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Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 days ago
Education

Duke ends scholarship for Black students

Duke University has replaced the Reginaldo Howard Scholars program with a noncompetitive Reginaldo Howard Leadership Program, ensuring current scholars keep their funding. [ more ]
Intelligencer
1 month ago
Education

Inside the Craziest College-Admissions Season Ever

Admissions process at Duke University involves extensive application review and decision-making.
The process is evolving due to changes in data availability and increasing application numbers. [ more ]
Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago
Education

Duke stops assigning numeric values to essays, test scores

Duke University no longer assigns numerical ratings to applicants' standardized test scores and essays.
The decision to stop assigning points to applicants' essays is due to concerns about AI-generated writing and ghostwritten essays. [ more ]
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Education

Homework: How Much Is Too Much?- Srudhilaya Karthik, Townley Grammar School

Homework: How Much Is Too Much?- Srudhilaya Karthik, Townley Grammar School (Image: Daniel Chekalov) We've all been there: midnight, the blue glare of an empty word document illuminating your tired face.Homework has plagued students for years, but is it really as terrible as it's cracked up to be?It's no secret that homework can supplement class study, as well as teaching vital problem solving skills to those who manage to stay on top, but does it promote cramming and late night assignments for the rest of us?
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Boston.com
2 months ago
Boston Celtics

4 takeaways from the Globe profile of Maine's Cooper Flagg, the nation's top hoops prospect

Cooper Flagg is the No. 1 college basketball prospect in America for the Class of 2024.
Flagg is ranked higher than Jayson Tatum was at the same age. [ more ]
researchers
Medium
10 months ago
Data science

Paralyzed Man Walks Again Thanks to AI-Powered Tool

Swiss researchers were able to use AI in implants that acted as a bridge between the spine and brain, allowing a paralyzed man to walk.Since 2011, a man by the name of Gert-Jan Oskam had been paralyzed from the hips down after a motorcycle accident.Due to the accident, his spine had become injured and communication between it and his brain had been broken.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

Why the Diabetes Drug Mounjaro Works So Well for Weight Loss

The latest buzzy diabetes drug semaglutidebetter known by brand names Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsusis drawing attention for its ability to both control blood sugar and cause weight loss.But doctors and patients are anticipating that the most powerful of these drugs is yet to come, since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering approving Eli Lilly's drug tirzepatide (brand name: Mounjaro) for weight loss later this year.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
Public health

Experimental universal flu vaccine with an mRNA-based design enters trial

An mRNA-based flu vaccine designed to offer long-lasting protection against a broad range of influenza viruses is now in a phase I clinical trial, the National Institutes of Health announced this week.The trial brings the remarkable success of the mRNA vaccine platform to the long-standing efforts to develop a universal flu vaccine.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
11 months ago
Mental health

Infants' Health Record Data May Improve Early Autism Screening

* Research Highlight
Autism screening in the first two years of life is an essential tool for ensuring that children and families have access to appropriate supports and services as early as possible.Although effective screening tools are available, researchers are exploring new approaches that could help make early screening more accurate and objective.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Toddlers more likely to help dogs get treats than toys

Toddlers are more likely to help a dog reach a treat than a toy, especially if it has shown interest in the nibble.The findings come as a part of a study that looked at whether youngsters were likely to impulsively help a pet.Researchers found that a group of children aged two to three were twice as likely to help a dog reach a treat or toy when the animal showed interest than if it did not.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Pets

Altruism towards other species may have helped humans thrive, study finds

The human urge to lend a hand extends to animals from the earliest years of life, according to researchers who observed toddlers interacting with friendly dogs.Children as young as two years old went out of their way to help dogs get toys and tasty treats that were placed beyond their reach, despite never having met the animals before, scientists found.
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www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

Andre Leon Talley's Sanctuary' in White Plains, N.Y., Is for Sale

For the last 18 years of his life, Andre Leon Talley Vogue's pioneering creative director lived in a stately center-hall colonial in White Plains, N.Y.Mr. Talley died last year at age 73, after complications from Covid.The house is now for sale for $1.25 million.The house is a masterpiece, said the listing broker, Bonnie Stein, an associate broker at Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty in Rye, N.Y.
CTVNews
10 months ago
Toronto

