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NTU Rankings places the 蘑菇视频 fourth among U.S. higher education institutions

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The latest NTU rankings place the 蘑菇视频 fourth among U.S. institutions of higher education. This ranking is compiled by National Taiwan University and is also known as the 鈥淧erformance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities.鈥� It offers annual performance rankings of universities around the world based on their production and impact of scientific papers. The 蘑菇视频 trails only Harvard, Stanford and Johns Hopkins among U.S. institutions. Learn More >

Seven new members named to initiative executive council

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Five new faculty and two students have been named to the 30-member Population Health Initiative executive council by President Ana Mari Cauce. They are: Nidhi Agrawal, professor of marketing, Foster School of Business Wendy Barrington, assistant professor of psychosocial and community health, School of Nursing, adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology and health services, and faculty senate liaison Patrick Heagerty, chair and professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health Michelle Montgomery, assistant professor of social and historical studies, School of…

蘑菇视频 Dentistry remains No. 3 in global research rankings

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The 蘑菇视频 School of Dentistry retained its No. 3 global and U.S. ranking in the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities聽by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The rankings are weighted toward research performance and reputation, and place the school behind only the dental schools of the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina. Harvard University and King鈥檚 College London complete the top five in the category of dentistry and oral sciences. Learn More >

Department of Emergency Medicine launches new section dedicated to population health

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The 蘑菇视频’s Department of Emergency Medicine publicly announced the establishment of a new Section of Population Health on August 6. The focus of this section will be to make advancements in research, education and public policy to better address inequities in underserved populations in both local and global settings. The section’s focus will be a unique undertaking for an academic department of emergency medicine, according to Dr. Susan Stern, the department’s chair, and is possibly one of the…

Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide may reduce protein and multiple key nutrients in rice

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New research shows聽for the first time that rice grown at the concentrations of atmospheric CO2 expected by the end of this century has lower levels of four key B vitamins. The research’s findings also support research from other studies showing that rice grown under higher CO2 concentrations has less protein, iron and zinc. Decreases in the nutritional content of rice could have a disproportionate impact on health outcomes in the poorest rice-dependent countries, according to the study team, which includes…

蘑菇视频 Grand Challenges Impact Lab successfully launches in India

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An interdisciplinary group of 17 蘑菇视频 students spent Winter Quarter 2018 in India as part of a new study abroad program that empowered them to tackle grand challenges such as security, clean water and climate change. During the Grand Challenges Impact Lab program, students learned to become problem-solvers by practicing design thinking, an iterative process that entails listening to people articulate challenges, defining problems, proposing solutions, creating prototypes and testing designs. The students also took field trips to…

Investigating environmental impacts of producing different types of animal protein

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New research from the 蘑菇视频 College of the Environment offers what is likely the most comprehensive look at the environmental impacts of different types of animal protein production. The study assessed the environmental costs of producing livestock, farmed seafood and wild-caught fish. While not definitive, researchers found that, in general, industrial beef production and farmed catfish are the most taxing on the environment, while small, wild-caught fish and farmed mollusks like oysters, mussels and scallops have the lowest…

Information School students develop mobile-friendly web application for Airlift Northwest

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Four students from the 蘑菇视频 Information School have developed a mobile-friendly web application for Airlift Northwest that acts as a connective communication hub, allowing Airlift Northwest crews to instantly view critical data as it is entered and updated by emergency dispatchers. This level of connectedness is intended to address the challenges faced by dispatch and flight crews when attempting to exchange information in real, or near-real time. The application, which was the students’ 2018 iSchool Capstone project, will…

蘑菇视频 researchers develop a social robot to gauge teen stress

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A cross-campus, cross-disciplinary team of 蘑菇视频 faculty, undergraduates and graduate students are creating a social robot that will help schools better measure and understand stress levels of teenagers. The goal of their work is to design a robot that would live in a high school and collect data on students鈥� emotional well-being. School administrators and teachers could then use that data to determine ways to implement change and measure the effectiveness of such interventions. Teens will also develop…

InterACTION Labs awarded the 鈥�100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation鈥� grant

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A 鈥�100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation鈥� grant will fund InterACTION Labs: An Interdisciplinary Service Learning Exchange Program, which is a 蘑菇视频 and Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos project that will allow students and faculty to assess and address health disparities affecting the informal floating community of Claverito, Peru. This work builds on a previous population health pilot research grant awarded by the Population Health Initiative to InterACTION Labs, which focused on designing and implementing innovative interventions…