Bill Maher and John Cleese Say New York Times Is No Longer ‘Reliable’: ‘We’re So F
Bill Maher and guest John Cleese took aim at a few predictable targets in Sunday’s episode of “Club Random,” including kids on TikTok, American universities and anything “woke” — but they were particularly barbed about The New York Times. “The New York Times on Sunday very often has on the back…#billmaher #johncleese #clubrandom #tiktok #cleese #maher #richardiii #thewrap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Qatar ’s ties to US universities scrutinised amid rise in antisemitism
Congressional panel whose hearings prompted resignation of Harvard president turns gaze on Doha#congressional #harvard #doha (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Department of Energy ’s science chief announces her unexpected departure
After 22 months on the job, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, director of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science, is stepping down. Yesterday Berhe sent a letter to the office’s 815 employees saying her last day would be 28 March. With a budget of $8.2 billion, the office is the United States’s single largest funder of the physical sciences. Berhe, who was born in Eritrea and is the first person of color to direct the office, says in her letter that the job has been “the honor of my lifetime” and that she’s leaving with “pride in what we have accomplished, and a heavy heart filled with profound sadn...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Banning legacy college admissions could provide a much-needed boost to employers ’ hobbled DEI efforts
When the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions at U.S. universities last year, it was only a matter of time before attention turned to legacy admissions—the practice of giving preference to applicants whose family members are alumni. Sure enough, Connecticut lawmakers are now advancing a…#supremecourt #connecticut #yaleuniversity #virginia #colorado #harvard #dei #dartmouth #davidkang #jackwelch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adverse childhood experiences and subsequent physical and mental health among young adults: results from six universities in China - Zhang Z, Wang W, Yuan X, Wang X, Luo Y, Dou L, Zhang L, Wu M.
Research has shown that individuals with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to encounter heightened risks of physical and psychological challenges later in life. However, limited research has explored the comprehensive impact on the physi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Men psychology researchers can ’t seem to remember their women colleagues
Although men psychologists are aware of the work of their women peers, they don’t recall them off the top of their head, a new study suggests. Rudzhan Nagiev/istock.com adapted by C. Smith/ Science When asked who is an expert in their field, men psychology researchers name significantly fewer women than their women colleagues do, a new study found. The results, reflecting men’s implicit bias, help explain why women are less likely than men to receive citations to their work or to be invited to speak at meetings and apply for jobs—even as more than 70% of Ph.D.s in the field were aw...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Analysis: How NSF ’s budget got hammered
Two summers ago, officials at the National Science Foundation (NSF) had good reason to anticipate years of healthy budget increases for the basic research agency. In August 2022, President Joe Biden had signed the CHIPS and Science Act, landmark legislation to revive the U.S. semiconductor industry that included a promise to more than double NSF’s budget, to $18.9 billion, by 2027. And that December, Congress made a down payment on that promise by adding $1 billion in so-called emergency spending to the agency’s base budget, boosting it to nearly $9.9 billion. In March 2023, Biden added to the momentum by asking ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI, study finds
An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected excess fat mass and distinguished fat mass from muscle mass in children and adolescents more accurately than BMI. The study, published in Pediatric Research, was conducted in collaboration between the universities of Bristol, Exeter and Eastern Finland. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 14, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Institutes, Institutes, ALS Source Type: news

Axios Vibes: College students embrace free speech blowups
More than two-thirds of college students believe universities should protect free speech — even if the speech extends to physical threats or inciting violence, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. Free speech was students' third most-cited concern about their institutions…#axiosvibes #harrispoll #palestinian #jewish #israel #palestinians #johngerzema #gaza #propalestinian #bayesian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024
The global competitiveness of the United States is supported through the nation ’ s STEM talent, R&D-driven discovery, and translation of knowledge into the economy and society through innovation. The United States is the largest performer of R&D, but the overall balance of global science and engineering ( S&E ) resources and activity continues a long-term shift toward other areas of the world. The United States is distinguished by the strength of U.S. universities as destinations for international students, its highly cited and collaborative S&E research, and its leadership in high-technology services. (Source: NSF - St...
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - March 13, 2024 Category: Statistics Source Type: news

Biden ’s lean science budget could mean tough choices for agencies
President Joe Biden today sent the U.S. Congress a $7.3 trillion spending blueprint that includes his priorities for research . But in an era of flat budgets, being on the White House’s priority list—which ranges from promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence to finding a cure for cancer—may not mean getting more money. That’s the hard reality facing U.S. scientists as they pore over Biden’s budget request for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins on 1 October. With the slice of the U.S. budget that funds domestic research essentially capped under an earlier budget agreement with Republica...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

New Digital Health Hub launches in South West England and Wales
A consortium of universities from across the South West of England and Wales have come together to form a brand new Digital Health Hub which will elevate the region ’ s digital health capability through leadership, engagement, acceleration and partnership (LEAP). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news

Japan's universities fail to make most of intellectual property
TOKYO -- Universities in Japan fail to make effective use of their intellectual property due to a lack of support programs to link their research findings to businesses, with top schools earning just 2% as much from patents as U.S. schools rake in. "We have an overwhelming shortage of staffing…#tokyo #okayamauniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Howard Hiatt, 98, Dies; Steered Public Health Toward Greater Accountability
A physician, scientist and academic, he brought together experts across disciplines to focus on the economic, political and social causes of poor health, not just the biological factors. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Trip Gabriel Tags: Hiatt, Howard (1925-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Harvard School of Public Health Medicine and Health Income Inequality Poverty Colleges and Universities RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) Medical Schools Hospitals Boston (Mass) Source Type: news

Online marketplace for animal samples could cut waste and save lives
Every year, millions of tissue and organ samples from animal experiments go to waste, left forgotten in the back of lab freezers or destroyed to free up space. Scientists in Spain are hoping a new online tool could help. Called aRukon and set to launch globally this year, the virtual marketplace will allow researchers to sell unused animal samples to other labs, potentially cutting waste and saving animal lives. Lluís Montoliu, a geneticist and vice director of the National Center for Biotechnology, is optimistic about the plan. A member of the committee for transparency in animal experimentation at the Confederatio...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news