Academic – Chrife.com.gh https://chrife.com.gh Everyday news from a Christian Fellow Thu, 09 May 2024 14:23:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://chrife.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/favicon-1-75x75.png Academic – Chrife.com.gh https://chrife.com.gh 32 32 151839082 BECE candidates to write 3 new subjects https://chrife.com.gh/bece-candidates-to-write-3-new-subjects/ Thu, 09 May 2024 14:20:59 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7433 The new subjects are Career Technology, Creative Art and Design, and Arabic. Career Technology and Creative Art and Design, culled from the previous Basic Design and Technology (BDT), will be written by all the candidates, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said. Arabic will, however, be optional for candidates in Islamic basic schools. Days extended […]

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The new subjects are Career Technology, Creative Art and Design, and Arabic. Career Technology and Creative Art and Design, culled from the previous Basic Design and Technology (BDT), will be written by all the candidates, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said.

Arabic will, however, be optional for candidates in Islamic basic schools.

Days extended

Due to the introduction of the new subjects, the 2024 examination will be taken in six days instead of the previous five days — Monday to Friday. The examination will start on Monday, July 8, 2024, and end the following Monday, July 15, 2024.

Throwing more light on the 2024 examination, the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, John Kapi, told the Daily Graphic that new subjects could be introduced any time since it was an examination that was solely Ghanaian, and so it was the government that determined what it wanted to be taught and students examined in.

Mr Kapi said the council had just finished the registration of candidates and was now going to do the breakdown of candidates writing the various subjects. WAEC, he said, was ready for the examination as all meetings related to it had been concluded, adding that sample questions had been sent to schools and posted on the council’s website.

“The printing exercise will start very soon, and so we are on course,” he emphasised. In the case of Arabic, he said it was the first time the subject was being examined at the BECE.
He said the subject could be  best  described as an elective, and could also be written by persons who believed they were proficient in it and wanted a certificate to that effect.

Timetable

Per the official timetable released by WAEC, candidates will write English Language and Religious and Moral Education on Monday, July 8, 2024. On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, candidates will write Science and Computing, which was previously Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), and then write Social Studies and Creative Art and Design on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

The candidates will write Mathematics and Ghanaian Language on Thursday, July 11, 2024, while French and Career Technology will be written on Friday, July 12, 2024.
Arabic will then be written on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Before the registration for the BECE for School Candidates, the Ghana Education Service indicated that the mandatory subjects were English Language, Mathematics, General Science, Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Career Technology and Creative Art and Design.

Ghanaian languages, it said, were classified under elective subjects, with French, Arabic and Computing being the optional subjects.

Curriculum

This year’s BECE candidates will be the first batch to sit the examination under the Common Core Curriculum. In view of that, WAEC said school and private candidates would be examined differently as a result of the introduction of the curriculum.

The curriculum attempts to address the quality aspect in the form of improved learning experiences. The new curriculum seeks to shift learners away from rote learning to acquiring critical learning skills.

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Source: Graphic Online, Author: Emmanuel Bonney

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Engineering Needs More Futurists https://chrife.com.gh/engineering-needs-more-futurists/ Wed, 08 May 2024 15:47:08 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7386 This NSF initiative primes the pump for tech visionaries A quick glance at the news headlines each morning might convey that the world is in crisis. Challenges include climate-change threats to human infrastructure and habitats; cyberwarfare by state and nonstate actors attacking energy sources and health care systems; and the global water crisis, which is […]

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This NSF initiative primes the pump for tech visionaries

A quick glance at the news headlines each morning might convey that the world is in crisis. Challenges include climate-change threats to human infrastructure and habitats; cyberwarfare by state and nonstate actors attacking energy sources and health care systems; and the global water crisis, which is compounded by the climate crisis. Perhaps the biggest challenge is the rapid advance of artificial intelligence and what it means for humanity.

As people grapple with those and other issues, they typically look to policymakers and business leaders for answers. However, no true solutions can be developed and implemented without the technical expertise of engineers.

Encouraging visionary, futuristic thinking is the function of the  Engineering Research Visioning Alliance. ERVA is an initiative of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering, for which I serve as principal investigator. IEEE is one of several professional engineering societies that are affiliate partners.

Engineers are indispensable architects

Engineers are not simply crucial problem-solvers; they have long proven to be proactive architects of the future. For example, Nobel-winning physicists discovered the science behind the sensors that make modern photography possible. Engineers ran with the discovery, developing technology that NASA could use to send back clear pictures from space, giving us glimpses of universes far beyond our line of sight. The same tech enables you to snap photos with your cellphone.

