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We have two tenure track #lecturer positions available at the #University of #Edinburgh, to support and develop #teaching and #research linked to the undergraduate Dual Award Honours programmes in Integrative Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Informatics jointly developed in partnership with Zhejiang University, China.
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Academic Track Lecturer in Integrative Biomedical Sciences (Zhejiang)
Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences wishes to appoint an Academic Track Lecturer in Integrative Biomedical Sciences to support and develop teaching and research linked to the undergraduate Dual Award Honours programmes in Integrative Biomed…University of Edinburgh
Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths
Brazil's rapid expansion of soy production has meant an associated rise in pesticide use. Researchers found a statistically significant correlation between soy expansion and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) deaths in children between 2008 and 2019,…ScienceDaily
Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
Great news: Apes have a sense of humour and they enjoy teasing each other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
Great news: Apes have a sense of humour and they enjoy teasing each other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
#News: Great #apes tease and prank each other just as humans do. Including body-slamming, hair-pulling and waving objects in front of each other's faces - new #research study finds #sentience #primatology #primates #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Great news: Apes have a sense of humour and they enjoy teasing each other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
The Cerrado crisis: Brazil’s deforestation frontline | Global Witness
Everyone knows the Amazon is in crisis. But next door another ecological catastrophe is unfolding in the Cerrado savannah, which is being destroyed to feed the world’s appetite for beef.Global Witness
Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity
Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions.ScienceDaily
#News: #Research in Current Biology finds infant pigtailed #macaques visiting #palmoil #plantations 3 x more likely to die young from #pesticide poisoning. #Agricultural #chemicals are detrimental to infant development #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033990
Tigers Have Unique Personality Traits That Help Them Survive in The Wild, Says Study : ScienceAlert
Ask any pet owner if their beloved companion has a personality and you'll most often get an emphatic "yes".AFP (ScienceAlert)
Food Without Agriculture
In a 2023 article published in Nature Sustainability, researchers write that food production can be more sustainable by focusing less on traditional agriculture and more on alternative methods, lik…Palm Oil Detectives
https://nature.com/articles/s41598-024-52138-9
Mapping the diversity of land uses following deforestation across Africa - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Mapping the diversity of land uses following deforestation across AfricaNature
Food Without Agriculture
In a 2023 article published in Nature Sustainability, researchers write that food production can be more sustainable by focusing less on traditional agriculture and more on alternative methods, lik…Palm Oil Detectives
#Research paper in @Nature Sustainability: Dietary #fats can be produced in a lab with significantly lower #CO2 emissions/#climate impact compared to current #palmoil production in #Brazil and #Indonesia #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/21/food-without-agriculture/
Food Without Agriculture
In a 2023 article published in Nature Sustainability, researchers write that food production can be more sustainable by focusing less on traditional agriculture and more on alternative methods, lik…Palm Oil Detectives
Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose contribute to tree diversity
Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world's protected areas.ScienceDaily
World's smallest 'fanged' frogs found in Indonesia
Researchers have identified a species of frog new to science. The Indonesian amphibian is the size of a quarter, unlike its two-pound cousins, and has tiny fangs.ScienceDaily
Research: Palm oil deforestation makes conditions better for disease-carrying Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
A 2023 study published in Nature has found that cutting down rainforest to grow palm oil makes it easier for certain disease-carrying bugs like Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to thrive. The study look…Palm Oil Detectives
Two #TenureTrackJob openings at the #Leibniz Institute for #Baltic Sea #Research #Warnemünde (#IOW), North Germany 🇩🇪
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Postdoc position (tenure track) in the department of physical #oceanography and instrumentation (PHY 01/2024)
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/files/news/stellenausschreibungen/2024/en_Phy-01-2024-wiss-mit-20240112.pdf
Junior Research Group Leader Optical Remote Sensing (DIR 01/2024)
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/files/news/stellenausschreibungen/2024/en_Dir-01-2024-wiss-mit-20240112.pdf
Widespread population collapse of African Raptors
An international team of researchers has found that Africa's birds of prey are facing an extinction crisis.ScienceDaily
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finds #palmoil #deforestation makes conditions better for disease-carrying mosquitoes linked to Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever. #Boycottpalmoil https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/30/research-palm-oil-deforestation-makes-conditions-better-for-disease-carrying-aedes-albopictus-mosquitoes/ via
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Research: Palm oil deforestation makes conditions better for disease-carrying Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
A 2023 study published in Nature has found that cutting down rainforest to grow palm oil makes it easier for certain disease-carrying bugs like Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to thrive. The study look…Palm Oil Detectives
