darden Executive Education Program Offers 'Profound' Experiences for Diverse Communications Leaders
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
For nearly two decades, a unique executive education program has played a significant role in promoting the growth of leaders of color in the media and communications space.
Sustaining simulation education requires evidence of effectiveness
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Simulation education has evolved significantly over the years and has become essential to preparing nurses for clinical practice, but sustaining its evolution will require greater evidence of its effectiveness, according to a summary of Columbia University School of Nursing's 2018 inaugural "Innovations in Simulation Summit," which appears in the October 2019 issue of Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Late Florida Sea Grant Director's Art to Support Students and Research
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Karl Havens was a leading international expert on aquatic research, management, education and outreach. Now, his art will support those who carry on his life's work, with bidding underway for a selection of his original artwork. Funds raised will benefit the Karl Havens Excellence Endowment.
New CUR White Paper Advocates Recognition of Undergraduate Researcher Mentoring in Faculty Advancement
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
A new white paper from the Council on Undergraduate Research advocates for proper acknowledgment of faculty mentoring of undergraduate researchers in workload, tenure, promotion, and award systems at higher education institutions.
Training rehabilitation counselors
South Dakota State University
Counselors who are specially trained to provide adjustment services to people with disability help their clients find gainful employment.
Four UIC researchers recognized as AAAS fellows
University of Illinois at Chicago
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes four University of Illinois at Chicago researchers.
Case Western Reserve University's Jonathan Adler helping to train the next generation of environmental lawyers
Case Western Reserve University
How to measure inequality as 'experienced difference'
Santa Fe Institute
Researchers propose a novel twist on the widely used Gini coefficient--a workhorse statistical measure for gauging the gap between haves and have-nots.
Nine UCI researchers named AAAS fellows
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 26, 2019 -- Nine University of California, Irvine researchers in areas ranging from neurodevelopment and chemical synthesis to labor economics and library sciences have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. A total of 443 AAAS members are being honored this year for their efforts to further science or its applications.
More medical students are telling their schools about their disabilities, and schools are responding, study finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
The percentage of medical students who told their schools that they have a disability rose sharply in recent years, a new study shows. Medical schools made changes, called accommodations, for nearly all medical students who disclosed the fact that they have a condition that qualifies as a disability, the study also finds.
University of Vermont's Green MBA Ranked No. 1 by Princeton Review for Third Year Straight
University of Vermont
For the third consecutive year, the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business' Sustainable Innovation MBA has been named the No. 1 "Best Green MBA" program by The Princeton Review.
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Appointed Member of Prestigious Academia Europaea
Florida Atlantic University
Borivoje "Borko" Furht, Ph.D., a professor in FAU's Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and director of the National Science Foundation Research Center (CAKE) in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, was recently appointed as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea.
DHS S&T to Engage Innovators on Detection Canine Research
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate
Innovators, researchers and canine training experts are invited to learn about funding opportunities in the detection canine field on December 10, 2019.
UIC CHANCE STEM Academy students named inaugural ComEd Scholars
University of Illinois at Chicago
The students are members of the UIC CHANCE program's STEM Academy and will receive the investment in their undergraduate careers as inaugural members of ComEd Scholars.
Why women select college majors with lower earnings potential Why women select college majors with lower earnings potential
Ohio State University
Even when both male and female college students say they want to pursue a major with the best earnings prospects, the majors men choose are higher paying than the majors women choose.
Fluid Dynamics Taught Through Dance
American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics
A collaboration at University of Michigan is taking a unique approach to fluid mechanics by teaching it through dance, creating Karman Vortex Street, a dance improvisation guided by physics properties.
Susan Packard, Doug Meijer to speak at MSU commencement
Michigan State University
The co-founder of HGTV and the co-chairperson of Meijer will speak at Michigan State University's fall commencement ceremonies, which will take place Dec. 13-14 at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center.
Is it objectionable for a free-world institution to offer communist party courses? U of R Professor can speak about this ongoing debate and possible consequences
University of Redlands
On the RISE: Joshua and Caleb Marceau Use NIGMS Grant to Jump-Start Their Research Careers
NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
A college degree was far from the minds of Joshua and Caleb Marceau growing up on a small farm on the Flathead Indian Reservation in rural northwestern Montana.
Degree to help address nationwide demand for biomedical engineers
Wichita State University
As nationwide demand for biomedical engineers continues to grow, Wichita State University is moving forward with a plan to create a doctoral program that would help fill that need.
Turkey Drop: When Thanksgiving Break Turns Into a Break Up
Rutgers University
Rutgers experts offer tips to prepare parents and students for the emotional fall out that can follow this first semester rite of passage some experience.
Groundbreaking for Neuroscience Building and Residence Hall Mark 20th Anniversary of FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University faculty, staff and students came together with local officials and community partners today to celebrate the 20th anniversary of FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new FAU Neuroscience Building and a new residence hall.
