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6-Nov-2025

Exploring the sources of meaning in primary care practice: Six key themes from Japanese physicians

University of Tsukuba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from University of Tsukuba and their collaborators interviewed Japanese primary care physicians and subsequently identified six distinct categories of experiences contributing to their sense of "meaning" in their professional roles. Caring for patients with diverse health problems and complex backgrounds and making contributions to education and the community were among these experiences, which are expected to promote primary care physicians' career development.

Journal: BMC Primary Care

5-Nov-2025

Nation topped goal of ‘one million more’ STEM graduates over the past decade

University of California - Santa Cruz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Between 2012 and 2022, a national target of 4 million STEM degrees earned in the United States was surpassed by 16%, cumulatively totaling 4.65 STEM degrees over that decade. This exceeded a projected need of 4 million, which was one million more than the baseline projection. This study also emphasized that keeping and improving national‐level data collection is critical for sustaining STEM education progress and policy oversight.

Journal: Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education

5-Nov-2025

University of Houston reaffirmed as National Center of Cybersecurity Excellence

University of Houston
Business Announcement

The University of Houston has been redesignated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) through 2029, reaffirming UH’s national leadership in advancing cybersecurity innovation, education and workforce development to help protect America’s critical infrastructure.

5-Nov-2025

Female college students fall behind in academic recovery from COVID pandemic

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

A new study published in Economics Letters found that that first-year female college students are experiencing slower academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic compared to males.

Journal: Economics Letters
Funder: North Carolina Collaboratory at the UNC-Chapel Hill

5-Nov-2025

Menstrual health education and programs must reach all young adolescents

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Menstrual health remains critically underprioritized in global research and programming, according to a new Lancet Child & Adolescent Health paper, “Attention to Menarche, Puberty Education, and Menstrual Health Monitoring Are Essential.”

Journal: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

5-Nov-2025

Psilocybin outside the clinic – public health challenges of increasing publicity, accessibility, and use

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The expanding use of unregulated psilocybin mushrooms, combined with high variability in composition and common co-use with other substances, raises urgent public health concerns. Existing clinical data are insufficient to guide harm reduction or policy. There is a pressing need to pivot from controlled efficacy trials to real-world research on psilocybin use, including public education, potency testing, and age-specific risk assessment.

Journal: JAMA Psychiatry

5-Nov-2025

Study finds food security resources for refugees resettling in Australia are accurate but too difficult to read

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), published by Elsevier, found that refugees resettling in Australia face high rates of food insecurity, but this new research reveals that most informational materials designed to support them are written at reading levels far too advanced for effective use to address their needs.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior