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Released: 1-Aug-2023 11:45 AM EDT
FOQUSing on the Future of Quantum
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The field of quantum information science (QIS) is growing at an accelerated pace, garnering the interest of research, academia, industry, and several government organizations worldwide. Stretching over a wide range of disciplines and initiatives, the quantum workforce is beginning to emerge, and with it, the chance to ensure that opportunities in this space are available to all whom show interest and promise.

Released: 1-Aug-2023 10:25 AM EDT
AANA Receives Two 2023 ASAE Power of Associations Honors
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has received two Power of Associations Awards from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE): a gold award for its successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative and a silver accolade for its achievements in state advocacy efforts.

Newswise: UC San Diego Health Ranks No. 1 in San Diego, Makes National Honor Roll
1-Aug-2023 12:05 AM EDT
UC San Diego Health Ranks No. 1 in San Diego, Makes National Honor Roll
UC San Diego Health

U.S. News & World Report ranks 10 medical and surgical specialties at UC San Diego Health among the nation’s best.

Newswise: New Study Explores Overcoming Stigma in Hiring People with Disabilities
Released: 31-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
New Study Explores Overcoming Stigma in Hiring People with Disabilities
University of Northern Colorado

Many experts consider persons with disabilities the most marginalized group in society. It’s not only the largest minority group in the United States, but also one that anyone can join at any time — at birth or as the result of an accident, illness or the natural aging process. While much progress has been made over the past 30-plus years to protect persons with disabilities, many argue it's not enough.

Released: 31-Jul-2023 11:45 AM EDT
UC Irvine Receives Record $653 Million in Research Funding for Fiscal 2022-23
University of California, Irvine

From cutting-edge research on Alzheimer’s disease to an innovative effort to include environmental justice and community engagement in climate and sustainability science research and education, University of California, Irvine scholars, scientists and physicians are blazing new paths to help change the world. And their impact keeps growing. In fiscal 2022-23, which ended June 30, UCI received the most research funding in campus history: $653 million in grants and contracts.

Newswise: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Receives Grants to Support Ongoing Oncology Research
Released: 31-Jul-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Receives Grants to Support Ongoing Oncology Research
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Pilot awards, pre-doctoral fellowship awards and post-doctoral awards totaling $1.5 million were recently awarded to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators by the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR).

Newswise: A Conversation with Caroline Genco, Tufts’ New Provost and Senior Vice President
Released: 31-Jul-2023 10:10 AM EDT
A Conversation with Caroline Genco, Tufts’ New Provost and Senior Vice President
Tufts University

Caroline Genco, an established academic leader and a highly regarded immunologist with an active biomedical research program, has been named provost and senior vice president at Tufts University. As provost, she is the university’s chief academic officer.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Earns Five-Star Rating by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2023 Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Program
Released: 31-Jul-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Earns Five-Star Rating by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2023 Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Program
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center has received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the highest rating offered by the federal agency’s Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating program.

Released: 31-Jul-2023 9:45 AM EDT
Researchers build a blueprint for a diverse quantum workforce
Virginia Tech

The emerging field of quantum science is adding new dimensions to the age-old question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” In the ever-expanding field of quantum science, Virginia Tech is working to ensure learning opportunities grow just as fast. One of only a handful of higher education institutions to offer experiential quantum training, Virginia Tech is now working with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to meet the growing demand for a quantum-trained workforce.

Released: 28-Jul-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Study reveals vital role of supportive managers to minimize physical restraint use in care homes
Cochrane

A new Cochrane review finds that the use of physical restraints on care home residents can be reduced without increasing the risk of falls, when frontline care staff are empowered by supportive managers.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded pnnl-scientist-elevates-the-internship-experience
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Released: 27-Jul-2023 4:45 PM EDT
PNNL Scientist Elevates the Internship Experience
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Chemist Grant Johnson offers tips for mentoring a successful internship and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to publish research.

Released: 27-Jul-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Faculty Vacancies in New York State Nursing Programs Could Reduce Capacity to Train New Nurses
University at Albany, State University of New York

UAlbany's Center for Health Workforce studies shares results from its annual survey of nursing programs in New York State.

Newswise: Stephen K. Streiffer Named Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Released: 27-Jul-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Stephen K. Streiffer Named Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

UT-Battelle, LLC, has appointed Stephen K. Streiffer to be the next director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He currently serves as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and will join ORNL in October.

Newswise: LJI and Kyowa Kirin launch immunology fellowship program
Released: 27-Jul-2023 2:55 PM EDT
LJI and Kyowa Kirin launch immunology fellowship program
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Support for early career researchers is about to get a major boost, thanks to a new fellowship fund established by leaders at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Japan-based global pharmaceutical corporation, Kyowa Kirin, Inc.

   
Newswise: Four PNNL Researchers Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Released: 27-Jul-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Four PNNL Researchers Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The new members were recognized for their outstanding scientific achievements.