Study Finds That Student Athlete Safety Is Not a Priority in High Schools Across the United States
National Athletic Trainers' Association
A study released today showed that 34% of public and private high schools, have no access to athletic trainers in the United Stated. Furthermore, the study indicates that lack of appropriate sports medicine care is even greater for private schools (45% with no AT access) where parents are traditionally paying for what they perceive as a better and safer experience.
NCAA's new ruling is a step in the right direction, says expert
Virginia Tech
UNC Charlotte Wins APLU Degree Completion Award
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte is recognized as a national leader in the effort to develop comprehensive programs to increase student retention and graduation rates by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU); the organization named the University the winner of its 2019 Degree Completion Award.
Endodontists from All Three Boston Dental Schools Donate Root Canals to Local Patients in Need
American Association of Endodontists (AAE)
Yesterday, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) provided approximately 60 endodontic treatments (namely root canals) to patients in need in the Boston area. The services were given in collaboration with the endodontics departments at all three Boston dental schools: Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Department of Endodontics; Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Division of Endodontics; and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Department of Endodontics.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine Launches Genomics and Predictive Health Certificate
Florida Atlantic University
The lack of understanding of health providers and patients is a major barrier to the integration of genomics into personalized medicine. This innovative certificate program will provide health professionals and scientists with the requisite skills they need to interpret and incorporate this new knowledge into a patient care model that emphasizes individually tailored prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
New Research Platform Gains Rapid Adoption
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
ForagerOne is a web platform that helps colleges and universities build a centralized marketplace for their students and faculty to connect for research and creative activity.
Virtual and mixed reality inferior to traditional learning in anatomy education
McMaster University
The McMaster study compared an MR model (Microsoft HoloLens) and a VR model (HTC VIVE) derived from a physical model to the actual model. The researchers focused on overall learning performance and the effects of stereopsis by using a strategy where the non-dominant eye was covered in one test condition.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss the First Thanksgiving, Teaching Accurate Depictions of Pilgrims and Native Americans
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers Professor on How Harriet Tubman "Came to Slay"
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
With the release of the film Harriet, Rutgers scholar Erica Armstrong Dunbar said it's a good time to shed light on Tubman's life not only as the famed Underground Railroad conductor, but as a sister, a daughter, a wife, a mother and a woman.
High school students' data science contributions boost biomineralization research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Two high school students developed software to analyze images of diatoms--algae that produce silicon for constructing cell walls--to determine the differences between wild and genetically modified strains of these organisms. This work was instrumental to a research team interested in optimizing diatoms for biomineralization, the process of making materials from biological systems.
Want more women & minorities in STEM? Address social oppression in the classroom, says new research
Lehigh University
Ninety-nine percent of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the U.S. require some form of postsecondary education.
This App Teaches Sketching Skills to Improve Graduation Rates in Science and Engineering
University of California San Diego
Engineers have developed a touchscreen app to teach students how to sketch 2D projections and 3D views freehand. This teaches students spatial visualization--the ability to think in 3D. This skill is important in many STEM fields, from Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) in engineering to using ultrasound for medical procedures.
U. of Utah MBA program ranked No. 6 for entrepreneurship by Bloomberg
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
The full-time MBA program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business received a No. 6 ranking for entrepreneurship by Bloomberg Businessweek in its listing of the 2019-20 Best B-Schools released recently.
Loyola Medicine Researchers Recommend Increased Medical Sideline Coverage for Chicago Public High School Football Games
Loyola Medicine
Researchers at Loyola Medicine recently completed a follow-up study to reassess the state of medical sideline coverage during football games and practices at the 99 Chicago public high schools.
Cy-Fair ISD principal who needed heart surgery can attest that grads make great doctors
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District principal Maria Mamaux was impressed by the credentials of the surgeon recommended to repair her failing heart, but what really got her attention was the fact that he was a graduate of the same school district.
Children's Learning Institute at UTHealth awarded $3.3 million to expand popular literacy program
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The Developing Talkers literacy program has been so successful that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $3.3 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) to expand it.
UAH will be first Alabama university to offer H4D cybersecurity course
University of Alabama Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will be the first in the state to offer the Hacking for Defense (H4D) cybersecurity class beginning in spring semester 2020.
Chicago Booth announces enhancements to its Civic Scholars Program
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business announces numerous strategic enhancements to its Civic Scholars Program, a highly selective scholarship program designed to support advanced business education for professionals in the nonprofit and government sectors.
University to Offer MBA Degree Program with Leadership Academy
Augustana University, South Dakota
Building upon the quality education provided by the business department, Augustana University is adding a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree to its graduate education portfolio. The new program follows an intensive study regarding regional and national employment data, as well as feedback received from the Sioux Falls business community and alumni.
Rutgers Conference Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Leading Math and Computer Science Center
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick will celebrate its 30th anniversary at a conference on Nov. 21 and 22. At the time of its founding, the DIMACS grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was the largest award Rutgers had ever received. Gov. Thomas H. Kean was there for the opening of the center, and Gov. Phil Murphy will be there to celebrate the center's three decades of excellence.
