Category: Science

Study uncovers troubling pattern in marine heat waves in major US bay: ‘Everybody really cares about the health of the bay’
A first-of-its-kind study of marine heat waves in the Chesapeake Bay revealed that the events are more expansive than previously…

The Benefits of Yawning According to Science
(PeopleImages.com – Yuri A / Shutterstock.com) Everyone yawns. It is instinctive and involuntary. In fact, yawning has been attested to…

Samantha Daugherty receives SCC Health Sciences Student of the Month award
A student enrolled in the Somerset Community College Health Science Technology Program has been honored as the SCC Health Sciences…

Tampons have lead in them—what does it mean for your health?
Exposure to arsenic—sometimes known as the “king of poisons”—and lead—potentially responsible for the madness of Van Gogh—can be fatal. So…

What to Know about Project 2025’s Dangers to Science
Project 2025, the sweeping right-wing blueprint for a new kind of U.S. presidency, would sabotage science-based policies that address climate…

UC Irvine establishes Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health
The University of California Irvine will establish the first school of population and public health in Orange County, school officials…

Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities
The majority of genetic studies focus on people of European descent, which limits the understanding of how genes influence health…

The Escalator: Minds + Assembly, Cassava Sciences, Ogilvy Health and more
New hires: Prime Therapeutics hired Dinesh Kandanchatha as its chief information officer. The American Red Cross hired Chris Kuechenmeister as VP of communications….

Perdoceo (PRDO) Expands into Health Sciences With USAHS Buyout
Perdoceo Education Corporation PRDO inked a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of the University of St. Augustine for Health…

Health Science Summer Camp at King’s College gives students a taste of potential careers
“Swish, swish, swish.” Mayah Kolinovsky and Emma Eick grinned Wednesday morning as they each listened to the amplified sounds of…