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License agreement provides India with unlimited access to the Cochrane Library | University Business Magazine "The collaboration

License agreement provides India with unlimited access to the Cochrane Library | University Business Magazine "The collaboration between Wiley, Cochrane and the National Medical Library in India offers free access, through IP recognition, to the Cochrane Library across India. This opportunity has been...
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Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and

Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and Honorary Professor of Ageing and International Health at Newcastle University. He has a research interest in non-…
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UEA course cut a blow for mental health work | Letters: Letters: Students and former students protest at the end to counselling

UEA course cut a blow for mental health work | Letters: Letters: Students and former students protest at the end to counselling training at the University of East Anglia
Source: theguardian.com

IBM Expanding Cloud Quantum Computer Tenfold: The goal: a 50-qubit commercial universal quantum computer within five years

IBM Expanding Cloud Quantum Computer Tenfold: The goal: a 50-qubit commercial universal quantum computer within five years
Source: ieee.org

Amazon deepens university ties in AI race | University Business Magazine

Amazon deepens university ties in AI race | University Business Magazine
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Two-thirds of Americans see docs who got paid by drug companies: Drexel University study: A new study led by Drexel University

Two-thirds of Americans see docs who got paid by drug companies: Drexel University study: A new study led by Drexel University found that a majority of Americans visited doctors in the past year who had been paid or given gifts by pharmaceutical or medical device companies -- but very few patients knew...
Source: eurekalert.org

If you do one online course this year make it this one. Calling Bullshit. A course for students at University of Washington

If you do one online course this year make it this one. Calling Bullshit. A course for students at University of Washington but all materials will be online. Live and archived videos of lectures will be made available. "The world is awash in bullshit. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science...
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Higher ed social media platform taps instructional design firm | University Business Magazine

Higher ed social media platform taps instructional design firm | University Business Magazine
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Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism:

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism: And how moral psychology can help explain and reduce tensions between the two. ... ... globalists often support high levels of immigration and reductions in national sovereignty;...
Source: the-american-interest.com

Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent

Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media,...
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Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online

Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online course" - or so-called Mooc - available to students anywhere in the world.
Source: bbc.co.uk

A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school

A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school seniors nationwide, Murrah High School senior Desmond Jones, 17, is preparing to go to college next fall. Jones is interested in attending the University of Southern Mississippi...
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SARA: the Socially Aware Robot Assistant.

In this era of fears that Artificial Intelligence will destroy humanity, SARA is a Socially-Aware Robot Assistant, developed in Carnegie Mellon University’s ArticuLab. SARA interacts with people in a whole new way, personalizing the interaction and improving task performance by relying on information...
Source: cmu.edu

Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital

Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Keele University. Many years ago I was su…
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Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and

Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and is the Director of Workforce for the BGS. In this blog she discusses the recent RCP report ‘Underfunded. Underdoct…
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Failed coup leads to crackdown on academics | Chemistry World

Failed coup leads to crackdown on academics | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

"Radar and Under-Bed Sensors Help Evaluate Health of Elderly Folks |: Researchers at the University of Missouri have been

"Radar and Under-Bed Sensors Help Evaluate Health of Elderly Folks |: Researchers at the University of Missouri have been testing the usefulness of contact-free sensors for evaluating the health of elderly people living in a retirement community." The sensors are nothing new and the work is published...
Source: medgadget.com

Incredibly focused Japanese author describing her tidying technique. Basically get rid of everything that you don't really,

Incredibly focused Japanese author describing her tidying technique. Basically get rid of everything that you don't really, really like and then store things where you can see them all. The KonMari technique. I enjoyed the argument she gave about sorting out your stuff. You can do it now, do it at some...
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3D Printed Bone Replacements Made Using Natural Bone and Plastic |: At Johns Hopkins University researchers have created

3D Printed Bone Replacements Made Using Natural Bone and Plastic |: At Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a recipe for making material that can be used to 3D print new bones. Unlike most previous attempts at
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