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UrduA unique study conducted in a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows if young adults are properly taught about heart healthy behaviors and strictly adhere to specific interventions, they may see significant benefits to their cardiovascular health when…
Tag: Education
Quitting Facebook could boost exam results
In research that validates what many parents and educators suspect, students whose grades are below average could boost their results if they devoted less time to Facebook and other social networking sites. The study, led by Dr James Wakefield from…
New findings on nitrous oxide emissions from northern trees surprised scientists
A recently published study, completed by researchers from the University of Helsinki together with Dr Katerina Machacova, a visiting scholar, demonstrates that boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere are sources of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). The study provides…
International organization names Purdue Innovation and Economic Prosperity award winner
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has named Purdue University a 2019 Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Place award winner. Purdue received the IEP Place award for exemplary initiatives resulting in social, cultural or…
Teaching preschool caregivers healthy behaviors may promote healthier habits in high-risk groups
A unique study conducted in a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows if young adults are properly taught about heart healthy behaviors and strictly adhere to specific interventions, they may see significant benefits to their cardiovascular health when…
Quitting Facebook could boost exam results
In research that validates what many parents and educators suspect, students whose grades are below average could boost their results if they devoted less time to Facebook and other social networking sites. The study, led by Dr James Wakefield from…
New findings on nitrous oxide emissions from northern trees surprised scientists
A recently published study, completed by researchers from the University of Helsinki together with Dr Katerina Machacova, a visiting scholar, demonstrates that boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere are sources of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). The study provides…
International organization names Purdue Innovation and Economic Prosperity award winner
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has named Purdue University a 2019 Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Place award winner. Purdue received the IEP Place award for exemplary initiatives resulting in social, cultural or…
What you don’t know about these cute animals could harm you (video)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 08, 2019 — Don’t let their cuteness fool you — these animals are not to be messed with. This week on Reactions, we break down the chemistry behind what makes these adorable critters deadly: https:/ / youtu. be/…
Doctors don’t realize hair care prevents many African-American women from exercise
Education needed to help doctors work with patients, find solutions to stay active
Scientists’ panel urges vigorous prevention of sexual harassment and bias in labs
Large panel, including UMass Amherst diversity researcher, urges tougher action
FAER/ABA Co-Sponsor Research in Education Grant for a Second Year
The ABA and FAER are co-sponsoring the FAER/ABA Research in Education Grant for a second year to advance the careers and knowledge of physician anesthesiologists interested in key elements of education in anesthesiology.
Federal funding targets critical need in disability education
Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding will help train University of Arizona students to serve young people with visual and hearing impairments. Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education will help address a critical shortage in educational interpreters, rehabilitation…
Federal funding targets critical need in disability education
Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding will help train University of Arizona students to serve young people with visual and hearing impairments. Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education will help address a critical shortage in educational interpreters, rehabilitation…
Addition of College and Career Readiness Advisors Expected to Offset National Counselor-Student ratio of 455-to-1.
Educators from across the country left the CFES Brilliant Pathways National Conference invigorated by the announcement that newly trained College and Career Readiness Advisors will play a major role in helping increase postsecondary success and help offsett a national counselor-student ratio of 455-to-1.
Declaration of a climate emergency and next steps for action
Scientific consensus on the threat of climate change is well established, reaching back 40 years to the First World Climate Conference, held in Geneva in 1979. Over the ensuing decades, attendees of similar assemblies have cited the growing threat of…
Wiley partners with Editage to enhance and expand services for authors
HOBOKEN, N.J.–November 5, 2019– John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Editage, a leading global scholarly communications brand by Cactus Communications (CACTUS), to enhance and expand the services available from…
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage
First known current performance gap study shows
Vegan school lunches have 3 times more fiber than meat-based entrées
Plant-based pilot program showed vegan meals are heart-healthy, popular with students
SVIN’s 2019 Annual Meeting to highlight advances in stroke care worldwide
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) is committed to improving stroke prevention strategies as well as expanding access to the most impactful and modern acute stroke treatments to our patients worldwide. Stroke and interventional neurologists who are members…
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage
First known current performance gap study shows
Vegan school lunches have 3 times more fiber than meat-based entrées
Plant-based pilot program showed vegan meals are heart-healthy, popular with students
SVIN’s 2019 Annual Meeting to highlight advances in stroke care worldwide
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) is committed to improving stroke prevention strategies as well as expanding access to the most impactful and modern acute stroke treatments to our patients worldwide. Stroke and interventional neurologists who are members…
Rich resources of private schools give pupils educational advantage
First known current performance gap study shows
Vegan school lunches have 3 times more fiber than meat-based entrées
Plant-based pilot program showed vegan meals are heart-healthy, popular with students
SVIN’s 2019 Annual Meeting to highlight advances in stroke care worldwide
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) is committed to improving stroke prevention strategies as well as expanding access to the most impactful and modern acute stroke treatments to our patients worldwide. Stroke and interventional neurologists who are members…
Vampire folklore has more chemistry than you’d think (video)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2019 — Halloween season wouldn’t be the same without the undead. This week on Reactions, we unpack the chemistry that might have inspired one of our favorites: the vampire: https:/ / youtu. be/ hTtitLeGvV0 . Reactions is…
Sen. Sanders Lauds New Partnership Focused on Increasing College and Career Readiness
Four Vermont schools have joined CFES Brilliant Pathways’ growing network of programs across the US and Ireland in support of students becoming college and career ready. The addition of the Vermont schools supports a statewide initiative known as Advance Vermont launched in 2017 by Gov. Phil Scott focused on 70 percent of working-age residents attaining a postsecondary degree or credential of value.
