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Childhood overweight is associated with socio-economic vulnerability

Uppsala University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and Region Sörmland in collaboration with Region Skåne.

Journal: Acta Paediatrica

Goethe University and Jewish Academy sign cooperation agreement

Goethe University Frankfurt
Business Announcement

Goethe University Frankfurt and the Jewish Academy operated by the Central Council of Jews in Germany [Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland] are planning to deepen their cooperation. The relevant cooperation agreement was signed on October 30, 2024, by Central Council President Dr. Josef Schuster and Goethe University President Prof. Enrico Schleiff. The signing ceremony was followed by a reception and concert in the hr broadcasting hall, celebrating Goethe University’s 110th birthday.Goethe University Frankfurt and the Jewish Academy operated by the Central Council of Jews in Germany [Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland] are planning to deepen their cooperation. The relevant cooperation agreement was signed on October 30, 2024, by Central Council President Dr. Josef Schuster and Goethe University President Prof. Enrico Schleiff. The signing ceremony was followed by a reception and concert in the hr broadcasting hall, celebrating Goethe University’s 110th birthday.

Toward the digital transformation in education

Higher Education Press

This article presents a vision of what the digital transformation in education could look like and what some of its benefits and challenges are. It argues that digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), could improve the effectiveness and quality of education by personalizing education, by making it more inclusive and equitable, and by improving the cost-efficiency of the sector. A digital transformation of education also comes with risks that must be mitigated.

Journal: Frontiers of Digital Education

Clinical Research Imaging Center opens at UT Arlington

University of Texas at Arlington
Business Announcement

The University of Texas at Arlington today opened a new $6.2 million Clinical Research Imaging Center (CIRC). Featuring a 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI), the new 3,500-square-foot research center will advance research aimed at unlocking the body’s greatest mysteries.

From compliance to conversation: New guidelines push for ethical reflection in research reporting

University of Technology Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study highlights key challenges and tensions in research ethics, particularly in light of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and calls for the adoption of new research ethics policies.

Journal: PLOS One

Adolescent exam anxiety can be intensified by pressure to achieve, says academic

Taylor & Francis Group
Book Announcement

Some students are underachieving because of the pressure to achieve in exams, says a professor of education, and schools need to intervene.

Preventing obesity in very young children could be in the palm of parents’ hands

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study co-led by a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center clinician-researcher shows that adding text messaging and other electronic feedback to traditional in-clinic health counseling for parents about feeding habits, playtime and exercise prevents very young children from developing obesity and potentially lifelong obesity-related problems.

Journal: JAMA