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UrduDo diversity and inclusion efforts do what they’re intended to? Professor Martin Davidson, Darden’s senior associate dean and global chief diversity officer, discusses workplace practices that encourage a culture of race-intelligent inclusion and greater understanding of the needs of black people.
Month: December 2019
Darden Executive Education Program Offers ‘Profound’ Experiences for Diverse Communications Leaders
For nearly two decades, a unique executive education program has played a significant role in promoting the growth of leaders of color in the media and communications space.
Sustaining simulation education requires evidence of effectiveness
Simulation education has evolved significantly over the years and has become essential to preparing nurses for clinical practice, but sustaining its evolution will require greater evidence of its effectiveness, according to a summary of Columbia University School of Nursing’s 2018 inaugural “Innovations in Simulation Summit,” which appears in the October 2019 issue of Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Media Advisory: Save the Date for Cardiothoracic Surgery Meeting
Credentialed press representatives are invited to attend The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting January 25-28, 2020, in New Orleans.
Towards high quality ZnO quantum dots prospective for biomedical applications
Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) is currently one of the most commonly used semiconductor metal oxide nanomaterials due to its unique catalytic and electro-optical characteristics. The inherent and distinctive physicochemical properties of ZnO nanostructures are dependent on a variety of factors…
Frequency of worship, not location, matters more when it comes to being good neighbors
A growing segment of Americans is traveling farther to worship, Baylor University study finds
Got a migraine? Relief may already be on your medicine shelf
A research review in The American Journal of Medicine shows that aspirin can be considered a possible clinical option to other, more costly treatment and preventive options for migraines
Building a better breast with eye-tracking technology
New study may help to improve the results of cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source. The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is steadily increasing, and many scientists believe that it is causing impacts in our environment. Recently, scientists have sought…
Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions
Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding wood – as concluded based on the preliminary results of the year-long study carried out by thermal engineers of Tallinn University of…
Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality; the results flip a popular theory on its head
Young tree swallows carry environmental stress into adulthood
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have found that colder temperatures during tree swallows’ development stage has an effect on swallows later in life. For the past seven years, Maren Vitousek, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and her…
How the strep bacterium hides from the immune system
A bacterial pathogen that causes strep throat and other illnesses cloaks itself in fragments of red blood cells to evade detection by the host immune system, according to a study publishing December 3 in the journal Cell Reports . The…
Gas giant composition not determined by host star
Unraveling this surprising discrepancy could reveal new details about the planet formation process
General and pediatric ‘Treat All’ policies lead to increased ART initiation among youth
A new study published as “Editor’s Choice” in The Journal of Infectious Diseases found that expansion of HIV treatment eligibility to include those under age 15 led to large and significant increases in initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) within 30…
MA physician assistant programs adopt first-in-nation partnership to prevent opioid abuse
Process described in special article
BU finds potentially harmful air contamination near new Bedford Harbor
The levels of PCBs in the air are high enough to affect thyroid hormones in people who reside close to the harbor, raising the risk of diabetes, low birth weight, and impaired neurodevelopment
How accumulating useful genes helps older yeast fare better in tougher times
Satellite DNA circles allow genome flexibility in challenging environments
How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto an immune cell network
Death of STAT lab tests could be good for patient care
While a lab test might be ordered STAT to help save a life, a new study suggests that the STAT test order should rest in peace, and instead the time standard for most clinical lab tests, like the commonly requested…
Transition to exhaustion: clues for cancer immunotherapy
Defining which T cells are truly exhausted
New remote-controlled ‘smart’ platform helps in cardiovascular disease treatment
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular (CV) disease has become the leading cause of death worldwide. However, vascular regeneration is a promising treatment for cardiovascular disease. Remodeling the endothelium – i.e., forming a confluent vascular endothelial cell monolayer on…
Medicine against bone disease found in the leaves of saussurea
Bacterial bone infections are quite resistant to antibiotics and require new therapeutic approaches
Time to stop commercial distortion of healthcare evidence and practice, experts urge
