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Global study stresses importance of public Internet access

By Guest PostJuly 28, 2013Technologyaraba sey, Bangladesh, bogota, botswana, brazil, Chile, chris coward, Colombia, computer users, computers and internet, ghana, global study, information school, learning internet skills, lithuania, mobile phones, Philippines, public computer, public internet access, source of internet, South Africa, technology skills, university of washington

Millions of people in low-income countries still depend on public computer and Internet access venues despite the global proliferation of mobile phones and home computers. However, interest in providing such public access has waned in recent years, especially among development agencies, as new technologies become available.

But a five-year, eight-country study recently concluded by the Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington Information School has found that community access to computer and Internet technology remains a crucial resource for connecting people to the information and skills they need in an increasingly digital world. (more…)

2012 Plastino Scholars

By Guest PostApril 27, 2012Educationallison solowsky, anthropology, blairstown, bogota, buenos aires, Colombia, dance in bali, daniel reyes, dave plastino, east indians, elizabeth hetterly, guatemala, guyana, India, jewish community, jill farquharson, katie yoder, marcela omans, new jersey, nj, plastino scholars, solar powered energy, united states, university of delaware

Life-changing opportunities made possible by donor’s generosity

From working on solar-powered energy in India and conducting historic research on the Jewish community of Buenos Aires, to studying the world parrot crisis and examining music and dance in Bali, the four 2011 Plastino Scholars recounted their experiences at a dinner on Thursday, April 26, that celebrated their experiences and welcomed the incoming 2012 cohort.

Established in 2007 by a generous gift from Dave Plastino, a 1978 graduate of the University of Delaware’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Plastino Scholars Program awards grants to undergraduates to support self-designated, off-campus projects of their passion. (more…)

Low Vitamin D Linked to Earlier First Menstruation, a Risk Factor for Health Problems Throughout Life

By Guest PostAugust 14, 2011Healthbehavioral and psychosocial problems in teens, blood vitamin d levels, bogota, breast cancer, cancer, cardiometabolic diseases, Colombia, early menstruation, eduardo villamor, environmental cause, epidemiologist, equator, health problems, limited sun exposure, puberty, risk factor, teen girls, university of michigan, vitamin d in young girls

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A study links low vitamin D in young girls with early menstruation, which is a risk factor for a host of health problems for teen girls as well as women later in life.

Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health measured the blood vitamin D levels in 242 girls ages 5-12 from Bogota, Colombia, and followed them for 30 months. Girls low on vitamin D were twice as likely to start menstruation during the study than those with sufficient vitamin D, said epidemiologist Eduardo Villamor, associate professor in the U-M SPH. (more…)

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Global study stresses importance of public Internet access

2012 Plastino Scholars

Low Vitamin D Linked to Earlier First Menstruation, a Risk Factor for Health Problems Throughout Life