UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like
By UNISON’s assistant national officer for community, Haifa Rashed
I often get asked, what is the community service group? It seems a simple question, but even as an officer in the sector, it’s not simple to answer.
I can tell you who we represent. UNISON has 85,000 members in community, they are: housing officers, care workers, support workers, admin workers, project workers, children’s services workers and more.
I can tell you who those members work for. They work for charities large and small, non-profits and housing associations.
I can even tell you where they work. They can work in people’s homes off...
Source: UNISON Health care news - March 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Haifa Rashed Tags: Article 2024 National Community Conference and Seminar Community and Voluntary Sector Source Type: news
Sali to deliver UCSF Academic Senate ’s 66th Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Basic Science
Attend in person at Mission Bay or on Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Pacific on Tuesday, April 16. Reception to follow. (Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News)
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - March 6, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
U.K. science minister pays damages to researcher she accused of airing ‘extremist’ views
The United Kingdom’s science minister, Michelle Donelan, has agreed to pay damages in a libel complaint brought by an academic she had publicly accused of expressing support for terrorism.
In a letter to the national funding agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that she posted on X (formerly Twitter) in October 2023,
Donelan said
Heriot-Watt University gender studies professor Kate Sang and University College London social scientist Kamna Patel had posted tweets about the Israel-Hamas conflict that promoted “extremist ideologies.” The Conservative Party Cabinet minister said the two researc...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Resident Exam Performance Similar Regardless of Remote, In-Person Proctoring
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Performance on the 2020 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination did not substantively differ across in-person and remote examinees, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in Academic Medicine.
Thai Q. Ong,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why the double standards on ultra-processed foods? Because some have better PR than others
In the fevered world of diet and nutrition, the past year has been dominated by heated arguments about the evils (or not) of ultra-processed foods. These have not just been confined to the media but have, unusually, engendered equally fractious debate in academic circles. So what is the “truth”…#burgerpatty #nonegilesyeo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Hong Kong can help Qi An Xin ’s global expansion
“Whether we are inviting government officials, academic institutions, or business partners, the exchanges are always very open. This openness is fundamental for the establishment of the entire tech ecosystem.” “Hong Kong is truly a very vibrant Special Administrative Region,” He Rui, assistant…#hongkong #qax #qianxin #johnleekachiu #beijing #oases #phds #pakshekkok #newterritories #southeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bristol academic presents water supply research in Parliament
An engineer who is working to improve the provision of safe drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa presented her research in Parliament this week as part of the STEM for BRITAIN initiative. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
University of Bristol academic awarded prestigious social sciences fellowship
University of Bristol academic Professor Sarah Ayres has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of social sciences. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, School for Policy Studies; Press Release Source Type: news
Final U.S. spending bills offer gloomy outlook for science
Scientists, prepare to tighten your belts. This week, the U.S. Congress is expected to approve six 2024 spending bills that call for sizable cuts or essentially flat budgets at a number of major federal research agencies.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the biggest loser, with lawmakers imposing an 8.3% cut to $9.06 billion, some $820 million below 2023. NASA’s science programs will fall by 5.9% to $7.3 billion. Congress also reduced research-related spending at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The U...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 4, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
School refusal: mapping the literature by bibliometric analysis - Ula ş S, Gonzálvez C, Seçer.
This study su... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Institutional courage in the college context: a mixed-methods analysis of campus victim advocate perceptions and experiences - Nightingale SD, Cousineau S.
How institutions of higher education respond to campus sexual assault impacts the well-being and academic success of student survivors. Researchers at the Center for Institutional Courage developed an 11-step framework for campuses to respond to sexual ass... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Global Cancer/Tumor Profiling Market Research Report 2023-2030: Multi-Omics Tumor Profiling Advances Fuel Developments, Rising Personalized Medicine Trends Driving Growth
DUBLIN, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Cancer/Tumor Profiling Market by Biomarker Type (Genetic, Protein) Technology (NGS, PCR, ISH, IHC) Cancer Type (Breast, Lung, Colorectal, Prostate, Leukemia) Application (Clinical, Research) End User (Pharma, Academic, CRO) - Global Forecast to... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news
ECR: Coronal reconstruction on ABUS helps avoid false negatives
Careful consideration of results from coronal reconstruction on automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) can help clinicians avoid false negatives, according to study results shared February 29 at ECR 2024.
The fact that ABUS is capable of this 3D technique differentiates it from handheld ultrasound, said presenter Elizabet Nikolova, MD, of University Hospital of Zürich in Switzerland. In a study she conducted with colleagues, two women were diagnosed with invasive carcinoma on follow-up after initial ultrasound findings were classified as BI-RADS 2.
"Both lesions were already visible in previous ABUS and mammography and the...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 1, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
Investing in family-centered early childhood education: a conceptual model for preventing firearm homicide among Black male youth in the United States - Lind A, Mason SM, Brady SS.
INTRODUCTION: Firearms are now the number one killer of children and adolescents in the United States. Firearm homicides among Black male youth are the driver of this increase. Prevention requires a multi-faceted life course approach. Academic achievement ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A junior high teacher who beat a student for comparing him to an anime character was given a 10% pay cut for 3 months: Japan officials
Junior high school students attend the ceremony first day of their new academic year at a school in Japan. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) A junior high teacher had his pay temporarily cut by 10% after beating a student, per Osaka officials. The teacher was upset that the student had compared…#buddhikaweerasinghe #osaka #sankeishimbun #school #kawachinagano (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