Newswise: Investigators Identify Translation Gaps in Instrument That Measures Nursing Practice Environment
Released: 27-Jul-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Investigators Identify Translation Gaps in Instrument That Measures Nursing Practice Environment
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Two decades ago, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index was published to measure the nursing practice environment. Although the instrument's use has resulted in advances in science and quality improvement efforts, its potential may be limited by the availability and quality of translations into different languages.

Released: 26-Jul-2023 8:25 AM EDT
Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber appointed as IIASA Director General
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of John Schellnhuber as the new IIASA Director General effective from 1 December 2023.

Released: 25-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
AI as a leader? A conversation we need to have!
Kühne Logistics University

How can an AI become the boss? Already during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen how crucial digital technologies have become for leadership.

Released: 25-Jul-2023 3:50 PM EDT
IT Peer Advice May Diminish the Management Labor Pool
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

It is only natural that, when students consider career options, they ask friends, family, and colleagues in their prospective fields for advice. They may hear about job opportunities, wage expectations, career paths, hiring processes, and more. In the end, that information may inspire and excite, or it may turn students off from the field entirely.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Appoints Dr. Gregory J. Rokosz As Chief Medical Officer for Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s
Released: 25-Jul-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Appoints Dr. Gregory J. Rokosz As Chief Medical Officer for Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s
Hackensack Meridian Health

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gregory Rokosz to Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s,” said Patricia Carroll, FACHE, president, chief hospital executive, Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s. “Dr. Rokosz will continue his stellar medical career in leadership positions spanning clinical affairs, research, and medical education. He is an emergency physician and a health law attorney, and we could not have a more qualified or experienced medical leader joining both our hospital’s.”

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Group welcomes Muqdad Hasan, M.D.
Released: 24-Jul-2023 12:25 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Group welcomes Muqdad Hasan, M.D.
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Muqdad Hasan, M.D. has joined the practice in the field of endocrinology.

21-Jul-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Risk of Forced Labor Is Widespread in U.S. Food Supply, Study Finds
Tufts University

In a study researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the University of Nottingham Rights Lab calculated the risk of forced labor across all aspects of the U.S. food supply, excluding seafood. (For a copy of the full research study, please contact [email protected])

   
Newswise: Lali Medina-Kauwe, PhD, Named Inaugural Chair in Medical Discovery
Released: 21-Jul-2023 10:55 AM EDT
Lali Medina-Kauwe, PhD, Named Inaugural Chair in Medical Discovery
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has named Lali Medina-Kauwe, PhD, as the inaugural holder of the Carol Moss Foundation Chair in Medical Discovery.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Sixth Cohort of Students
Released: 21-Jul-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Sixth Cohort of Students
Hackensack Meridian Health

The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of 167 students with a White Coat ceremony at the Venetian in Garfield.

Released: 21-Jul-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Hollywood actors’ strike: MSU experts can comment
Michigan State University

Fair compensation in the streaming era and regulation of artificial intelligence and its use in film and television are the key issues in the first tandem strike of the actors' and writers' unions since 1960. MSU experts are available to comment on what these strikes mean for television and film moving forward.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 3:25 PM EDT
FSMB Physician Census Identifies 1,044,734 Licensed Physicians in U.S.
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)

The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has released its “Census of Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2022.” The new census – FSMB’s seventh since the inaugural census in 2010 – provides valuable demographic data about the U.S. physician workforce, including information about the number of licensed physicians, the type of medical degree, location of undergraduate medical education, specialty certification status, sex, and age.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Tell us how you really feel -- keep up with the latest research in Psychology and Psychiatry
Newswise

The latest research in psychology and psychiatry on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Study Highlights Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Public Health Education and the Importance of Faculty Diversity
Released: 20-Jul-2023 9:10 AM EDT
Study Highlights Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Public Health Education and the Importance of Faculty Diversity
George Washington University

A new study conducted by researchers at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at the George Washington University (GW) Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) identifies institutional characteristics associated with public health student diversity, including faculty diversity. The research, covering a five-year time period from 2016-2020, shows that - despite an upward trend in diversity in the public health educational pipeline - minority students remain underrepresented.

   
Newswise: ‘I feel like I’m suffocating’: what’s driving suicidal thoughts in the Australian construction industry?
Released: 19-Jul-2023 10:20 PM EDT
‘I feel like I’m suffocating’: what’s driving suicidal thoughts in the Australian construction industry?
University of South Australia

What's driving one Australian construction worker to take their life every second day?

Released: 19-Jul-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Why Ongoing Worker Safety Training Is Critical to Effective Disaster Response
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers is part of a national network of institutions tasked with ensuring workers have the knowledge and skills to stay safe on the job.

   
Released: 18-Jul-2023 6:10 PM EDT
Training staff on low intensity psychological interventions for mental health conditions can cut workplace sickness
Swansea University

Improving a workforce’s understanding of treatment strategies can significantly reduce staff sickness and encourage people to seek support.

