3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (242+ words) | Newswise Newswise Research shows that fencing is failing rhinos. Disrupting black markets can help save them. Ahead of World Nature Conservation Day (July 28) economics professor Fred Chen is available to discuss how traditional defensive strategies—armed guards, GPS trackers, and…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (332+ words) Europe: Germany, Switzerland and France “The neatest thing about study abroad is watching students gain the confidence to navigate a new environment on their own,” said Dr. Richard Hawkins, professor in the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business and leader…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) The study included 509 students (ages 11-17) from both rural and urban districts, an age group rarely studied, with trained teachers and nurses performing the vision screenings. “Most vision health studies focus on younger children or adults,” explained Gower. “But this study…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (470+ words) Accepting chronic pain--being willing to experience pain while maintaining valued activities--may be protective against higher alcohol use severity among veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a preliminary study. Acceptance of Chronic Pain May Reduce the Link Between…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (187+ words) Millions of children under age five worldwide suffer from childhood stunting. A critical marker of chronic undernutrition, stunting represents a lifelong constraint on human potential, carrying a heightened risk of mortality, chronic disease, impaired cognitive development and reduced economic opportunity....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (378+ words) | Newswise Newswise When Entrepreneurship Lessons Stay Inside School Walls Newswise — For students with disabilities (SwD), the transition from school to work can be particularly uncertain. Many young people with disabilities face barriers to higher education and formal employment, making upper…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (566+ words) Harvey Bootsma examines a tank of tropical fish from Africa. The associate dean of UWM's School of Freshwater Sciences first began studying lake ecosystems as director of Lake Malawi National Park in Africa in the early 1990s. Newswise — Harvey Bootsma has…...

2+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (227+ words) | Newswise Newswise Integrating experimental data and mechanistic modeling to assess potential lead exposure from tampon use Newswise — Trace levels of lead (Pb) have been reported in tampons, prompting concerns about potential exposure during menstrual product use. However, the presence of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (521+ words) A Virginia Tech disease ecologist said the outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the international MV Hondius cruise ship underscores how little scientists still know about the viruses circulating silently in wild rodent populations before they spill into humans. “Viruses with…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (628+ words) In the fight against persistent malaria infections in the world’s most vulnerable populations, intelligent data that separates signal from noise is needed. Malaria remains a major global public health problem and one of the leading causes of illness and death…...