As an engineer myself, I am proud of our history of not just making change but also envisioningit.

In the late 19th century, electrical engineer Nikola Tesla had envisioned wireless communication, lighting, and power distribution.

As early as 1900, civil engineer John Elfreth Watkins predicted that by 2000 we would have such now-commonplace innovations as color photography, wireless telephones, and home televisions (and even TV dinners), among other things.

“If we are going to successfully tackle today’s most vexing global challenges, engineers cannot be relegated to playing a reactive role.”

Watkins embodied an engineer’s curiosity and prescience, but too often today, we spend the lion’s share of our time with technical tinkering and not enough on the bigger picture.

If we are going to successfully tackle today’s most vexing global challenges, engineers cannot be relegated to playing a reactive role. We need to completely reimagine how nearly everything works. And because complex problems are multifaceted, we must do so in a multidisciplinary fashion.

We need big ideas, future-focused thinking with the foresight to transform how we live, work, and play—a visionary mindset embraced and advanced by engineers who leverage R&D to solve problems and activate discoveriesWe need a different attitude from that of the consummate practitioners we typically imagine ourselves to be. We need the mindset of the futurist.

Futuristic thinking transforms society

A futurist studies current events and trends to determine not just predictions but also possibilities for the future. The term futurist has a long connection with science fiction, going back to the early 20th century, personified in such figures as writer H.G. wells.

While many literary figures’ predictions have proven fanciful (though some, like Elfreth’s, have come true), engineers and scientists have engaged in foresight for generations, introducing new ways to look at our world, and transforming society along the way.

Futuristic thinking pushes the boundaries of what we can currently imagine and conceive. In an era of systemic crises, there is a seemingly paradoxical but accurate truth: It has become impractical to think too pragmatically.

It is especially counterintuitive to engineers, as we are biased toward observable, systematic thinking. But it is a limitation we have overcome through visionary exploits of the past—and one we must overcome now, when the world needs us.

Overcoming systematic thinking

Four times each year, ERVA convenes engineers, scientists, technologists, ethicists, social scientists, and federal science program leads to engage in innovative visioning workshops. We push hard and ask the experts to expand their thinking beyond short-term problems and think big about future possibilities. Some examples of challenges we have addressed—and the subsequent comprehensive reports on recommended research direction for visionary, futuristic thinking—are:

  • The Role of Engineering to Address Climate Change. Our first visioning event considered how engineers can help mitigate the effects of rising global temperatures and better reduce carbon emissions. We envisioned how we could use artificial intelligence and other new technologies, including some revolutionary sensors, to proactively assess weather and water security events, decarbonize without disruptions to our energy supply, and slow the pace of warming.
  • Engineering R&D Solutions for Unhackable Infrastructure.  We considered a future in which humans and computing systems were connected using trustworthy systems, with engineering solutions to self-identity threats and secure systems before they become compromised. Solutions for unhackable infrastructure should be inherent rather than bolted-on, integrated across connected channels, and activated from the system level to wearables. Actions must be taken now to ensure trustworthiness at every level so that the human element is at the forefront of future information infrastructure.
  • Engineering Materials for a sustainable Future. In our most recent report, we discussed a future in which the most ubiquitous, noncircular materials in our world—concrete, chemicals, and single-use packaging—are created using sustainable materials. We embraced the use of organic and reusable materials, examining what it is likely to take to shift production, storage, and transportation in the process. Again, engineers are required to move beyond current solutions and to push the boundaries of what is possible.

ERVA is tackling new topics in upcoming visioning sessions on areas as diverse as the future of wireless competitiveness, quantum engineering, and improving women’s health

We have an open call for new visioning event ideas. We challenge the engineering community to propose themes for ERVA to explore so we can create a road map of future research priorities to solve societal challenges. Engineers are needed to share their expertise, so visit our website to follow this critical work. It is time we recaptured that futurist spirit.

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Eating yogurt could help prevent one common disease, according to the FDA https://chrife.com.gh/eating-yogurt-could-help-prevent-one-common-disease-according-to-the-fda/ Wed, 08 May 2024 15:19:55 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7379 Can incorporating yogurt into your diet keep diabetes at bay? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implied that it’s possible. The health agency announced in March that it will not object to a claim from Danone North America — maker of Dannon and other popular yogurt brands — that regularly eating yogurt could reduce […]

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Can incorporating yogurt into your diet keep diabetes at bay?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implied that it’s possible.

