(June 7, 2021 / JNS) When about 10 years ago I ran a pro-Israel organization that educated and trained high school and college students, I often heard a refrain from Jewish students, especially those who had gone to Jewish day schools, alleging that they had been lied to by the …
Read More »“The Disordered Cosmos” reveals how dark matter and social justice connect
Chanda Prescod Weinstein, a theoretical physicist at the University of New Hampshire, believes everyone has a right to know the universe. But sometimes there are obstacles that prevent you from having a good view of the cosmos. âThe first step is to realize that, in fact, we don’t all have …
Read More »How Maharashtra plans to open up
HOW THE LEVELS WILL BE DETERMINED The district authorities, after having disaggregated the parameters – positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds – for the administrative units of its jurisdiction, will decide on the level of restrictions to be imposed. In the case of Mumbai and its suburbs, for which …
Read More »Nuclear clocks could surpass atomic clocks as the most accurate watches
Nuclear clocks could be the GOAT: the largest of all watches. If physicists could build them, nuclear clocks would be a whole new type of clock, which would tell time based on the physics of the core of atoms. Today’s most accurate clocks, called atomic clocks, rely on the behavior …
Read More »What are the limits on public borrowing?
June 5, 2021 TIT SCALE of Joe Biden’s plans is hard to overstate. Where the former boss of US President Barack Obama quickly turned to reducing deficits after the ordeal of the global financial crisis, Mr Biden’s first budget, which he unveiled on May 28, will borrow shameless. The plans …
Read More »The skills to drive the circular clothing transition
How the rise of reuse and repair models will change the landscape of the Dutch clothing industry Countries around the world are rushing to develop plans to curb climate degradation by 2050, with some emphasizing the circular economy as a means to that end. Imagine a scenario thirty years from …
Read More »The remarkable toughness of hexagonal boron nitride unmasked
PICTURE: A scanning electron microscope image shows branching cracks in a 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) single crystal. The experiments and computer modeling of Rice University and Nanyang Technological University have shown … see After Credit: Image courtesy of J. Lou / Rice University HOUSTON – (June 2, 2021) – …
Read More »Pre-feasibility study aimed at advancing CO2 capture
REGINA, Saskatchewan, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Amplifying the impact of emission reductions through carbon capture and storage (CCS) is at the center of a new pre-feasibility study exploring the application potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from 750 megawatt coal-fired power stations. This project is part of a …
Read More »When the masks reveal | MIT News
A Covid-19 mask is generally considered a form of protection. But what if our masks became opportunities for exposure – the physical expression of our thoughts, concerns, and how we relate to the turmoil of the outside world? This was the challenge faced by undergraduates at MIT tasked with designing …
Read More »Antimatter stars could be hiding in our galaxy
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Read More »President Nguyen Xuan Phuc Works With Communist Review | Politics
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks during the working session (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Communist Review – the magazine of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), to create a forum on important theoretical questions Of the party. During a working session with representatives of …
Read More »Senate tests will to preserve filibuster with China, January 6 committee votes
WASHINGTON – The Senate has been mulling over the future of filibuster for months, but Thursday’s votes could finally shift this discussion from theoretical to practical, and supporters of lowering the 60-vote threshold believe it could fuel their cause. Two major pieces of legislation before the Senate could be blocked …
Read More »Downing Street explored isolation plan for over 55s to avoid second lockdown
Boris Johnson was so keen to avoid a second Covid-19 lockdown in England last summer that senior officials were ordered to make plans for all over 55s to self-isolate. The policy, which would have meant that much of the economy could have remained open, was officially known as “segmentation” and …
Read More »ONLINE: Wednesday evening at Lab – Isthme
press release: the registration link will be the same until the end of May 2021. The presentations and questions / answers will be published later on the WN @ TL Youtube to place. June 2 Professor Luke Zoet of Geoscience will return to WN @ TL with the latest drift …
