Category: News

  • MSU Scholars See Teacher Burnout as Contagious Culture

    MSU Scholars See Teacher Burnout as Contagious Culture

    We expect teachers to be always prepared and well informed to be effective educators, but there are situations that even the best of them gets her own share of burnout from all the pressures. Michigan State University education scholars recently found out that teacher burnout has been contagious among young educators. MSU doctoral student and…

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  • European Commission Supports Public Employment Services for Young Europeans

    European Commission Supports Public Employment Services for Young Europeans

    Two projects will bring training and solidarity-related jobs to about 6,000 young individuals in European member states, according to the European Commission. Supported by the Commission, the two projects will convene public employment services and state organizations together to provide assistance to the young age group of between 18 and 30. The Employment and Social…

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  • Having Purpose in Life Leads to Better Sleep Quality

    Having Purpose in Life Leads to Better Sleep Quality

    People who find purpose in their lives are more likely to get better sleep and to get off the bed in the morning, as well as less likely to have restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea, for a long period of time. Sleep apnea is a usual disorder wherein a person experiences shallow breathing or…

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  • Five Years into South Sudan’s Independence, Children Denied Childhoods – UNICEF

    Five Years into South Sudan’s Independence, Children Denied Childhoods – UNICEF

    As South Sudan enters its sixth year of independence, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling the situation in the country “a catastrophe for children” and cautioned that they are being denied a childhood in nearly all aspects of their lives. “A country’s independence day should be celebrated. However, today in South Sudan, there…

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  • Almost Human: Self-driving Cars Possibly to Make Ethical, Moral Decisions Soon

    Almost Human: Self-driving Cars Possibly to Make Ethical, Moral Decisions Soon

    Imagine a self-driving car that makes ethical and moral decisions like humans do, possibly driving its way into this automated era of ours—seemingly crazy but it’s not impossible, according to researchers. The virtual reality experiments investigated human behavior and moral assessments in pretend road traffic scenarios. The participants drove a car in a usual suburban neighborhood…

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  • European Alcoholic Drinkers at Risk of Acquiring Five Kinds of Digestive Cancer

    European Alcoholic Drinkers at Risk of Acquiring Five Kinds of Digestive Cancer

    Pancreatic, liver, gastric, colorectal, and oesophageal cancers are the five most common digestive cancers worldwide that bring about nearly three million deaths annually, adding to over a third of cancer deaths around the globe. In a recent study, Europe was found to have bigger liquor consumption problems, as compared to other continents, which led to…

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  • Philippines, U.S. discuss ways to counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

    Philippines, U.S. discuss ways to counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

    Representatives of Philippines and U.S. governments tackled ways to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) during the first bilateral Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) engagement held last June 27-28 in the Philippines. “The challenges in preventing WMD proliferation are not getting any easier, with bad actors seeking to acquire dual-use materials to advance their…

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  • Mental health first aid training to be given to all secondary teachers in UK

    Mental health first aid training to be given to all secondary teachers in UK

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May targets Mental Health First Aid Training for all secondary teachers by the year 2020 to help them identify and respond to their pupils’ underlying mental health problems at early age. In a recent study, around one in 10 children are assumed diagnosed with mental health disorder. “Children and young people…

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  • World Heritage Sites face threats from illegal activities

    World Heritage Sites face threats from illegal activities

    Of the 57 Natural World Heritage Sites (NHWS), two thirds have been affected by illegal activities in poaching, logging, and fishing, thus risking some of the most unique and valued species and ecosystems in the world, as monitored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). “It is alarming that even our planet’s greatest…

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  • The effect of Brexit on medicines

    The effect of Brexit on medicines

    Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) has created much stir and disputes worldwide, also possibly resulting in the departure of the nation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and leaving the future of regulating and accessing medicines in limbo. Based in London, EMA is EU’s decentralized agency that is responsible for ensuring the safety,…

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  • The connection between light and sleep

    The connection between light and sleep

    Why do we wake up in the middle of the night when lights are suddenly turned on? Or why is it that we have trouble sleeping when the room gets flooded with white light? These questions and more are the focal point of a study conducted by Professor of Biology David Prober who discovered part…

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  • Canada’s Trudeau outlines achievements during first quarter of 2017

    Canada’s Trudeau outlines achievements during first quarter of 2017

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has his hands full. He raised taxes by 1% for the wealthy and cut taxes for the middle class, put more money to nine out of 10 families under the Canada Child Benefit program, and intensified the Canadian Pension Plan so that Canadians can have a more secure and strong…

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