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The New Face of Mining: Women Carving Out a Place in Surging Industry

By Guest PostMay 28, 2013Economy, Generalalabama, Antarctica, assessment, barb filas, barrick in nevada, bree mcmaster, brute force image, Chile, coal mines, earth, Economy, environmental impact, exploration, female engineers, female mine manager, geological engineering, girl scouts, global mining firm, illinois, job, knight piesold, mary poulton, metallurgy, mine sites, mining, new face, rita riggs, ruby barickman, san xavier, skilled workers, society for mining, student mine, underground, us schools, vicki seppala, women, work environment, x chromosomes

The UA department of mining and geological engineering, one of only 14 U.S. schools offering mining engineering degrees and only a handful with its own student mine, is dedicated to helping fill the industry pipeline, and that includes ensuring female engineers continue to gain ground in a surging industry.

They roam the remotest corners of the world, scale the highest mountains and descend deep into the Earth.

They go places few women have ever gone. They are not afraid of getting dirty, or of much else for that matter, certainly not adversity or a good challenge. And they know, better than most, how and when to take a joke. (more…)

‘You’re awesome … just get out of your own way!’

By Guest PostMay 20, 2013General, Healthaddiction psychiatrist, awesome tedx, clinical research, judson brewer, mindfulness training, neuroscientist, techniques, yale university, you

In this TEDx talk, Dr. Judson Brewer, an addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Yale University, outlines several common ways that we get in our own way, and details how his clinical research has found that techniques to help us get out of our own way, such as mindfulness training, can have large effects. *Source: Yale […]

Global health policy fails to address burden of disease on men

By Guest PostMay 20, 2013General, Healthaids, alcohol use, burden of disease, cerebrovascular disease, chris murray, davidson gwatkin, decline, economic situation, gender inequalities, gender norms, global health policy, global mortality rates, hiv, ischemic heart disease, kent buse, lancet, life expectancy, lower respiratory infections, men, policy makers, sarah hawkes, tobacco smoking, unaids, university of washington, unprotected sex, unsafe sex, women

Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week’s Lancet.

The article reinterprets data from the ‘Global Burden of Disease: 2010’ study which shows that all of the top ten causes of premature death and disability, and the top ten behavioural risk factors driving rates of ill-health around the world, affect men more than they affect women. (more…)

Brick by brick

By Guest PostMay 17, 2013General, Sciencebionicles toy, blue hen, blue ocean, brick by brick, bruce weber, carpenter, chaplin tyler, China, copenhagen, danish toy company, darwin award winner, david robertson, Europe, evolution, Germany, godtfred, greek tragedy, guinness world record, harry potter, innovation, innovation matrix, leg godt, lego, lego education centers, lego like toys, lego story, legoland theme park, milan, newark campus, North America, ole kirk christiansen, plastic bricks, plastic toy production, rebuilding lego, red clay students, ryan maguire, san francisco, star wars, the uk, tokyo, toy, toys, university of delaware, university of pennsylvania, US, video games, wharton school, wild west

Professor, author Robertson discusses innovation evolution at Lego

When you hear Lego, if all you think about are shiny, plastic bricks and toys, think again. From a toy concept brought to life by a carpenter to tales of failed innovation truths that mirrored a Greek tragedy, the Lego story is about innovation and evolution, David Robertson told attendees at last week’s Chaplin Tyler Executive Leadership series lecture.

Robertson, professor of practice at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, presented “Rebuilding Lego” to 80 students, faculty, staff and community members on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus. (more…)

Paper Offers Framework for Amazon Oil and Gas Development

By Guest PostMay 12, 2013Environment, Generalamazonian hydrocarbon exploration, amazonian region, analysis, bill powers, blue moon fund, clinton jenkins, critical ecosystems, cultural diversity, dynamic hydrocarbon zones, earth, emergency, environmental state, erd, etech international, extended reach drilling, future conflicts, gas, key component, matt finer, national geographic society, negative impact, north Carolina, northern peru, oil, production, state university, technique, tropical forest environment, vital watersheds, western amazon

Oil and gas development continues to press into the most remote corners of the western Amazon, one of the most biologically and culturally diverse zones on Earth. Now a study proposes a new 10-point, best-practice framework that combines technical engineering criteria with consideration of ecological and social concerns to reduce the negative impacts of Amazonian hydrocarbon exploration and production.

The researchers say, for example, that by using extended reach drilling (ERD), a technique to reach a larger subsurface area from one surface drilling location, it is possible to greatly reduce the total number of needed drilling platforms and access roads for a given project. (more…)

Breastfeeding: Not only for young teens

By Guest PostMay 8, 2013General, Healthbaby, birth control, breast milk, breastfeeding, brianne, dennis degrazia, emotional bonding, hormone, human body, malnutrition, misconceptions, mother and child, natural attribute, oxytocin, per pregnancy weight, post labor hemorrhage, teen mom, young teens

When a teen mom is considering breastfeeding, it may be a tough task for her to break misconceptions, she has about breastfeeding. For example, many teens prefer bottle feeding as a healthier choice over breast feeding. They also believe that their breasts will lose their shape and it is “old school.” Teen moms, just like adults consider many factors when choosing breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding is by far one of the most natural attributes of the human body. Breastfeeding is a nature’s gift and has its own benefits:

· According to research, when teen moms breastfeed their baby immediately after delivery, the uterus slowly contracts reducing the risk of post-labor hemorrhage. Also, nursing helps you to slowly regain your per-pregnancy weight, which often results in shedding off those extra pounds. Breastfeeding when done the right way, slows periods, which acts as a effective form of birth control. This is really beneficial for teen moms who cannot access other forms of birth control during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding also reduces the chances of developing ovarian cancer and breast cancer. (more…)

Southern exposure: 21% of U.S. elderly take high-risk medicines

By Guest PostMay 6, 2013Generalalbany, amal trivedi, brown university, danya qato, demographic analysis, high risk medication, hospital referral regions, hrrs, mason city, medicare advantage plans, new england, pharmacist, poor areas, public health researchers, seniors, seniors in alexandria, south atlantic, south carolina, southeast united states, texas

A study of more than 6 million seniors in Medicare Advantage plans in 2009 found that 21 percent received a prescription for at least one potentially harmful “high-risk medication.” Nearly 5 percent received at least two. Questionable prescriptions are more common in the South and among people who live in poor areas.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — More than one in five seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high-risk medication” in 2009, according to an analysis by Brown University public health researchers. The questionable prescriptions were significantly more common in the Southeast United States, as well as among women and people living in relatively poor areas. (more…)

UA Researchers Solve Mystery of Lincoln’s Funeral Train

By Guest PostApril 25, 2013General, Politicsabraham lincoln, american history, benedictine university, brook beam, car project, Chicago, chicago group, color, death, funeral train, karen zimmermann, keck imaging center, lincoln, lincoln funeral, lincoln train project, model, mystery, nancy odegaard, new york, northern population, northern states, presidential funeral procession, presidential use, private railroad car, rich chocolate brown, robert kennedy, sesquicentennial, southern sympathizers, traditional funeral, train, united states, united states military, university of arizona, Washington, wayne wesolowski

With the 2015 sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s death approaching, interest is rising, and with new tools, UA researchers have turned their attention to one of the last remaining mysteries about what reportedly was the largest traditional funeral in American history – the train’s color.

A trove of information exists about Abraham Lincoln’s funeral, which drew millions of mourners during a two-week railway procession across the Northern states.

But until now, the precise color of the president’s railcar had been lost to history. (more…)

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