Toby Fournier eyes 2024 Olympics, making Canadian senior team at camp

It's been quite the ride for Toby Fournier of late, but one she continues to have tunnel vision through.The 17-year-old Toronto native committed to Duke University on Wednesday.After celebrating with family over dinner that night, ESPN's 13th-ranked 2024 basketball prospect is now in Edmonton for senior women's national team camp, with eyes on competing for Canada at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Acm
11 months ago
Digital life

Your Digital Life Isn't as Permanent as You Think It Is

Robyn Caplan understands the fragility of digital memories intimately.After tragically losing both of her parents during the covid pandemic, Caplan treasures the digital possessions she inherited.She cherishes her mom's iPad, access to her dad's email inbox, and message threads with both of them.It allows her to see the world through the eyes of her parents, she says.
Acm
2 years ago
Digital life

Web Surfing that Feels Instantaneous, Even Though It's Not

Researchers at Duke University, the University of Illinois, Yale University, and Switzerland's ETH Zurich have developed a design for a speed-of-light Internet network across 120 U.S. cities.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
Health

The NIH is enrolling volunteers in an early-stage trial for an mRNA-based universal flu vaccine

The National Institutes of Health is now enrolling participants to test an experimental universal influenza vaccine using mRNA technology.The NIH is looking for 50 volunteers ages 18 to 49 for the Phase 1 trial at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.A universal influenza vaccine would be a major public health achievement and could eliminate the need for both annual development of seasonal influenza vaccines, as well as the need for patients to get a flu shot each year, said Acting NIAID Director Dr. Hugh Auchincloss in a news release.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

'Extraordinary': W boson particle finding contradicts understanding of how universe works

After a decade of meticulous measurements, scientists have announced that a fundamental particle - the W boson - has a significantly greater mass than theorised, shaking the foundations of our understanding of how the universe works.
HousingWire
11 months ago
Real estate

EarnUp financial wellness platform reaches new milestone in Q1

Financial wellness technology company EarnUp reached a new milestone last quarter, helping millions of Americans schedule mortgage, auto, and student loan payments through its Payday to Payday program and technology.The company says it processed more than 50 million payment transactions worth $43 billion in total as of Q1 2023.
Sun Sentinel
1 year ago
Miami Dolphins

Dolphins to hire Joe Kasper as safeties coach

The Miami Dolphins are hiring Joe Kasper, the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive quality control coach, as their new safeties coach, the South Florida Sun Sentinel has confirmed.Kasper replaces Steve Gregory, who was fired in January after two seasons in Miami.The NFL Network was first to report the hiring.
South Side Sox
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Billy Seidl

Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´0´´220 poundsAge: 232022 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age relative to high level +0.3 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed relief pitchers in the system 24Overall 2022 stats 2-0 ⚾️ 8 games ⚾️ 1 Sv ⚾️ 1.00 ERA ⚾️ 1.111 WHIP ⚾️ 8 K ⚾️ 6 BB
With pick No. 461 in the 15th round of the 2022 MLB draft, the White Sox added right-handed pitcher Billy Seidl from Duke University.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Your guide to California's Congressional District 3 race: Kermit Jones vs. Kevin Kiley

Jones grew up on his family's farm in Michigan before earning law and medical degrees from Duke University.After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he joined the Navy and served as a flight surgeon for a Marine helicopter squadron in Iraq.Afterward, he got a master's degree in public administration and served for a year as a White House fellow in the Obama administration, working with the secretary of Health and Human Services on improving care for veterans.
South Side Sox
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox select RHP Billy Seidl in 15th round (No. 461 overall)

With pick No. 461 in the 2022 MLB draft, the White Sox added right-handed pitcher Billy Seidl from Duke University.
Fish Stripes
1 year ago
Miami Marlins

Miami Marlins 2022 MLB Mock Draft 2.0

The 2022 MLB Draft is less than a month away as it will kick off on Sunday, July 17th.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Washington Commanders are interviewing Falcons QB Coach Charles London for Offensive Coordinator today