The health agency announced in March that it will not object to a claim from Danone North America — maker of Dannon and other popular yogurt brands — that regularly eating yogurt could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

The FDA intends to allow the claim to appear on yogurt food labels, “provided that the qualified health claims are worded so as not to mislead consumers, and that other factors for the use of the claim are met.”

“After reviewing the petition and other evidence related to the proposed qualified health claim, the FDA determined that there is some credible evidence supporting a relationship between yogurt intake and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, but this evidence is limited,” the FDA said in a statement.

The health claim that the FDA recently approved is referred to as a “qualified claim.” 

That means the evidence isn’t strong or conclusive, but is suggestive of benefit to human health, noted Sherry Coleman Collins, a food allergy dietician and expert from the Atlanta metropolitan area. 

Regular consumption is considered 2 cups (3 servings) per week of yogurt, which is the minimum amount for this qualified health claim.

“I don’t like the idea of suggesting that one food alone has the power to reduce disease, because we know it’s really all about the pattern of eating,” she told Fox News Digital.

Person eats parfait-like dish with granola

Regular consumption is considered 2 cups (3 servings) per week of yogurt, which is the minimum amount for the qualified health claim. (iStock)

“Yogurt — as part of a diet rich in plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains, protein foods like lean meats and/or beans, lentils and soy, and fermented dairy — has shown to be very health-promoting,” Collins added.

Yogurt that contains live, active cultures is a great way to get good bacteria in the diet, according to Collins. 

A healthy gut, which is one with diverse microbiota and heavy in healthy strains, reduces the risk of many chronic conditions,” she said. 

The good bacteria found in fermented dairy are associated with overall better health and lower rates of disease, including type 2 diabetes.”

Breakfast parfait made from Greek yogurt and granola topped with fresh berries.

“Plain Greek yogurt is fantastic, because it’s high in protein and calcium, and you can adjust the sweetness to your liking by adding a little honey and/or fruit,” a dietitian said. (iStock)

When choosing yogurt, Collins recommended looking for varieties that are low in added sugar.

“Plain Greek yogurt is fantastic, because it’s high in protein and calcium, and you can adjust the sweetness to your liking by adding a little honey and/or fruit,” she said.

There’s likely no additional benefit beyond a couple of servings, Collins said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Danone requesting comment.

Source: Foxnews.com, Author: Melissa Ruddy

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41,000 Years Ago Earth’s Shield Went Down https://chrife.com.gh/41000-years-ago-earths-shield-went-down/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:33:29 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7368 Earth is naked without its protective barrier. The planet’s magnetic shield surrounds Earth and shelters it from the natural onslaught of cosmic rays. But sometimes, the shield weakens and wavers, allowing cosmic rays to strike the atmosphere, creating a shower of particles that scientists think could wreak havoc on the biosphere. This has happened many […]

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Earth is naked without its protective barrier. The planet’s magnetic shield surrounds Earth and shelters it from the natural onslaught of cosmic rays. But sometimes, the shield weakens and wavers, allowing cosmic rays to strike the atmosphere, creating a shower of particles that scientists think could wreak havoc on the biosphere.

This has happened many times in our planet’s history, including 41,000 years ago in an event called the Laschamps excursion.

Cosmic rays are high-energy particles, usually protons or atomic nuclei, that travel through space at relativistic speeds. Normally, they’re deflected into space and away from Earth by the planet’s magnetic shield. But the shield is a natural phenomenon and its strength fluctuates, as does its orientation. When that happens, cosmic rays strike the Earth’s atmosphere.

That creates a shower of secondary particles called cosmogenic radionuclides. These isotopes become embedded in sediments and ice cores and even in the structure of living things like trees. There are different types of these isotopes, including ones like Calcium 41 and Carbon 14.

Showers of high-energy particles occur when energetic cosmic rays strike the top of the Earth's atmosphere. Illustration Credit: Simon Swordy (U. Chicago), NASA.
Showers of high-energy particles occur when energetic cosmic rays strike the top of the Earth’s atmosphere. Illustration Credit: Simon Swordy (U. Chicago), NASA.

Some of the isotopes are stable, and some are radioactive. The radioactive ones have half-lives ranging from only 20 minutes (Carbon 11) up to 15.7 million years (Xenon 129.)

