Cyberbullying and bullying are not the same: UBC research |  |
- Cyberbullying and bullying are not the same: UBC research
- Symptomatic behaviour in childhood strongly predicts psychiatric treatment as a young adult
- MSRI receives 2012 Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference Award
- Loyola Stritch, Niehoff students receive prestigious Schweitzer Fellowships
- Breakthrough discovery unveils 'master switches' in colon cancer
- Math department at Bryn Mawr College receives AMS national award
- Approach to diabetes self-management too narrow, study suggests
- ASBMB wins National Science Foundation grant to enhance K-12 science education
- Restocking rural communities
- Innovation Generation
| Cyberbullying and bullying are not the same: UBC research Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) University of British Columbia research comparing traditional bullying with cyberbullying finds that the dynamics of online bullying are different, suggesting that anti-bullying programs need specific interventions to target online aggression. There are currently many programs aimed at reducing bullying in schools and I think there is an assumption that these programs deal with cyberbullying as well, says Jennifer Shapka, an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at UBC who is presenting this research at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting in Vancouver. What we're seeing is that kids don't equate cyberbullying with traditional forms of schoolyard bullying. As such, we shouldn't assume that existing interventions will be relevant to aggression that is happening online. Shapka is presenting a study that involved 17,000 Vancouver, B.C. students in Grades 8 to 12 and a follow-up study involving 733 Vancouver, B.C. youth aged 10-18. Results of the studies show that about 25-30 per cent of youth report that they have experienced or taken part in cyberbullying, compared to 12 per cent of youth who say they've experienced or taken part in schoolyard bullying. However, Youth say that 95 per cent of what happens online was intended as a joke and only 5 per cent was intended to harm, says Shapka. It is clear that youth are underestimating the level of harm associated with cyberbullying. According to Shapka, the findings suggest that in cyberbullying adolescents play multiple roles - as bullies, victims, and witnesses - and downplay the impact of it, which means that existing education and prevention programs are not going to get through to them. Students need to be educated that this 'just joking' behaviour has serious implications. Being victimized online can have consequences for a person's mental health, developmental wellbeing, and academic achievement, according to Shapka. In extreme... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Symptomatic behaviour in childhood strongly predicts psychiatric treatment as a young adult Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) The early detection of children who are showing psychiatric symptoms or are at the risk of a mental disorder is crucial, but introducing mental health checkups as part of health care in schools is not altogether simple, says David Gyllenberg, MD, whose doctoral dissertation Childhood Predictors of Later Psychotropic Medication Use and Psychiatric Hospital Treatment - Findings from the Finnish Nationwide 1981 Birth Cohort Study was publically examined at the University of Helsinki on 13 April 2012. In Gyllenberg's study, the mental wellbeing of nearly 6,000 Finnish children of the age of eight was charted through a survey carried out in 1989. After this, the use of psychotropic medication and psychiatric hospital periods of the same children from the age of 12 to 25 was followed up. Both the use of psychotropic drugs and need for psychiatric hospital treatment were linked with symptoms reported in the survey carried out at the age of eight. Symptoms of depression at this age were linked to later treatment of depression both with boys and girls, while a non-intact family background was linked with a range of psychiatric care required in the teens or early adulthood for both sexes. However, the predictive value of many factors differ between girls and boys. While the strongest factor for girls to predict later use of psychotropic medication and need for psychiatric care were symptoms of depression and anxiety shown in childhood, for boys, the most salient predictors were behavioural problems such as acting out, aggressive behaviour and stealing. Boys showed symptoms directed towards their environment while girls showed more introverted symptoms, says Gyllenberg. Gyllenberg's study also showed that by the age of 25, 15 per cent of those participating in the survey had taken some kind of psychotropic drug, and 12 per cent had taken antidepressants. The strong link between psychiatric symptoms displayed in childhood and... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| MSRI receives 2012 Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference Award Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Providence, RI---The American Mathematical Society is honoring theMathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) in Berkeley for doingan outstanding job of increasing the participation of women andmembers of underrepresented minority groups in the mathematicalsciences. The annual Mathematics Programs that Make a Differenceaward recognizes programs and institutions that have developedsuccessful, replicable methods for increasing participation of thesegroups in the field. Jeffrey Vaaler, professor of mathematics at the University of Texas atAustin and chair of the selection committee for the award, said: MSRIhas a distinguished record as a leader in promoting diversity in themathematical professions. All of us who work in mathematics benefitfrom their efforts. In my opinion, recognition for MSRI is longoverdue. As one of the world's largest and most active mathematics researchinstitutes, MSRI organizes and hosts semester-long programs andworkshops at the cutting edge of the mathematical sciences. But theinstitute has also excelled as a leader in promoting diversity in themathematical sciences. In 1992, MSRI was the first math institute toestablish a human resources committee to help reach out to thosegroups historically underrepresented in mathematics. By devotingserious attention and resources to diversity issues, MSRI has not onlymade a difference with the programs and events it has organized, buthas also sent a powerful signal within the mathematical community thatthese issues matter. In cooperation with other U.S.-based math institutes, MSRI has playeda role in establishing several activities aimed at groupsunderrepresented in mathematics. One of these is the Conference forAfrican-American researchers in the Mathematical Sciences(CAARMS). This was first established at a meeting at MSRI in January,1995, between distinguished minority mathematicians, several of themmembers of MSRI's Human Resources Advisory Committee... