International Studies

International fellowship a career highlight (Massey University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

Dr Kathryn Beck was recently honoured at the 6th International Course in Nutritional Epidemiology at London's Imperial College ... 'The biggest difference is the size of the studies in Europe ... A lot of the case studies we were given were based on EPIC,' she says ... 'I really want to be able to expand that at the national level and I have plans to collaborate with some of the people I met on some international studies.'....

Boren scholarship fuels students’ desire to communicate (George Mason University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

Cultivating that is their focus this year as part of a cohort of five George Mason University students who received Boren Awards to undertake an intense year of language study abroad ... Hanley, a senior majoring in government and international politics, is studying Korean in South Korea. Moore, a junior also majoring in government and international politics, will study Russian in Kazakhstan....

Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack

Edit The Washington Times 11 Oct 2016

If you're angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. Regular exercise is a healthy antidote ... ....

Legal aid cuts have left ‘the most vulnerable people’ unable to pursue justice

Edit The Independent 11 Oct 2016

... lost the chance to pursue justice because of swinging legal aid cuts, a damning study warns today....

New Study Reveals Over Half of Jihadists in Europe Have Criminal Past

Edit Sputnik 11 Oct 2016

A new report by the London-based International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) reveals that two thirds of the radical Islamists in Europe have a criminal record, UK media reported ... ....

Steeped in Torah and Tefila (Yeshiva University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

Opportunities for Torah study were available even during meals and all members of the YU community were welcome to join in, including faculty, staff and alumni ... 'Our undergraduate students are fortunate this year to have the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur dedicated solely to Torah learning and spiritual growth,' said Rabbi Yosef Kalinsky, associate dean of undergraduate Torah Studies at YU....

Namesake for Holocaust Studies Center Dies (UTD - The University of Texas at Dallas)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

Ackerman, whose generous support led to the creation of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas, died Saturday, Oct ... Ackerman's support of Holocaust Studies at UT Dallas enhanced the entire stature and substance of the University and played a vital role in the remarkable progress enjoyed by our students, faculty and staff during this last decade.'....

Daiichi Sankyo Presents Late-Breaking Phase 1 Data for Novel Investigational HER2-Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate DS-8201a in T-DM1 Pre-Treated Breast Cancer at the ESMO 2016 Congress (Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

Tokyo, Japan, Parsippany, NJ, and Munich, Germany - (October 9, 2016)- Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) today announced safety and preliminary efficacy data from a phase 1 study of DS-8201a, a novel investigational HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate, which suggest that it was well-tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities ... About the DS-8201a Phase 1 Study....

How Much Does Breast Cancer Treatment Cost? According To New Study, Chemotherapy And Surgery Costs ...

Edit Inquisitr 11 Oct 2016

Breast cancer treatment costs can vary wildly in the United States, claims a recently concluded study. Chemotherapy and mastectomy surgery expenses incurred while treating breast cancer aren’t standard across the country, and they keep varying wildly across medical facilities and in different regions, revealed a study by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ... New Study....

Divorced, deceased parents linked to kids' smoking and drinking

Edit The Oklahoman 11 Oct 2016

Children who experience the loss of a father or mother early in life are more likely to smoke and drink before they hit their teens, a new study of English families found ... "Health behaviors established earlier in life are known to track into adulthood," Lacey and her co-authors wrote in their study, published Monday in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. Thousands of children studied over time....

Blood pressure meds could raise your depression risk

Edit CNN 11 Oct 2016

(CNN)Some of the drugs most commonly used to treat people with high blood pressure could also be affecting their mood -- particularly their risk of depression -- according to a new new study ... Sandosh Padmanabhan, professor of cardiovascular genomics and therapeutics at the University of Glasgow and lead author of the study ... Previous studies have showed links between anti-hypertensive drugs and mental health....

BU Study Probes Soda Company Sponsorship of Health Groups (Boston University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

BU Study Probes Soda Company Sponsorship of Health Groups. The nation's two largest soda companies sponsored at least 96 national health organizations from 2011 to 2015, dampening the health groups' support of legislation to reduce soda consumption and impeding efforts to combat the obesity epidemic, Boston University researchers say in a new study....

Celebrate the LAVC's New Chicano Studies Degree at the "Raza Education" Event (Los Angeles Valley College)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016

You're invited to learn about the importance of Chicano Studies at the 'Raza Education. Inaugural Celebration for the Chicano Studies Associate Degree' on October 12 at 11.30 a.m ... LAVC Associated Student Union (ASU), LAVC Mi Communidad, LAVC Equity, and LAVC Chicano Studies Program will be holding a 'Raza Education. Inaugural Celebration for the Chicano Studies Associate Degree' event on Wednesday, October 12 at 11.30 a.m....

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