To Combat A Deadly Mental Health Illness, Researchers, Clinicians, and Thought Leaders from Around the Globe are Gathering in London
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
To Combat A Deadly Mental Health Illness, Researchers, Clinicians, and Thought Leaders from Around the Globe are Gathering in London at the Academy for Eating Disorders European Chapter conference with the Faculty of Eating Disorders of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Outgoing Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles Reflects on 20 Years With Organization
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumna Carolyn Miles says the international nonprofit Save the Children has increasingly focused on fundraising, social media marketing and the impact of programs in the 120 countries that have Save the Children representatives during her tenure as the first female president and CEO of the organization in the U.S.
Study Identifies Barriers High Schools Face When Implementing and Enforcing State Concussion Laws
Nationwide Children's Hospital
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children's Hospital investigated the barriers high schools across the country face when implementing state concussion laws.
2/3 of Parents cite barriers in recognizing youth depression
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Telling the difference between a teen's normal ups and downs and something bigger is among top challenges parents face in identifying youth depression, a new national poll suggests.
ASU solar awards eclipse other universities in latest round of DOE funding
Arizona State University (ASU)
ASU receives $9.8 million in Solar Energy Technologies Office Awards.
U-M research shows how wealth begets educational disparity
University of Michigan
It's no secret that students whose families have more money typically perform better in school than those who come from homes with fewer financial resources.
International Collaboration for Scientific Training Launched Between The Wistar Institute and Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands
Wistar Institute
Wistar and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) formalized a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions to explore a postdoctoral training exchange program in immunology, cancer research and vaccine biology. The Wistar-Schoemaker International Postdoctoral Fellowship would bring recent Ph.D. graduates trained at LUMC to Wistar to advance their research education under the mentorship of cutting-edge biomedical research leaders.
Entrepreneur Exits Successful Startup Helping Latin American Artisans to Explore Future Through UVA Darden
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Sophie Eckrich (Class of 2021) has had an acute curiosity regarding the disparity in global opportunity for as long as she can remember. Growing up in the cultural crossroads of Austin, Texas, with a mother from Mexico and a father from the United States, cross-border travel and cultural exchange were a way of life.
South African ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo to hold master class at UIC
University of Illinois at Chicago
The ensemble will take part in course, "Music and Career Forum," to increase students' perspectives on the way music and musicians operate.
MITRE Establishes Strategic Partnership with Florida International University
MITRE
Florida International University and MITRE, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research and development in the public interest, have entered into a strategic partnership to work on the most significant challenges facing the nation. The partnership will involve joint efforts to promote innovation to benefit the government and the public; enhance economic development in South Florida; and enhance FIU student talent development and preparation in key areas driving 21st century innovation and job creation.
ORNL to host 13 teams for DOE CyberForce Competition
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory will give college students the chance to practice cybersecurity skills in a real-world setting as a host of the Department of Energy's fifth collegiate CyberForce Competition on Nov. 16.
In 'Find Your Path,' Leading Scientists Offer Career and Life Lessons
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
In "Find Your Path: Lessons from 36 Leading Scientists and Engineers," author and Hertz Fellow Daniel Goodman presents personal accounts of the challenges, struggles, successes, U-turns, and satisfactions encountered by leaders in industry, academia, and government.
Here's how you help kids crack the reading code
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
To help children learn to read earlier, one thing appears to be key: Learn the letters and sounds associated with the letters as early as possible. This may sound obvious, but another theory has suggested that children should first learn to read the letters in the context of words instead.
FDA awards $1.7 million to IU and other universities for quality management research
Indiana University
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded $1.7 million to five universities, including Indiana University, for a wide-ranging research project designed to help the agency better understand how to employ its quality management resources when inspecting drug companies' manufacturing operations, thus benefiting consumers.
24th Annual Boe Forum Explores the Impact of Genetic Engineering on our Future
Augustana University, South Dakota
Augustana University and the Center for Western Studies announced Drs. Robert Green and Jamie Metzl as keynote speakers for the 24th Boe Forum on Public Affairs to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, in the Elmen Center.This year's forum, "Are We Ready? The Science, Ethics, and Geopolitics of Genetic Engineering and Preventive Genomics," will examine the relationship between genetics and health, the ability to predict and thereby prevent disease, and the geopolitics of genetic engineering and genomics.
FSU research: Helicopter parenting hinders children's self-control skills
Florida State University
Parents who continue to hover over their children as they move through early adulthood and begin college: Please don't.
Music and movement underscore opening productions in UC San Diego Theatre and Dance 2019-2020 season
University of California San Diego
The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance opens its 2019 - 2020 season with "Balm in Gilead" on Nov. 15, followed by "Man in Love" Nov. 20 and "Elektra" Dec. 4.
