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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 …

A degree is one thing, and a degree designed to make an impact is another. Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) specializes in the latter. Each program has innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship in its DNA. Each breakthrough and scientific discovery aims to expand human knowledge, meet the needs of society and …

Professor Reuben Okechukwu is the Rector of the newly approved Federal College of (Technical) Education, Isu, Ebonyi State. In this interview with UCHENNA INYA, he talks about the college’s planned take-off in October and the challenges facing the budding institution, among other salient issues. As one of the newly approved …

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has announced Dr. Timothy J. Benton as the Regional Dean of the Permian Basin Campus, effective September 15. Benton, who had served as interim regional dean since May, was also named Jan & Ted Roden Endowed Mr. President, a decision that took effect …

Every city needs someone to watch it, but not all are blessed with their own superheroes. Laughlin Air Force Base, a small military base in a sleepy southwest Texas border town, has the next best thing: Raul Castorena. The 47th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief and native of Del …

Dr. Lisa Morici, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine, will present “Vaccines of the Past, Present, and Future” 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. …

To exploreThe University of Miami ranks among the top 50 schools in the latest national ranking All nursing students from other Miami campuses – Oxford and Middletown – will have access to learning and training in the Nursing Innovation Hub. “We have simulation spaces representing an OB suite, a pediatric …

An Andover native recently became the 10th commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in Washington. Captain Eric J. Hawn relieved Captain Gregory G. Vinci on August 27 of command, created in 2004, and regional engineer for the Washington Naval District. “To the entire NAVFAC Washington family here and in …

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 …

A debt tightening involving China’s second-largest developer caught the attention of investors last week. Evergrande, the Shenzhen-based company, is facing a debt default of around $ 300 billion. The crisis echoes the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, which marked its 13th anniversary last week, a development that at the time sent …

For the publisher: Although I know this is an unpopular position in the current political climate, I am against the ban on teacher-student relations, unless the student is actually in the teacher’s class at the time of the case, in which case there is an obvious conflict of interest, since …

The United States government is a massive employer and is always on the lookout for qualified candidates to fill a wide variety of vacancies in locations across the country. Below is a summary of the qualifications for an active and open job listing of other independent agencies and organizations. The …

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 …

In September, Cuba became the first country in the world to begin mass vaccination of children as young as 2 against Covid-19. Although coronavirus vaccines are not mandatory, parents and children fill clinics, hospitals and even converted schools to get their children vaccinated. “I’m relieved,” Laura Tijeras said just minutes …

Two professors from the University of Nevada at Reno were selected from 51 applicants across the state as Early Childhood Educators of the Year by the Nevada Department of Education. This is the first year that the department has rewarded teachers for this award. The two educators, Kaitlin Cortes and …

Unlike many diseases that plague aging humans, there are already remedies for the most common, serious, and costly threats to thousands of dilapidated buildings along the Florida coast. This is a disease that structural engineers call “concrete cancer”. Symptoms first appear as rusty columns or cracked balconies, a sign that …

“We’ve already made cuts around the edges,” 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 …

Argentina updates Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to hear about Argentina’s news. On Friday evening, Argentine Peronist President Alberto Fernández reshuffled his cabinet, which increased the power of radical Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and paved the way for increased public spending. Tensions within …

When Julian Pleasants passed away on September 7, North Carolina lost one of its most important academic and popular historians. Pleasants grew up in Southern Pines, graduated from Davidson College, and received a Masters and Doctorate in History from UNC-Chapel Hill. For nearly 40 years he taught history at the …

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 …

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 …

PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke is pleased to announce its selection into the Third Cohort of the National Teacher Readiness Transformation Center of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, to foster high quality educators in institutions across the country. service to minorities across the United States. “With a long history of …

I had read accounts that Lucille aspired to be a writer, but my research revealed that she was a writer. With Gayl’s support, Lucille Jones published stories and novels late in her life, and in Lucille’s writing we can see how much the girl had to learn from the mother: …

A style of politics long considered to be in decline is experiencing a sort of reprieve, even glimmers of a possible return. The gray-robed center-left technocrats are once again a serious force, at the expense of both establishment conservatism that has prevailed in Western democracies for much of the 21st …

