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Jul 9, 2023
MICO principal Pinnock: ‘STEM must solve our problems’
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Jun 16, 2023
Scientists discover duck-billed dinosaur roamed Chile 72 million y...
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Jun 13, 2023
SRC to recruit 40 ambassadors for its STEM Ambassadorship Programm...
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May 21, 2023
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JAM
Jul 9, 2023
Dr Glen Christian finds students ‘lack science competence’; can’t compete in STEM internationally
Reading Time: 5 minutes Dr. Glen Christian, chairman of the Jamaica STEM for Growth Foundation, has posited the question, “How can we expect our companies to compete internationally when the majority of our students…
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JAM
Jul 9, 2023
MICO principal Pinnock: ‘STEM must solve our problems’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dr. Asburn Pinnock, principal of The Mico University College, says that the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) should be used to solve the everyday problems faced by…
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CHL
Jun 16, 2023
Scientists discover duck-billed dinosaur roamed Chile 72 million years ago
Reading Time: 3 minutes SANTIAGO (Reuters) A duck-billed herbivorous dinosaur roamed the ancient and remote river plains of Patagonia in southern Chile some 72 million years ago, a new study revealed on Friday (June…
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JAM
Jun 13, 2023
SRC to recruit 40 ambassadors for its STEM Ambassadorship Programme
Reading Time: 2 minutes To reach more students across Jamaica, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) is aiming to recruit 40 ambassadors for its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassadorship Programme. Launched during the…
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USA
May 21, 2023
UWI public health expert among winners of AACR team science award
Reading Time: 3 minutes An interdisciplinary group of researchers who worked collaboratively to address cancer and health disparities in patient populations of African descent, has received the prestigious American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)…
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NORAM
Apr 24, 2023
First below-normal hurricane season predicted in eight years
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a first in nearly nearly a decade, preliminary forecasts for the 2023 Hurricane Season are tentatively favourable for the tropical Atlantic. The Colorado State University (CSU), publishing its 40th…
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Apr 11, 2023
UHWI has ‘competitive edge’ in operations with latest technology
Reading Time: 3 minutes The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has a “competitive edge” in its operations with the latest technology, according to Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Carl…
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CHN
Feb 7, 2023
China denounces US attack on Chinese civilian airship
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday (February 5) expressed its strong dissatisfaction and protest over the use of force by the United States side to attack an unmanned Chinese civilian…
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USA
Dec 11, 2022
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth, taking step closer to returning Man to the moon
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Reuters) NASA’s Orion capsule barreled through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific ocean today (December 11) after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up the inaugural…
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CARIB
Sep 19, 2022
Clarendon-St Catherine border most affected as Jamaica’s coral reefs reeling from moderate bleaching event
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Andrew Holness-led Government is being urged to do more at the local level to help Jamaica’s coral reefs survive climate change. The call comes as the Arizona-based Allen Coral…
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JAM
Jul 2, 2022
UHWI reopens nuclear medicine division
Reading Time: 3 minutes The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has reopened its Nuclear Medicine Division, which has been retrofitted with state-of-the-art single-photon emission computed tomography – SPECT-computed tomography (CT). This will…
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JAM
Jun 25, 2022
New study gives impetus to Jamaica’s drive for waste-to-energy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Durrant Pate/Contributor A new study is supporting Jamaica’s drive to convert waste to energy, which is part of a proposed plan to privatise solid waste management services in the country….