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Released: 15-May-2020 12:35 PM EDT
Sandia Labs wins 4 national tech transfer awards
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories won four awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. The awards are ranked as some of the most prestigious honors for federal laboratories and industry partners that demonstrate outstanding technology transfer achievements.

Released: 15-May-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Jonathan Schilling: Then and Now
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Jonathan Schilling is a professor in the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology at the University of Minnesota. He is also the director of the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories in northern Minnesota.

Released: 14-May-2020 4:15 PM EDT
Head of Talent Acquisition at Southwest Airlines Emphasizes Essential Skills Over Technical During CFES Brilliant Pathways Webinar
CFES Brilliant Pathways

The Head of Talent Acquisition at Southwest Airlines offered some critical career advice to students participating in a CFES Brilliant Pathways Webinar on May 13 focused on Essential Skills: we hire for attitude first, skills second.

Released: 14-May-2020 3:40 PM EDT
Coronavirus outbreak trending topics - See the Coronavirus Channel
Newswise

Research and experts on the symptoms and spread of COVID-19, impact on global trade and financial markets, public health response, search for an effective treatment, and more

       
Released: 14-May-2020 3:10 PM EDT
A Brave New Virtual World of Work?
University of California San Diego

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in remote work on an unprecedented scale. Elizabeth Lyons, an assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, predicts this sudden transition to virtual will create a "new normal" in the world of work.

Released: 14-May-2020 2:25 PM EDT
12 ASU engineering faculty earn the National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Arizona State University (ASU)

Twelve ASU engineering faculty members have earned the NSF CAREER Award between November 2019 and April 2020. More than 40 early-career investigators in the Fulton Schools of Engineering have earned this prestigious honor in the last five years.

Released: 14-May-2020 7:20 AM EDT
Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP, Named New Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA – Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP, an accomplished researcher of health inequities and a respected women’s health leader, has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She will join Penn on Sept. 1, 2020, from her post as a professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Released: 13-May-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Expert: Show compassion in redefining ‘back to work’
Washington University in St. Louis

As areas of the country begin to relax and do away with stay-at-home orders, things will not snap back to normal for all employees and organizations. This may seem obvious, but it has huge ramifications for what employers can and should expect from employees during this time, according to an expert at Washington University in St.

Released: 13-May-2020 1:45 PM EDT
Job skills training leads to long-term reduction in drug abuse
Ohio State University

Job skills training for low-income youth does more than just help them get better jobs – it makes them significantly less likely than others to use some illicit drugs, even 16 years later.

Released: 12-May-2020 7:15 PM EDT
Ohio State Experts Offer Tips For Healthy Transition To Post-COVID-19 Workplace
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Nursing say it’s important to take precautions to avoid infection, but also to deal with the stress of transitioning back to their offices or businesses after an extended period of isolation during COVID-19.

Released: 11-May-2020 2:15 PM EDT
URI appoints NASA scientist to lead Graduate School of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – MAY 11, 2020 – The University of Rhode has announced the appointment of NASA scientist Paula S. Bontempi as dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography. An alumna of GSO and a biological oceanographer for more than 25 years, Bontempi joins URI from the Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate of NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.

Released: 11-May-2020 9:50 AM EDT
Augustana University Names Director of the MBA Degree Program
Augustana University, South Dakota

Augustana has named Dr. Anissa Goehring as its inaugural Director of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program. The university announced in November of 2019 it would be adding an MBA degree to its graduate education portfolio, building upon the quality education provided by the business department while also supporting the university’s comprehensive strategic plan – Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030.

Released: 11-May-2020 8:15 AM EDT
State actions played lesser role in COVID-19 economic damage
Ohio State University

Actions by state governments to try to limit the spread of COVID-19 played only a secondary role in the historic spike in U.S. unemployment in March, according to new research.

