Kutztown University denied a recent heart transplant patient request for distance education accommodation, arguing that the “fundamental change in course delivery” is not “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The university says it has received three more requests for ADA accommodation from professors to teach online this semester. …
Read More »21st Century Retinal Care with Dr Majcher
Carolyn Majcher, OD, Clinical Associate Professor at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry, explains how ODs who integrate multimodal imaging into their practices benefit from increased efficiency and better quality of care. Transcription Brooke Beer: Hi I’m Brooke Beery with Optometry time® and with me today is Dr. Carolyn …
Read More »UMich SACUA members frustrated with limited COVID-19 testing and security enforcement
Some members of the Senate Assembly concerned about COVID-19 security protocols at large off-campus events, current University of Michigan COVID-19 guidelines and the lack of required weekly tests, they said Monday at the meeting of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. SACUA Vice-President Caitlin Finlayson, Associate Professor of English …
Read More »September 27 – Georgia Southern College of Education Creates Research Center Dedicated to Advocating Youth Rights | Education and Career Development
September 27, 2021 – For more than 30 years, the National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference (NYAR) at Georgia Southern University (formerly the National At-Risk Youth Conference) has served as an epicenter for sharing information and advancement to support young people facing challenges across the country. The conference recently led …
Read More »Dr Lyle Hawkins | Obituaries
Dr Lyle Eugene Hawkins February 11, 1932 – September 19, 2021 Dr Lyle Eugene Hawkins died on September 19, 2021 at Union Hospital. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 11, 1932, to Charles A. and Lillian Jacoby Hawkins. He was the youngest of 3 children. Lyle was an …
Read More »IN Focus: Senator Braun and Party Leaders Discuss Debt Ceiling, Potential Closure, and Redistribution Battle
INDIANAPOLIS – Thousands of federal workers, including some Hoosiers, could be put on leave this week if Congress cannot reach agreement on a new government funding program. If a new government funding plan is not approved by the end of the month, the government would shut down on October 1. …
Read More »A diverse class, many hopes for MS Medical Cannabis students
As the last cohort of students enrolled in University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP)‘s Master of Science in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics program, seated in front of him in the large multipurpose room, Andrew Coop, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, UMSOP, extended a warm welcome …
Read More »The Faculty of Architecture collaborates on “mycotecture” projects in Rwanda
Mushroom huts in the Akagera region of Rwanda. (Photo courtesy of General Architecture Collaborative) Porcini, Portobello, and Cremini⦠you’ve probably heard of these types of mushrooms, but what about mycelium? Literally translated as “more than one,” the mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus made up of a network …
Read More »MSU Professor Says Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education ‘Ignoring Science’ By Banning Vaccination Warrants
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (WCBI) – The Mississippi college board of directors voted on Friday to ban public universities in the state from requiring their students and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, except in clinical settings. It comes exactly one week after the Mississippi State Faculty Senate voted in favor of …
Read More »Gambia: Is Pierre Gomez a teacher?
It can be remembered that in 2012, Dr Muhammadou MO Kah, while he was Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of The Gambia (UTG), saw his post as professor questioned by Dr Gumbo Ali Touray, who at the time was the director of international affairs at said UTG. It has been …
Read More »OPINION: Is Pierre Gomez a teacher?
