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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: MoMo 2.0 Tests Halfway Mark- Assessing Children and Youth Fitness…
For over 20 years, the Motor Skills Module Study (MoMo) has provided representative data about how fit and active children and young people in Germany are. With the current tests in Karlsruhe (April 28 and 29, 2024), the fourth wave of…
AMU Schools Host Counseling Sessions to Tackle Exam Stress
Aligarh : Today, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) schools took proactive steps to address exam stress among their +2 students by conducting counseling sessions. Recognising the importance of supporting students' mental well-being,…
Aalto University Introduces Smart Wearables Courses, Bridging Design and Engineering Skills for…
Professor Yu Xiao, from the Department of Information and Communications Engineering, and her research group have developed two new courses on smart wearables in collaboration with the Department of Design. These…
Aalto University Empowers Students with Health Technology Engineering for Innovative Solutions to…
Aalto University’s School of Electrical Engineering is launching a new Master’s programme in Health Technology Engineering in autumn 2024. The programme aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to develop innovative…
Aalto University Student Represents Institution at European Student Assembly
From April 10th to 12th 2024, more than 250 students representing 59 nationalities from 170 universities in the European University Alliances met in Strasbourg to debate current issues, formulating policy recommendations on the…
University of Southern California Price Students Triumph in Sunstone Challenge with San Bernardino…
Four students from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy won first place and $5,000 at this year’s Sunstone Economic Development Challenge, a competition that tasks students with helping local governments create jobs in their…
Groundbreaking USC-Led Study Introduces Improved Method for Cultivating Kidney Filtration System…
In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, USC scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney’s filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for…
Habitats Prove Much More Vulnerable to Nitrogen Deposition Than Previously Believed, Study Finds
Nitrogen deposition is one of the four main pressures on nature in Europe. Many of the Natura2000 sites suffer from an excessive input of ammonium and nitrate from farming, industry, traffic and households, leading to the disappearance of…
Wageningen Liberation Festival Lacks Healthy and Vegetarian Food Options, Attendees Say
As much as 92% of the food and drinks offered at the Liberation Festival (May 5th 2022) in Wageningen does not contribute to a healthy diet. Almost half of the food offered (46%) was vegetarian (without fish or meat), but this consisted…
Study: Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Odds of Overweight Children
New research has turned up another reason for women to avoid smoking during pregnancy. A recent study in the journal Gut Microbes has found an association between mothers smoking during pregnancy and a higher risk of their children becoming…