TOPEKA – The board responsible for the oversight of the state’s public universities and colleges has adopted a budget request of $ 161.6 million to be submitted to Governor Laura Kelly ahead of the 2022 legislative session. Members of the Kansas Board of Regents made a recommendation that would allocate …

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The unemployment rate in San Diego County fell to 6.6% from 6.9% revised in July, well below the estimate of 10.8% a year ago, according to figures released Friday by the state’s employment development department. This compares to an unadjusted unemployment rate of 7.5% for California …

The CU Boulder McNair Scholarship Program is a federal TRIO grant designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies by participating in research and other academic activities. McNair Fellows are either first generation students with financial need or members of a group traditionally under-represented in graduate studies. The aim of …

The Macromolecules Innovation Institute (MII) has provided seed funding for two research projects through its new Interdisciplinary Seed Collaborative Program (ICSP). CPSI is a one-year funding opportunity designed to support and enhance collaborations between IBD research groups in different departments at Virginia Tech. Since emerging collaborations between faculty from different …

“We are facing a lot of backlash, especially from some Republican governors. The governors of Florida and Texas are doing everything possible to undermine the vital demands that I have proposed,” Biden said, specifically calling the GOP . Govt. Greg Abbott from Texas and Ron DeSantis from Florida. Biden also …

Yokota Air Base, a major US air transport hub in western Tokyo, is improving its electrical system as part of a $ 166 million project to improve its energy efficiency. (Juan King / Stars and Stripes) YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Among the many construction projects underway at this Air …

Baylor teacher Stephen Goniprow refuses to wear a mask in his classroom, violating Baylor’s COVID-19 policies. Olivia Martin | Photographer By Ana Ruiz Brictson | Editor-in-chief On the first Friday of Baylor’s fall semester, a political science professor refused to wear a mask in at least one of his in-person …

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 …

By Cameron Johnson Amid a congressional debate on revitalizing the country’s infrastructure, the green economy emerges as ripe for investment because of its forward-looking, sustainability-driven and job-creating opportunities. Prioritizing strong climate infrastructure can generate an influx of well-paying green jobs with benefits, simultaneously strengthening the country’s resilience in the face …

Sep 18, 2021 TIT IDEA that the spoils of the modern economy are unfairly distributed has become part of the public discourse in the rich world. A common villain is the growing class of wealth owners living off the income of capital rather than hard-earned wages, an explanation popularized by …

Sep 18, 2021 gOD, DIT the Koran, chose Arabic for its revelation because it is easy to understand. But many of the world’s 470 million Arabic speakers disagree. Almost 60% of ten-year-olds in Arabic-speaking countries (and Iran) have difficulty reading and understanding basic text, according to a World Bank report. …

The 41st Meritorious Service in Engineering Award was announced in 2021, sponsored by the Association of Engineers, and the obayashi group’s project was awarded in two categories. The Engineering Merit Award is recommended and decided by companies and organizations in various fields such as generalists, engineering, steel, and shipbuilding, and …

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 …

The COVID-19 epidemic has caused an unprecedented global health and financial crisis. As of August 2020, more than 20 million people worldwide had been infected; however, specific treatments remain under study. Hydroxychloroquine, a classic chloroquine-derived drug for rheumatologic diseases, has shown activity against the novel coronavirus in vitro and has …

Helmand’s new Taliban governor, who spent years as a commander fighting the British in Sangin, greets visitors with an assault rifle resting on his desk. Yet he insists that the time for fighting is over. He has a message for the British and the rest of NATO: recognize the Taliban …

September 14, 2021 A special blessing ceremony was recently held for the community at St. John’s University School of Education as faculty gathered in person on the Queens, NY campus, for the first time since the pandemic of COVID-19 struck over 18 months ago. “Despite the pandemic, the School of …

Professorship is only achieved by active academics who have devoted their time to teaching and research at the University. In addition, certain steps are followed before an academic is promoted to the rank of professor. Someone has to rise through the ranks just like any other professional executive. In the …

