Xavier University of Louisiana (Xavier) and Ochsner Health (Ochsner) today announced an agreement to establish a joint College of Medicine. The partnership will create a new, standalone College of Medicine in New Orleans, training the health care professionals of tomorrow
What: With Open AI’s launch of ChatGPT on November 30, heightened concerns are swirling about the practical problem teachers will face in detecting when an AI text-generation tool has been used for a writing assignment. While this a major concern, with the advancement of ChatGPT, there are many other issues facing both educators and anyone who writes.
Fannie Gaston-Johansson, a beloved Johns Hopkins School of Nursing professor emerita and nursing pioneer, passed away on January 7. She was 84 years old. Gaston-Johansson was the first African-American woman to be a tenured, full professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Digital Science is pleased to announce that Ukrainian Vsevolod Solovyov has won the inaugural APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication at the 18th Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Conference in Berlin, Germany.
n Saturday, January 7, 2023, The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School held its 13th annual White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage for medical students held to emphasize the importance of compassionate patient care from the start of medical training. During the event, 70 physicians-in-training received their white coats and were honored with Humanism in Medicine pins – a visual symbol displayed on the lapel of each white coat to remind students to keep empathy at the center of clinical practice.
The Glaucoma Foundation (TGF), partnering with the STEM Institute, is launching a unique pilot glaucoma education program in New York City that starts with the young. The program is the first of its kind.
Teams of students from 32 colleges and universities are coming to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business to compete at the National Diversity Case Competition. The competition will bring together 133 students who represent some of the best and most diverse talent in undergraduate education from across the nation.
An anti-abortion paper retracted by a Frontiers journal the day after Christmas contained undisclosed conflicts of interest among its guest editors and peer reviewers, according to an analysis by Digital Science company Ripeta.
From volunteering in a beach cleanup to learning new ways to promote equity, the start of a new year is the perfect time to take steps to help spark positive change. During UC San Diego’s Changemaker Kickoff Week, campus community members can jump into opportunities to continue building the knowledge and skills needed to make the world a better place for all.
Dr. David N. Maine, President and CEO of Mercy Health Services, and Sister Helen Amos, RSM, Executive Chair, Mercy Board of Trustees, are the guests for the hospital’s ongoing talk show series, “Medoscopy,” airing on Facebook Watch, Mon-Tues., Jan. 30th and 31st at 5:30 p.m. EST
Saint Louis University is partnering with Jesuit Worldwide Learning to offer a bachelor's degree to international students displaced by conflict, lack of opportunity and poverty. The first cohort of students will start in October 2023 and are presently located in refugee camps in Kenya and Malawi.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has earned prestigious accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) for the first time. Through this coveted certification, Rutgers Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) join the elite ranks of University Human Research Protection programs.
In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.
The University of Chicago today unveiled Polsky Deep Tech Ventures, a new initiative offering a suite of sector-specific accelerators, entrepreneurial training, and funding dedicated to supporting startups that bring world-changing science and technology to market.
UTEP received a $5 million grant from NSF to provide financial support and professional development experiences to talented students in the field of computer science. The initiative will provide partial scholarships to 26 students at UTEP and to 15 students who start their college education at EPCC.
We are deeply disturbed by the demeaning and dehumanizing comments made by Thomas L. Keon, chancellor of Purdue University Northwest, during a winter commencement address on December 10.
Brad Roberts has received one of the highest honors bestowed by the Government of Japan. The director of the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Roberts has been given the Order of the Rising Sun.
A UA Little Rock history student is celebrating the completion of his lifelong dream of finishing his college education, a dream that is 50 years in the making.
Commencement is a time when new college graduates celebrate with their loved ones and look to the future as they start the next chapter of their lives. One UA Little Rock graduate celebrated another milestone in life by popping the question to his high school sweetheart and fellow UA Little Rock student who, of course, said yes!
As concerns about youth mental health, school shootings, and other forms of violence prompt more school systems to conduct mental health screenings, a UCR-led analysis is urging school officials to proceed with deference to student family, cultural, and community backgrounds.
Tom Draper helped shaped the lives of virtually every resident on the Delmarva Peninsula as the owner of WBOC-TV and other broadcast stations until his sudden death in 2017. Now his legacy will continue to shape the lives of Salisbury University students through the new Thomas H. Draper Scholarship.
More than 460 nurses were graduated from the TTUHSC School of Nursing Saturday, Dec. 17 in Lubbock, Texas. Among those graduates was the first group to complete their last two years of nursing school at the Mansfield satellite campus.
A new study finds additional years of education boost entrepreneurship in high growth industries in the U.S. The overall effect is greater for women compared to men.