Text-based nudges to high school seniors boost financial aid filing, college enrollment
High school seniors who receive texted reminders–or “nudges”–from their school counselors are 17 percent more likely to complete the college financial aid application process and 8 percent more likely to enroll in college directly after graduating than their peers who…
The long arm of childhood conditions
The results of a new IIASA study supports the notion of a “long arm of childhood conditions” that remains invisible beyond mid-life but can affect health satisfaction later in life.
Scaling up a cleaner-burning alternative for cookstoves
Mechanical engineering students in MIT D-Lab are working with collaborators in Uganda to scale-up a solution for the health risks associated with wood-burning cookstoves
National poll: Half of parents have declined kids’ play date invites
Many parents aren’t comfortable with their child playing at another family’s home — but only 1 in 4 have been asked about safety issues by another parent pre-playdate
Nobel Prize Laureates to discuss the future of health in Berlin
How can we ensure good healthcare and a healthy life for all? How is climate change affecting our health? These are just some of the questions that will be at the heart of the Nobel Prize Dialogue on Friday 8…
This blacksmith forged a sword using chemistry (video)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2019 — This week on Reactions, we head to Portland, Oregon, to learn how blacksmithing is just as much chemistry as it is an art form: https:/ / youtu. be/ Y_43_u9u_Ag . ### Reactions is a video…
In rejecting city’s deal, Chicago teachers reach for bigger goal
On Thursday, teachers in Chicago went on a strike after their union (CTU) rejected a deal from the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Lee Adler, an expert on education and collective bargaining at Cornell University’s ILR School, says that to the…
Argonne training program prepares researchers for scientific computing in the exascale era
From July 28 to Aug. 9, 73 students participated in the 2019 Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC) organized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and funded by DOE’s Exascale Computing Project (ECP).
Study finds relationship between racial discipline disparities and academic achievement gaps in US
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2019–An increase in either the discipline gap or the academic achievement gap between black and white students in the United States predicts a jump in the other, according to a new study published today in AERA…
Read to kids in Spanish. It’ll help their English.
Immigrant parents worry their children will struggle learning English and fret that as non-English speakers, they can’t help. A new study in the journal Child Development shows that’s simply not true. Reading to a young child in any language will help them learn to read in English.
How to make magnetic slime (video)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2019 — This week on Reactions, we explore the chemistry of slime. Check it out to learn how you, too, can use easy-to-get items to make magnetic and colored slime: https:/ / youtu. be/ IyNxPAaUHsw . Reactions…
The American Physical Society announces Historic Sites for 2019
The Historic Sites initiative recognizes landmarks significant to physics history across the United States.
ERC Synergy Grants awarded to 37 research groups to take on the biggest challenges
Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes – such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too big to address for one researcher – even the most excellent. That is why the ERC awards the Synergy Grants. In the 2019…
Technology to use hot air balloons for rocket launches competes in a startup battlefield
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Leo Aerospace, a Purdue University-affiliated startup looking to launch rockets with the help of hot air balloons, has taken to the technology battlefield to receive worldwide attention for its technology. Members of the Leo team took…
Major worldwide conference at SUNY New Paltz to focus on ‘migration and mental health’
The event, free and open to the public, will feature 50 migration subject-matter experts
Ethiopian parents can’t make up for effects of life shocks on children by spending more on education
Extra investment in school and tuition fees does not counter effects on child development
Medicare overpayments for graduate medical education could total $1.28 billion annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 7, 2019) – If Medicare capped funds for Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the rate of $150,000 per resident, the move would free up more than $1 billion a year, according to a study published today in…
Digital Approaches to Increasing Equity in Higher Ed — Opening Universities for Refugees
International conference of the SUCCESS project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in Berlin from December 4-6, 2019
American Journal of Roentgenology finds no consensus on handling outside imaging studies
AJR research suggests academic radiology reexamine second-opinion consultations on outside studies, as a more uniform approach could help both radiologists and patients
Charlene Compher to receive 2019 Norma M. Lang Award for Scholarly Practice & Policy
Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, CNSC, LDN, FADA, FASPEN, is the Shearer Endowed Term Chair in Healthy Community Practices, Professor of Nutrition Sciences, Director of the Nutrition Programs, and Vice-Chair of Penn Nursing’s Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences. She will deliver…
Rewarding teamwork is key to improving primary children’s spelling, says study
Findings show it’s better for teachers to reward highest achieving team instead of best performing pupil
Dartmouth engineering professor selected as Women in Mathematics Fellow
Petra Bonfert-Taylor selected as 2020 Association for Women in Mathematics Fellow