IIt may be recalled that in 2012, Dr Muhammadou MO Kah, while he was Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of The Gambia (UTG), saw his post as professor questioned by Dr Gumbo Ali Touray , who at the time was the director of international affairs at said UTG. It has …
Read More »Teachers Share Latinx Stories – Daily Trojan
Juan de Lara (top right) hosted the Facebook Live event with panelists Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (top left), George J. Sanchez (bottom left) and Natalia Molina (bottom right), who are all professors at USC. (Claire Chen | Daily Trojan Horse) In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts …
Read More »LSSU students volunteer to teach STEM concepts to children in the area
SAULT STE. MARY – A few engineering students who are members of the Baja Club of the Society of Automotive Engineers at Lake Superior State University have started volunteering at Sault Area Middle School to promote STEM education. The Baja Club is a student organization in which volunteer activity is …
Read More »Shamrock Series returns to Chicago | News | Notre-Dame news
After a two-year hiatus, the University of Notre Dame Shamrock Series football game returns this weekend when the Fighting Irish travel to Chicago to face the University of Wisconsin on Saturday, September 25 at Soldier Field. The weekend features more than a game, as fans will have the opportunity to …
Read More »CPS Energy narrows the list of candidates looking for the next trustee
The number of candidates considered to become the next director of CPS Energy has been reduced to 11 following an initial reduction made by the nomination committee of the board of directors. They are looking to fill the seat in the northwest quadrant left vacant by Ed Kelley at the …
Read More »Utah receives Center of Excellence for Total Workers’ Health
Media contacts Julie kiefer Associate Director, Scientific Communications, University of Utah HealthE-mail: [email protected]: 801-587-1293 Sep 20, 2021 10:00 AM The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) awarded funding to U of U Health to establish a new center of excellence for Total worker health® as part of its …
Read More »The subject “Vaccines of the past, present and future” of the launch of New Frontiers
Dr. Lisa Morici, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine, will present âVaccines of the Past, Present, and Futureâ as Louisiana Tech New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series holds its first event from 2021-2022 at 3:30 p.m. on September 27, in university room 134. …
Read More »Senate committee discusses budget and outlier at first meeting of year
Although Pitt pretty much fits 880 students more than initially expected, the University’s multibillion-dollar budget for the 2021-22 school year does not see much change. The University Senate Budget Policy Committee held its first meeting of the academic year via Zoom on Friday, where members discussed the University’s 2021-22 budget …
Read More »Community Newsletter: Spectrum 2021 Conference Survey, Bayesian Accuracy, Article Feedback | Spectrum
Illustration by Laurène Boglio Hello and welcome to this week’s community newsletter! I am your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrumengagement editor. Before we begin, I want to give you a New Spectrum investigation. We’re interested in how autism researchers approach conferences through the end of the year. Are you ready …
Read More »UD envisions cuts to college programs and jobs to create ‘transformational change’
âWe’ve already made cuts around the edges,â said Horner. “This initiative aims to identify structural changes to operations and university programs that will ensure our revenues exceed expenses through healthy and sustainable margins over the long term.” “ The UD has increased financial aid to new and permanent students during …
Read More »UTA is developing a network of sensors to monitor the air conditioning
image: Ingleside’s shoreline on the bay is low and unprotected in places, making it vulnerable to flooding. seen Following Credit: UT Arlington A civil engineer from the University of Texas at Arlington is working with a coastal city in Texas to develop a low-cost sensor network that will help the …
Read More »EVMS project targets diabetes at Western Tidewater – The Suffolk News-Herald
Eastern Virginia Medical School is launching a major effort to target diabetes in Western Tidewater – a largely rural area where disease is a leading cause of hospitalizations and death. The four-year $ 800,000 project is expected to launch by early 2022, according to a press release from EVMS. It …
Read More »Duke begins rollout of booster dose to immunocompromised faculty and staff, student schedule still unclear
Although the Biden administration is considering giving COVID-19 booster shots available next week, students looking to get one from Duke might have to wait awhile. Faculty and staff who fulfilled the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for moderate to severe immunosuppression were able to start …
Read More »Australian study finds catalysts and barriers to adoption of COVID-19 vaccine
People’s confidence in the government’s approval of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is the main driver of vaccine adoption, according to an Australian study. Second on the list of motivations identified in the study is the perceived effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting others in the community. The other …
Read More »First study on brief suicide interventions for young LGBTQ + adults…
The University of Texas at Austin will collaborate with UT Southwestern Medical Center on the first national study on suicide prevention among LGBTQ + young adults, a group at higher risk for depression and suicide. The study, supported by funding of $ 5.4 million price of Institute for Patient-Centered Outcomes …
Read More »Physicists probe quantum world with billion dollar laser
