How the SAG Awards will predict the Oscar winners
If there's one awards show that will most accurately predict who will win at the Academy Awards, it's the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Over the show's history, the SAG Awards have predicted the acting Oscar winners over 70 percent of the time. That's a pretty great track record. With the show…#academyawards #sagawards #netflix #bestactor #actress #sag #bestsupportingactor #sterlingkbrown #americanfiction #charlesmelton (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vizio wins Engineering Emmy Award for large-scale smart TV platform deployment
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has honored Vizio with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for the company’s deployment of its refreshed connected TV operating system. The NATAS Committee honored Vizio for excellence in innovation for “Large-Scale Deployment of its…#natascommittee #natas #smarttv #williamwang #walmart #vizio #joeinzerillo #emmyaward (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Protecting a queen, cell therapy for solid tumors, and a UV telescope
CONSERVATION
U.S. protects iconic marine snail
The queen conch, a large marine snail known for its showy shell and delectable flesh, has been added to the U.S. government’s list of species threatened with extinction. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the species (
Strombus gigas
, pictured), which is native to the Caribbean region and grows up to 35 centimeters long, needs protection because populations are sparse, scattered, and heavily overfished. NOAA’s listing decision, issued on 14 February, has no immediate impact but authorizes the age...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Oscar-Nominated Shorts You Must Watch This Year
Every year, the Oscar shorts categories seem to exist in their own universe on the night of the big show. The films competing there aren’t recognized anywhere else; compared to the features nominated after months of campaigning, they haven’t been widely seen, coming in with very little public…#wesandersons #roalddahl #netflix #venice #benedictcumberbatch #henrysugar #pedroalmodovars #strangewayoflife #sonypicturesclassics #academy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Hollywood Strikes Affected This Year ’s Oscar Race
Throughout the history of the Academy Awards, there are plenty of external historical events that have influenced when, how and why a lucky winner is chosen. When future awards watchers look back on this year’s 94th ceremony, where might the contentious Hollywood labor battles of 2023 fit into the…#academyawards #hollywood #sagaftra #writersguild #disney #bobiger #frandrescher #oscars #variety #oppenheimer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America Ferrera to Star in ‘The Lost Bus’ With Matthew McConaughey
Academy Award-nominee America Ferrera is set to star alongside Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey in “The Lost Bus,” which Paul Greengrass is set to direct, Apple Original Films announced on Wednesday. “The Lost Bus” was written by Brad Ingelsby, the writer behind the hit show “Mare of…#americaferrera #academyawardwinner #matthewmcconaughey #lostbus #paulgreengrass #appleoriginalfilms #bradingelsby #mareofeasttown #lizziejohnsons #campfire (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Black Tea,’ Abderrahmane Sissako‘s African-Chinese Romance From Gaumont, Sells Wide Ahead of Berlinale Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
“Black Tea,” Abderrahmane Sissako‘s lushly lensed romance drama set in China, has been bought by major distributors in key territories ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. Gaumont, which co-produced the film, has sold it to Caramel (Spain), Academy two (Italy),…#blacktea #berlinfilmfestival #gaumont #caramel #spain #academy #pandorafilms #austria #benelux #portugal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘My Octopus Teacher’ Filmmaker to Focus on Restoration of Extinct Species Such as the Dodo Bird in Upcoming Doc
Colossal Biosciences, a company devoted to genetically resurrecting the woolly mammoth, is the subject of Oscar-winning director James Reed‘s next documentary series for Teton Ridge Entertainment, a company backed by former Legendary CEO Thomas Tull. Reed, who won an Academy Award in 2020 for…#colossalbiosciences #legendary #thomastull #anacademyaward #myoctopusteacher #dallas #tasmanian #tetonridge #reed #colossal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say
(MedPage Today) -- A wider group of providers need to be trained on how to counsel patients regarding contraceptive care, Cynthia Harper, PhD, said Tuesday during a webinar on issues around contraceptive access sponsored by the National Academy... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Extra Tickets for the Oscars? Da ’Vine Joy Randolph Will Take Them
Da’Vine Joy Randolph will take any extra tickets she can get for the Oscars. The actress, who received her first Academy Award nod for her supporting role in The Holdovers, has been on the hunt for additional tickets since the Oscar nominations were announced in January. The actress stopped by…#joyrandolph #academyaward #holdovers #emilyblunt #oppenheimer #randolph #johnkrasinski #hollywood #vanityfair #oscars (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Proposed megafacility to breed monkeys in U.S. dismays activists and neighbors but excites scientists
Bainbridge, a rural town in southwestern Georgia with a population of 14,000, could soon become home to 30,000 additional residents: cynomolgus macaques. A new company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) has announced plans to build an 80-hectare facility that would sell monkeys to universities, contract research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies that perform research on the animals.
The breeding facility would dwarf others in the United States and could ease a serious shortage of monkeys for research. But it faces pushback from the local community and concerns from animal welfare groups about the company’s...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 20, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
AAOS: Sports-Related Orthopedic Injuries in Seniors Projected to Grow 123 Percent by 2040
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 -- Sports-related injuries among older adults are expected to increase 123 percent between 2021 and 2040, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Recommendations Address Impact of Climate Change on Child Health
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 -- In a policy statement and accompanying technical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for addressing the impact of climate... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Australia has no next-gen HPC plan and clouds won't help
Australia needs an exascale computer system, and a refresh of its current HPC fleet, but lacks a plan or the budget for either – and can't expect cloud providers or quantum computers to offer a suitable substitute for sovereign capacity. That's the thrust of a brief [PDF] published today by the…#hpc #quantum #pdf #supercomputingasia #sydney #academy #chennupatijagadish #australian #amd #hpcd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Brief But Spectacular take on building trust in school
Valor Collegiate Academy in Nashville encourages students to share what's going on in their lives and to accept support, creating what they call a community of care. We hear from high school teacher Natalie Nikitas and Valor students as they give their Brief But Spectacular take on building trust…#valor #nashville #natalienikitas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
