Three takeaways from the Columbia University president ’s testimony on antisemitism
For nearly four hours, another Ivy League school president faced a congressional grilling over antisemitism on campus. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik tried to avoid the firestorm of controversy that pushed out two of the three university presidents who testified on Capitol Hill in…#columbiauniversity #minoucheshafik #capitolhill #shafik #harvard #jews #columbia #lisamcclain #davidschizer #josephmassad (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WATCH LIVE: Columbia University ’s president testifies at House antisemitism hearing
Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president is set to appear before the same committee over questions of antisemitism and the school’s response to conflicts on campus over the Israel-Hamas war. The…#columbiauniversitys #israel #nematshafik #columbia #houseeducation #workforcecommittees #harvarduniversity #harvard #elisestefanik #jews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden administration releases formal proposal for new student loan forgiveness plan
The Biden administration has published its new student loan forgiveness proposal, putting it on the path to start clearing debt for millions of borrowers this fall. The public has 30 days, through May 17, to comment on the details of the revised aid package. Since the U.S. Supreme Court rejected…#ussupremecourt #educationdepartment #harvard (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Microbes that break down plastic? Wyss, Colossal spinout to tackle pollution
A new Boston-based startup with ties to Harvard University's Wyss Institute and Colossal Biosciences, a startup co-founded by Harvard geneticist George Church, has launched to tackle a pervasive problem: Plastic pollution. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Hannah Green Source Type: news
TRON DAO at Harvard Blockchain Conference and New TRON Builder Tour Stop
Geneva, Switzerland, April 16, 2024 – The Harvard Blockchain Conference, a premier gathering hosted by the Harvard Blockchain Club, showcased the TRON DAO as a Platinum Sponsor, the highest tier for the Harvard Blockchain Conference. The official conference saw a packed crowd of attendees…#geneva #switzerland #hackatron #trondaoventures #trondaos #tronbuildertourevent #pantera #arbitrum #hedera #realworldassets (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Colleges can't set free speech limits " overnight, " Columbia president to tell Congress
Columbia University took steps to ensure Jewish and Israeli students felt safe on campus while ensuring pro-Palestinian demonstrators had a place to exercise their free speech rights, university President Minouche Shafik will tell the Congressional committee that hammered other Ivy League…#columbiauniversity #jewish #israeli #propalestinian #minoucheshafik #congressional #harvard #claudinegay #lizmagill #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sonio taps new scientific advisory board member
Paris-based AI developer for ultrasound Sonio has appointed Yinka Oyelese, MD, as a new scientific advisory board member.
Oyelese is a maternal-fetal medicine physician currently serving as director of obstetric imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. He has previously worked at St. George's Hospital in London, U.K. and completed his OB/GYN residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, and fellowship training in maternal-fetal medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, Sonio said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Wife of ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to transporting stolen human remains
The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human body parts to buyers (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
China EV maker Nio urges openness in US speech amid tensions
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE: )'s founder called for openness in a rare speech in the United States, where politicians have been seeking to further restrict China's access to the world's second-largest auto market. William Li, speaking at an event at Harvard University on…#williamli #harvarduniversity #tesla #elonmusk #aeuropeanunion #byd #democrat #marcorubio #sherrodbrown (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Summers: Inflation Reached 18% In 2022 Using The Government ’s Previous Formula
Numerous commentators—especially those defending President Biden’s economic record—have puzzled over why Americans are sour about the state of the U.S. economy. Unemployment rates have returned to pre-pandemic lows, commentators correctly point out, and the official rate of inflation is declining.…#harvard #treasury #larrysummers #bls #marijnbolhuis #juddcramer #karlschulz #robertgillingham #bolhuisetal #federalreserves (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ADL Head Tells Jewish Parents ‘Go in Eyes Wide Open’ Following Antisemitism Report Card for Schools: ‘Stories I’ve Heard Are Abominable’
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt told CNBC on Friday he’s heard “abominable” stories from Jewish students about the antisemitism they’ve faced on university campuses. Greenblatt joined Squawk Box to discuss the ADL’s recent report card for universities which gave a failing grade to…#antidefamationleague #jonathangreenblatt #jewish #squawkbox #adl #harvard #israel #andrewrosssorkin #harvardlawschool #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Underscore VC closes its $58 million third fund as the firm completes a generational transfer
When was the last time you rerouted a flight for someone or something? I certainly haven’t. But Lily Lyman, Underscore VC managing partner, definitely has. She’s hard-pivoted international travel plans, while pregnant and en route to a wedding, to meet a founder. And Lyman’s done it more than…#lilylyman #underscorevc #mexico #lyman #underscore #himarley #cloudzero #boston #harvard #mit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Negative axillary ultrasound can lead to breast biopsy omission
Many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy, a study presented April 11 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, found.
In his talk, Andreas Giannakou, MD, from Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston showed results suggesting that nodal disease burden and oncologic outcomes among women in a real-world setting are similar to criteria in the Sentinel Node vs. Observation After Axillary UltraSound (SOUND) trial.
“Although our follow-up is limited, oncologic outcomes are exce...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Harvard hopefuls are going to need to start cramming for the SAT again
Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde." MGM Harvard is the fourth Ivy League school to bring back standardized testing. The SAT and ACT tests will be used in admissions again. The timing of Harvard's decision could mean a tight turnaround for this year's applicants. Harvard is the fourth Ivy League…#reesewitherspoon #legallyblonde #mgm #harvard #sat #dartmouth #yale #harvardcrimson #crimson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
