Small US Colleges Face Higher Levels of Stress
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India ’s Sexual Violence Bills Fail to Criminalize Marital Rape
A women is advised by a BLAST counsellor. Human rights experts are concerned that the law a law which legalizes marital rape will remain on the statutes. Credit: BLAST By Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Dec 14 2023 (IPS) A batch of three bills introduced in India’s Parliament in August to replace archaic, colonial period laws and revamp the criminal justice system will, however, retain the existing law that legalizes marital rape.
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), originally introduced in 1860, criminalized rape but made an exception for “sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ranjit Devraj Tags: Asia-Pacific Crime & Justice Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Population Sustainable Development Goals Women's Health Youth Bangladesh Source Type: news
The Economics of Small US Colleges Are Faltering
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Florida law blocks Chinese students from academic labs
A new state law is thwarting faculty at Florida’s public universities who want to hire Chinese graduate students and postdocs to work in their labs.
In effect since July,
the law
prohibits institutions from taking money from or partnering with entities in China and six other “countries of concern.” The list of banned interactions includes offering anyone living in one of those countries a contract to do research. Students could be hired if they pass a rigorous vetting by state officials. But how that process would work is not clear, and the 12 public colleges and universities covered by the law are st...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
An Explosion in Sports Betting Is Driving Gambling Addiction Among College Students
When Evan Ozmat, a Ph.D. student in psychology at the University of Albany, first began counseling undergraduates about HIV and substance abuse, he expected to hear about their health issues. Instead, he heard about problem gambling.
“Since the beginning of the project three years ago, students have brought up, unprompted, gambling,” Ozmat says. “We started asking about it in every appointment and everyone has something to say. It’s everywhere.”
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The majority of the gambling takes place on mobile phones, Ozmat says, largely—although not ...
Source: TIME: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Oliver Staley Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Biden stays clear of calling for Ivy League presidents ’ resignations
Joe Biden has been nearly unequivocal in his support for Israel, but he's trying to steer clear of a volatile conflict roiling his own party over whether presidents of elite colleges should lose their jobs for how they addressed antisemitic rhetoric. In a marked contrast from the more Bill…#israel #barackobama #harvard #mit #jews #lizmagill #jasonfurman #obama #andrewbates #magill (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
on " Why University Presidents are Under Fire "
From Friday's opinion piece: American universities have been neglecting excellence in order to pursue a variety of agendas — many of them clustered around diversity and inclusion. It started with the best of intentions. Colleges wanted to make sure young people of all backgrounds had access to…#jewish #jews #asians #fareedzakaria #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Support for " From the River to the Sea " Based Upon Ignorance?
For the past two months, colleges and public squares across the country have been filled with demonstrations in support of Palestinian statehood and opposing Israel's military response to the October 7 terrorist attacks and its policies toward the West Bank. "From the river to the sea, Palestine…#palestinian #israel #westbank #palestine #jewish #clairefinkelstein #ppliticalscience #ronhassner #palestinians #nile (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
With universities under pressure over antisemitism, NY governor warns of legal action if discrimination occurs
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday warned state colleges and universities of “aggressive enforcement action” if discrimination laws are violated, as pressure mounts on schools across the country to deal with antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. Hochul’s letter letter…#kathyhochul #israel #harvarduniversity #jews #lizmagill #penncareylawschool #suny #jewish #johnking #felixmatosrodriguez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Further decline in students accepted onto nursing programmes
The number of students accepted onto undergraduate nursing programmes across the UK is down 10.5% in a year, latest data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has shown. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the latest decline reflected how students were ‘being put off by low wages, high debt and incredibly pressurised... Read moreThe post Further decline in students accepted onto nursing programmes appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - December 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Six Medical Specialties You May Have Never Heard Of
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The AAMC [Association of American Medical Colleges] highlighted five emerging specialties for new physicians. Let's take a closer look at these specialties and other medical career paths rising in popularity.
1. Longevity... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The NCAA Wants to Pay College Athletes. It Doesn ’t Really Have a Choice
It was always going to come to this. As soon as major colleges dropped the illusion of amateurism and cuddled up to the big business of college sports, this saga was traveling in only one direction. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The current status of sex education in U.S. colleges and universities: a school website content review - Shigeto A, Scheier LM.
This study used a website content analysis to examine the prevalence of sex education in higher education institutions throughout the US. A total of 413 postsecondary institutions varying in type (public, private) and size (small, medium, large) were chose... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among undergraduate admission candidates in Bangladesh: a nation-wide cross-sectional study - Siddik MAB, Hasan MN, Mahmud A, Munmun MS, Milad MH, Ali A, Ahmed Z, Uddin MJ.
BACKGROUND: The undergraduate admission test is one of the most stressful assessments in a student's life, as it is required for admission to any of Bangladesh's public universities or medical colleges. Those taking the admissions test are under a lot of p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
U.S. Department of Education opens investigation into Harvard over antisemitism claims on campus
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Harvard University over claims of antisemitism on campus, according to the federal agency’s website. The department — which announced earlier this month a separate investigation into a half-dozen U.S. colleges and universities and a…#harvarduniversity #islamophobic #harvard #jewish #israeli #bostonglobe #officeforcivilrights #claudinegay #hamas #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