For six decades, the University of Northern Colorado’s School of Nursing in the College of Natural and Health Sciences has had a strong history of educating nurses to provide compassionate, courageous and competent care to patients across Colorado and beyond through research and practice.
The University of Northern Colorado has had a lot to celebrate throughout 2022.
As part of its commitment to promote youth education in the St. Louis community, Saint Louis University’s School of Education is proud to announce it is an official 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee regional partner to give local students and schools the opportunity to participate in America’s longest-running educational competition.
New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13% of U.S public high schools has a positive effect on students’ social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors. The findings, published Dec. 16 in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics, suggests that the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program, aimed at increasing educational opportunities for under-represented and economically disadvantaged students, also significantly reduces substance use.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce that 10 schools of nursing have been selected to participate in a national initiative designed to prepare the next generation of nurses with strong skills in the areas of leadership, resilience, self-care, and well-being.
The Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, which The University of Texas at El Paso leads, received a $4.8 million grant from Google to increase the number of Hispanic students who enter and complete graduate programs in computing. The grant also will support efforts to bolster research capacity among faculty and students at CAHSI institutions that align with Google's research interests.
The paper concludes the COVID Support Our Schools (SOS) program helped underserved communities at a critical time - and its benefits could help with community health outreach beyond the time of a pandemic
Forward Arkansas has named the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as one of two phase II grant recipients who will work with expert national partners in a multi-year collaborative program to recruit, train, and retain K-12 teachers in Arkansas. UA Little Rock will receive more than $453,000 as part of the implementation of phase II.
UC San Diego Health is the only institution in the region to receive grant funding from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information to provide support for underrepresented high school students interested in entering health care.
Religion influences secondary school students’ understanding and acceptance of evolutionary theory, but social and cultural factors such as nationality, perceptions of science and household income are more influential, according to a study involving 5,500 Brazilian and Italian students aged 14-16. An article on the study is published in the journal PLOS ONE.
As we reflect on the 10-year anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, it is with a profound sense of sadness for what was lost that day and deep despair for the wave of violence that has afflicted American society since then.
The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) has named Justin Fontenot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC as Editor-in-Chief of the association’s official journal Teaching and Learning in Nursing (TELN).
Atrium Health today announced Dr. Ruben A. Mesa has been named president and executive director of its cancer service line – which includes both Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center – and vice dean for cancer programs at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
It’s often said that ‘from little things, big things grow’. Now, research at the University of South Australia is showing that the simple act of gardening can deliver unique learning experiences for primary school children, helping them engage with their curriculum while also encouraging a sustainable future.
Medical leader who helped shape beginnings of medical school takes leadership of School
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing welcomes Xavier Becerra for a virtual conversation with Dean Sarah Szanton. The discussion will cover topics such as nursing workforce and leadership, Secretary Becerra’s work to expand access to health care and advance health equity, and more.
For nearly two decades, Dr. Peter and Judy Jackson have been generous supporters of Salisbury University's music programs. Following a recent gift that increased their endowment to the University to $1.3 million, SU repaid their kindness by naming its Music Program in their honor.
Students from across the Adirondacks took advantage of a rare opportunity to work alongside professors and cadets from West Point as part of an innovative partnership between CFES Brilliant Pathways and the U.S. Military Academy.
Our applause goes to Mr. Nuti Hutasingh, a Doctoral student from the Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Science, who received the 2nd runner-up award and the Audience Winner prize for receiving the most viewer votes at the 2022 FameLab International Competition.
At the session "Can science become a family value?", representatives of scientific and educational organizations, development institutions and businesses discussed how to make science more popular among society.
Study after study has shown that many of today’s first-year college students are woefully unprepared for university-level classes due to what many are calling the “COVID-19 gap.” At Salisbury University, support systems already in place have helped mitigate some of those negative impacts.
As a national leader in studying the prevalence of food and housing insecurity for college students, the California State University (CSU) understands the significant role basic needs play in student success.
The three-year NSF ADVANCE ADAPTATION grant will help transform faculty diversity and ensure appropriate representation of women in STEM. This grant continues the work of the late Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D., who served as a research professor in FAU’s Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and a member of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute.
Hartwick College’s Guiding Eyes for the Blind program is celebrating its 25th Anniversary at the college. The program matches student volunteers with puppies to raise and train them for the non-profit organization that provides free guide dogs to people with vision loss.
Strategies implemented in West Virginia schools to prevent students from dropping out helped boost high school graduation rates in the Mountain State from No. 27 to No. 3, according to West Virginia University education experts.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock broke ground on a series of campus improvement and renovation projects that will significantly transform the face of the university for years to come during a Dec. 2 groundbreaking ceremony outside Ottenheimer Library.The center points of the campus improvement projects include the construction of a new north to south promenade called Trojan Way and a new Library Plaza.
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