Trustworthy evidence is needed for properly informed health decisions
Fake news feels less immoral to share when we’ve seen it before
People may share viral misinformation even when they know it’s false
How to improve water quality in Europe
Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for action
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
More than half of America’s national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paper
Through the eyes of animals
Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks to an innovative software framework developed by researchers from the University of Queensland and the University of Exeter. PhD candidate Cedric van den Berg from UQ’s School of…
Announcing new GSA Division Award for career achievement in petroleum geology
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Achievement Award has been established by the Energy Geology Division of The Geological Society of America (GSA) and will be awarded in 2020 at the GSA Annual Meeting in Montréal, Canada. The award…
Mason scientist develops game to arm users against climate change ‘fake news’
New game builds resilience against misinformation; ‘inoculates’ users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinking
Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals
Poor sanitation leads to untreated wastewater entering river systems in many countries where industrialisation and urbanisation is not supported by appropriate infrastructure. The lack of regulation and enforcement means toxic chemicals can damage the ecology of the natural environment and…
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more…
Illuminating the path for super-resolution imaging with improved rhodamine dyes
DUT and SUTD researchers developed a new strategy that enhances the brightness and clarity of sub-cellular structures when dyed with novel rhodamine fluorophores, laying the ground for the advancement of super-resolution microscopes
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security and the functioning of ecosystems. It has an adverse effect on water and air and, of course, on the soil itself. It also produces a number of harmful knock-on effects;…
Russia’s nuclear industry set to fight the climate crisis by exporting education
Challenges and perspectives for Russia’s nuclear industry on its way to assuming a key role in the fight against the climate crisis on a global level, while also ensuring future growth and building on 65 years of prodigious legacy, dating…
Characterizing whale vocalization can help map migration
The lives of North Atlantic killer whales are relatively unknown; understanding their calls can help answer questions about their behavior
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing shows very low risk of mistakes
Zebrafish study further supports accuracy of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool, provides reassurance for use in human treatments
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respiration
EMBO welcomes first Global Investigators
Nine life scientists join the new EMBO Programme in its first year
Inhibiting a protease could improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
The study, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, shows that blockade of the protease MT1-MMP protects the vasculature in the inflamed gut
New remote-controlled ‘smart’ platform helps in cardiovascular disease treatment
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular (CV) disease has become the leading cause of death worldwide. However, vascular regeneration is a promising treatment for cardiovascular disease. Remodeling the endothelium – i.e., forming a confluent vascular endothelial cell monolayer on…
Time to stop commercial distortion of healthcare evidence and practice, experts urge
Trustworthy evidence is needed for properly informed health decisions
Fake news feels less immoral to share when we’ve seen it before
People may share viral misinformation even when they know it’s false
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
More than half of America’s national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paper
Through the eyes of animals
Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks to an innovative software framework developed by researchers from the University of Queensland and the University of Exeter. PhD candidate Cedric van den Berg from UQ’s School of…
Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals
Poor sanitation leads to untreated wastewater entering river systems in many countries where industrialisation and urbanisation is not supported by appropriate infrastructure. The lack of regulation and enforcement means toxic chemicals can damage the ecology of the natural environment and…
Illuminating the path for super-resolution imaging with improved rhodamine dyes
DUT and SUTD researchers developed a new strategy that enhances the brightness and clarity of sub-cellular structures when dyed with novel rhodamine fluorophores, laying the ground for the advancement of super-resolution microscopes
Russia’s nuclear industry set to fight the climate crisis by exporting education
Challenges and perspectives for Russia’s nuclear industry on its way to assuming a key role in the fight against the climate crisis on a global level, while also ensuring future growth and building on 65 years of prodigious legacy, dating…
Death of STAT lab tests could be good for patient care
While a lab test might be ordered STAT to help save a life, a new study suggests that the STAT test order should rest in peace, and instead the time standard for most clinical lab tests, like the commonly requested…