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7-Jan-2025

More than half of college students report alcohol-related harms from others

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found that 53.5 percent of surveyed US college students reported experiencing at least one harm caused by someone else’s drinking, ranging from verbal abuse and physical confrontations to academic disruptions and emotional distress. Students who identified as White, cisfemale, transgender, gender-nonconforming, or of higher socioeconomic status, as well as those living with roommates, attending four-year institutions, or participating in Greek life or intercollegiate athletics, were at greater risk.

Journal: Drug and Alcohol Review
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

7-Jan-2025

FAU names Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., Dean of the Schmidt College of Medicine

Florida Atlantic University
Business Announcement

Florida Atlantic University has named Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., as the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Nelson previously served as professor and inaugural chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, and chief of the Emergency Department at University Hospital of Newark, a public safety net hospital. He assumed his role as dean on Jan. 6.

7-Jan-2025

Improving outpatient care following non-hospitalized traumatic brain injury

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new systematic literature search identified the highest priority clinical actions aimed at improving post-acute care for non-hospitalized traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma.

Journal: Journal of Neurotrauma

7-Jan-2025

UVA engineering and education researchers leverage AI to improve classroom teaching

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and School of Education and Human Development will use AI-powered video analysis technology to help teachers improve the quality of their mathematics instruction under a new $1.4 million grant.

Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

7-Jan-2025

Introduction to science journalism guide published in Albanian

Balkan Network of Science Journalists
Reports and Proceedings

A new guide with practical advice for aspiring science journalists in Albania and Kosovo has been published.

7-Jan-2025

International partnership aims to provide first-class osteopathy training

University of Plymouth
Business Announcement

The University of Plymouth and International Osteopathic Education (IOE) are collaborating to deliver a new Master of Osteopathic Medicine programme. Students will learn the fundamentals of human health, with the course covering elements of physiology, anatomy, biomechanics and clinical examinations. They will also develop detailed understanding of osteopathic tests, techniques and treatments and how to use them correctly in the clinical setting.

7-Jan-2025

Gene therapy to treat chronic hypereosinophilia

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy involved the generation of a human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against human eosinophils. The heavy and light chains of that fully human anti-human eosinophil mAb were delivered via an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy to immunodeficient mice, where they suppressed levels of human eosinophils in vivo.

Journal: Human Gene Therapy