Adrian Feiguin (left), associate professor of physics at Northeastern, and Arun Bansil (right), professor emeritus of physics at the university. Photo by Matthew Modoono / Northeastern University Suppose you are a budding physicist probing the quantum world to better understand the fundamental nature of reality. There are two ways to …
Read More »No party is doing enough to solve student problems, experts warn
TORONTO – With just over a week into the 2021 federal election campaign, experts fear party leaders have not done enough to address the issues facing post-secondary students, potentially hampering the electoral participation of young Canadians. Katherine Scott, senior economist at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, told CTVNews.ca on …
Read More »Perlmutter Cancer Center surgical oncologist advances care for under-represented populations
A renowned breast surgeon, Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH, professor in the departments of Surgery and Population health, treats patients with breast cancer and benign breast tumors and people with a family history of breast cancer who are at high risk of developing the disease. At NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer …
Read More »How can we adapt our infrastructure to future extreme weather conditions? – NBC Connecticut
A sunny and dry weekend is ahead but that will not be enough to help our waterlogged states. Ida brought intense rains to our region. Some cities in Connecticut saw more than 6 or 7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. But when it comes to flooding, our infrastructure …
Read More »Kumar Leader in Collaborative HIV Cure Research
Priti Kumar, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), will co-lead the Yale School of Medicine’s HIV Cure Research Program, under a new $ 26.5 million grant from the program National Institutes of Health flagship Martin Delaney Collaboratories (MDC) for HIV cure research. The team, made up of researchers from …
Read More »Gender discrimination case may continue against Morgan State University
In 2014, Dr. Leah Hollis accepted an Assistant Professor position in Morgan State University’s Doctor of Community College Leadership Program. At the time of her hire, Hollis, already a renowned expert in the field of institutional bullying, had ten years of teaching experience, had co-edited a collection of peer-reviewed essays, …
Read More »Washington state researchers receive $ 2 million grant to invent better ways to recycle plastic waste
Plastic trash can. (Kevin Krejci / Creative Commons) Despite well-intentioned efforts to keep plastic water bottles, wrappers and other items out of landfills, only 9% plastics in the United States are recycled. One of the big problems is that plastics are made of different materials which when mixed together limit …
Read More »Graduate student in education receives $ 10,000 scholarship in bilingual French – URI News
KINGSTON, RI – August 26, 2021 – James Cahan, from Warren, a graduate student of the TESOL / Bilingual and Bilingual Immersion Program at the University of Rhode Island School of Education, received a $ 10,000 scholarship from the French Dual Language Fund -American Cultural Exchange Foundation. Cahan is a …
Read More »Scientists launch effort to collect water data in western US
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new type of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rain and snowfall in the western United States and determine how much. across the region. The multi-million dollar effort …
Read More »Head of Horticultural Department Receives American Society for Horticultural Science Leadership and Administration Award
Russell cothren The American Society for Horticultural Science has named Wayne Mackay, Head of the Horticultural Department of the Agriculture Systems Division at the University of Alberta, as the recipient of the 2021 Award for Outstanding Leadership and Administration. The American Society for Horticultural Science has named Wayne Mackay, Head …
Read More »New UMaine research center focused on potato virus Y-UMaine News
A deeper understanding of the biology of one of the most devastating plant viruses against potato crops is part of a new $ 6.1 million lab focused on host virus virology and dynamics, a main University study. This will be the focal point of the hub. The National Science Foundation …
Read More »Ripon College Receives Substantial Donation of Laboratory Supplies Worth Over $ 54,000 | New
Ripon College received a large donation of laboratory assets from Luxerin Laboratories LLC in Fond du Lac. The donation includes equipment, chemicals, glassware, manuals and supplies valued at just over $ 54,000. Luxerin Laboratories LLC was founded in 1967 as a family business to meet the needs of microbiological testing. …
Read More »Associate Professor Ed Litton: Helping Medicine Improve – People News
In intensive care, doctors do their best to keep you alive and help you get better. Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year co-winner Ed Litton discovers and proves what âbestâ really is. Everything that doctors do in a hospital is tried and tested. Before giving you any medicine or …
Read More »A centuries-old ‘superfood’ as a treatment for diabetes
August 10, 2021 – If asked to think of a camel, many will invariably conjure up the iconic image of a humpback animal crossing the horizon in a burning desert. What they probably won’t think of is a glass of cold milk. But that may soon change, thanks to research …
Read More »Researchers design three-dimensional Kirigami building blocks to create dynamic metamaterials
A new approach to the production of metamaterials uses kirigami techniques to create three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex and dynamic structures. Because the design approach is modular, these structures are easy to assemble and disassemble. âApplying kirigami to three-dimensional materials offers a new level …
Read More »Young advocates seek to change tale of auto theft – NBC Connecticut