Update: Washington announces their interview with Charles London
We are interviewing Charles London today for our offensive coordinator opening.-Washington Commanders (@Commanders)
January 19, 2023
The Washington Commanders search for a new offensive coordinator continues and a few new names have been added to list of potential replacements for Scott Turner who was fired last week.
Bavarian Football Works
1 year ago
Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich youngster Grayson Dettoni called to USMNT U-19 camp

Bayern Munich youth defender Grayson Dettoni was selected for the USMNT U-19 camp being held at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.
Dettoni is a Virginia-born center-back, who played many of his foundational years in the United States for the San Diego Surf.Below is the invite list for the camp:
GOALKEEPERS (2):Gavin Beavers ( Real Salt Lake; Las Vegas, Nev.), Charles DeMarco (BW Gottschee; New York, N.Y.)
DEFENDERS (8):Kamran Acito (Duke University; New York, N.Y.), Reed Baker-Whiting ( Seattle Sounders FC; Seattle, Wash.), Noah Cobb ( Atlanta United FC; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Grayson Dettoni (Bayern Munich/GER; Munich, Germany), Drew Murray (Unattached; San Jose, Calif.), Nolan Norris ( FC Dallas; Celina, Texas), Walter Portales (Club America/MEX; Los Angeles, Calif.), Fritz Volmar (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.)
MIDFIELDERS (6):Favian Loyola ( Orlando City SC; Orlando, Fla.), Bryan Moyado ( LAFC; La Puente, Calif.), Sergio Oregel Jr. ( Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill.), Tyler Pasnik (Rangers/SCO; Bishopton, Scotland), David Ruiz (Inter Miami CF; Miami, Fla.), Sam Williams (University of North Carolina; Tenafly, N.J.)
FORWARDS (7):Kristian Fletcher ( D.C. United; Bethesda, Md.), Korede Osundina (Orange County SC; Redmond, Wash.), Nighte Pickering (Memphis 901 FC; Frisco, Texas), Malick Sanogo (FC Union Berlin/GER; Berlin, Germany), Tarik Scott (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Darren Yapi ( Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Marcos Zambrano (Unattached; Gladwyne, Pa.)

Dettoni is rising through the ranks on Säbener Straße because of his talent, skill-set, and physical attributes.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

The astonishing vanishing act of the glassfrog, revealed

A group of glassfrogs sleeping together upside down on a leaf, showing their camouflage.Jesse Delia Jesse Delia says it happened in Panama.A few years back, he was finishing up his field work  a research project examining the parental behavior of a type of glassfrog.He brought a handful of these transparent, half dollar-sized frogs to the lab for a photo shoot.
Bullets Forever
1 year ago
Washington Wizards

Why would a bone bruise shut Hachimura down for a month?

Yesterday, we had the first part of our interview with Dr. Matthew J. Levine of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics where we discussed hamstring injuries, like the one Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright is suffering.Dr. Levine is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine.He also serves as a team physician at Tuscarora High School* in Frederick, Md.
time.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Researchers Are Studying Whether Paxlovid Can Treat Long COVID

Months after catching COVID-19 in December 2021, Lavanya Visvabharathy was still testing positive on antigen tests and suffering from symptoms including headaches and intense fatigue.So Visvabharathy, a research assistant professor of neurology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine who has studied Long COVID since 2020, decided to conduct an experiment on herself.
time.com
1 year ago
Health

Pulse Oximeters Don't Work As Well for People of Color. The FDA Is Stepping In

NEW YORK  The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they don't work as well for patients of color.The devices, called pulse oximeters, usually snap onto a finger and are widely used in hospitals across the globe to help guide treatment.
time.com
1 year ago
Education

Why Students Joining Iran's Protest Wave Matters

In the aftermath of Mahsa Amini's death under Iran's state custody, students have recently given a new energy to the weeks-long protests.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

For the State Department, Now It's Turkiye, Not Turkey

Breaking with longstanding practice, the State Department will use the Turkish government's preferred spelling, Turkiye, instead of Turkey, a spokesman said on Thursday.The spokesman, Ned Price, said the U.S. Board on Geographic Names had approved the new name, which the State Department will use in most formal, diplomatic, and bilateral contexts, and in public communications.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Chimpanzees help British scientists solve mystery of why humans walk on two legs