Read More »2DG is crucial in treating Covid, says man behind drug – The New Indian Express
Express press service NEW DELHI: The drug 2DG (2-Deoxy-D-glucose) will be just as effective on corona patients, believes Professor Dr Vinay Jain, former director of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), who has was instrumental in introducing the drug to India for the treatment of brain cancer …
Read More »PhD Grad studies heartache black college athletes face as sport ends
Thanks to his research, a Mercer University The PhD graduate hopes to raise awareness of the grief that black college athletes – especially Black Division I college football players – face after their athletic careers end and help improve their overall well-being. Dr Marlon Williams, a Double Bear, just completed …
Read More »Create your own future in a collaborative culture of performing arts
Get ready for your behind-the-scenes career with the Adelaide College of the Arts Live Production and Technical Services Diploma at TAFE SA. Image TAFE SA. Photographer Juan Van Staden. Dr Diana Carroll Monday, May 24, 2021 A successful career in the entertainment industry isn’t just about being in the spotlight. …
Read More »Design Architect – New York, NY, United States | Jobs
OLI is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in civic and institutional projects around the world. OLI adheres to a culture of open collaboration with an eye not only on the theoretical conceptualization of each individual project, but with equal care in the discipline of local construction methodologies and the built …
Read More »Remembering MS Narasimhan, a versatile and fearless mathematician
MS Narasimhan, December 2010. Photo: Bocardodarapti / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 With the death of Mr. S. Narasimhan, India lost one of its most versatile mathematicians. As someone to whom he has been a mentor, colleague, longtime collaborator and close friend, I feel particularly helpless. Narasimhan, or MSN as …
Read More »Latest Hampden Bridge project has come true for UMaine students
HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) -It’s a bridge of the future now in place in Hampden, and it started with the students at UMaine. It is the last project that came true by Orono engineering students that is celebrated. Senator Susan Collins said, “It’s a very exciting day for the state of …
Read More »Ogilvy announces lineup for Nudgestock 2021, the world’s largest creativity and behavioral science festival
NEW YORK, May 20, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Ogilvy today announced the lineup for Nudgestock 2021, the must-see festival hosted by Ogilvy Consulting that brings together the worlds of creativity and behavioral science. For the second year in a row, Nudgestock will be available live and online worldwide for …
Read More »Origins of life researchers develop new ecological biosignature
When scientists hunt for life, they often look for biosignatures, chemicals, or phenomena that indicate the existence of present or past life. Yet it is not necessarily true that signs of life on Earth are signs of life in other planetary environments. How do we find life in systems that …
Read More »Sustainability must innovate based on consumer behavior – Glossy
Cary Lin is the co-founder and CEO of skincare brand Common Heir. When Michelle Lee, editor-in-chief of Allure magazine, announced the beauty magazine new commitment to sustainable development last month, I wanted to print it out like a big piece of paper and stand on a soapbox saying, “Allure isn’t …
Read More »Pritzker Won’t Cut Improved COVID Unemployment Benefits As Employers Claim Labor Shortage
Unemployed Illinois will continue to receive an additional $ 300 in improved weekly benefits in the event of a pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker said on Wednesday, even as Republican-led states across the country scramble to end those benefits. earlier, claiming they discouraged people of working age from finding employment. . …
Read More »Pregnancy study on effects of vaccines debunks social media rumors
Injecting covid-19 does not harm the placenta, a new study from Northwestern Medicine confirms. CNN: Covid vaccines do not harm the placenta, unlike social media misinformation, study finds There is no biological basis behind social media claims that Covid-19 vaccines can harm the placenta, the organ that provides a growing …
Read More »Stacy wins SIUE’s Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award
Jason Stacy of SIUE, PhD, professor in the Department of History at the College of Arts and Sciences. “Dr. Stacy models the academic activity of his students with his own work, while providing intellectual and practical advice that enables our graduate students to graduate in a timely manner.” EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois …
Read More »What helps homeless families move into stable housing?
