Over the last two years, new Covid cases and deaths have risen and fallen alongside surges of variants and subvariants. One constant, experts say: a continual increase in long Covid cases. The term “long Covid” refers to the wide range of new, ongoing or returning health conditions that can affect …
Read More »‘Cosmic horror.’ NASA pinpoints terrifying ‘sounds’ echoing from distant black hole
The unsettling “sounds” of a black hole can finally be heard thanks to new NASA technology, and listeners are calling the result hypnotic and downright “terrifying.” NASA posted a 34-second recording on YouTube May 4, explaining the source of the sinister recording comes from deep within the Perseus Galaxy Cluster, …
Read More »SpaceX preparing for back-to-back Starlink launches from California and Florida
Update: Next Spaceflight reports that SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-15 to 4:38 pm EDT, May 14th, ending the immediate possibility of a new SpaceX record for time between launches. After a few days of delays pushed the missions closer together, SpaceX is now preparing to launch two batches of 53 …
Read More »First entrepreneurial honor society in Kansas established at FHSU – Fort Hays State University
05/05/22 By FHSU University Communications HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State University celebrated the remarkable legacy of successful alumni entrepreneurs on the evening of May 2. A chartering ceremony on campus for Sigma Nu Tau featured the first chapter of the entrepreneurship honor society for a Kansas university. Sigma Nu …
Read More »Excelsior Surgical Society
As the Military Chapter of the ACS, the Excelsior Surgical Society (ESS) provides a voice and a home for all military surgeons within the largest surgical organization in the world. The ESS serves as both an on-ramp to membership in the College as well as an off-ramp for surgeons as …
Read More »The Week in Business: Streaming Hits a Rough Patch
What’s Up? (April 17-23) A Bad Week for CNN+ and Netflix After pouring tens of millions of dollars into a nationwide marketing campaign, big-name stars and hundreds of new employees, CNN announced Thursday it was shutting down CNN+, its weeks-old streaming platform. Executives at Discovery, CNN’s new owner, were said …
Read More »Making Science More Open Is Good for Research—but Bad for Security
Of course, just because research is published in a journal instead of a preprint server doesn’t mean it’s inherently risk-free. But it does mean that any glaring dangers are more likely to be picked up in the reviewing process. “The key difference, really, between journals and the preprint server is …
Read More »Nearly 1 in 4 students in the U.S. has access to personal finance education this year
Personal finance teacher Marina White teaches Canyon High School seniors in Santa Clarita, California, a lesson on investing and the power of compound interest. Helen Zhao | CNBC Millions of high school students across the U.S. will graduate in 2022 with one important course under their belt: personal finance. Recent …
Read More »Special education technology can allow inclusion, advances – SmartBrief
(Image credit: The Washington Post/Getty Images) Approximately 13% of American public school students have special needs, such as speech-language issues and autism. Assistive technology can offer them new opportunities. Virtual learning and tools mean special-education students needn’t be separated from their classmates. Tools such as adaptive reading assistants and text-to-speech …
Read More »Nevada Democrats lean on Harry Reid’s political machine as warning lights flash
LAS VEGAS — Harry Reid spent decades perfecting his brand of machine politics that powered Democratic control across Nevada. Now, four months after the death of Reid, the venerated political titan who represented Nevada in Congress for 34 years, Democrats here find themselves relying on his legacy once again. In …
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