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UTIA hosts Southern Weed Science Society’s Weed Contest

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Business Announcement

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted the Southern Weed Science Society's annual Weed Contest in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 5 and 6.

Global biobank awareness: Celebrating impact, advancing support, and increasing global visibility of biobanks

SAGE
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Biobanks are collections of biospecimens and associated data from animals, humans, environments, microbes, geological deposits, botanicals and crops or historical artifacts that can be used in critical scientific research. In the case of human and animal biospecimens, these may also be able used in direct clinical interventions such as precision medicine. Despite being a foundation and linchpin of modern science, with major contributions in nearly every sub-discipline of scientific research around the world, biobanking as a discipline remains somewhat in obscurity. This unfamiliarity represents an ongoing threat to the sustainability of biobanks, which includes reductions in funding, government and public support, and ultimately scientific impact. Therefore, awareness of biobanking’s global impact must be the foundation for further advocacy and education, and with this in mind, a new international initiative, ‘Global Biobank Awareness’ (GBA) has been launched to propel biobanking into the public consciousness.

Journal: Biopreservation and Biobanking

H-1B visa restrictions and US primary care dependence on international medical graduates

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This cross-sectional study evaluates specialty- and state-level reliance on non-US international medical graduates in primary care training and estimates the extent to which H-1B visa restrictions could disrupt this pathway.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

New guidance encourages GPs and physios to ditch unnecessary shoulder scans

Monash University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Monash University researchers have reviewed existing evidence and concluded that most shoulder problems get better with self-management, education and time, challenging widespread clinical reliance on early imaging and surgical interventions.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

Video games built for prevention can reduce teen depression, study shows

Dartmouth College
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A video game Dartmouth researchers designed where teenagers learn to healthily deal with depression reduced depressive symptoms to a level that matched or doubled the effects of general school-based programs, according to a new study. The clinical trial involving 532 high school students also showed that teens who played the game reported more positive attitudes toward seeking help. The findings suggest that the growing sector of behavioral health video games may be a highly effective tool for treating and preventing depression in adolescents.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Student contributions lead to new fibroid research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Catherine Whittington is launching a new project to develop laboratory models for the study of uterine fibroids, and before work had even begun, WPI students had already played a critical role.

Lower-income, more diverse neighborhoods face highest multi-hazard climate risks, PSU study finds

Portland State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When it comes to compounding natural hazards like landslides, wildfires, flooding and extreme heat, where you live makes all the difference. New research from Portland State University underscores this disproportionate reality, finding that in Portland, the areas most vulnerable to multiple climate hazards are historically underinvested neighborhoods marked by lower median incomes, lower education levels and higher racial diversity.

Journal: Natural Hazards

Training opportunities shrink for alcohol and drug support staff

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People impacted by alcohol and other drugs (AOD) are supported across a range of health and social service settings – and Vocational Education and Training (VET) plays a key role in equipping AOD support workers with the knowledge and skills required for practice.

Journal: Australian Journal of Social Issues

Record number of women join Duke-NUS as Class of 2030 brings diverse life and work experiences into medicine

Duke-NUS Medical School
Business Announcement

A disability advocate and theatre performer, a population health professional and a ballet teacher are among 78 aspiring doctors who donned their white coats at Duke-NUS Medical School today, bringing professional skills and lived experiences from well beyond the traditional route into medicine.

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