When Earth’s shield weakens, more of these isotopes reach the planet’s surface and collect in sediments and ice. By studying these cores and sediments, scientists can determine the magnetic shield’s history. Their observations show that Earth experienced a geomagnetic excursion or reversal 41,000 years ago. It’s called the  Laschamps excursion after the Laschamps lava flows in France, where geomagnetic anomalies revealed its occurrence.

Every few hundred thousand years, the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. North becomes South and vice versa. In between those major events are more minor events called excursions. During excursions, the poles shift around for a while without swapping places. The excursions weaken the Earth’s shield and can last from a few thousand to tens of thousands of years. When that happens, more cosmic rays strike the atmosphere, creating more radionuclides that shower down onto Earth.

Scientists often focus on one particular radioactive isotope in paleomagnetic studies. Beryllium 10  has a relatively long half-life of 1.36 million years and tends to accumulate on the soil surface.

Sanja Panovska is a researcher at GFZ Potsdam, Germany, who studies geomagnetism. At the recent European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024, Panovska presented new research on the Laschamps excursion. She found that during the Laschamps excursion, production of Be 10 was twice as high as normal.

To understand the Laschamps excursion more thoroughly, Panovska combined cosmogenic radionuclide and paleomagnetic data to reconstruct the Earth’s magnetic field at the time. She found that when the field decreased in strength, it also shrank. The transition from normal field to reversed field took about 250 years, and it stayed flipped for about 440 years. During the transition, the Earth’s shield weekend to as little as 5% of its normal strength. When it was fully reversed, it was at about 25% of its regular strength. This weakening allowed more Be 10 and other cosmogenic radionuclides to reach Earth’s surface.

Each map shows the intensity of Earth's geomagnetic field at different snapshots in time, according to Panovska's reconstructions that are constrained by both paleomagnetic data and records of cosmogenic beryllium-10 radionuclides. DM stands for Dipole Moment, which is a measure of the field's polarity or separation of positive and negative. Age [ka BP] is the age measures in thousands of years before the present. Image Credit: Sanja Panovska.
Each map shows the intensity of Earth’s geomagnetic field at different snapshots in time, according to Panovska’s reconstructions that are constrained by both paleomagnetic data and records of cosmogenic beryllium-10 radionuclides. DM stands for Dipole Moment, which is a measure of the field’s polarity or separation of positive and negative. Age [ka BP] is the age measures in thousands of years before the present. Image Credit: Sanja Panovska.

These radionuclides do more than collect in sediments and ice. Some of them are radioactive. The weakening of the shield also weakened the ozone layer, letting more UV radiation reach Earth’s surface. The high-altitude atmosphere also cooled, which changed the wind flows. This could’ve caused drastic changes on the Earth’s surface.

For these reasons, the Laschamps event has been linked to the extinction of the Neanderthals, the extinction of Australian megafauna, and even to the appearance of cave art. Those links haven’t withstood scientific scrutiny, but that doesn’t mean that events like the Laschamps event aren’t hazardous. If it occurred now, it would knock out our power grids. The Earth’s equatorial region would light up with aurorae.

“Understanding these extreme events is important for their occurrence in the future, space climate predictions, and assessing the effects on the environment and on the Earth system,” Panovska said.

Scientists are learning that the magnetic shield isn’t static. There are anomalies. One of them is the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region where the magnetic field is weakest near Earth. When satellites pass over this region, they’re exposed to higher levels of ionizing radiation. The anomaly is likely caused by a reservoir of dense rock inside Earth, illustrating how complex the magnetic shield is.

The ‘South Atlantic Anomaly’ refers to an area where Earth’s protective magnetic shield is weak. Image Credit: By Christopher C. Finlay, Clemens Kloss, Nils Olsen, Magnus D. Hammer, Lars Tøffner-Clausen, Alexander Grayver & Alexey Kuvshinov – “The CHAOS-7 geomagnetic field model and observed changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly”, Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 72, Article number 156 (2020), https://earth-planets-space.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40623-020-01252-9, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99760567

Scientists are uncertain about what effect the cosmic rays have on life when the magnetic shield is weak. It’s tempting to correlate extinctions with events like the Laschamps excursion when they line up temporally. But the poles have shifted, weakened, and reversed many times and life is still here and still thriving.

If humanity lasts long enough, we’ll go through one of these reversals. Then we’ll know.

