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Access Agreement Will Allow Independent Testing at Poe Hall

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NC State has released reports issued by its environmental consultant Geosyntec, but Brice said those results have left him with lingering questions. “We If folks have been to Poe Hall, and they’re having adverse health conditions, they should talk to somebody about it,” said Brice. It could save your life.”

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I was usually the consultant on a lot of cases [and] also the confidant for students in matters where they needed advocacy and representation." But as life happens, they're less likely to be negatively impacted by medical emergencies or procedures that could pull them away from their studies." Life happens,” Carter says.

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Reconciling Contrasting Findings on Perceptions of Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Zach Hrynowski, an education research consultant at Gallup, thought that Americans were differentiating between higher education itself and the systems that organize it. But the differences are still stark. Experts on American perceptions of higher education said that the polls collectively reveal that American views are nuanced.

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A Commitment to Help Others

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She was awarded the 2019 Excellence in Teaching award at GSU’s School of Public Health and a reading award from the British Medical Association for her global health textbook.

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A Snapshot in Time: The Cancer Cluster at NC State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Notwithstanding the litigation, the university continues to engage and consult with independent third parties, including the EPA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and recently shared Geosyntec’s report publicly.” It could save your life.”

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Welcome to March-April Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Celebrating Best Practices

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The first blog in the series by Jane Hislop and Simone Dimartino introduces LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP), a dynamic, hands-on teaching approach incorporated into Edinburgh Medical Schools Summer School in Clinical Education.

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Engaging the professional community in teaching medical students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

You might think that the teaching content in a professional vocational degree like medicine – defined by the governing body the General Medical Council ( GMC ) and detailing what a medical student should know as they exit their undergraduate programme and embark on their first day as a junior doctor – would be almost entirely prescriptive.

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