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Kathryn Edwards, MD, who holds the Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair in Pediatrics and is a professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2020 John Howland Award, the highest honor given by the American Pediatric Society (APS).

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Keywords: Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire find that environmental developments caused by climate change are contributing to the transformation of the seafloor to a lower, more patchy seascape dominated by shrub-like seaweed which could impact species habitats and the structure of the food web.

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Keywords: Climate Change, Seaweed, Ocean, Ocean Floor, seascape, Invasive seaweed, kelp, kelp forests, turf seaweed, Gulf Of Maine, warming water

Weather conditions and cold and flu viruses can make it more difficult for you to stay healthy and safe during winter months.

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Keywords: Cold Weather, Fall Prevention, Flexibility for Fall Prevention, flu, Flu Vaccine, inclement weather, Pneumonia Vaccine, Respiratory Illness, Winter, winter health , winter health tips, Winter Illness, Winter Wellness

In a miniaturized laboratory, microfluidic systems can conduct chemical experiments on a chip through a series of small connected tubes the size of a hair.

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Keywords: Microfluid, Microfluidic Chip, chip

DePaul University associate professor David Wellman, an expert in the relationship between diplomacy, interreligious engagement and ecological ethics in building bridges across boundaries of difference, believes that transprofessional diplomacy — involving a coordinated effort on the part of track one, track two and track three diplomats — could play an important role in addressing complex challenges such as the rise of nationalism in Europe.

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Keywords: Diplomacy, applied diplomacy, diplomats, citizen diplomats, Transprofessional diplomacy, Transprofessional Diplomats, Track one diplomacy, Track two diplomacy, Track three diplomacy, Nationalism, rise of nationalism in Europe, Immigration, nation-state diplomats, Ngos, non-governmental organizations

Paul Boxer is an expert on the development and management of aggressive behavior and director of the External Center on Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice at Rutgers University-Newark. Stephanie Bonne is assistant professor of surgery at New Jersey Medical School and director of the Hospital Violence Intervention Program at University Hospital in Newark, where she is a trauma surgeon and regularly treats gun-shot victims.

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Keywords: Santa Clarita, gun violence epidemic, School Shooting Prevention, School Shootings

With a ceremony held today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory joined with its international partners to break ground on a new beamline that will help scientists learn more about ghostly particles called neutrinos.

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Keywords: DUNE, LBNF, Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, Neutrino, Department Of Energy

Topics for the new DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 20.1 Pre-Solicitation have been released. The Pre-Solicitation contains 11 topic descriptions, nine from the DHS S&T and two from CWMD Office.

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Keywords: SBIR, Small Business Innovation Research, Small Business, Science And Technology, R&D

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine developed a breakthrough cell therapy to improve memory and prevent seizures in mice following traumatic brain injury. The study, titled “Transplanted interneurons improve memory precision after traumatic brain injury,” was published today in Nature Communications.

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Keywords: Traumatic Brain Injury, inhibitory neurons, UCI School of Medicine