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WHAT: In a mouse study, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified and mapped a diverse spectrum of motor neurons along the spinal cord. These neurons, which send and receive messages throughout the body, include a subset that is susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases. Created with a genetic sequencing technique, the atlas reveals 21 subtypes of neurons in discrete areas throughout the spinal cord and offers insight into how these neurons control movement, how they contribute ...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Your Feelings About Memories Shape Your Decisions People base their decisions on subjective memory—how they feel about a memory—more than on its accuracy, researchers report.   When we recall a memory, we retrieve specific details about it: where, when, with whom. But we often also e...

20th Class of Humanities Institute Fellows Pursue Wide Range of Scholarship This year’s class of fellows includes two visiting residential fellows, four dissertation scholars, and nine UConn faculty fellows The 20th cohort of UConn Humanities Institute fellows includes scholars probing a wide range of subjects and topics. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Copy Link The 2021-22 class of University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) Fellows will pursue projects from the Renai...

As of April 2021, yet another worldwide wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections is threatening to bring new daily highs in the mortality associated with the COVID-19 pand

Bitterroot College Kicks Off Graduation Season Friday afternoon, the Bitterroot College UM in Hamilton will conduct its 2021 Graduation Ceremony at the Daly Mansion lawn, under the big tent. This is the traditional location for the annual ceremony, which was not held last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sixteen 2021 graduates will be in the processional at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 30. Bitterroot College Director Victoria Clark will welcome the class and the Keynote Speaker this year is R...

Hamilton County Schools Announces Personnel Updates Thursday, April 29, 2021 Bethanie Reynolds As the district looks to the 2021-2022 school year, Hamilton County Schools announced several personnel updates on Thursday. Angie Cass has been named the principal at Soddy Daisy High School. She previously served as principal of Ooltewah High School. Ms. Cass is a product of Hamilton County Schools and a 23-year veteran of the district. Throughout her career, she has worked as a ...

Freedom House, a US government-funded non-profit, non-governmental organisation publishes an annual report on democracy, political freedom, and human rights titled Freedom in the World. In the 2021 Report, of a total of 195 countries, 82 were found free, 59 partly free, and 54 not free. India’s status as a democracy was downgraded from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free,’ primarily on account of alleged ‘rising violence and discriminatory policies’ and ‘a crackdown on expressions of dissen...

April 29, 2021 How might the pandemic change social interaction between older adults, shift dynamics for immigrant workers and reshape local housing markets? How do gender disparities in pay vary across industrialized societies? And how quickly should you respond to that late email from a co-worker? Those are some of the research questions Cornell faculty will pursue with the help of more than $271,000 in grants awarded this spring by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). The grants fu...

Twitter Facebook Meet six first-generation college students at Boston University and hear their stories. They were among 553 students, faculty, and staff inducted April 26 as the inaugural members of BU’s Alpha Alpha Alpha honor society for first-gen students. They didn’t grow up assuming they would go to college. They didn’t have private SAT tutors or coaches to guide them through the application process or parents who could share their own college experiences with them. They had t...

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