A court hearing is evaluating whether New York Attorney General Letitia James should be removed from the investigation into an alleged group violation at Cornell University, due to comments she made on social media that may compromise her impartiality. #CrimeSexual #Universidades #Justiça (translated)
Swimming in young children not only increases safety and fitness but also contributes to better academic performance and social skills, according to a study from the University of Canberra. #NataçãoInfantil #DesenvolvimentoCognitivo #EducaçãoInfantil (translated)
A study from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto reveals that the characteristics of abdominal fat, and not just its quantity, may indicate cardiac risks that the Body Mass Index (BMI) cannot detect, suggesting the application of radiomics to personalize the prevention and treatment of obesity. #Saúde #Obesidade #RiscoCardíaco (translated)
The Faculty of Medicine of Macau will introduce Portuguese language teaching in collaboration with the University of Lisbon, aiming to facilitate students' access to the medical profession in Portugal, with the course expected to open in August 2028. #FaculdadeDeMedicina #UniversidadeDeLisboa #AprendizagemDePortuguês (translated)
A study from the University of Cambridge challenges the theory that comets seeded life on Earth, suggesting that chemical precursors may have emerged from the planet's internal processes or from frequent asteroid impacts, rather than from the arrival of molecules carried by comets. #OrigemDaVida #Cometas #Astrobiologia (translated)
Sérgio Santos wrote that Ana Flor, from GloboNews, had reported Lula's intention to create the Ministry of the Elderly, with policies for education, digital inclusion, health, and security. According to Santos, the proposal would be related to videos of elderly people doing everything to vote for Lula on October 25. He also stated that the president's aides spoke with specialists from UERJ and intended to take advantage of the experience of the Open University for the Elderly. #MinistérioDoIdoso #Educação #InclusãoDigital (translated)
Students from the University of Beira Interior (UBI) protested against the increase in tuition fees and other government measures that they consider harmful to access to higher education. #EnsinoSuperior #Estudantes #Protestos (translated)
About 50 students from the University of Évora protested against the planned increase in tuition fees and demanded better public housing conditions and in higher education. #EnsinoSuperior #ProtestoEstudantil #Propinas (translated)
Three researchers from the University of the Azores are participating in the international expedition The Gap, which explores the Romanche Fracture Zone in the Equatorial Atlantic and has already identified potential new species. #OceanoAtlântico #Biodiversidade #InvestigaçãoCientífica (translated)
This is the peaceful antifascist protest in Bilbao against Vito Quiles, the son of a bitch who pretends to be a journalist, who goes uninvited to universities to provoke and then plays the victim. He got scared by the number of antifas and in the end didn't show up. The disturbances of the night have nothing to do with this demonstration. (translated)
The article describes the growing conflict between the presence of the far-right in Spanish universities and the resistance of students and faculty, highlighting recent incidents in various cities and an investigation that reveals how various organizations are working together to impose an ultra-conservative vision in the educational system. #Educación #Ultraderecha #HuelgaDocente (translated)
Russian missiles hit a university, hospitals, and a bridge in Kiev, resulting in the death of one person and serious injuries to at least 15 others. #GuerraNaUcrânia #Kiev #ConflitoArmado (translated)
In his last lesson at the University of Coimbra, José Manuel Pureza warned of the total ruin of international law and the imminent threat of a third world war due to the lack of legal limits on nuclear arsenals and aggressive practices by global powers. #DireitoInternacional #GuerraMundial #BlocoDeEsquerda (translated)
The Basque counselor of Universities, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, criticizes the decision of the University of Deusto to close its facilities due to the visit of the provocateur Vito Quiles and the counter-demonstrations, considering it incorrect and Kafkaesque. #UniversidadDeusto #VitoQuiles #Ertzaintza (translated)
An Israeli attack on a university in Gaza resulted in the death of at least three people. #JavaScript #AdBlocker #WebDevelopment (translated)
The U.S. government, represented by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, criticizes Chinese Confucius Institutes at American universities, labeling them as threats to national security for allegedly promoting propaganda and stealing intellectual property. #InstitutosConfúcio #SegurançaNacional #PropriedadeIntelectual (translated)
The Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra decided to maintain the additional time for exams for students with specific educational needs, defending the measure as essential for the credibility of the assessment, in response to the growing number of requests from students. #UniversidadeDeCoimbra #EducaçãoInclusiva #Direito (translated)
Researchers from the University of Coimbra have discovered a new variant of the p53 protein, called Delta246p53, which may help control the proliferation of tumor cells and cellular aging, suggesting a possible increase in life expectancy. #UniversidadeDeCoimbra #Oncologia #Saúde (translated)
The University of Portalegre opened an internal inquiry to investigate an alleged attempt of sexual harassment among students, after being alerted about the case through social media, although it had not received a formal complaint. #Portalegre #AssédioSexual #UniversidadeUPP (translated)
Javier Milei, president of Argentina, faces strong protests from defenders of public education in Madrid during his speech at the X International Conference on Austrian Economics at the King Juan Carlos University, where protesters accuse him of representing a model that threatens public funding and inclusion in universities. #JavierMilei #EducaciónPública #ProtestasMadrid (translated)
