Upstate celebrates Black History Month with series of lectures
Warren Hilton, PhD, president of Onondaga Community College, will speak on Student Success and Academic Excellence panel Feb. 12. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
University of Bristol signs academic partnership with the Institution of Civil Engineers
Civil engineering students and staff at the University of Bristol will benefit from a new academic partnership with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) aimed at supporting their professional development and strengthening links to industry. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices
(MedPage Today) -- Key stakeholders from academia and medicine are pushing back on a Biden administration proposal that would leverage "march-in rights" in an effort to rein in unreasonably priced drugs developed with the support of taxpayer dollars... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Fungi: Web of Life review – Björk and Merlin Sheldrake guide trippy mushroom doc
Beginner ’s guide to the wrap-your-brain-around-them facts of mycological science boosts the wonder with 3D time-lapse photographyIf you ’ve got “face of fungi” biologist Merlin Sheldrake’s global bestsellerEntangled Life on your bookshelf, unbattered and spine uncracked, this documentary might feel like an easier option. A beginner ’s guide to fungi, just 40 minutes long, it is narrated by Björk and presented by the gently eccentric Sheldrake (imagine Timothée Chalamet playing a Cambridge academic, with a mop of unruly curls). It’s being released in 3D on the giant screen at London’s BFI Imax – all the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Cath Clarke Tags: Film Documentary films Fungi Bj örk Conservation 3D Biology Culture Environment Music Science Technology Source Type: news
Register for the NNLM ’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series
Registration is now open for the Social Determinants of Environmental Health webinar series. This series addresses a variety of topics related to the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s initiative, Environmental Determinants of Health.
The series includes 9 individual webinar sessions scheduled from March 5 – April 2, 2024 starting at 12:00 p.m. PT. When you register and are logged into NNLM, you will see what time the session begins in your time zone.
Each session is 1.5 hours long and will include the guest speaker(s) presentation, a Q&A time, and an additional activity to further reflect, discuss, or d...
Source: The Cornflower - February 7, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Environmental Health Source Type: news
Wind turbine pioneer Professor Andrew Garrad awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
A Bristol academic who helped pioneer the development of wind turbines to deliver energy has been awarded the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 7, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Asia Remain a Neglected Problem
Women’s rights organizations in Asia are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, says Nawaz Naz Chowdhury, Global Legal Advisor at Equality Now.By Nawmi Naz ChowdhuryKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Feb 6 2024 (IPS) Significant advances have been made in Africa towards ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asia, where FGM/C occurs in at least ten countries, but governments across the region are failing to take effective action. Women’s rights organizations are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, provide national...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nawmi Naz Chowdhury Tags: Asia-Pacific Education Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Higher education conference hears of ‘ systemic under funding ’
Delegates to UNISON’s national higher education conference in Milton Keynes last week passed a raft of motions on a range of issues – from smashing the gender pay gap in the sector, to campaigning for insourcing, to fighting for members working in student unions, to equalities.
Addressing the conference, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards (pictured above) said: “There have been funding challenges over the years and the Westminster government have shown they do not care about higher education.
“It is systemic underfunding that has seen all institutions facing financial worries and the erosion of student...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 6, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2023 year of Black Workers higher education Source Type: news
Academic partnerships remain key driver in recruitment for healthcare sector
Industries across the board have become more strategic in recent years as the workforce shortage continues to remain a pressing challenge. For Dayton ’s healthcare sector, it’s critical to remain nimble in an ever-changing and evolving environment. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Blythe Alspaugh Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation and attempt among young people living in gosiwons in South Korea - Choi H, Lee S, Chun H, Shin JH.
INTRODUCTION: Young people living in gosiwons could be at high risk for suicide owing to inadequate living conditions and the social stigma towards them. However, this topic has not received adequate academic attention. Gosiwon is a type of small residence... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Important Update on February 5 Classes Due to Winter Storm
I am writing to inform you that due to local storm conditions we are experiencing, and following consultation with our student leadership, Academic Senate Chair, Executive Vice Chancellor, Dean of Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs, Administrative Services, and other campus leadership,…#academicsenatechair #studentaffairs #uc #santabarbara #ucsbalert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point
Tens of thousands of bogus research papers are being published in journals in an international scandal that is worsening every year, scientists have warned. Medical research is being compromised, drug development hindered and promising academic research jeopardised thanks to a global wave of sham…#dorothybishop #oxforduniversity #shamscience #iran #sovietunion #alisonavenell #aberdeenuniversity #marxist #computational #mathematicalmethods (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point
Last year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by academic journals, but experts think this is just the tip of the icebergTens of thousands of bogus research papers are being published in journals in an international scandal that is worsening every year, scientists have warned. Medical research is being compromised, drug development hindered and promising academic research jeopardised thanks to a global wave of sham science that is sweeping laboratories and universities.Last year the annual number of papers retracted by research journals topped 10,000 for the first time. Most analysts believe the figure is only the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 3, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Peer review and scientific publishing Science Technology UK news Higher education Universities Newspapers & magazines Academics Medical research Media Source Type: news
The decline and fall of Harvard ’s president
When it comes to scandals, the drip-drip-drip kind can prove deadly. Embarrassments accrue; the mess metastasises. So it was with Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University. Revelations of plagiarism in her academic work were first publicised weeks ago. But more kept surfacing. The latest…#claudinegay #harvarduniversity #washingtonfreebeacon #harvard #alangarber #msgay #hamas #israel #propalestinian #larrysummers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We Like Ike! Joe Salerno on Rolling Back the Ideology of Inflation
Academic VP of the Mises Institute, Joe Salerno, joins Bob to discuss his talk at the Supporters Summit, centering on the mainstream's focus on "rules vs. discretion" in monetary policy. Salerno explains how President Eisenhower's administration marked a pivot away from the ideology of inflation.…#misesinstitute #joesalerno #supporterssummit #tomdilorenzo #patricknewman #tampa #guidohülsmann (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