7-May-2020 5:45 PM EDT
Paid Sick Leave a Crucial Weapon During COVID-19 Era and Beyond, UCLA Study Finds
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Note: Embargoed until 8 a.m. PDT Monday, May 11, 2020. Paid Sick Leave a Crucial Weapon During COVID-19 Era and Beyond, UCLA Study Finds. A UCLA analysis of policies in 193 countries shows that gaps in coverage for ill workers put nations’ health and economic security at risk. The research is to be published May 11 in in the journal Global Public Health.

     
Released: 8-May-2020 11:50 AM EDT
Talent is key to school turnarounds
University of Delaware

New research has shown that the key to implementing successful reform in low-performing schools is hiring and retaining effective principals and teachers.

Released: 8-May-2020 8:30 AM EDT
New CUR Board Members Elected
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

John F. Barthell (NSF), Donna Charlevoix (UNAVCO), Niharika Nath (NYIT), Karen K. Resendes (Westminster College), and Binod Tiwari (CSU-Fullerton) have been elected to the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).

Released: 7-May-2020 4:30 PM EDT
Ruth S. Waterman, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology
UC San Diego Health

Ruth S. Waterman, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health.

Released: 7-May-2020 4:00 PM EDT
Rutgers Experts on #COVID19Disparities in Unemployment
Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR)

Workplace experts in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations are available to comment on the April jobs report and how the unemployment crisis disproportionately affects women, people of color, and undocumented workers.

Released: 7-May-2020 9:55 AM EDT
Nobel laureate Martin Chalfie elected as 2022 cell bio society president
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Nobel laureate Martin Chalfie was elected by members of the American Society for Cell Biology to serve as ASCB President in 2022. He will serve as President-Elect on the Executive Committee in 2021.

Released: 7-May-2020 9:40 AM EDT
University Hospitals Launches “UH Healthy Restart Playbook” to Help Businesses Restart
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Announcement of University Hospitals "UH Healthy Restart Playbook" -- a comprehensive toolkit to help businesses emerge from the COVID-19 crisis.

   
Released: 7-May-2020 6:00 AM EDT
Rutgers’ Greg Moore Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Professor Gregory W. Moore, a renowned physicist who seeks a unified understanding of the basic forces and fundamental particles in the universe, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. Moore, Board of Governors Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, joins 119 other new academy members and 26 international members this year who were recognized for their distinguished and ongoing achievements in original research.

Released: 6-May-2020 4:55 PM EDT
Argonne physicist Giulia Galli earns two top honors for outstanding research and leadership
Argonne National Laboratory

Galli elected to both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.

Released: 6-May-2020 3:30 PM EDT
Workers happy despite crisis and uncertainty
University of Zurich

In general, workers in Switzerland and Germany are coping well with the Covid-19 crisis and the associated social disruption.

Released: 4-May-2020 3:25 PM EDT
Thurman Barnes Joins the New Jersey Center on Gun Violence Research and Rutgers School of Public Health
Rutgers School of Public Health

Thurman Barnes has been appointed as the assistant director of the New Jersey Center on Gun Violence Research, and associate professor in the department of urban-global public health at the Rutgers School of Public Health. He will start his new role at Rutgers this May.

Released: 4-May-2020 10:30 AM EDT
Brookhaven Biochemist Receives Prestigious Award for Plant Lipid Research
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Jantana Keereetaweep, a biochemistry research associate in the biology department at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been awarded the Paul K. Stumpf Award for her research on plant lipids (fats and oils). The award, given every two years, recognizes the contributions of a promising early-career scientist in honor of Stumpf, who was a world leader and pioneer in the study of plant lipid biochemistry.

