This is American Heart Month and new findings published by the American Heart Association say irregular sleeping patterns over years, weeks or even days can affect a person s heart health. The body s reactions to physical, mental and behavioral changes within a 24-hour cycle influence its internal clock or circadian rhythm. Dr. .
By Matthew Moore for KUAF-FM.Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Arkansas News Service reporting for the KUAF/Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation-Public News Service Collaboration. A barrier of plastic orange fencing surrounds an odd-looking structure just north of Vol Walker Hall on the University of Arkansas campus. John Folan removes a bungee cord that’s loosely holding up the fence and leads the way to what looks like an unfinished home. .
Nevada conservationists held a webinar to discuss the protection of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near the Nevada-California border from proposed mining activities. Mason Voehl, executive director of the Amargosa Conservancy, said the refuge is the largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert and is home to at least 26 endemic species. Voehl added that because Ash Meadows is entirely sustained by groundwater, its future depends on how that groundwater is managed in the basin. .
This coming Thursday, a new task force will meet to advance discussions about boosting teacher recruitment and retention in North Dakota. The panel was announced by Gov. Doug Burgum last fall as stakeholders noted that, like other states, North Dakota continues to deal with an educator shortage. .
Pennsylvania s teachers union is voicing concerns that the state s public school voucher program will negatively affect public education in lower-income families and communities. The most recent budget proposal would direct an additional $1 billion to K-12 education, affecting more than 1.7 million students, and doesn t include any specific funding for school voucher programs. Arthur Steinberg is president of the American Federation of Teachers in Pennsylvania. .