Competition, The American Way
Authored by Jack Miller via RealClearEducation, Our K-12 educational system is designed to serve much less than 50% of American students. For decades the cry has been that “all kids must go to college.” Yet, only a minority do so and fewer graduate. Our high schools…#jackmiller #ourk12 #americancompass #k12 #k8 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Louisiana Will No Longer Require Students to Fill Out FAFSA to Graduate
High school seniors are more likely to attend college if they complete the federal financial aid form known as the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. But the state that was the first to require students to fill out the form to graduate, Louisiana, has reversed course and dropped…#fafsa #billdebaun (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UCLA Grad Slam winner sheds light on cerebellum ’s role in autism
Key takeawaysThe annual Grad Slam competition challenges graduate students to briefly explain their research in a clear and accessible way in front of an audience of non-experts.This year ’s winner, neuroscience doctoral candidate Melis Çakar, spoke about how activity in a brain structure called the cerebellum correlates with over-responsivity to sensory stimuli in people with autism spectrum disorder.Çakar beat out 52 other competitors and won $5,000; she will now represent UCLA at the UC-wide Grad Slam competition on May 3.Imagine you ’re trying to catch a ball or tie your shoes. It is your cerebellum, a part of y...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 25, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
USC cancels main commencement ceremony after protests, arrests
The University of Southern California said on Thursday that it will cancel its main stage commencement ceremony after nearly 100 people were arrested on campus during pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Why it matters: USC is the first known major university to cancel a graduation ceremony,…#propalestinian #usc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use among graduate and international students: opportunities and challenges - Mennicke A, Zabelski S, Jules BN, Haley G, Mathews K, Bowling J, Peters A, Montanaro E, Cramer RJ.
OBJECTIVES: Bystander intervention (BI) is a prevention approach commonly used for interpersonal violence, but is less studied for problematic alcohol use (PAU). Domestic graduate and international students' life experiences bring a unique context for the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
'It's graduation day:' Execs process what it may mean to be Oracle's world HQ
Larry Ellison, chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp. (and still its chief technology officer), declared Nashville to be the company's future world headquarters at an April 23 event in Midtown. Even for those in the room, it took a few seconds for the significance of what he said to fully register. We asked several top area executives for their reactions, and discovered that Ellison's remarks turned out to be perfectly timed to a certain board meeting. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Adam Sichko Source Type: news
New workforce training center addresses health care worker shortage in Tampa Bay
A new workforce training facility has opened in Tampa Bay, aiming to allow high school graduates and adults to launch careers in the medical field. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Devonta Davis Source Type: news
The Internet Has Made Health Anxiety Worse Than Ever
“Don’t google your cancer,” the oncology nurse said to me as she drew my blood ahead of my first round of chemotherapy. It was 2006 and I was 17 years old. I was very confused by the emphasis she put on this advice. Still, I took the print-out of “safe” web addresses she gave me home and pinned it on the noticeboard in the kitchen, where it stayed, ignored, as I slowly progressed through six months of cancer treatment.
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I was confused because the opportunities for me to use the internet to research my recent diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caroline Crampton Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
I sacrificed for my son's tuition
As a father who invested significant time and money to ensure my son graduated debt-free, the concept of student loan forgiveness raises an important question. Should those who worked multiple jobs and sacrificed greatly be burdened with the responsibility of paying off others' debts? Reflecting…#finland #bba #flagstaff #arizona #petco #roseburg #oregon #whitemountains #northbend #danielfrench (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fewer medical school graduates choosing family medicine, Ontario doctors warn
An organization that represents Ontario doctors is expressing concern about what it says is a declining number of medical school students choosing family medicine. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
U.K. visa changes imperil recruitment of scientific talent, policy experts warn
New U.K. immigration rules will deter international scientific talent and harm universities, science policy experts say. This month, a rise in the minimum salary that international skilled workers must meet to obtain a visa took effect, coming on top of a sharp hike in the fee migrants must pay to access health care, as well as new restrictions on visas for family members.
The changes “will make it much harder for higher education institutions to attract talent from overseas,” says Jenny Sherrard, national head of equality and policy for the University and College Union (UCU). They are “counterproductive to the...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation ’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg
With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space programFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastAustralia ’s first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, graduated from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) training program on Monday night.She may be unlikely to take a giant leap into space anytime soon, but is on a mission to bolster the space industry and inspire women and girls.Sign up for Guardian Australia ’s free morning and afternoon...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Tory Shepherd Tags: Australia news Science Space European Space Agency Source Type: news
University of Medicine and Health Sciences Celebrates Historic Match Day for Graduating Students
Top-rated Caribbean medical school reaches new milestones with a 91% match rate for first-time applicants, and placements in competitive residency programs across 27 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada NEW YORK, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The University of Medicine and Health... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Gen Xer who got $250,000 in student loans forgiven said he can now finally start saving for retirement
None It's a result of the Education Department's one-time account adjustments. • None Lambdin said the relief will allow him to save for retirement while considering longer term dreams. Joel Lambdin finished graduate school in 1998 — but as a professional musician, he was hardly making enough…#educationdepartment #joellambdin #lambdin #aidvantage (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
