Versöhnung, eine offene Kommunikationskultur und den kleinen, unspektakulären Frieden zu vermitteln ist das Ziel der Forschungen von Josefina Echavarría vom Arbeitsbereich „Frieden und Konfliktstudien“. Nach Jahren des Krieges hat Kolumbien seit einem Jahr endlich einen Friedensvertrag. Anlass genug für die Wissenschaftlerin, hier weitere Projekte zu planen. (more…)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Across North America, streams and rivers are becoming saltier, thanks to road deicers, fertilizers and other salty compounds that humans indirectly release into waterways. At the same time, freshwater supplies are also becoming more alkaline. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — One little understood paradox in the study of obesity is that overweight people who break down fat at a high rate are less healthy than peers who store their fat more effectively. (more…)
Drone technology is quickly evolving –no longer just for military use, these flying robots now have a place within commercial enterprise. Also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, drones today have practical applications, like delivering packages for Amazon or allowing realtors to take aerial video to show off a sale property. (more…)
Dream big and dare to fail…🐵💭 pic.twitter.com/VmRsXNE1NJ — ..Panda🐼 (@JoyedPanda) 7. März 2018
Bürger können ihre Beobachtungen von Wildtieren in Städten und Dörfern Baden-Württembergs in einem Web-Portal melden
Wildtiere haben längst entdeckt, dass menschliche Siedlungen einen hervorragenden Lebensraum mit konstantem Nahrungsangebot, milderem Klima, bester Deckung und wenigen Feinden bieten. Dadurch kommt es immer wieder zu Begegnungen zwischen Mensch und Tier. (more…)
Statement from SEC reads: „The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Silicon Valley-based private company Theranos Inc., its founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and its former President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani with raising more than $700 million from investors through an elaborate, years-long fraud in which they exaggerated or made false statements about the company’s technology, business, and financial performance.“ (more…)
77 percent of firms surveyed lack proper incident response plans; while 69 percent report funding for cyber resiliency is insufficient
CAMBRIDGE, MA – 14 Mar 2018: IBM Security (NYSE: IBM) today announced the results of a global study exploring the factors and challenges of being a Cyber Resilient organization. The study was conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient and found that 77 percent of respondents admit they do not have a formal cyber security incident response plan (CSIRP) applied consistently across their organization. Nearly half of the 2800 respondents reported that their incident response plan is either informal/ad hoc or completely non-existent. (more…)
