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Newswise: Le Parc National de Bouba Ndjidda au Cameroun est une lueur d'espoir pour le lion en Afrique centrale
Released: 13-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Le Parc National de Bouba Ndjidda au Cameroun est une lueur d'espoir pour le lion en Afrique centrale
Wildlife Conservation Society

Afin d'intensifier les efforts de protection des lions d'Afrique centrale, une équipe d’éco-gardes et de biologistes camerounais du ministère des Forêts et de la Faune (MINFOF) et de la Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) a posé des colliers GPS sur sept des grands félins du parc national de Bouba Ndjidda, ce qui porte à dix le nombre de lions munis d'un collier.

Newswise: Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park Is a Beacon of Hope for the Lion in Central Africa
Released: 13-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park Is a Beacon of Hope for the Lion in Central Africa
Wildlife Conservation Society

Ramping up protection efforts of Endangered Central African lions, a team of Cameroonian rangers and biologists from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has placed GPS collars on seven of the big cats in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park; this brings the number of collared lions to ten.

Released: 13-Aug-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Urban Future Lab announces finalists for 2024 Urban Future Prize Competition
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Urban Future Lab has selected nine startup companies from 317 applications to compete for its two flagship awards at this year’s Urban Future Summit in October. The finalists will pitch their businesses to a panel of judges, who will award one winner each in the Future Resilience Prize and the Future Solutions Prize tracks.

Newswise: Grant to help Penn State build semiconductor workforce in Pennsylvania
Released: 13-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Grant to help Penn State build semiconductor workforce in Pennsylvania
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $600,000 to Penn State’s Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA) to develop a series of educational courses, workshops, and paid academic and industrial internships focused on workforce development in Pennsylvania for the growing semiconductor industry.

Released: 12-Aug-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Ships Now Spew Less Sulfur, but Warming Has Sped Up
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

New findings document fewer ship tracks, reduced cloud cover, and boosted warming after ship emissions regulations took effect in 2020.

Newswise: FEMA and Argonne celebrate a 20-year partnership that helps strengthen communities
Released: 12-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
FEMA and Argonne celebrate a 20-year partnership that helps strengthen communities
Argonne National Laboratory

Together, Argonne National Laboratory and FEMA help people before, during and after disasters.

Released: 12-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Summer Surge of COVID-19 Cases Across the U.S.
George Washington University

The CDC says the summer Covid surge came earlier this year than last year. ...

Newswise: Small chemical change may reap big climate reward
Released: 12-Aug-2024 11:50 AM EDT
Small chemical change may reap big climate reward
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that small molecular tweaks to surfaces can improve absorption technology for direct air capture, or DAC, of carbon dioxide.

Newswise: Eye on America Features Beginner Farmer Program
Released: 9-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Eye on America Features Beginner Farmer Program
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

CBS Evening News aired a segment on the Rutgers Beginner Farmer Training Program “RU Ready to Farm” as an installment of its program “Eye on America.” The segment aired nationally and focused on the aging of today's farmers and the need for future farmers.

Released: 9-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals Canadian Wildfires Are Affecting U.S. Air Quality and Raising Health Concerns
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers examined particulate matter from a June 2023 fire that triggered advisories for more than 100 million Americans in the Northeast.

Newswise: 7 Tips from a Pediatric Cancer Doctor to Help Your Child Have a Healthy School Year
Released: 9-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
7 Tips from a Pediatric Cancer Doctor to Help Your Child Have a Healthy School Year
Rutgers Cancer Institute

For children and teens continuing school during cancer treatment, the start of the school year is a great time to bring a sense of normalcy back into their lives. It is also important to embrace healthy habits to reduce the likelihood of health-related challenges. Peter Cole, MD, chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health shares tips for a healthy start to a new school year.

Newswise: Chula Architecture Students Win Awards at Three International Design Competitions
Released: 9-Aug-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Architecture Students Win Awards at Three International Design Competitions
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to Chula students from the Faculty of Architecture for receiving awards at three international design competitions for their outstanding designs.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Study: Gaming Opens Pathways into IT Careers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

If you’re worried that your kids are wasting too much of their summer playing video games, there could be an unexpected payoff in the future. A new study by the Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) reveals that gaming, modding, and related hobbies can form a career pathway into the high-demand IT field, especially for adolescents and teens with supportive parents.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Many survey respondents rated seeking out sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ as more acceptable than creating or sharing them
University of Washington

In a survey of 315 people conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and Georgetown University, respondents largely found creating and sharing sexually explicit “deepfakes” unacceptable. But far fewer respondents strongly opposed seeking out these media. Previous research has shown that other people viewing non-AI image-based abuse harms the victims significantly.

   
Newswise: Landmark Survey Illustrates Frontier Cancer Care Needs for Rural and Frontier Patients
Released: 8-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Landmark Survey Illustrates Frontier Cancer Care Needs for Rural and Frontier Patients
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

The survey results illustrate the care barriers that rural and frontier communities face throughout the Mountain West. This groundbreaking work helps Huntsman Cancer Institute address these disparities more effectively.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
A ‘thank you’ goes a long way in family relationships
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have previously explored the positive impact of perceived gratitude from romantic partners for couples’ relationship quality. In a new study, they show the benefits of perceived gratitude also apply to parent-child relationships and can promote individuals’ mental health.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
MSU’s Indian Law Clinic receives funding to continue its mission of supporting Native families, tribes
Michigan State University

MSU has a satellite uplink/LTN TV studio and Comrex line for radio interviews upon request.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Even Indirect Gun Violence Exposure Linked to Decreased Quality of Life
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Study Reveals Widespread Impact of Gun Violence on Community Well-being.



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