Released: 4-May-2020 9:00 AM EDT
American Association of Endodontists Announces New President Dr. Alan H. Gluskin
American Association of Endodontists (AAE)

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE), the 8,000-plus-member association representing dental specialists known as endodontists, is announcing that Alan H. Gluskin, D.D.S., will serve as its new President, effective April 30, 2020. Dr. Gluskin succeeds Dr. Keith V. Krell. AAE Presidents serve one-year terms and are elected by Association stakeholders

Released: 4-May-2020 8:15 AM EDT
FIELDING FOCUS | Public Health in a Pandemic: COVID-19 & Vulnerable Populations
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has launched FIELDING FOCUS, a webinar discussion series that has begun with weekly curated conversations addressing public health and COVID-19. During upcoming sessions, we will explore the impact that the current pandemic is having on vulnerable populations (May 5) and on wellness and healthy living (May 12). Additional sessions are in the planning stages.

Released: 1-May-2020 5:40 PM EDT
ARN Board Member Maureen Musto Selected for Development Group Working on the World Health Organization “Rehabilitation 2030” Initiative
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses is proud to announce that ARN Board Member Maureen Musto, MS RN APRN-CNS ACNS-BC CRRN, has been selected to serve on the Development Group for Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinson’s Disease working on development of the World Health Organization (WHO) Rehabilitation Programme’s Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PRI).

Released: 1-May-2020 2:10 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: Coronavirus biology, Q&A with Joel McHale, brain topographic maps, single cell sequencing and more
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.

Released: 1-May-2020 11:10 AM EDT
Mayo hospitals again receive 'A' grades for patient safety
Mayo Clinic

Seven Mayo Clinic hospitals scored high marks for safety — earning an "A" for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.

Released: 1-May-2020 8:30 AM EDT
Radford University’s Jeanne Mekolichick Elected as 2021–2022 President of the Council on Undergraduate Research
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Jeanne Mekolichick, associate provost of academic programs at Radford University in Radford, VA, has been elected as 2021-2022 president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).

Released: 30-Apr-2020 7:10 PM EDT
The commercial consequences of collective layoffs
Newswise

Researchers from Erasmus University Rotterdam and IESE Business School published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that empirically demonstrates the effects of collective layoff announcements on sales, advertising effectiveness, and consumers' price sensitivity.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 7:10 PM EDT
The commercial consequences of collective layoffs
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from Erasmus University Rotterdam and IESE Business School published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that empirically demonstrates the effects of collective layoff announcements on sales, advertising effectiveness, and consumers' price sensitivity.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 1:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Health Nationally Recognized with ‘A’ Grades for Safety
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health has been awarded double ‘A’ grades for the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 11:55 AM EDT
Ellen Druffel elected to National Academy of Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., April 30, 2020 – University of California, Irvine chemical oceanographer and biogeochemist Ellen Druffel has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most distinguished scientific organizations. One of 146 scientists from around the world to have been elected, Druffel researches the carbon cycle of the planet’s oceans and how humanity’s burning of fossil fuels affects that cycle.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 11:40 AM EDT
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Receives Sixth Consecutive ‘A’ Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group
Loyola Medicine

Gottlieb Memorial Hospital received its sixth consecutive ‘A’ grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade, considered the “gold measure” of patient safety, is a letter grade assigned to 2,600 general, acute-care hospitals across the country based on how well the hospital protects its patients from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 11:35 AM EDT
Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) ReceivesSecond Consecutive ‘A’ Safety Grade from Leapfrog
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) received its second consecutive ‘A’ grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade, considered the “gold measure” of patient safety, is a letter grade assigned to 2,600 general, acute-care hospitals across the country based on how well the hospital protects its patients from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 11:05 AM EDT
Firms behaving badly: Investors punish for social irresponsibility depending on proportion of company execs with law degrees
University of Notre Dame

The extent to which investors punish firms for corporate social irresponsibility is associated with the proportion of top management executives in a firm who have a law degree, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 10:35 AM EDT
Douglas R. Green, Ph.D., of St. Jude elected to the National Academy of Sciences
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Douglas R. Green, Ph.D., of St. Jude elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his contribution to understanding the mechanism of cell death and survival.

   


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