University of HawaiÊ»i Former homeless indigenous Hawaiian and Micronesian families and their successful journey to secure housing is at the center of a new pilot study by social work researchers at the University of Hawaii in MÄnoa. The study, published in the April 27 issue of Journal of Human Behavior …
Read More »When COVID travel bans work and don’t
New Delhi: As states impose new lockdowns of varying duration and intensity to stop the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows that medium-duration travel bans are counterproductive – they trap migrants in cities that are COVID-19 hotspots long enough to expose them to the virus, which …
Read More »NH&MP and TME Partner to Promote Academic Links
Islamabad: The Millennium Education (TME) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Roads and Highways Police (NH&MP), a press release said. The meeting was chaired by NH&MP Inspector General Dr S Kaleem Imam, Deputy Inspector General Asghar Ali Yousafzai and Millennium Education Founder and CEO Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq …
Read More »10 sci-fi movies where time travel really makes sense
The idea of ââchanging the way things are or will or have happened is tempting in science fiction. While the usual way these films deal with time travel isn’t always the most precise shot in theory, or even the most well thought out, some filmmakers have managed to pull it …
Read More »NIU today | NIU Ph.D. student receives prestigious DOE research award
AJ Dick AJ Dick, a NIU student pursuing his doctorate in physics, won a prestigious graduate student research award from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE recently announced that Dick is among 78 students from across the country to be selected for its Graduate Student Science Research Office …
Read More »St. Olaf Student Receives NSF Graduate Fellowship – St. Olaf College
St. Olaf Student Receives NSF Graduate Fellowship The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded St. Olaf College student Laurie Balstad ’21 a graduate research fellowship that will support his doctoral work in population biology at the University of California, Davis. Laurie Balstad ’21 will study population biology at the University of …
Read More »Double character of excitons in extremely fast time scales: atomic type or solid type?
Attosecond measurement of an exciton in a crystal of MgF2. Credit: Polimi Excitons are quasiparticles that can transport energy through solid substances. This makes them important for the development of future materials and devices – but more research is needed to understand their fundamental behavior and how to manipulate it. …
Read More »Dr Jared Glover selected as the first ARM Institute Fellow
summary The ARM Institute Fellowship Program supports the Superior Defense Industry Consortium of Artificial Intelligence in Metals and Manufacturing (AIM). Dr Jared Glover selected as the first ARM Institute Fellow May 10, 2021 – The ARM Institute (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) is proud to announce that Dr. Jared Glover, CEO …
Read More »Op-Ed: Why the COVID vaccine didn’t work for me
I had a liver transplant in 2006. For the rest of my life, my body’s immune system will regard my transplanted liver as “foreign tissue” and will turn its arms against it as it would against a virus or bacteria. invasive. Of course, unlike a virus, I actually want to …
Read More »3 CQE scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 1 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
May 10, 2021 – Three scientists from Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) – Nadya mason at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Laura Gagliardi at the University of Chicago; and Michael wasielewski at Northwestern University – were recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and Mason was also elected …
Read More »Endless detonations could detonate hypersonic devices in space
Endless detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from orbiting Earth. And now, researchers have recreated the explosive phenomenon in the lab that could make it possible. Detonations are a particularly powerful type of explosion that travel outward faster than the speed …
Read More »7 awarded by the SIOP Distinguished Awards
Each year, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the SIOP Foundation award numerous prizes for excellence in professional and student work. For 2021, seven SIOP members have been awarded distinguished prizes. The SIOP Distinguished Awards are presented in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contributions or distinguished …
Read More »There is no link between Covid-19 vaccines and infertility. here’s why
Originally Posted: MAY 10, 21 13:52 ET By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) – This is the claim that is suddenly everywhere: the Covid-19 vaccine will make women infertile. “No! You don’t know science!” a woman posted on Twitter in response to naysayers. “The vaccine creates an immune response to the …
Read More »Herman Aguinis receives the Distinguished Scientific Contributions award
PICTURE: Herman Aguinis, PhD view After Credit: Herman Aguinis Herman Aguinis, PhD, received the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The annual award is presented in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the science of industrial and organizational psychology. The Distinguished …
Read More »How to hire data scientists
Data scientists are among the most sought-after professionals today, and for good reason; they are essential for turning the growing volume of raw data into actionable information for organizations in all industry verticals. Despite this, companies find it difficult to understand what educational or professional history a potential data science …
Read More »Robert Malate ’21 puts passion and persistence on the line – Harvard Gazette
He had the chance to put these language skills to good use during a summer spent teaching at a STEM camp in Suzhou, China. During the program, Malate taught 3D printing and computer programming to middle school students, and although the program was taught in English, he often had to …
Read More »Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Making Your Computer Profession »Insurance News Live
The field of IT is extremely evolving, with massive changes and changes over a short period of time. In order to turn your field into your profession, there are a number of steps that every aspiring computer science student should consider. These steps can guide and shape students’ careers by …
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