Mayo Clinic RegenBio Summit 2024 registration opens, keynotes announced
Gene editing, gene therapy and tissue engineering are emerging regenerative biotherapies that are on the cusp of transforming medical care. RegenBio Summit: Transforming Next-Gen Biotherapeutics 2024, will focus on accelerating technologies from concept to reality for patients in need of new healing options. Register now to join physicians, scientists, general healthcare staff, industry leaders and students from Dec. 9 to 11 at the Ponte Vedra Inn& Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Regenerative biotherapies… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 15, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
How 17-year-old Ukrainian Valeriia escaped a Russian re-education camp
17-year-old Ukrainian Valeriia was abducted to a Russian re-education camp in Crimea. She tells Euronews how she made it back to Ukraine on her own. Before the full-scale invasion, 17-year-old Valeriia lived an ordinary life as a 10th-grade student, preparing for exams and taking part in…#russian #crimea #ukraine #novakakhovka #khersonoblast #crimean #ministryofeducation #science #oleksandramatviichuk #ukrainians (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US high schoolers want financial education, but many schools don't offer it: survey
A recent survey by Intuit found that U.S. high school students want to learn about personal finance in schools but that many lack access to such courses at school, while parents may be reluctant to teach their children about . Intuit's Financial Education survey found that 85% of U.S. high school…#intuit #financialeducation #davezasada #vp #inuit #zasada #original (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is student debt derailing your life plans? Share your story
American consumers are the engine of the world’s biggest economy, and they are living under a mountain of student debt. Even though the Biden administration has forgiven a staggering $153 billion in federal student loan debt, giving a financial lifeline to millions of borrowers, that figure is… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I moved to Spain from Texas. I can't imagine returning to the US
Jeronimo Noriega has been living in Spain for 14 months. Courtesy of Jeronimo Noriega Jeronimo Noriega, a student from San Antonio, moved to Spain and never plans to return to the US. Noriega appreciates Spain's work culture, public transportation, and affordable dining experiences. Though he…#jeronimonoriega #spain #courtesy #sanantonio #oviedo #northwestspain #mexico #mexican #spanish #spaniards (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These 18 states are suing to keep Americans saddled with student loan debt
A total of 18 states are now suing the Biden administration over its new student debt forgiveness program, hoping to halt $1.2 billion in loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers. The SAVE Repayment Plan, which was announced in February, allows borrowers to have their federal student debt…#saverepaymentplan #missouri #arkansas #florida #georgia #northdakota #ohio #oklahoma #kansas #alaska (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden takes another stab at forgiving student loan debt. Here's how to know if you qualify for his latest $7.4 billion package
The White House has announced a new $7.4 billion round of student loan cancellations, relieving nearly 277,000 borrowers of their debt. The latest attempt to chip away at the amount owed for education means President Joe Biden has now erased a grand total of $153 billion in debt, impacting 4.3…#save #federalstudentaid #supremecourt #democrats #elizabethwarren #chuckschumer #madison (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News Wrap: House approves reauthorization of FISA for 2 years
In our news wrap Friday, House lawmakers approved the reauthorization of FISA for two years, the Biden administration announced a new wave of student loan cancellations, Vice President Harris visited Arizona in the wake of the state's near-total abortion ban and one person died and 14 others…#fisa #arizona (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hiring ban disrupts research at Florida universities
When Zhengfei Guan, an agricultural economist at the University of Florida (UF), advertised for a new postdoc last summer, one applicant from China quickly rose to the top of the pile. But after being offered the job, the young scholar decided he didn’t want to work in Florida.
His change of heart was triggered by a
new Florida law
prohibiting the state’s 12 public universities from employing graduate students and postdocs from China and six other “countries of concern” without special permission. Enacted in May 2023, the law restricts collaborations between Florida and Chinese academic institutions...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
First-year students go to state capital for Advocacy Day 2024
The California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) and the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) hosted a grassroots event to offer insight to legislation affecting the profession of pharmacy. (Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News)
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - April 12, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
6 Compliments That Land Every Time
On a recent weekday afternoon, Xuan Zhao popped into the post office shortly before it closed. The man helping her was incredibly patient and went out of his way to assist her with a pile of packages. So before she left, she handed him a compliment card she had designed. “Your willingness to go the extra mile never goes unnoticed,” it said on the front. The flip-side read: “You’re receiving this compliment because your awesomeness deserves a big shoutout,” along with a reminder that kind words have the power to brighten other people’s day more than we might expect, and a suggestion to pa...
Source: TIME: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Biden White House cancels debt for another 206,000 borrowers in SAVE plan, bringing total to $4.8 billion
The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan. More people are…#educationdepartment #saveplan #kansas #missouri #supremecourt #education #miguelcardona #wisconsin #aporg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 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
What It ’ s Really Like to Have a 4-Day Workweek
To many people in corporate America, working five days a week—Monday to Friday, 9 to 5—feels as habitual as brushing their teeth. But it wasn’t always that way. In the late 1800s, a full-time manufacturing worker could easily spend 100 hours per week on the job. It wasn’t until around 1940, after a concerted push from labor unions, that the 40-hour workweek became standard in the U.S.
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Now, almost a century later, there’s growing momentum for an even more condensed schedule, with major companies—including Panasonic, Kickstarter, and the onl...
Source: TIME: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Maverick Entertainment Group and Hampton University Student Film Organization Forge Dynamic Partnership, Establish Sponsorship for the Second Annual Student …
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Maverick Entertainment Group proudly announces its partnership and sponsorship with the Hampton University Student Film Organization for the second annual Student Film Festival. This collaboration aims to empower emerging filmmakers and…#deerfieldbeach #fla #studentfilmfestival #maverick #hamptonuniversity #schoolofliberalarts #reldowdell #dougschwab #africanamerican #hbcu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
