Post Views: 72 KEARNEY – Three University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty members were recognized Wednesday with the prestigious Pratt-Heins Faculty Awards for their excellence in teaching, service and scholarship and research. Kyle Luthans, Miechelle McKelvey and Theresa Wadkins accepted the awards during the annual Faculty/Staff Convocation in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Each honoree … Read more
The top 15 universities in the Shanghai Ranking, published on Monday, are in English-speaking countries. The leading French institution, Paris-Saclay, ranks only 16th and its position has fallen since last year along with the other three French universities in the top 100. The 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, … Read more
Not every academic wants to be as productive as the late G Michael Pressley. A professor of education and psychology at Michigan State University, Pressley had published more than 350 articles and books by the time he died in 2006. But most scholars — emerging and seasoned alike — do look for ways to boost … Read more
Newswise — Circular economy is a brilliant concept that has found its way not only in elevating various aspects of our lives but also in solidifying future plans and goals for a sustainable society. In that sense, it also has high potential in achieving the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals (SDGs) that … Read more
PLOS Note: we use this blog, on occasion, to highlight authors and their research. Today, we are shining a spotlight on this work that was published last week on PLOS ONE. The topic is dear to our heart. The author of the blog and the paper is Marc-Andre Simard. He is a Ph.D. student in … Read more
(SciePro/iStock via Getty Images) Narrowed arteries in the neck – a major risk factor for stroke – may be detected by analyzing smartphone video that picks up the motion of blood flowing just beneath the skin, a small study shows. The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, may be useful … Read more
Pejman Jabehdar Maralani, MDhas been named the 2022 RSNA William R. Eyler Editorial Fellow, and Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD, is the 2022 William W. Olmsted Trainee Editorial Fellow. dr Maralani is a neuroradiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto. He is also as an associate professor and clinician investigator in the Department of Medical … Read more
Placing a paper in a high-impact journal can tilt hiring and promotion decisions, but a large-scale study has found a link between such outlets and lower-quality work. The analysis compared statistical errors from just over 50,000 behavioral and brain sciences articles and the findings of replication studies with journal impact factors and article-level citation counts. … Read more
Abigail Marsh speaks during the morning lecture Monday morning August 15 in the Amphitheater. SEAN SMITH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER CHAUTAUQUA — The secret to courage may be in the groundwork one lays ahead of time. “The most effective way to conquer fear with anything is just to deliberately expose yourself to it in small doses, and gradually … Read more
This June 5, 2022 photo shows the Commission on Higher Education’s building in Diliman, Quezon City. PHOTO BY ALVIN I. DACANAY IT is the season of scams. There are scams dealing with bank accounts, others dealing with the construction industry, others still with sugar importation. The scam I am piqued about is research in higher … Read more