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Aston University wins EU funding for ‘game-changing’ age verification project
Researchers from Aston University led by Abhilash Nair are to take part in a ‘game-changing’ new project to improve children’s safety online. The European ...
Social Work is Advancing Addiction Science Research
Tens of thousands of Americans die from drug use and addiction every year, with overdoses killing over 63,000 people in America in 2016, according to the National ...
Access to adult vaccination for older people in remote, rural and hard-to-reach communities
The United Nations (UN) has previously stressed the risk of COVID-19 for indigenous communities since they are among the most vulnerable, with higher rates of ...
There was a time reparations were actually paid – just not to formerly enslaved people, writes UConn Expert
With the topic of reparations under discussion and debate, Thomas Craemer -- an expert from the University of Connecticut -- had this to offer in ...
Amplifying the Potential of Healthy Ageing for Sustainable Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that by 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. In the context of the UN ...
Japan Society Presents When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan
Installation view at the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Kobe, Japan. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Japan Society’s landmark building, the institution ...
A lasting legacy - A gift that will touch the lives of generations
$1.48 million estate gift to Georgia Southern University Foundation funds College of Education student scholarships An extraordinary estate gift from a daughter and her husband to ...
Trump’s reaction to defeat further confirms urgency for school focus on social-emotional skills
Sandra Chafouleas, psychologist and behavioral health expert from the University of Connecticut, weighs in: Imagine what would happen if a preschooler didn’t “use their ...
Covering CRISPR, gene editing – and what it might mean for generations to come? Our experts can help
The two scientists who took the concept of gene editing to the forefront were recently rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry. The efforts ...
Equity under pressure: Does the burden of COVID-19 threaten progress made?
By Anna Sangster - Program Manager, International Federation on Ageing The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis touching the lives of everyone around the world. ...
