nTIDE June 2020 Jobs Report: Numbers up but COVID spikes may impact economic recovery
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring the nonprofit National Organization on Disability, which guides business ...
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Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University receive $1.2 million NIH award to recruit minority Ph.D. students
Research team aims to increase number of underrepresented minority scientists in Cleveland areaCredit: Cleveland Clinic July 2, 2020, CLEVELAND: At ...
A loving ‘outsider’s’ bird’s eye-view of China’s transformation
World Scientific publishes 'China's Millennium Transformation, the Belt and Road Initiative,' an unusual book by Da Hsuan FengCredit: World Scientific ...
Global e-waste surging: Up 21% in 5 years
A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the ...
Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves
Credit: Photo courtesy of Reza Keshavarz An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc ...
nTIDE June 2020 COVID update: Numbers improve for workers with and without disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE COVID update -- featuring economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, and disability employment expert ...
Researchers study effects of COVID-19 on caregivers of people with ADRD
Credit: Northern Arizona University Sixteen million family members in the U.S. are caregivers for the more than 6 million people ...
Race, rurality play prominently in Georgia areas hardest hit by COVID-19
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University While counties in populous metropolitan Atlanta had the highest number of COVID-19 cases ...
‘Game changer’ for reporters: 2016 US presidential election coverage
University of Missouri study looked at ethical issues in US presidential election press coverage between 2000-2016Credit: University of Missouri The ...
Not so robust: robusta coffee more sensitive to warming than previously thought
Widely considered to better prepared for climate change than arabica coffee, a new study from Southeast Asia shows robusta coffee ...
Beyond Singapore’s bicentennial
We need to do more than reminiscence historyCredit: World Scientific "This is a timely publication, which commenced as Singapore was ...
Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia’s superfood in race to save it from warming climate
Ethiopia's native staple food grain teff is at risk, with 80% of production to be hit by higher temperatures soon ...
AI goes underground: root crop growth predicted with drone imagery
Using machine learning, scientists can analyze drone images shot above the soil to understand how root crops respond to drought ...
Survey: In Vermont, pandemic’s impact falling disproportionately on lower income groups
Credit: Glenn Russell High percentages of Vermonters agree with the social distancing measures put in place by the state in ...
National Autism Indicators Report: the connection between autism and financial hardship
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute releases the 2020 National Autism Indicators Report highlighting the financial challenges facing households of children with ...
Global oncology pharmacists face restricted access to essential PPE items
Practitioners have needed to adjust cancer care during COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Maurisa Jones, UCI Irvine, Calif., June 8, 2020 -- Oncology ...
USask-led partnership awarded $2.5 million to advance global climate education
Credit: David Stobbe for USask Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership ...
American Roentgen Ray Society statement on health care and racial inequities
ARRS reaffirms its century-long commitment to the impartial progression of medical imaging and its allied sciences through a true community ...
May 2020: Job numbers up for Americans with disabilities as COVID restrictions ease
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire May 2020 nTIDE report -- featuring the New Jersey-based GI Go Fund's programs ...
Air conditioner bumps the electric bill by 42%, increasing the risk of energy poverty
Credit: Gaia Squarci A new study published in Economic Modelling by researchers at Ca' Foscari University and CMCC shows that ...