Chimpanzees are helping scientists based at British and American universities to solve one of the biggest mysteries of human evolution  why humans walk on two feet rather than four.It's a crucial question because having upper limbs with hands rather than just feet has allowed humans to make tools, develop bigger brains and succeed in ways that no other animal has ever been able to do.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

In a First, Doctors Treat a Fatal Genetic Disease Before Birth

A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters.Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder in which the body fails to make some or all of a crucial protein.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Wellness

When You Can't Stand the Sound of Chewing (or Crunching, or Sniffling)

I'm a fairly calm person, but one thing that launches me into a fit of rage is the sound of my husband chewing.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Wellness

What Your Dog Wants

My family is one of the estimated 23 million American households that got a pandemic pet, and Ozzy, our new beloved German Shepherd-Afghan Hound-Chow Chow mix, has brought us joy during a very difficult time.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

How can museums honor both the extraordinary and the everyday?

Museums are full of artifacts left by "the first and the famous," says curator Ariana Curtis.Museums can better represent diverse stories, she argues, if they also include stories of everyday life.About Ariana Curtis Ariana Curtis serves as the first curator for Latinx Studies at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Brooklyn Nets

Kimmel and Tapper Question Kyrie Irving's Duke Credentials: It Might Be Time to Take His Diploma Back'

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel appeared on CNN with Jake Tapper Wednesday night, where the two addressed the latest nonsense from Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving.Irving has come under fire of late for sharing an anti-Semitic video on Twitter.My post was a post from Alex Jones that he did in the early nineties or late nineties about secret societies in America of a cult, Irving said.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Cell biologist from Duke named new president of MIT

"In short, I believe this is MIT's moment. I could not imagine a greater privilege than helping the people of MIT seize its full potential."
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

Vollrath Announces New Leadership Role for its Foodservice Division

The Vollrath Company announces that Brian Hedlund has been named Senior Vice President of Foodservice - US and Canada, which includes the business divisions Smallwares & Countertop Equipment, Serving Systems & Components and Stoelting Foodservice.
Observer
1 year ago
Women in technology

As U.S. Workers Head Back to the Office, One Million Women Are Left at Home

While most of the men in the U.S. who lost their jobs during the pandemic have rejoined the workforce, the same is not true for women.
Brooklyn Eagle
1 year ago
Media industry

Sullivan's warning: Journalists should be on high alert

Margaret Sullivan cringed one day when a former colleague at The Washington Post, critic Carlos Lozada, tweeted with exasperation about books pitched to him as combinations of memoir and manifesto.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

California Is About To Mandate Kindergarten. That's A Good Thing, Right?

California may soon adopt a mandate that requires kids to complete at least one year of kindergarten before moving into first grade.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Orlando Magic Select Paolo Banchero With No. 1 Pick in N.B.A. Draft

The Orlando Magic selected Paolo Banchero, a forward from Duke University, with the No. 1 overall pick in the N.B.A. draft.
Bullets Forever
1 year ago
Washington Wizards

NBA Draft 2022: Wizards invite Mark Williams for a workout on Saturday

The Washington Wizards held an individual draft prospect workout for Mark Williams, a 7'1 center from Duke University, on Saturday at their practice facility in Congress Heights.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

As the US supreme court creeps right, a broad view of the second amendment emerges

As the world looks on in horror following mass killings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, the US supreme court is set to issue its first major ruling on gun rights in over a decade.
Cubbies Crib
1 year ago
Chicago Cubs

Cubs Minors: Matt Mervis continuing to show improvements

Chicago Cubs prospect Matt Mervis is just 24 years old.
amNewYork
1 year ago
New York Knicks

Zion Williamson dashes fans' hope of Knicks signing | amNewYork

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson crushed the long shot hopes of Knicks fans by committing to New Orleans for the long term.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 years ago
Design

Sculptor creates scientifically accurate glass creations of bacteria and viruses - Yanko Design

In the past two years, we've seen an increase in interest in things like bacteria and viruses.Of course, we'd like to learn more about something that has drastically changed our lives.
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