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Pennington Biomedical makes history with first-ever International Symposium in Riyadh

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Meeting Announcement

Pennington Biomedical Research Center marked a major milestone this past week with the successful launch of its first international scientific symposium: the Pennington Obesity and Metabolic Disease Symposium, held Dec. 6 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event concluded an extraordinary week of high-level partnership building across the Gulf region, further solidifying Pennington Biomedical as a premier U.S. collaborator in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 health transformation goals.

ACMG achieves full four-year reaccreditation from ACCME, marking 25 years of continuous accreditation

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Business Announcement

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has been awarded full, four-year reaccreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), with no progress reports required. This outcome reflects the highest level of confidence ACCME grants to continuing medical education providers and marks 25 years of uninterrupted accreditation for ACMG. The reaccreditation affirms ACMG’s longstanding commitment to delivering independent, rigorous, and evidence-based education that advances clinical practice in medical genetics and genomics.

University of Maryland School of Medicine to expand MD program class size to address growing physician shortage

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Business Announcement

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) announced today that it has received approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) to expand its MD program class size over the next five years. This strategic initiative aims to help address the projected nationwide shortage of both primary care and specialty physicians.

Museums staff overwhelmingly in favor of behind-the-scenes tours

Florida Museum of Natural History
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a survey of faculty, staff and students at an undisclosed museum, 93% of the 44 people who participated said that giving people a look at what goes on behind the scenes is a crucial part of their job.

Journal: Curator The Museum Journal

Study explores the link between newspaper preference and attitudes towards autism

City St George’s, University of London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from City St George’s, University of London has found that people’s newspaper reading habits are a reliable predictor of their attitudes towards autism, even when many other factors such as age, education, political views and personal experiences are taken into account.

Journal: Autism

Researchers warn: Lecture-based courses don’t work for older adults

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Learning later in life isn’t just possible, it is important for good quality of life. It can boost memory, emotional well-being, and even a sense of purpose. A new study shows that older adults learn best when they’re taught the same way that is best for younger people, with active participation, meaningful discussions, and material that feels relevant to their lives. The findings emphasize that the common method of lecture-based learning does not fit older adults’ characteristics because it requires good memory and often feels irrelevant. This new research builds on an earlier study, led by the same team, which found that older women actually learned better as they got older. Based on interviews with nineteen women in the “third age”, that study showed that, in contrast to common stereotypes, they felt they were learning better than at any earlier time in their lives, and it also explained what made this later-life learning especially effective. Primarily, they reported better understanding, because they can connect new knowledge to previous knowledge and experiences. The results challenged common assumptions about aging and showed that the right learning conditions can help older adults thrive.

Journal: Educational Gerontology

Report on academic exchange (colloquium) with Mapua University

Okayama University of Science
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers and students from Okayama University of Science (OUS) and Mapúa University (MU) in the Philippines held their third joint colloquium, the “International Seminar on Sustainable Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,” as the opening event of MU’s International Month. More than 400 participants joined the hybrid event, which featured invited talks, student presentations, and award-winning posters, as well as campus visits, museum tours, and a student-led English–Japanese Café. The program is deepening research collaboration and inspiring future graduate study at OUS, marking a new phase of academic exchange between the two universities.

White paper on leadership opportunities for AI to increase employee value released by University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies

University of Phoenix
Reports and Proceedings

University of Phoenix has released a white paper about leadership opportunities for generative AI to address skills gaps and unlock high-value work.

School reopening during COVID-19 pandemic associated with improvement in children’s mental health

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic was linked with significantly lower rates of mental health diagnoses among children, including anxiety, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a drop in related health care spending, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues. The benefits were especially pronounced among girls.

Journal: Epidemiology

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