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Released: 13-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EDT
David Heacock Elected Clarkson University Trustee
Clarkson University

David K. Heacock of Los Gatos, Calif., has been elected to the University's Board of Trustees. He is senior vice president and manager of Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Analog (SVA).

Released: 13-Mar-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Children Experience Long Wait Times for Developmental and Behavioral Specialists
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

A study from Rutgers offers evidence that the wait to see a developmental pediatrician averages nearly six months nationally delaying diagnostic evaluations and potential early intervention strategies for children experiencing behavioral, emotional, social and educational struggles.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2017 11:20 AM EDT
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Announces Opposition to American Health Care Act
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, announced Monday, March 13, that it opposes the American Health Care Act now being considered by Congress.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Join the Conversation on the SAFETY Act and Commercial Facilities
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Members of the DHS S&T SAFETY Act team will be available to answer your questions and provide specific guidance on applying for the program. We look forward to the discussion!

   
Released: 13-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
GE Executive John Rice to Speak at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Graduation Ceremony
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

John G. Rice, vice chairman of General Electric, will deliver the main address at the graduation ceremony of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Adventure Media Course Immerses Students in the Heart of Outdoor World
Texas Tech University

Students in the course will bikepack through Big Bend Ranch State Park compiling media content they will later use to produce documentary, editorial and commercial media while gaining valuable real-world experience.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Martha Longenecker Roth’s Legacy Lives on at UC San Diego
University of California San Diego

Martha Longenecker Roth’s life was multifaceted, encompassing work as an artist, educator and museum director. After a career teaching at San Diego State University, she founded the Mingei International Museum in 1978, inspired by the teachings of the revered 20th century Japanese scholar Soetsu Yanagi, who coined the term mingei, “min” meaning all people and “gei” meaning art.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 10:00 AM EDT
Marian Wright Edelman, Advocate for Children’s Rights and the Disadvantaged, Chosen for 2017 Inamori Ethics Prize
Case Western Reserve University

For her life’s work, the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University has chosen Marian Wright Edelman for the 2017 Inamori Ethics Prize, awarded annually since 2008 to honor an individual for significant and lasting contributions to ethical leadership on the global stage.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 9:10 AM EDT
Mothers Are the Unseen Force Behind Honour-Based Crime
Leeds Beckett University

Mothers play a central role in honour-based crime yet this is often unrecognised by police and other agencies, potentially leaving victims at risk, new research suggests.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2017 9:05 AM EDT
UTHealth Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates in Medically Underserved Areas
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $1.5 million to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health for a project designed to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rates among minority youth in medically underserved areas across Houston.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Sensitive Genotypes Yield Disadvantage in Poor Families, but Advantage in Wealthier Ones
University of Kansas

A University of Kansas study's results suggest that children with sensitive genotypes who come from low-income homes will be less financially successful than their same sex sibling without those genotypes. But children with those same genotypes from a high-income home would actually fare better economically as young adults than their brother or sister.

10-Mar-2017 9:35 AM EST
People See Black Men as Larger, More Threatening Than Same-Sized White Men
American Psychological Association (APA)

People have a tendency to perceive black men as larger and more threatening than similarly sized white men, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Exchange Program Expands Asian Partnerships
University of Illinois Chicago

Students in the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago now have the option of traveling to Vietnam, which was added last year to the list of more than 40 study abroad countries by the UIC Exchange Program.

   
Released: 12-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
FDA-Required Tobacco Product Inserts & Onserts – and the First Amendment
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

A legal analysis published today examines the FDA’s regulatory authority to provide consumers with information via tobacco products and their labeling; how actively FDA could do that within existing First Amendment constraints; and new approaches to interpreting and applying the federal Tobacco Control Act and the First Amendment.

   
Released: 10-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EST
Salisbury University Honored Nationally for Teacher Education Partnerships
Salisbury University

Salisbury University was honored with the 2017 Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement Award from the National Association of Professional Development Schools. The award applauds outstanding school-university partnerships that shape current and future educators.

Released: 10-Mar-2017 1:05 PM EST
Study Reveals the English Language Organized Itself
Stony Brook University

A Stony Brook University-led study of the history and spelling of English suffixes demonstrates that the spelling of English words is more orderly and self-organized that linguistics have previously thought.

10-Mar-2017 1:00 PM EST
UChicago Alum Endows Medical School Scholarship Program with Estate Gift
University of Chicago Medical Center

A physician who graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and his spouse are bequeathing their estate to the medical school, creating a new scholarship they hope will encourage future alumni to “pay it forward.”



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