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Source: Universetoday.com, Author: Evan Gough

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7 Free Online Courses With Certificates For High-Income Skills In 2024 https://chrife.com.gh/7-free-online-courses-with-certificates-for-high-income-skills-in-2024/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:12:16 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7362 Looking for a bigger salary so you can support yourself and your family comfortably in the middle of inflation? Then you should look no further than these seven must-have skills, as identified by Coursera in its “7 High-Income Skills Worth Learning In 2024” report. It’s no secret that learning new skills can set you at a […]

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Looking for a bigger salary so you can support yourself and your family comfortably in the middle of inflation? Then you should look no further than these seven must-have skills, as identified by Coursera in its “7 High-Income Skills Worth Learning In 2024” report.

It’s no secret that learning new skills can set you at a greater advantage for your career—not only when seeking to secure a new job, but also when launching your own business venture as a freelancer or when building your side hustle.

But learning a high-income skill is even better.

What Is A High-Income Skill?

Compared to other skill sets (soft skills and technical skills included), high-income skills are a set of soft and technical skills that are in high demand within the workplace, and within certain industries and markets.

Consequently, employers (or clients if you are a freelancer), are willing to pay a premium for talent who possess these skills because they are a rare breed (as least for now until this article and the Coursera report gets popular). They are also willing to pay higher salaries because they know just how crucial these skills are to the successful running of their business operations.

To give a rather obvious example, a CEO is generally paid much more than any other executive, manager, or employee for that matter, in part because there are less professionals with CEO capabilities and potential to fill that particular role than there are middle managers or other employees, and also because the CEO is absolutely indispensable to the needs of the business, to drive it forward.

These two factors—the skilled talent shortage and the indispensable nature of the role—are two important priorities to consider and look out for when seeking to retrain or upskill yourself. As a rule of thumb, if you have a high-income skill, your career is more likely to be agile and withstand external pressures such as layoffs or market changes, because these skills can be transferred almost anywhere, so you will be able to bounce if needed.

7 High-Income Skills

On a side note, surprisingly, in Coursera’s analysis, AI (artificial intelligence) did not feature in their list of high-income, in-demand skills to learn in 2024. Might this be because the hype around AI is starting to fizzle out? Are professionals and employers still recognizing the value of integrating AI into their workplaces and implementing AI tools across their workflow? Or do they already have all they need to know? Perhaps that is a question for another time.

However, it is interesting to note that some of the skills listed in the report relate in some way to AI integration and development—such as data analysis and software development, for example.

Back to the point—the seven high-income skills Coursera listed are:

  1. Data analysis
  2. Software development
  3. User experience
  4. Web development
  5. Project management
  6. Account management
  7. Content creation and management

7 Free Online Courses (With Certificates)

Here are seven online courses that are not only free (meaning you have no excuses to not start a course today), but also come with certifications and/or badges—which gives you a sense of pride and adds a stamp of validity to all your hard work and studies:

1. Free Data Analysis Courses With Harvard

Harvard University might be viewed as an Ivy League school out of most people’s pocket range, but they do offer a range of free data science and data analysis courses accessible to anyone, that you can study online. While the courses are free, you may need to pay if you want the certificate—but this is much cheaper than paying for an entire course and is well worth it if you wish to prove your skills to employers or business clients.

2. Google For Developers Platform

Google has a platform dedicated to aspiring developers which includes a vast list of developer education, helpful if you wish to be a software developer, especially for Android. While they may not provide a certificate per se, they give you a quiz at the end of their courses and you receive a badge on your developer profile. With parental consent, learners can start as early as 13 years old.

3. Google UX Design Certificate

Google offers a free course and certification via its educational arm, to help aspiring user experience professionals learn the skills they need for the workplace. This UX Design certification is offered via Coursera.

4. HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers by Johns Hopkins University

Provided by Johns Hopkins University, this introductory course also comes with a free certificate, and its content is available free if you require and are eligible for financial aid.

5. Google Project Management Certificate

When it comes to project management certifications, we often think about industry-leading certificates such as those offered by the PMI (Project Management Institute). But when it comes to the world of free project management certificates, Google’s career certificate in project management tops the rest.

6. Customer Relationship Management Certification by Great Learning

Provided by Great Learning, this CRM course covers the fundamentals of relationship management as a sales professional handling business accounts, and also comes with a free certificate.

