Cornwall: Nearly £5m awarded to tackle health inequalities
The aim of the work is to enable "more research on issues that affect people in Cornwall".
Source: bbc.com
Fatalism - the stalemate of us vs. COVID-19
Stephen Casper - medical historian at Clarkson University - offers a worrying prediction for COVID for the end of 2022. The analogy for COVID-19 won't be influenza but 'tuberculosis before the discovery of antibiotics'. A new hospital specialty might even exist - looking after COVID patients - and they...
Source: twitter.com
International dual and joint degrees to get green light
"India is set to greenlight dual and joint degrees awarded by Indian universities with international partners as part of its internationalisation plan being pushed through forcefully since its inclusion last year in the National Education Policy (NEP), a blueprint for the next decade." These dual and...
Source: universityworldnews.com
Barbara Liskov - the architect of modern algorithms.
The Architect of Modern Algorithm. "Barbara Liskov pioneered the modern approach to writing code. She warns that the challenges facing computer science today can’t be overcome with good design alone." She talks about her experience and views of AI, the internet, being a woman in computer science (women...
Source: quantamagazine.org
Robot car "Stanley" designed by Stanford Racing Team marked the start of the age of driverless cars and an AI milestone.
Robot car "Stanley" designed by Stanford Racing Team marked the start of the age of driverless cars and an AI milestone. "On October 9, 2005, Stanley and the Stanford Racing Team were awarded 2 million dollars for being the first team to complete the 132 mile DARPA Grand Challenge course in California's...
Source: stanford.edu
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict". "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to
focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes. Denis Mukwege is
the...
Source: nobelprize.org
8-STEP PROCESS Over four decades, Dr. Kotter observed countless leaders and organizations as they were trying to transform
8-STEP PROCESS Over four decades, Dr. Kotter observed countless leaders and organizations as they were trying to transform or execute their strategies. He identified and extracted the success factors and combined them into a methodology, the award-winning 8-Step Process for Leading Change.
Source: kotterinternational.com
The Complete Anatomy Platform: An Interview with Niall Johnston, President of 3D4Medical |: 3D4Medical's (Dublin, Ireland)
The Complete Anatomy Platform: An Interview with Niall Johnston, President of 3D4Medical |: 3D4Medical's (Dublin, Ireland) award-winning Complete Anatomy digital educational platform facilitates the exploration of human anatomical characteristics
Source: medgadget.com
Hair-raising tales: beauty parlour syndrome and the dangers of visiting the salon: A man has been awarded a £90,000 payout
Hair-raising tales: beauty parlour syndrome and the dangers of visiting the salon: A man has been awarded a £90,000 payout as the latest victim of of this phenomenon. It’s not the first story of a haircut gone badly wrong
Source: theguardian.com
Wellcome Image Awards 2016 Winners Announced |: Pathways of nerve fibres in the brain of a young healthy adult (viewed from
Wellcome Image Awards 2016 Winners Announced |: Pathways of nerve fibres in the brain of a young healthy adult (viewed from behind). Different parts of the brain communicate with each other through these
Source: medgadget.com
Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major
Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major tobacco companies to set aside a combined C$984 million ($742 million) while they challenge billions of dollars in damages awarded to smokers in the province of Quebec.
Source: reuters.com
Otto-Warburg Medal 2016 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier - BBA Clinical - Elsevier
Otto-Warburg Medal 2016 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier - BBA Clinical - Elsevier
Source: elsevier.com
National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers: Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of
National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers: Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have come away with a raft of awards following this year's general meeting of the British Society of Oral and Dental Research.
Source: eurekalert.org
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