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24-May-2022

Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat) launches in Maryland to bring promising quantum technologies to the real world

HKA Marketing Communications
Business Announcement

Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat), a new company in the heart of Maryland's research corridor and led by University of Maryland's Dr. Ronald Walsworth, is on a mission to create and grow successful quantum technology start-ups.

23-May-2022

Girls’ chance of success at school in Sub-Saharan Africa shaped by language they are taught in

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new report argues that efforts to increase girls’ participation in education in different parts of Africa should assess the detrimental effect teaching in English is having on learning.

23-May-2022

Individual attitudes toward heavy alcohol use is a key predictor of college student drinking

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Personal attitudes toward heavy alcohol consumption may be a better predictor of heavy drinking among college students than external factors such as peer pressure and a desire to conform, according to a Rutgers study.

Journal: Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

23-May-2022

Dr. Roger Härtl named AANS Humanitarian of the Year

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) honored Dr. Roger Härtl, co-director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian and director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, with its prestigious Humanitarian of the Year award at its annual meeting on April 29.

23-May-2022

Requiring CPR/AED training in schools can improve OHCA rates

American College of Cardiology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

States with laws requiring CPR/automated external defibrillator (AED) training in high school have higher rates of bystander CPR (BCPR) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) than states with no CPR education laws, according to a study today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

23-May-2022

COVID-19 transmission due to delta variant in New York City public schools

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: To assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention measures in New York City public schools against the Delta variant, this study measured the secondary attack rate for COVID-19 cases diagnosed in students, teachers and staff from October to December 2021 and analyzed the likely direction of transmission for secondary cases, stratified by vaccination status.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

23-May-2022

High school students measure Earth's magnetic field from ISS

American Institute of Physics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A group of high school students used a tiny, inexpensive computer to try to measure Earth's magnetic field from the International Space Station, showing a way to affordably explore and understand our planet.

Journal: American Journal of Physics