7. Digital Marketing Course: Get Certified in Digital Marketing, by HubSpot

HubSpot offers an extensive range of free certifications via its HubSpot Academy, and one of the courses with certificates that it offers for free is its digital marketing certification. It covers topics including SEO and social media.

This list of free courses and certifications proves that anyone can learn a high-income skill. Even if you have no desire to work directly within these fields, you can still learn these skills and apply them to your work function. For example, if you work as a manager, gaining a project management certification may not be necessary, but may help you stand out from other employees, enabling you to be well-recommended for promotions or a pay raise, as you have more niche skills. A skill set within digital marketing can come handy if you’re a freelancer seeking to market your services effectively. Ultimately, not only is it the case that everyone can learn a high-income skill, but everyone should learn a high-income skill if they wish to have a thriving career.

Source: Forbes.com, Author:Rachel Wells

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Empower Your Career: UN Internship Opportunities in Human Rights and Public Administration Await You https://chrife.com.gh/empower-your-career-un-internship-opportunities-in-human-rights-and-public-administration-await-you/ Tue, 07 May 2024 11:16:06 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7343 Are you ready to take the next step in your career journey? The United Nations is offering exciting internship opportunities for passionate individuals eager to make a difference in the fields of human rights and public administration. Seize this chance to gain invaluable experience, expand your skills, and contribute to meaningful projects on a global […]

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career journey? The United Nations is offering exciting internship opportunities for passionate individuals eager to make a difference in the fields of human rights and public administration. Seize this chance to gain invaluable experience, expand your skills, and contribute to meaningful projects on a global scale.

Internship 1: Americas Section Human Rights Internship

  • Job Opening ID: 233933
  • Category and Level: Internship, I-1
  • Duty Station: Geneva
  • Expected Duration: 3 months

Join the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva and become an advocate for human rights across the Americas region. As an intern, you will assist in researching and analyzing human rights issues, preparing reports, and supporting key initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting human rights for all. This internship offers a dynamic environment where you can make a tangible impact while honing your skills and knowledge in human rights advocacy.

Qualifications and Skills:
Applicants should be enrolled in or have completed a degree program in relevant fields such as law, international relations, or political science. Fluency in English and Spanish is required, with knowledge of French being desirable. This internship provides a unique opportunity to work alongside experts in the field and gain firsthand experience in the world of human rights diplomacy.

Internship 2: Public Administration Internship

  • Job Opening ID: 233957
  • Category and Level: Internship, I-1
  • Duty Station: New York
  • Expected Duration: 2-6 months
  • APPLY

Embark on a journey of discovery with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York. As a Public Administration intern, you will delve into research areas such as sustainable development, digital government, and public service delivery. Your responsibilities may include assisting with conferences and meetings, conducting research, and preparing analytical documents. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in the field of public administration and contribute to global initiatives for sustainable development.

Qualifications and Skills:
Applicants should be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school program or the final year of a first university degree program. Proficiency in standard software applications such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams is required, with the ability to design surveys and polls being desirable. This internship provides a platform for aspiring public administrators to apply their academic knowledge to real-world challenges and make a meaningful impact on global development efforts.

Empower Your Career: Internship Opportunities in Human Rights and Public Administration Await You

Empower Your Career: Internship Opportunities in Human Rights and Public Administration Await You

Apply Now:
Don’t miss out on these incredible internship opportunities with the United Nations. Take the first step towards a rewarding career by applying today. The deadline for applications is May 12, 2024, for the Americas Section Human Rights Internship and May 16, 2024, for the Public Administration Internship.

Note:
Interns are responsible for their travel, accommodation, and living expenses. The United Nations does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

Unlock your potential and become a catalyst for change on the global stage. Apply now and join us in our mission to build a better future for all.

37 UN Internships released in the last 7 days - Apply Now!

37 UN Internships released in the last 7 days – Apply Now!

Source: Joinunitednations.com

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How to use “Have” from Beginner to advanced https://chrife.com.gh/how-to-use-have-from-beginner-to-advanced/ Tue, 07 May 2024 11:07:43 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7340 #GrammarMasterclass🔥

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Scientists make electricity from air moisture using bacterial nanowires https://chrife.com.gh/scientists-make-electricity-from-air-moisture-using-bacterial-nanowires/ Tue, 07 May 2024 10:33:24 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7329 Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have successfully engineered protein filaments produced by bacteria so that they can conduct electricity and even harness it using moisture from the air. This interdisciplinary research, comprising protein engineering and nanoelectronics, could one day help scientists develop ‘green electronics,’ a university press release said.  […]

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Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have successfully engineered protein filaments produced by bacteria so that they can conduct electricity and even harness it using moisture from the air. This interdisciplinary research, comprising protein engineering and nanoelectronics, could one day help scientists develop ‘green electronics,’ a university press release said. 

