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‘Half of Pakistan’s income is owned by 20% of its population’ Speakers at session on human development, inequality call for redressal of systemic flaws April 05, 2021 KARACHI: The issues of inequality must be understood in terms of wealth and ownership in our economy, and discourse on fighting inequality must be along the lines of foreign influences, gender disparity and social mobility. These views were expressed by panelists at a session titled, Human Development and Inequality, on the ...

The ability to control your own behavior, known as executive function, might not exist all in your head. A new theory proposes that it develops with many influences from outside the mind.

The Transcript T. J. McKenna’s career revolves around one simple question: how can we make science meaningful, engaging, and relevant to our everyday lives? He began that career as an animal behaviorist and entomologist. But as a grad student at the University of Nebraska, McKenna says, he realized that the audience for research papers is relatively limited and he sought ways for sharing his passion for science with a broader audience.  Now a Wheelock College of Education & Human Dev...

In the post-pandemic world, addressing inequality is key to sustaining growth and well-being COVID-19 in the last one year has once again reminded us of the growing inequalities in India. A recent Pew Research Report shows that India’s middle class may have shrunk by a third due to the novel coronavirus pandemic while the number of poor people earning less than ₹150 per day more than doubled. The Pew report also warned that the situation may actually be worse than estimated because of worse...

JOB VACANCY The Institute for Human Development (IHD) is a leading research Institute specializing in the areas of labour markets, employment, human development and related issues. IHD is committed in its pursuit of research excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment. It solicits all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal/family background, gender, age, disability, caste, religion, ethnicity, etc. To promote diversity and social inclusi...

Not all UN Sustainable Development Goals are good for the environment, reveals study A study reviewed existing academic papers on the UN’s global goals and found that 63 of the 169 targets may impact forests either adversely or positively. 4 hours ago The UN’s key areas for global development – known as the SDGs – range from tackling poverty, hunger and sanitation to promoting clean energy, economic growth and reducing inequality. | AFP Progress towards achievin...

Just over half of teaching assistants in schools stepped-up to manage classes on their own during the winter lockdown ensuring vulnerable and key worker children could attend lessons, according to a new study by UCL Institute of Education (IOE) researchers. The study, published by the IOE and funded by UNISON, analysed data from 9,055 teaching and classroom assistants. It gives a broad picture of how TAs contributed to the running of UK schools, what this meant for them and makes key recomm...

Since transferring to Western Nevada College several years ago, Gabrielle Clark has concentrated on helping others. Now, the Associated Students of Western Nevada president is receiving a helping and appreciative hand herself. Clark is a 2020-21 recipient of the prestigious Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship. WNC Counselor Lauren Stevens was also recognized in March as she received the Nevada Regents’ Academic Advisor Award for 2021. The $5,000 scholarship will assis...

LA GRANDE — Students in the La Grande School District are heading back to in-person learning every day of the week. Days will remain short through the school year, however, and students enrolled at La Grande Virtual Learning Academy can continue with online learning. School district Superintendent George Mendoza announced in a virtual town hall meeting Thursday night, April 1, the move back to more regular classes starts Monday, April 12. “K-12 is all in, we’re going, every day, ...

Pedestrians staring at their phones cause crowd confusion Credit: Richard Slater/Alamy Walkers so distracted by their mobile phones that they cant move in a straight line down the street have long been blamed for causing pavement pile-ups. However, researchers have now scientifically illustrated how just a few rogue pedestrians staring at screens can send people behind and approaching them into a frenzy of confusion. Crowds heading towards each other are plunged into chaos because the person to...