More than a quarter of U.S. jobs are guaranteed paid sick leave thanks to state laws enacted over the past decade, according to a new study from researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health. Twelve states have passed ...
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2022
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At the national Australia Day ceremony in 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke of the contribution by frontline workers during the pandemic. He mentioned health workers, the defense forces, the police and farmers, as ...
Economics & Business
Feb 1, 2022
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Scientists working in a range of disciplines joined forces to identify a new approach to combat African sleeping sickness. Fundamental research undertaken under the supervision of Professor Ute Hellmich of Johannes Gutenberg ...
Biochemistry
Feb 21, 2019
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The landscaping squad of Mocha, Wynonna, Nelson and Beckham yank out weeds at a Texas park. They don't carry chainsaws or use herbicides. They are goats, and this environmentally friendly initiative is, for them, merely lunch.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2023
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The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the degree to which we depend on the work of others. This is particularly true of essential workers like truck drivers, grocery store employees and hospital nurses who are ensuring the ...
Social Sciences
May 6, 2020
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In a corner room of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building at CU Boulder, Torin Clark is about to go for a ride.
Space Exploration
Feb 29, 2024
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Scientists have shed light on a key control process within cells that helps ensure our bodies function efficiently.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2010
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We frequently hear advice that workers should stay home when they don't feel well, but there are a lot of reasons why that option isn't realistic or feasible for many workers.
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2020
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Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden have discovered that the single-celled parasite causing African sleeping sickness has a defence mechanism against potential pharmaceuticals under development against the disease. ...
Biochemistry
Apr 18, 2016
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While health leaders and policymakers race to limit the spread of COVID-19, the emerging crisis is having a dramatic impact on millions of healthy Americans—in restaurants, offices, taxicabs, classrooms and other places ...
Economics & Business
Mar 18, 2020
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