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The canopy of bull kelp in September off the Sonoma-Mendocino coast, an annual plant that...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created upheaval, Duke’s medical benefits remain a trusted resource for nearly 75,000 staff, faculty, and family members.  In the past fiscal year, Duke paid $288 million for health concerns for plan participants, up $27 million from the previous year. For 2022, medical, dental and vision plans will continue to provide peace of mind and value.

As of the Friday, Oct. 1 deadline, just over 99 percent of the University workforce is now compliant with Duke’s vaccination policy, including 96 percent who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 60 other staff and faculty have received the first dose of the vaccine and are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated.

Remote work forever? Maybe A meeting room at the Health Sciences Innovation Building at the U. of Arizona. If you havent returned to your campus yet, the date is very likely in sight. But then again, maybe its not. Committees and administrators at colleges across the country are evaluating whether and to what extent some faculty and staff members could keep their jobs virtual. Before the pandemic, some institutions saw only an uptick in employees asking about flexible work policies. Now bosses ...

At Some Colleges, Remote Work Could Be Here to Stay A meeting room in the Health Sciences Innovation Building at the U. of Arizona. For months, colleges have weighed the risks and rewards of bringing students back to campuses disrupted by Covid-19. Now they’re considering what to do about their employees. Committees at colleges and universities across the country are evaluating the future of work, asking to what extent staff and some faculty members could remain virtual and what that ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Florida State (6-6, 4-5 ACC) had a season-high 18 hits and tied a season high with 14 runs, beating No. 18 Virginia Tech (9-5, 5-4) 14-7 Sunday afternoon to clinch the series at English Field. The Seminoles hit four home runs and had eight extra base hits in the contest as Conor Grady improved to 2-1 on the season. Parker Messick, FSU’s Friday night starting pitcher, was Sunday’s designated hitter and went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in the first inning, his first care...

Mangroves are overtaking oysters in Mosquito Lagoon with the help of the planets warming temperatures. Within a coastal refuge of tiny islands and sea water saltier than the ocean is a climate battle among natural Florida’s titans. It’s happening in Central Florida’s remote and alluring Mosquito Lagoon, which nearly abuts Kennedy Space Center launch pads at the Atlantic Ocean. Reigning guardians of the lagoon are oysters. They assemble in fortresses of low mounds, or reefs that appear abo...

Within the Mosquito Lagoon refuge of tiny islands and sea water saltier than the ocean is a battle of natural Florida’s titans. The lagoon’s reigning guardians are oysters. The invaders are mangroves. Scientists think mangroves may be winning, thanks to a new ally in the rising level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trapping more of the sun’s heat and rapidly warming the planet. Mangroves are aggressive but can’t tolerate freezing weather and they haven’t had to lately. Cold snaps ...

A recent policy change in North Carolina vaccine distribution has shifted college and university students to the back of the line, making the timeline for student vaccination unclear.&nbsp&#x3B;

Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University University operations Careful planning, safety precautions underpin return to classrooms for Johns Hopkins students University officials have spent months honing the plans that will guide this weeks resumption of in-person instruction, informed by JHUs own public health experts and the experiences of peer institutions that had students on campus for the fall semester By Dave Alexander / Published Feb 2, 2021 ...