Chief Master Sgt. Amanda Marotta, emergency management superintendent assigned to the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, recalls starting her military career on September 11, 2001. Marotta was 18 and thought she was going to take the world by storm. She said she wanted to leave her small …

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 …

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 …

Have you ever persuaded yourself to jump in the pool at the end of summer, before it closes for the season? You know it’s going to be cold and uncomfortable at first, but you also know you’ll get over the initial shock and get used to it. Starting college can …

SAN DIEGO, September 10, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Sergio R. Granados is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a trusted executive for its excellent work in the field of civil engineering and natural gas. A respected professional, he worked for 18 years in the utility industry. Mr. Granados worked …

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 …

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 …

To help students who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Alamo Colleges have distributed more than $ 15.4 million in federal emergency aid grants to 13,736 students in the District of Alamo colleges. “Federal emergency funds provided to Alamo Colleges District for Student Emergency Assistance have been critical …

Virginia to remove General Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond Virginia plans to demolish a 12-ton statue of General Robert E. Lee in Richmond on Wednesday after the Virginia Supreme Court issued a ruling last week allowing the state to remove the Confederate statue. First Lady Biden returns to teaching …

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is leading the way for higher education students who want to gain paid and hands-on work experience and help build a stronger future workforce, according to a press release. The firm’s Minority Internship Program (MIP) provides professional development opportunities for minorities, women and others historically …

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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 …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – More than 1,000 universities across the country, including several in Kentucky, require COVID-19 vaccinations for at least some students and staff. Despite the efforts of an increasingly vocal group of professors, the University of Louisville is not one of them. “It’s really frustrating knowing that half of …

At first glance, Humberto Sanchez looks like many young corporals serving in the Marines. He went through one of the army’s toughest basic training programs to become a “strategic warrior” and defend his country. Beside other members of the service in the photos, he was standing, sporting the Marine Camouflage …

Editor’s Note: Community Posts are the perfect place for community announcements and event posts. If you have a community event that might be of interest to our readers, please submit here. Milwaukee Area Technical College will be hosting a free, public COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. …

When Donald Trump cited genetics at a campaign rally in Minnesota in September 2020, commentators were quick to link its language to early 20th-century eugenics and Nazi science. “You have good genes, you know that, don’t you? Trump asked his almost all-white audience. “You have good genes. A lot of …

DUBLIN, August 31, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The “Global Smart City Engineering and Construction (E&C) Services Market), By Project (Buildings, Other), By Application (IoT, Housing, Other), By City Topography (Developed , emerging), By Service Type, By Solution, Estimate & Forecast, 2017 – 2030 “report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com …

Riverhead’s Latin language program returns this school year. The Riverhead Central School District has hired Aidan Walsh as the district’s new high school Latin teacher, according to a district statement. According to his LinkedIn page, Walsh is a freelance tutor at Varsity Tutors and editor and database manager for the …

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 …

It is no coincidence that Afghanistan’s huge trade deficit first emerged after 2001, when the country was taken over by Western powers, or that the deficit peaked during the rise in military power of US President Barack Obama in 2012 and 2013. Imports are a direct consequence of foreign aid. …

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, …

Alexander “Al” Barna, 91, of Cranberry Township, peacefully reunited with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 26, 2021, surrounded by his family.Al was born May 29, 1930 in Howland, Ohio, the son of the late John and Anna Pawelchak Barna.Al graduated from Howland High School in 1948. After high …

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 …

The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature of 1890 passed a law creating three institutions of higher education in order to meet a requirement of the Organic Act of Congress establishing the territory. Congress demanded that the territory establish three types of public higher education: liberal arts and vocational education, agricultural education and …

TALLAHASSEE – Governor Ron DeSantis’ ban on compulsory masks in public schools was rejected Friday by a Tallahassee judge who ruled the governor exceeded his authority, misinterpreted state law and ignored scientific evidence by issuing his prescription. The ruling, for now, eases pressure state officials have placed on Palm Beach …

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 …

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 …

BRIMLEY / MARQUETTE, Michigan (WJMN) – Bay Mills Community College (BMCC) and Northern Michigan University (NMU) are teaming up to provide a new teaching certificate starting this fall. The certificate is designed to prepare K-12 teachers for the Anishinaabemowin language and culture. The Michigan Department of Education has granted initial …