   
Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:00 PM EDT
AANA Appoints Amy Sherwood as Chief Membership Officer
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named Amy Sherwood, CAE to serve as AANA’s Chief Membership Officer. She will report to Chief Executive Officer Bill Bruce.

Newswise: UWF to add Entry into Practice Master of Science in Nursing this fall
Released: 18-Jul-2023 9:55 AM EDT
UWF to add Entry into Practice Master of Science in Nursing this fall
University of West Florida

UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health will launch an in-person graduate program for an Entry into Practice (Direct Entry) Master of Science in Nursing program in the fall! The program will be offered on #UWF’s Pensacola campus and Emerald Coast location.

   
Newswise: Using AI to Speed Up Vaccine Development Against Disease X
Released: 18-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Using AI to Speed Up Vaccine Development Against Disease X
Houston Methodist

CEPI to provide up to $4.98 USD million to Houston Methodist Research Institute-led consortium to use artificial intelligence for design of vaccines to fight diseases with pandemic potential. The project will support a consortium, led by HMRI, to design potential antigenic targets for up to 10 priority virus families with epidemic or pandemic potential. Laboratory-based tests will then be used to verify antigen designs for possible further development.

Released: 17-Jul-2023 4:45 PM EDT
American Hospital Association Honors UChicago Medicine for Leadership and Innovation in Quality Performance Improvement
University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago Medicine has received a 2023 “citation of merit” from the American Hospital Association for its exceptional health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in America’s communities.

Newswise: First Robotic Liver Transplant in U.S. Performed by Washington University Surgeons
Released: 17-Jul-2023 3:20 PM EDT
First Robotic Liver Transplant in U.S. Performed by Washington University Surgeons
Washington University in St. Louis

A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Newswise: Expert Outlines What’s at Stake as Hollywood Actors Ally with Writers’ Strike
Released: 17-Jul-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Expert Outlines What’s at Stake as Hollywood Actors Ally with Writers’ Strike
Virginia Tech

Hollywood actors and writers are standing side by side on the picket line for the first time in more than 60 years. Future blockbusters such as the next “Mission: Impossible” and “Deadpool” movies and the fifth season of “Stranger Things” have stopped production. “More than 11,000 writers were involved in the Writers Guild of America strike.

   
Released: 17-Jul-2023 8:50 AM EDT
Announcing 2023 FASEB CARES Awards
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is pleased to announce recipients of its Spring 2023 CARES (Career Advancement and Research Excellence Support) awards. CARES helps researchers alleviate financial burdens associated with caregiving, allowing the recipients to pursue professional development opportunities.

Newswise: Nazia Zakir helps keep Argonne’s staff and campus safe
Released: 13-Jul-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Nazia Zakir helps keep Argonne’s staff and campus safe
Argonne National Laboratory

Nazia Zakir talks about her role as Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) senior director at Argonne National Laboratory.

Released: 13-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Multicultural Psychology Consultation Team promotes culturally responsive care in hospital system
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The synergistic epidemics of COVID-19, racial injustice, and health inequities have prompted patients and communities to press harder for culturally responsive health care. In Harvard Review of Psychiatry (HRP), published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer, members of the originating Multicultural Psychology Consultation Team (MPCT) describe how they're delivering culturally responsive mental health treatment while promoting inclusive health care workplace environments.

Released: 13-Jul-2023 12:15 AM EDT
APA poll reveals toxic workplaces, other significant workplace mental health challenges
American Psychological Association (APA)

A new survey from the American Psychological Association revealed that 19% of workers say their workplace is very or somewhat toxic, and those who reported a toxic workplace were more than three times as likely to have said they have experienced harm to their mental health at work than those who report a healthy workplace (52% vs. 15%).

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Cancer Welcomes Gynecologic Oncologist Margaret Liang, MD
Released: 12-Jul-2023 9:35 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Cancer Welcomes Gynecologic Oncologist Margaret Liang, MD
Cedars-Sinai

Gynecologic oncologist Margaret Liang, MD, has joined the Cedars-Sinai Cancer Division of Gynecologic Oncology, providing care and clinical services for patients within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She also joins as director for the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program.

Released: 12-Jul-2023 2:35 PM EDT
Insomnia affecting younger worker productivity
Flinders University

Daytime drowsiness, mental health issues and even road accidents are all connected to sleep disorders, leading experts to examine workplace productivity losses among as many as one-in-five younger Australians affected by sleep disorders.

Newswise: Cathy Shakespeare Promoted to Professor of Accounting
Released: 11-Jul-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Cathy Shakespeare Promoted to Professor of Accounting
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Cathy Shakespeare recently earned a promotion that was approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents, recognizing her achievements in the field of accounting.

Released: 11-Jul-2023 3:35 PM EDT
Hairdressers, beauticians, accountants may be at heightened risk of ovarian cancer
BMJ

Hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants are among certain job roles that may be associated with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer, finds a case-control study published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.



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