South Africa-headquartered technology company, Dimension Data, and worldwide leader in networking, Cisco, today announced an initiative aimed at dramatically reducing the number of rhinos being poached in South Africa. The two companies have […]
Dimension Data And Cisco Announce Project To Protect Rhino By Tracking People
Bertrand Piccard Will Takeoff Today With Solar Impulse
The completion of the Pacific Crossing Solar Impulse will take off for its ninth flight from Hawaii to Mountain View, California at 4PM UTC / 6PM CET / 6AM HT. The first Mission […]
School Affects Girls’ Chances Of Being Diagnosed With An Eating Disorder
The school a girl attends can affect her chance of being diagnosed with an eating disorder, finds a new study co-authored by UCL researchers. The results are published in the International Journal […]
Study Examines Factors Affecting Whether Women Choose A Medical Research Career
Unless exposed to positive research experience and role models during their medical education and training, women are unlikely to consider careers in academic medicine seriously. That’s one conclusion of an Oxford University […]
Measures For Women’s Economic Empowerment Inappropriate Says Professor Linda Scott
At the Davos World Economic Forum Ban Ki-moon announced the UN’s first ever High Level Panel on women’s economic empowerment. Supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to improve economic outcomes for women […]
Good Governance Makes Non-Listed Firms More Robust
The Center for Good Governance, a joint initiative of IE Business School and Grant Thornton, has presented a report headed “Recommendations for Good Corporate Governance for Non-Listed Firms” aimed at helping non-listed […]
Your Viruses Could Reveal Your Travel History, And More
The genomes of two distinct strains of the virus that causes the common lip cold sore, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), have been identified within an individual person — an achievement […]
Solar Impulse Ready To Resume First Round-The-World Solar Flight From Hawaii
Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are ready to resume their attempt to achieve the first ever Round-The-World Solar Flight with Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) – the first solar airplane capable […]
Predicting Gentrification Through Social Networking Data
Data from location-based social networks may be able to predict when a neighbourhood will go through the process of gentrification, by identifying areas with high social diversity and high deprivation. The first […]
Computers In Your Clothes? A Milestone For Wearable Electronics
Clothes that receive and transmit digital information are closer to reality Researchers who are working to develop wearable electronics have reached a milestone: They are able to embroider circuits into fabric with […]
Graduate Earnings: What You Study And Where Matters – But So Does Parents’ Income
First ‘big data’ research approach to graduate earnings reveals significant variations depending on student background, degree subject and university attended. Latest research has shown that graduates from richer family backgrounds earn significantly […]
Man’s Best Friend Is Getting Smaller In Australia
Australian pedigree dog lovers are choosing pugs and bulldogs over Labradors and German Shepherds, analysis by University of Sydney researchers shows. Published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology the findings reveal Australian fans of […]
Bullied In The Schoolyard, But Coping In College
The Centers for Disease Control defines bullying as any unwanted, aggressive behavior that is repeated multiple times and involves an imbalance of power. Researchers know that bullying can cause lasting damage—adults who […]
Tackling Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Through Human Rights Is Complex And Takes Time
Compliance with the international human rights framework to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a complex process requiring a lot of time and effort, concludes human rights lawyer Annemarie Middelburg on the […]
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