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Loyola Stritch, Niehoff students receive prestigious Schweitzer Fellowships Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Students from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing were recently selected for prestigious Schweitzer Fellowships. Michelle Leahy, Ray Mendez and Melody Cibock were awarded the fellowships to design and implement innovative, yearlong projects to help vulnerable Chicago communities improve their health and well-being. Named in honor of famed humanitarian and Nobel laureate Albert Schweitzer, MD, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program encourages service-minded students to make their lives their argument, by addressing the serious health challenges facing underserved populations. Stritch and Niehoff have a rich history of collaborating with the Schweitzer Fellows Program to bring better health care to surrounding communities. In collaboration with existing community organizations, schools or clinics, each Schweitzer fellow provides 200 hours of direct service. Stritch student Michelle Leahy plans to introduce a diabetes prevention program in the Humboldt Park neighborhood that will focus on empowering families with tools for behavior change and healthy living. Being able to make healthy choices for oneself is not a privilege, it is a right that everyone should enjoy, Leahy said. Our job, as Schweitzer fellows and advocates of social justice, is to make this ideology a reality. Stritch student Ray Mendez will expand the university's current educational efforts to encourage underrepresented youth to pursue health careers. Latinos and African-Americans currently make up 28 percent of the U.S. population, but only 9 percent of physicians and 7 percent of registered nurses. Studies have shown data linking the lack of health-care professionals from underrepresented backgrounds to the presence of health-care disparities in those same populations, Mendez said. Niehoff student Melody Cibock plans to empower people with and without developmental disabilities in the... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Breakthrough discovery unveils 'master switches' in colon cancer Posted: 12 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. By focusing on segments of DNA located between genes, or so-called junk DNA, the team has discovered a set of master switches, i.e., gene enhancer elements, that turn on and off key genes whose altered expression is defining for colon cancers. They have coined the term Variant Enhancer Loci or VELs, to describe these master switches. Importantly, VELs are not mutations in the actual DNA sequence, but rather are changes in proteins that bind to DNA, a type of alteration known as epigenetic or epimutations. This is a critical finding because such epimutations are potentially reversible. Over the course of three years, the team mapped the locations of hundreds of thousands of gene enhancer elements in DNA from normal and cancerous colon tissues, pinpointing key target VELs that differed between the two types. What is particularly interesting is that VELs define a 'molecular signature' of colon cancer. Meaning, they are consistently found across multiple independent colon tumor samples, despite the fact that the tumors arose in different individuals and are at different stages of the disease, says Peter Scacheri, PhD, senior author of the study and assistant professor, Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, and member, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University. The set of common VELs govern a distinct set of genes that go awry in colon cancer. The VELs signature is notable because it cuts through the complexity of the many genes that are changed in colon cancer, to identify genes that are direct targets of alterations on chromosomes, says Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the School of Medicine, member, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and oncologist at University Hospitals Seidman... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Math department at Bryn Mawr College receives AMS national award Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Presented annually by the American Mathematical Society, the award recognizes a college or university mathematics department that has distinguished itself by undertaking an unusual or particularly effective program of value to the mathematics community, internally or in relation to the rest of society. Phil Kutzko of the University of Iowa, who served as chair of the award selection committee, said: I was surprised to learn that the math department at Bryn Mawr had not already received this award.Their historic role in supporting women in mathematics at all levels---they provided, for example, an academic home for Emmy Noether at a critical moment---together with their activities aimed at broadening the participation in mathematics of women from underrepresented backgrounds, made the decision an easy one for our committee. The Bryn Mawr mathematics department has a long history of encouraging women to pursue careers in mathematics. By cultivating a special atmosphere---fun-loving yet serious, supportive yet challenging---the department has been enormously successful in attracting a diverse group of students. The professors in the department take a positive, inclusive approach based on the idea that all students can learn to use and enjoy mathematics. Many Bryn Mawr math majors are self-confessed math nerds who have sought out the college as a top place to prepare for graduate school, while others never dreamed they would major in math until they were hooked by the dynamic and caring math professors. Bryn Mawr math majors have gone on to successful careers in areas such as teaching, consulting, finance, government, and medicine, as well as to graduate school in various subjects. As one of the few small colleges in the United States to have a serious graduate program in mathematics, Bryn Mawr has played a significant role in increasing the participation of women in mathematics, both by graduating its own PhDs and by giving its... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Approach to diabetes self-management too narrow, study suggests Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London reveals the many difficulties faced by people with diabetes in self-managing their disease. People with diabetes have to invest a great deal of time and effort to manage their condition. This includes not only monitoring the level of sugar in their blood, organising their medication and following a restrictive diet but also social challenges such as negotiating relatives' input and gaining access to doctors when they need to. In Britain the primary strategy for helping patients is a short educational course on how to self-manage the condition. The new research suggests that this approach is unlikely to succeed in isolation because it ignores the many factors that are outside the patients' control such as food labelling in restaurants, local availability of healthy foods and the expectations and behaviour of other people within family members, at school and at work. Diabetes is an incurable disease which can have serious complications such as heart disease, kidney failure and blindness. It affects 2.6 million people in the UK and this figure is predicted to rise to four million by 2025. Only around one per cent of a diabetic person's time is spent in the company of health professionals. The remaining 99 per cent of the time, the patient is managing their own diabetes. The research was an 'ethnographic' study which looked in depth at a small group of 30 people with diabetes. Their ages ranged from 5 to 88 and they included different ethnic groups to reflect the fact that diabetes is particularly common in South Asians. Researchers shadowed the people for several periods of between two and five hours while they were going about their daily lives, noting how they managed their condition and the challenges they faced. Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care at Queen Mary, University of London, led the study. She said: Until now there has been very little... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| ASBMB wins National Science Foundation grant to enhance K-12 science education Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) The National Science Foundation has awarded the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology a grant of $70,450 for a program that seeks to enhance the caliber of science education in middle and high schools. The program, titled Hands-on Opportunities to Promote Engagement in Science (HOPES), includes two forthcoming science-outreach workshops and annual mini-grant opportunities for teachers and college faculty members to work together to develop hands-on science curricula for students. The workshops, titled Fostering Interactions between Educators from Local Colleges/Universities and K-12 Schools, will be held this April 21 in San Diego and April 20, 2012, in Boston, as part of the society's annual meetings and in conjunction with the Experimental Biology conference, which usually draws more than 13,000 researchers. The grant was issued to ASBMB members Regina Stevens-Truss, a professor at Kalamazoo College, and Peter J. Kennelly, a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dozens of junior high and highs school science teachers looking for new ways to encourage their students to pursue high-tech studies and careers will participate in the two free, four-hour events, which will pair the teachers with college and university faculty members to forge partnerships that will support their efforts over future years. In addition to hearing about ongoing outreach activities being conducted, participants also will engage in potential in-class projects. The truth of the matter is that if we really want to retain students in science, we need to start earlier, said Stevens-Truss of the endeavor. The idea was to somehow try to find a way to bring teachers and college faculty together to make science more hands-on and less textbook, because, as we all know, science isn't taught from a textbook. Workshop participants will be able to apply for small grants to be used for developing and... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- A Kansas State University initiative is helping rural communities across the nation restock their town with a disappearing business: grocery stores. Since 2007, members of the university's Rural Grocery Initiative have studied the struggles of grocery stores in rural communities and have worked with several communities to help those stores stay open or start a new grocery store. The initiative -- part of the university's Center for Engagement and Community Development -- was recently awarded a nearly $409,000 grant from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. To date, the Rural Grocery Initiative has helped establish grocery stores in the Kansas towns of Plains, Morland and Minneola. Burlingame and other towns are in the process of introducing grocery stores back into the community. Although most of the focus remains in Kansas, the initiative's efforts have been featured on NPR, USA Today, Fox News and other media outlets. Moreover, it also has generated interest in small towns throughout the U.S., with rural communities in more than 25 states contacting the group for help. Local grocery stores represent a critical piece of infrastructure that sustains America's rural communities by providing food, supporting jobs and generating taxes, said David Procter, director of the center and the university's Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy. Yet, these independently-owned grocery stores struggle to remain in business. This grant will support our Rural Grocery Initiative as we work to assist these important small businesses. The initiative also will conduct two studies that further explore the relationship between a rural grocery store and its community. The first looks at the effect of rural grocery stores partnering with local growers, farmers and food institutions, such as public schools, nursing homes and restaurants. Partnering with institutions that use large quantities of food could help grocery... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) (Oxford | Hardcover | March 1, 2012 | 262 Pages | $29.95 | ISBN13: 9780199892594) Roberta Ness teaches how to be a more innovative thinker. Now in a book as creative as its subject, Dr. Ness shows how, with a little know-how and a lot of practice, we can all bring out our more creative selves. - Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science Great science depends on innovative thinking. Our societal creativity and progress depends on investing in such innovation. This book argues that innovation can be taught, fostered, and nurtured as a basis for accelerating innovation. It provides the framework for fostering creativity and a toolbox teaching it. This is an outstanding contribution to our collective success. - Linda P. Fried, Dean, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Can we teach people to be innovative? Roberta Ness demonstrates that the answer is a resounding 'yes.' This is a rare book that contains both a rigorous account of the elements that foster innovation and examples that will inspire scientists, teachers, students, and anyone with a sense of curiosity to become more successful innovators. - E. Gordon Gee, President, Ohio State University Dr. Ness shows us that learning to become a better innovator is indeed possible. This book is a tremendous help for scientists, policy makers, and students of all ages.- Arthur Tim Garson, Director, Center for Public Health Sciences, and former Provost, University of Virginia School of Medicine Innovation Generation: How to Produce Creative and Useful Ideas is a superb read. The path to a strong and vibrant America today and into the future will be through the inculcation of innovation among our students across all disciplines. Roberta Ness provides substantive tools to enhance our ability for critical learning and... http://www.rxpgnews.com |
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