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) – US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 completed Exercise TURNING POINT statewide from July 26 to August 20. The field training exercise required NMCB-3 to establish a task force on San Clemente Island where it would exercise control over task units, smaller groups assigned to …

Vitamin D has no beneficial effect on muscle function, strength or mass in non-athletes and in some cases may even have a negative effect, according to a new review of previous studies published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The effects of vitamin D supplementation did not differ …

Joe Biden, US President, has stepped up pressure on employers to impose coronavirus vaccination requirements after the BioNTecb / Pfizer jab obtained full clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. Biden said it was crucial to intensify vaccinations in order to contain the Delta variant of the virus. Troops returned …

They fear losing gewog engineers to dzongkhag Nima | Sarpang The Sarpang Gups have expressed concern over the restructuring of the engineering sector of the dzongkhag, where all the engineers of the dzongkhag would be grouped together. The reorganization plan should allow the sharing of knowledge, the specialization of engineers …

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 …

BUXTON – Jean Whitney, a teacher training professor at the University of Southern Maine and mother of Rosalie and Archer Thomas, died Aug. 20 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a 6-year battle with colon cancer. Jean was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1964. She attended public schools …

David A. Dunn, 80, resident of Carillon of Plainfield and former resident of Naperville, IL for 44 years, died August 13, 2021. He was born September 28, 1940 in Chicago, IL. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Josephine “Jo” Dunn; his beloved daughters, Jennifer (Jeff) Walsdorf …

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 …

Nigerian Ambassador to Ukraine Shina Alege called for increased collaboration between Nigeria and Ukraine in the areas of economy, trade, education and defense. Describing in particular the low volume of trade between the two countries, Alege said it had become imperative for the two countries to explore possibilities to engage …

THOMPSONVILLE – The hundred-year-old eyes and one day of Beatrice Brenton glowed with enthusiastic communication. Finally, she had diverted the discussion from a subject that was dear to her: phenomenological psychology. Despite his blindness, muffled hearing, worn knees and other ailments often associated with a person who achieved centennial status, …

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. …

CLB Architects are completing a contemporary and welcoming home, dubbed the “riverbend,” along the Snake River near Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. the house nestles against the river, which forms the north and west perimeter of an 18 acre wooded property that offers spectacular mountain views to the north through …

Cyprus remains deficient in many ways, largely due to the size of its underground economy By Les Manison Aging populations and the devastating socio-economic effects of the Covid pandemic and financial crises all underscore the need to build robust “care economies”. Indeed, the International Labor Organization calls for “urgent action …

CARLSBAD The Academy welcomes a new president Mark Desjardins was named the next president of the Académie de l’Armée et de la Marine. He was selected after a seven-month executive search to run the academy, a college-preparatory military boarding school for middle and high school boys. He will succeed retired …

Although still in the early stages of the process, the North Heartland Port Authority site has emerged as the favorite for the port location, based on reports from contractors. A critical problem analysis conducted by Barr Engineering and a basic design memorandum created by Hanson Professional Services Inc. were presented …

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 “best” really is. Everything that doctors do in a hospital is tried and tested. Before giving you any medicine or …

August 20, 2021 IF YOU ARE WRITING a book called “The Honest Truth About Dishonesty,” the last thing you want to be associated with is fraud. Yet that’s where Dan Ariely, behavioral economist at Duke University, is with his four co-authors of an influential study on lying. The economist today …

House Speaker Tim Moore urges MPs to support their version of the budget. Democrats say the budget ignores Leandro’s court ruling. North Carolina House finally approved a budget bill last week for the fiscal year that began July 1 – six weeks ago. Now comes a period of negotiation with …

Google (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) As Google Trends turns 15 on Wednesday, it posted the top search engine topics during that time period in South Africa. A review of the list reveals that, among other things, South Africans use the Internet to find answers to pressing questions, stay informed …

As students enter college over the next few weeks, we who teach them must recognize that in many ways, traditional-aged freshmen react to their first college experience in the same way as students. sixth-graders do this in their first year of college. Of course, I don’t mean that 18-22 year …

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 …