New data shows that car thefts among young people are trending down this year. Lawyers gathered in the state capital to call attention to the new numbers, which they say are proof that Connecticut’s laws are working. “We need to shed light on these issues but not spoil the light …
Read More »Share data to fuel discovery | VTx
Academic libraries provide expertise in planning, managing, and publishing data to fuel discovery and future research. Recently, the library launched a new version of its research data repository platform, powered by Figshare. Accessible from anywhere, Figshare is a cloud-based platform for storing, sharing and citing research data. Virginia Tech researchers …
Read More »Igniting Hope conference to fight racist policies
BUFFALO, NY – A battle in progress. This is how Pastor George F. Nicholas describes the health disparities that African Americans are still trying to overcome. âThis is an ongoing battle for our own liberation,â says Nicholas, pastor of Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church and organizer of the African American …
Read More »The trio named to the Oklahoma Educator Hall of Fame
Three Oklahoma educators have been selected to be inducted into the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame. Longtime geography teacher and geography teacher Gary Gress, public schools superintendent Joy Hofmeister and former public schools superintendent Norman Joe Siano will be honored at an induction ceremony on November 6 at Oklahoma City …
Read More »Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorders on the rise, study finds
(CNN) – The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked to problematic marijuana use has increased over the past 25 years, according to a new Danish study. In 1995, 2% of schizophrenia diagnoses in the country were associated with a cannabis use disorder. In 2000, it rose to around 4%. Since 2010, …
Read More »Best of both breeds: UConn researchers study best feeding practices for crossbreed calves
Cattle breeders have historically raised cattle specifically suited for dairy or beef production. But farmers are now looking to get the best of both worlds with crossbreed calves that will produce better beef than purebred dairy calves. Associate Professor of Animal Sciences at the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural …
Read More »Professor Wingate Chosen to Participate in Leadership Fellowship Program | Requestor diary
WINGATE – Andrew Woods, Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Wingate University, has been selected to participate in the 2021-2022 Academic Leadership Fellows program of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. He joins the 18th cohort of 30 who represent some of the brightest future leaders in academic pharmacy across …
Read More »Unions have right of access for NLRA employees after SCOTUS decision
The United States Supreme Court’s decision of June 23 in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hasid has not changed the rights protected by the national labor relations law of employees and union representatives to access and engage in protected activities on the property of the employer, whenever such rights exist . …
Read More »Oregon sex workers advocate for decriminalization, in their own words
Your browser does not support the audio element. Editor’s Note: This story includes discussions about sexual assault. Outside of a few counties in rural Nevada, consensual sex acts in person for pay is illegal in the United States. But no federal law prohibits them. Under the 10th Amendment of the …
Read More »Texas A&M and Prairie View Partner to Improve Higher Education |
Harlin is also an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications. There are already people interested in participating in the fall teaching exchange. Harlin said the number of people who can get involved will be based on the needs of the two schools. âWe will identify …
Read More »Hard-line civil rights activist Gloria Richardson dies at 99
Ms Richardson was invited to speak at the March on Washington in August 1963, though organizers hesitated when she showed up in her signature jeans. She compromised on a denim skirt. Shortly before Dr King’s remarks, she rose to the microphone to speak, but was cut off after saying “hello”, …
Read More »Study shows why second dose of COVID-19 vaccine should not be skipped | Information Center
The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that offers broad antiviral protection, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding strongly supports the view that the second shot should not be skipped. “Despite …
Read More »3 mistakes brands make when targeting their customers
This is why a major decision that brands face in every marketing campaign is focusing on which consumers to target with their limited advertising budgets. After all, targeting determines how the brand will be positioned, what messages will be developed, and on which channels the campaign’s ads will ultimately appear. …
Read More »OPSC 2021 Associate Professor Recruitment for 320 Positions in Various Universities @ opsc.gov.in, Download PDF
The Odisha Civil Service Commission has invited to apply online for 320 associate professor positions at various universities on its official website. Check the application process, age limit, post-wise qualification, experience, selection criteria, how to apply, etc. here. Created on: Jul 16, 2021 13:38 IST Recruitment of associate professor OPSC …
Read More »Spread of Coronavirus Strains Spurred by Super-Spreading Events
The superspreader events that first sowed the coronavirus in the United States are keeping the pandemic on fire, with experts pointing to human behavior and social circles as the main drivers. The problem persists even as the country nears the milestone of having half of its population fully immunized. In …
Read More »GC grad is halfway on a cross-country bike trip for charity
Chris Willis pauses to take in the views on his hike across the country. Willis, from Greenfield, travels the country by bicycle to raise funds for public education. He plans to cycle from Washington to Maine, raising $ 51,000. (Craig Bell | Bowling Green State University) Craig Bell | Bowling …