Modern-day electronics, which are ubiquitous, are made using energy-intensive processes and extremely toxic components. These are required to facilitate the movement of electrons within the device and get work done. 

On the other hand, multiple events in nature also require electron movement. For instance, in the process of photosynthesis that plants use to make their food, chlorophyll moves electrons across various protein molecules. Bacterial systems also transfer electrons across membranes using conductive filaments called nanowires. 

Engineering bacteria for nanowires

Bacterial nanowires can conduct electricity and can potentially be used to devise sensing systems. However, after being harvested from bacteria, these nanowires are hard to modify and, therefore, have limited functionality. 

“To overcome these limitations, we genetically engineered a fiber using the bacteria E. coli,” says Lorenzo Travaglini, a postdoctoral researcher at UNSW who was involved in the work. 

We modified the DNA of E.coli  so that the bacteria not only produced the proteins that it needed to survive but also built the specific protein we had designed, which we then engineered and assembled into nanowires in the lab,” Travaglini explained in the press release. 

Interestingly, this additional molecule that makes the nanowires highly conductive is haem, an iron-based circular structure commonly found in animal blood and used to transport oxygen to different body parts. 

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Events like photosynthesis that occur naturally involve electron transfers but without complex electronics that humans make.

Making electricity from the air

The UNSW team furthered the research on bacterial nanowires, which showed that when haem molecules are arranged closely together, they can also perform electron transfer. Travaglini and his team integrated haem into their engineered filaments, hoping that the electrons would jump between the haem molecules if placed sufficiently close to each other. 

By measuring the conductance of the filaments in the presence and absence of haem molecules, the researchers confirmed that the iron-based molecule was making the protein conductive. 

During their extensive tests, the researchers found that the electric current was stronger when the ambient conditions were between 20 and 30 percent humidity. 

When the tests were repeated with increasing amounts of conductive material sandwiched between the electrodes, the researchers confirmed that humidity created a charge gradient across the material and generated additional current without applying additional potential. 

The researchers then devised a humidity sensor that generated electric current even when one exhaled on it. 

The team is now exploring how the properties of their proteins can be tuned by changing the haem’s structure or the filament’s environment. In one experiment, the researchers are using light-sensitive molecules to facilitate electron transfer. 

Travagliini highlighted that the research was still in its early stages and would take some time to become part of everyday electronics. 

“It’s really matter of translation,” he added in the press release. “We don’t know how long exactly it’s going to take, but we can see that we are going in the right direction.”

The research findings were published in the journal small.

Source: Interestingengineering.com, Author: Ameya Paleja

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Cassidy Hale,College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences-outstanding grad story https://chrife.com.gh/cassidy-halecollege-of-veterinary-medicine-and-biomedical-sciences-outstanding-grad-story/ Tue, 07 May 2024 10:18:54 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7318 Cassidy Hale has persevered through numerous obstacles and is finishing her undergraduate career strong. Hale has pursued a degree in biomedical sciences with a concentration in environmental public health. She first began her education at Colorado State University in the fall of 2016 as a first-generation student. Moving away from her hometown of Aztec, New Mexico, […]

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Cassidy Hale has persevered through numerous obstacles and is finishing her undergraduate career strong.

Hale has pursued a degree in biomedical sciences with a concentration in environmental public health. She first began her education at Colorado State University in the fall of 2016 as a first-generation student.

Moving away from her hometown of Aztec, New Mexico, was a core goal of Hale’s after experiencing difficulties at home. Hale was estranged from her parents and relied on the support of extended family members for guidance.

“I didn’t know what to do with financial aid,” Hale said. “I didn’t know the culture of a university. It was a big learning curve, so it took a long time for me to really understand the importance of reaching out for help and finding the right resources.”

Hale originally began her studies as a psychology major before diving into her passion for health and humanity. She also participated in events through the Environmental Health Student Association from time to time.

“I think that’s one thing that my major has given me is this passion for how the environment interacts with human health,” Hale said.

In the fall of 2019, due to personal circumstances, Hale left CSU to prioritize her well-being. She would return in the fall of 2022 after reconnecting with extended family that offered to assist in finishing her undergraduate education.

