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Nordic Civil Society – A Model for the World?

Mar 17, 2021

Nordic Civil Society – A Model for the World? A one-week online course for PhD students in history and the social sciences. Photo: PixabayThe Oslo Summer School of Social Sciences...

A new law would force employees to contribute to their 401(k)

Mar 17, 2021

The proposal also addresses auto-escalation, which automatically increases employees’ contributions to their accounts every year. When automatically enrolled, nine in 10 new hires remained in their employer’s plan after three...

What is the probability of ships of different Polar Ship Categories becoming beset in ice in Arctic waters?

Mar 17, 2021

In the winter, the sea is frozen over, making it inaccessible to ships of a lower Polar Ship Category without the assistance of an icebreaker. The prediction indicates the probability...

Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT announces fellowship program

Mar 17, 2021

WISDM, the Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT, celebrated the first anniversary of its digital launch on March 8 — International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, the...

Professor Mauro F. Guillén announced as next Director of Cambridge Judge Business School

Mar 17, 2021

Professor Guillén will officially begin his role as Director on 1 September 2021, succeeding Professor Christoph Loch, who has been Director of the School since 2011. Professor Guillén is also...

2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

Mar 17, 2021

The Office of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar’s Office have announced this year’s Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of mathematics Larry Guth, associate professor of materials science and engineering...

How sperm remember

Mar 17, 2021

But how the information is transmitted at fertilization along with the exact mechanisms and molecules in sperm that are involved in this process has been unclear until now. “It is...

A concerning variant is about to become dominant in the US, experts say, and how Americans act could help fuel or curb a surge

Mar 16, 2021

At least a dozen state leaders have eased Covid-19 restrictions this month, often citing improving Covid-19 trends and growing vaccination numbers. Data updated by the CDC on Monday shows the...

How the West Lost COVID

Mar 16, 2021

It is January 2021, and the Florida-born, Edinburgh-based professor of global public health is looking back on the pandemic year, marveling and despairing at opportunities lost. “We must race to...

Drugmakers Push Vaccines for Kids Amid Debate Over Need for Shot

Mar 16, 2021

Historically, pediatric vaccines have focused on killer childhood diseases, but the pandemic has thrown a curve into that thinking. Some say the case for inoculating kids is less pressing, given...