Read More »Lawmakers from 15 states meet in Nashville to exchange political ideas and cook meals for hungry families
Repairing roads and bridges, the pandemic’s impact on schools, and criminal justice reform are the issues more than 1,500 lawmakers and legislative staff from 15 southern states are in Nashville to discuss. Officials are in town for the 75th Southern Legislative Conference, an annual event featuring former and current state …
Read More »BEVA Diamond Anniversary 2021 Speakers Confirmation – Business Solutions for Equine Practitioners
A second plenary conference, postponed from 2020, will be given by Jean-Marie Denoix (Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, CIRALE, Normandy), who will present his expert opinion on how clinical manifestations contribute to the management musculoskeletal injuries. Courtesy of BEVA A diamond-rated speaker program has been confirmed for the 60e Congress of …
Read More »Shirley Collado Leaves Ithaca College for College Track
Shirley M. Collado, president of Ithaca College, announced Thursday that she will step down early next year after four years in the post. The news of his departure comes amid major budget cuts and a significant reduction in faculty at the private liberal arts college. Collado is leaving Ithaca to …
Read More »Former Penn State executive vice president and provost John Brighton has died
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa .– Former executive vice president and provost John Brighton passed away on June 28, 2021, after a long battle with dementia. He was 87 years old. Highly sought after as a leading university administrator in the United States, Brighton was from 1991 to 1999 Executive Vice President …
Read More »Grant helps UHCL professor study meteorites from Mars
A $ 2,847 grant from NASA contractor Barrios Technology sends Daniel Imrecke, associate professor of geology and environmental science at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, in a new, less earthly direction. As a structural geologist, Imrecke studies the origin and evolution of mountain ranges. âI am entering a new field, …
Read More »Diversification of the supply chain is crucial to avoid ‘food shock’ in cities
PICTURE: Magnitude of shocks in US cities due to a 100-year food supply shock event. The magnitude of the shocks is expressed as a fraction of the average annual food intake in each city. Darker view After Credit: Michael Gomez, Penn State Diversifying the food supply in cities can go …
Read More »Local author pleads for black nostalgia
In an age of racial reckoning, the country’s oppression against blacks is receiving renewed attention, and the experience of being black in America can seem almost universally bleak. Flossmoor’s Badia Ahad-Legardy wants to complicate this point of view. In his new book âAfro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Cultureâ, Ahad-Legardy …
Read More »Are Johnson & Johnson down enough for the Delta variant? – Monterey Herald
Sara Jenez was grateful to have picked up the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson in April, but amid disturbing reports of aggressively spreading viral variants, she is considering receiving one of the other vaccines for additional protection. Like many who have received J & J’s single-shot vaccine, she is …
Read More »Young UMW Alumnus Wins County-wide Elementary Teachers Award in Fairfax
From UMW: When Amelia Carr taught her kindergarten students to recognize words on sight, she received a little help from her siblings. In a YouTube video, the trio sing Sister Sledge’s’ 70s anthem We are a family, with Carr demonstrating on a whiteboard how to write the word “we”. Former …
Read More »Experts join forces for an international dialogue on the human-animal link
Friday, July 2, 2021 Registration is now available for the 2021 Centers for the Human-Animal Bond conference hosted by the Purdue University Center for the Human-Animal Bond. The virtual conference scheduled for November 4-5 will bring together a diverse set of national and international academic centers and institutes of human-animal …
Read More »The event helps start the dialogue about the race
A âComing Together for Racial Understandingâ on-the-job training event was recently held at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Ferndale. Seventeen participants from the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and the University of Arkansas School of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Humanities at Pine Bluff learned ways to facilitate the community dialogue …
Read More »Ana Franco-Watkins appointed Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Item body Following internal research, Ana Franco-Watkins, professor and chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences, has been appointed Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1. Franco-Watkins will oversee the college until a permanent dean is announced to replace Joe Aistrup, who will return to the …
Read More »The biology student and doctor of physiotherapy at Clarkson University is the lead author of the scientific article
Camille Devereaux Camille Devereaux, who received her Bachelor of Science in Biology (Pre-physiotherapy) from Clarkson University in 2021, is the lead author of an article published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of Allied Health. Devereaux, now a graduate student of the Clarkson Doctor of Physical Therapy, and …
Read More »How adults should protect children from Covid-19 variants, expert says – CBS Baltimore
(CNN) – The Delta variant continues to be a major threat to America’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and getting more vaccines into the guns is one way to fight it, according to an expert. The highly contagious and aggressive variant was first detected in India and has spread to …
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