When Hale returned, she held true to earning her degree with a new perspective. She also set the goal of making the dean’s list every semester, which she has successfully achieved since.

In addition to outside factors impacting Hale’s undergraduate route, she also had to navigate troubling financial aid agreements and appreciates the resources her academic advisor provided. Although she wishes she started her college career with a better idea of university life and financial aspects, she believes it all happened for a reason.

“If things don’t work out, it’s not the end of the world,” Hale said. “It feels very much like if college doesn’t work out or if some class doesn’t work out or, you know, something doesn’t go the right way that it might be the end of the world, but it’s really not. When one door closes, the next one opens, and you’ve just got to be kind of open to other things and other opportunities.” 

Following graduation, Hale wants to pursue medical school or a Ph.D. program with a focus on treatment or research for radiation therapy for cancer.

Source: Source.colostate.edu

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The 18-Year-Old Music Prodigy Is Earning A Master’s Degree From Indiana University https://chrife.com.gh/the-18-year-old-music-prodigy-is-earning-a-masters-degree-from-indiana-university/ Mon, 06 May 2024 15:04:12 +0000 https://chrife.com.gh/?p=7305 An 18-year-old music prodigy is writing history this year. Tiara Abraham received her master’s degree from Indiana University on Friday. This achievement makes her the youngest to do so at all IU campuses statewide as of 2024, and next up is her doctorate. “Today was a whirlwind of emotions. It was full of joy,” Abraham […]

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An 18-year-old music prodigy is writing history this year.

Tiara Abraham received her master’s degree from Indiana University on Friday. This achievement makes her the youngest to do so at all IU campuses statewide as of 2024, and next up is her doctorate.

“Today was a whirlwind of emotions. It was full of joy,” Abraham said.

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The teen graduated from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music with a master’s degree in vocal music. She accomplished it all before she even got her driver’s license.

“A lot of hard work and perseverance, just like a lot of other graduates. That’s how we got here, and I’m just really proud of myself,” she said.

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Tiara Abraham

The California teen moved across the country with her mother at age 16 to enter the IU master’s program in music, one of the top schools in the world.

“I started college at the age of seven, community college, so I definitely got used to being the youngest in class,” she said.

Now, she is the youngest person to earn this degree across all IU campuses in 2024, and has done so throughout her academic career with a 4.0 GPA.

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“We are very proud of her. Completing a master’s degree at such a young age is amazing. This is her time,” said her father, Bijou Abraham.

“It’s just that looking back on the last two years, the challenges she had and how she persevered. She is courageous and has worked hard,” her mother, Dr. Taji Abraham, added. “Now it’s time for her to celebrate and we’re just happy to see that success.”

Tiara Abraham joined Mensa at age 4, started college at age 7, and celebrated her Sweet 16 with a bachelor’s degree from UC Davis in California.

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Tiara Abraham

It is the same school where her elder brother Tanishq received his PhD at the age of 19.

For Abraham, it’s not just about reading the textbooks. The child prodigy also has a passion for music. She started classical voice training when she was only 7 years old.

“Since then I’ve performed all over the world. I’ve performed at Carnegie Hall, and internationally in Italy and the Vatican. It’s been so fun to be able to perform because it’s something I really enjoy,” Abraham said. .

Although the teenager is used to being the youngest in the room, that is not always easy when it comes to classical music.

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Tiara Abraham

“A lot of times some people will kind of reject me because they say I’m too young,” she said.

The teenager has not let this discourage her from learning more over the years.

“She wants to learn. She wants to grow. She wants to be right, we have at least four or five languages. We have to be able to sing, like French, Italian, German, English and sometimes Spanish,” Patricia Stiles explains. , an IU professor of music (voice) who has worked with Abraham for the past two years.

“She just wants it to be good; she wants to do the best she can,” she added.

Now the teenager has her sights set on an even brighter future.

“I’m staying here at Indiana University for my PhD.”

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After that, the teenager wants to continue breaking down barriers on the big stage.

“My dream job is to perform all over the world in established opera houses and make people happy with my voice,” she said.

“I really believe in the power of music, and I’m blessed with a beautiful voice, and I just want to take advantage of that,” she said.

Over the years, Abraham has been invited to sing at various commencement ceremonies in many famous places. She will sing the national anthem at IU’s undergraduate ceremony on Saturday.

Source: Saffron Restaurant, Author: Vaseline

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