A new hope for algae biofuel (microalgae, that is)
#algae #biofuels #biofuel #microalgae #fuels #energy #decarbonization #carboncapture #carbonemissions #aquaculture #agriculture #biobased #bioeconomy #bioenergy #renewableenergy #renewable #sdg7 #sustainableenergy #energytransition #science #research
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/19/algae-biofuel-haunts-fossil-fuel-stakeholders/
Algae Biofuel Rises From Grave To Haunt Fossil Fuel Stakeholders
After ExxonMobil walks away, algae biofuel gets another shot at success and the US Department of Energy is here for it.Tina Casey (CleanTechnica)
Research: Palm oil deforestation makes conditions better for disease-carrying Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
A 2023 study published in Nature has found that cutting down rainforest to grow palm oil makes it easier for certain disease-carrying bugs like Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to thrive. The study look…Palm Oil Detectives
#Research published in @Nature finds #palmoil #deforestation makes conditions better for disease-carrying mosquitoes linked to Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever. #Boycottpalmoil
Research: Palm oil deforestation makes conditions better for disease-carrying Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
A 2023 study published in Nature has found that cutting down rainforest to grow palm oil makes it easier for certain disease-carrying bugs like Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to thrive. The study look…Palm Oil Detectives
The National Science Foundation has issued a notice about the use of generative AI in the NSF merit review process: https://new.nsf.gov/news/notice-to-the-research-community-on-ai
Notice to research community: Use of generative artificial intelligence technology in the NSF merit review process
Generative artificial intelligence1 (GAI) systems have great potential to support the U.S. National Science Foundation's mission to promote the progress of…National Science Foundation
Palm oil deforestation in Guatemala: Certifying products as ‘sustainable’ is no panacea: University of Michigan
Newly published research from the University of Michigan reveals that despite the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification system being influential, its effectiveness in reducing def…Palm Oil Detectives
Postdoc in Host-microbe interactions – computational and/or experimental
Cornell University
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/cornell-university-27778-postdoc-in-host-microbe-interactions-computational-and-or-experimental-3/?feed_id=66864
#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
Ithaca, NY #UnitedStatesUS #PostdoctoralFellow
https://jobrxiv.org/job/cornell-university-27778-postdoc-in-host-microbe-interactions-computational-and-or-experimental-3/?feed_id=66864
Postdoc in Host-microbe interactions – computational and/or experimental
Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!jobRxiv
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2021 Research: Outbreaks of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are linked to changes in forest cover and palm oil global expansion
Deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity loss with a negative impact on human health. Outbreaks of vector-borne diseases such as COVID-19 are associated with increases in areas of palm oil pl…Palm Oil Detectives
Scientists paid large publishers over $1 billion in four years to have their studies published with open access.
Nature Comms and Sci Reports cornering the market.
Open access = good.
Extortionate APCs with little or no actual editorial service = bad.
Scientists paid large publishers over $1 billion in four years to have their studies published with open access
A study reveals that academic megajournals ‘Scientific Reports’ and ‘Nature Communications’ have cornered the marketManuel Ansede (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
PhD position in viral evolution and diversity @foaylward
Virginia Tech
Funded PhD positions in the Aylward Lab to study the #evolution and #genomics of giant #viruses. Both computational and wet-lab projects available.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/virginia-tech-27778-funded-phd-position/?feed_id=64662
#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
Blacksburg #UnitedStatesUS ...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/virginia-tech-27778-funded-phd-position/?feed_id=64662
PhD position in viral evolution and diversity
Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!jobRxiv
https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/control-data-conversions-in-excel-for-windows-and-mac
#excel #dataanalysis #research #bioinformatics
Control data conversions in Excel for Windows and Mac
Based on your feedback, we've improved the Automatic Data Conversion settings, and made them also available in Excel for Mac.https://insider.office.com
Hey Mastodon! 👋 Here is our #introduction post: We are the Data Visualization Lab at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. You can find more about our work here: https://vis.khoury.northeastern.edu/
We'd love to be connected to more folks and labs in the realms of #DataVisualization #HCI #xAI #AR #VR #VisualAnalytics #PhD #Research
Our lab has been applying visualization to domain areas like #accessibility #UAVs #Genetics #Privacy #Pedagogy #Networks #GraphTheory
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Khoury Data Visualization, Northeastern University
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"New data released Thursday by the National Science Foundation show the exodus of young life scientists from the Ivory Tower to industry has reached the highest level in nearly three decades, deepening concerns about the future of academic science in the U.S....Ph.D. graduates are now pursuing postdocs at the lowest rate since at least 1995, based on STAT’s review of NSF data available online."
https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/28/scientists-exodus-from-academia-historic-levels/
#science #research #academia #industry
Data show record exodus of life scientists from academia - STAT
Ph.D. graduates are pursuing postdocs at the lowest rate since at least 1995; conversely, 47% of 2022 life science grads had a job lined up.Jonathan Wosen (STAT)
