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Survey of groundwater professionals points to need for standardized data monitoring and makes policy recommendations for successful implementation of historic groundwater legislation. After decades of dysfunction that have exacerbated chronic water problems, historic groundwater legislation has brought California to the cusp of a new era of water management.

The Division of Human Resources is removing questions regarding criminal convictions from initial employment applications beginning June 30. Inquiries regarding criminal conviction history will be made only after candidates have been evaluated based on their qualifications. The change will impact all staff, union, librarian and temporary positions.

What's the best way to prepare high schoolers for jobs in the 21st century? Education leaders and the general public have been debating this question with more heat in recent years, clashing over whe

Umeå University is first in Sweden to set up an associate lectureship combined with specialist training among other things, all within academic caring professions.

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, will chair a group of experts to advise the Scottish Government on securing Scotland's relationship with the EU.

When an expected 100,000 children and teens participate in the nation's largest youth science event this fall, they'll make hands-on discoveries using educational kits and guides developed by a Cornell team composed of campus and county partners.

Message from the Vice-Chancellor The outcome of the EU referendum is clear: in due course Britain will leave the EU.

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Wendy Grube, PhD, CRNP , Practice Associate Professor (effective July 1, 2016), has been appointed Director of the Center for Global Women's Health.

Burning Man Festival. Osama bin Laden. Virginia Tech. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and 1974 Penn State alumnus Martin Zied nails down projects for major media outlets, traveling the world to capture these elusive's and explore issues and sites inaccessible to others.

Professor Karen Holford, Cardiff University's Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, has been named in the inaugural list of the Top 50 Women in Engineering.

A multi-million dollar research and development program launched today will provide a massive boost to Australia's vital northern beef cattle industry.

The University of Queensland's Careers Service is partnering with Pragmatic Thinking to launch Brisbane's inaugural Think Club, a place for innovative thinkers to share insights and views.

The idea of universal basic income - that is, Uncle Sam paying everyone $10,000 per year - has come back in vogue among economists and policymakers.

The outsourcing of workers at Portland International Airport has increased in recent years while those workers serve ever-more passengers and their wages remain relatively low, according to a recent report from the University of Washington's Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

Scientists at The University of Queensland have teamed up with the peak body for Australian athletes, the Australian Athletes' Alliance, to tackle concussion and its long-term effects.

A doctor's guidance may reassure us more than we realize - especially if she says she is likely to recommend treatment in her field of expertise, known as "specialty bias.

A new study by the Centre for Social Investigation (CSI) at Nuffield College, Oxford, has analysed views on immigration across 21 European countries and finds that negative attitudes do not appear to be linked with net migration rates. It also finds that people ed in the UK have a slightly more positive view of migrants' contribution to their country as compared with a decade earlier.

Running from 20-24 June, the Creative Cardiff pop-up hub aims to create a space where creative practitioners and visionaries from all sectors of the creative economy can work together as a community to create new ideas and ways of interacting.

Elliott Erwitt (American, b. France 1928), New York, New York, 1974. Gelatin silver print, 30.0 x 44.7 cm (image).

Researchers from The University of Queensland are seeking public input as they develop a mobile app to help chronic pain sufferers and healthcare providers manage and treat pain.

A new one-stop shop for all things hearing-related has been launched online as a result of new research by audiologists at the NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit and The Ear Foundation.

Nurse of the Year recipient, health care ambassador, clinic owner and mother-of-four - University of Queensland School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work alumnus Sherene Devlin is wearing several prestigious hats as her career trajectory continues upwards.

ANN ARBOR-QuadMetrics, a cyber risk security startup licensed from the University of Michigan in 2015, announced it has been purchased. Financial terms were not disclosed. Analytic software company FICO of San Jose, Calif., bought QuadMetrics to help in its development of a FICO Enterprise Security Score.

ANN ARBOR-"Ban the Box" legislation seeks to open doors to employment for people with criminal records by barring employers from asking about records on employment applications.

Campus news The Technical University of Munich (TUM) perceives itself as an entrepreneurial university that places great importance on fostering young entrepreneurs.

Women who go to college intending to become engineers stay in the profession less often than men. Why is this?

The following email was sent today to the MIT community by President L. Rafael Reif.

The economic and political implications of the so-called Brexit are likely to be profound and long-lasting for Britain and the European Union.

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions are some of the most lucrative and sought-after careers in the U.S.

Gathering evidence on the impact of Kenya's record-breaking ivory burn on elephant conservation should be an urgent priority according to four University of Queensland scientists.

An influential scholar who shaped several fields of sociology will be remembered at a special event to mark his work which will also include the launch of his last book.

In a UK first, researchers from the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, based at the University of Liverpool, have utilised a novel assessment tool to help monitor the hydration levels of a critically ill patient with POEMS syndrome to improve care. Hydration in critically ill patients is important and the accurate assessment of their fluid status can be challenging.

Prof. James A. Robinson, a prominent political scientist and economist who has done influential research in the field of global conflicts and political and economic development, has bee

A programme to support allied healthcare professionals in their research careers enters its third year with the arrival of six new fellows.

Matthew Tirrell has been appointed to a second five-year term as Pritzker Director and dean of the faculty of the Institute for Molecular Engineering , President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Eric Isaacs announced.

Alumni and BallotReady co-founders Aviva Rosman (left), and Alex Niemczewski at the Chicago Innovation Exchange.

Irene Castle wearing a rhinestone embellished silver lame headdress in March 1917, an accessory she later donated to the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection.

A significantly higher number of project proposals and the trend towards a more open research culture: against this dynamic backdrop, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funded over 3200 res