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Medical News How Internal Circadian Clocks in Neurons Encode External Daily Rhythms of Excitability Researchers have identified a key mechanism linking the master molecular clock in the brain to changes in the external firing activity of those circadian clock neurons. It involves the GSK3 kinase enzyme, which is also the target of mood-stabilizing ... – University of Alabama at Birmingham NS082413; NS086282; FA 9550-14-1-0065; RPG 24/2012 Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 05:00 ET Study Reveals Role of Spleen in Prolonged Anxiety After Stress Scientists are uncovering clues to what might be unfolding in the relationship between the brain and immune system in those who suffer from long-term repercussions of stress. New research details those connections, specifically that an abundance of w... – Ohio State University Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 14:30 ET Catheter Ablations Reduce Long-Term Risks of Stroke in Patients with Prior History of Stroke, New Study Finds Atrial fibrillation patients with a prior history of stroke who undergo catheter ablation to treat the abnormal heart rhythm lower their long-term risk of a recurrent stroke by 50 percent, according to new research from the Intermountain Medical Cent... – Intermountain Medical Center AHA Scientific Sessions, Nov. 13-15, 2016 Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 15:50 ET Two Differing Blood Clot Prevention Medications Used During Heart Procedure Are Both Safe and Effective for Patients, New Study Finds Two differing blood clot prevention medications are just as safe and effective for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a non-surgical procedure to open blood vessels narrowed by plaque buildup, according to a new study. – Intermountain Medical Center American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, Nov. 13-15, 2016 Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 16:45 ET New Study Finds Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Helps Reduce Risk of Death in Depressed Heart Patients Depression has been known to be associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes, but if patients who are depressed attend cardiac rehabilitation after heart surgery, their risk of death is significantly reduced, according to a new study. – Intermountain Medical Center American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Nov 13-15, 2016 Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 17:00 ET Myocardial Inflammation Elevated in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, but Disease-Modifying Therapy Can Improve It Two new studies measure the prevalence of myocardial inflammation in RA patients without known cardiovascular disease, assess how it is associated with high disease activity and show how disease-modifying therapy may decrease this type of inflammatio... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Tnf Inhibitor Use Doesn’t Appear to Increase Malignancy Risk in Children with Juvenile Arthritis Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, a group of biologic drugs used to treat children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, are not associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer, according to new research findings presented this week at the ACR... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Innovative Funding Strategies and Graduate Medical Education Needed to Fill Rheumatology Workforce Gaps The U.S. adult rheumatology workforce is in jeopardy of a serious decline, and incentives to pursue rheumatology training, including help with graduate medical education funding, could provide critical relief, according to new research findings prese... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Women and Long-Term Axial Spondyloarthropathy Patients May Be More Likely to Develop Extra-Articular Manifestations Gender and disease duration can help predict which axial spondyloarthritis patients will develop extra-articular manifestations such as uveitis, or inflammation of the eye, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP A... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Men and Women Show Sex-Specific Improvements After Hip Replacement, May Benefit From Unique Rehab Approaches Outcomes such as pain, function, range of motion, and strength after total hip arthroplasty, or joint replacement surgery, are different for men & women, which could lead to the development of sex-specific rehabilitation programs, according to new re... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Race, Ethnicity and Education Levels Linked to Longer Delays Accessing Lupus Specialty Care Lupus patients who are African-American or Asian, or those who have attained only a high school education or less, had longer delays in seeing a rheumatologist or nephrologist for a confirmed diagnosis than other groups, according to new research fin... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Combination of Nsaids and TNF-Inhibitors Shows Benefit for Ankylosing Spondylitis A combination of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and TNF-inhibitors may help slow down spine damage in ankylosing spondylitis, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington. – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET First-Line Therapy with Rituximab May Lower Mortality Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Lung Involvement Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who also have lung involvement often have increased mortality, but first-line therapy with rituximab may help them live longer, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meet... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Staying on Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Through Surgery Does Not Increase Post-Op Infection Risk Rheumatoid arthritis patients who keep using their disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs prior to surgery do not face an increased risk of infection after their procedures, according to new research findings presented this week at the ACR/ARHP Annual... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Gut Bacteria May Be a Trigger for Antiphospholipid Syndrome The gut microbiomes of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome show higher levels of phospholipid-producing bacteria, and this findings point to microbes being a trigger for this life-threatening disease, according to new research findings presented ... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Urate-Lowering Therapy Helps Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Improve Organ Function Chronic kidney disease patients who take urate-lowering therapy and achieve target urate levels show improvement in kidney function, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington. – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Monocyte Gene Expression Signatures Predict How Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Will Respond to Anti-Tnf Therapy Distinct gene expression signatures in rheumatoid arthritis patients could help rheumatologists predict how these individuals will respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, and may one day enable a more personalized approach to RA therapy. – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET More Coordinated Care Between Physicians May Improve Lipid Screenings in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Patients with RA whose rheumatologists and primary-care physicians coordinate their care have a higher likelihood of being screened for hyperlipidemia, a key risk factor for coronary heart disease, according to new research findings presented this we... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Cardiovascular Event Risk of Ra Patients Comparable to Persons with Type-2 Diabetes Over a 15-Year Period Over a 15-year period, people with RA may have double the risk of CV events as those in the general population, rates that are similar to people with type-2 diabetes, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual ... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Statins May Lower Mortality Risk for Ankylosing Spondylitis or Psoriatic Arthritis Patients by One Third Patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis who take statins may have as much as a 33 percent lower mortality risk, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington. – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Three Gene Sets Could Predict Response to Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapies Three gene expression signatures can help rheumatologists predict which patients are more likely to respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) or B-cell depletion therapies in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Too Many Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases Undermanaged for Cardiovascular Disease Risk While patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as RA or spondyloarthritis are at increased risk for CVD, too few are prescribed preventive medications or meeting target goals to prevent heart-related events, according to new research findin... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Allopurinol Does Not Increase Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Gout Patients Allopurinol, a widely used treatment for lowering serum urate levels, does not appear to increase risk of kidney deterioration in gout patients with normal or near-normal kidney function, according to new research findings presented this week at the ... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Most People with Knee Osteoarthritis Meet Physical Function Level to Walk Recommended 6,000 Steps a Day According to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington, most people with knee OA actually already have the physical function necessary to walk at least 6,000 steps a day, the minimum amount needed to ... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET Rheumatology Practices Differ Widely on Meeting Quality Measures for Patient Care, Especially in Osteoporosis and Gout Rheumatology practices in the United States aren’t always meeting key quality measures for patient care that may affect them as new physician reimbursement laws go into effect in the next year, according to new research findings presented this week... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET WNT Inhibitor May Ease Pain, and Improve Function and Cartilage Loss in Knee Osteoarthritis Injection of a Wnt inhibitor drug showed promise to ease pain, improve joint function, and even slow or reverse cartilage loss in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Me... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:30 ET College Students with Food Allergies Find Big Challenges in Staying Safe A study being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting found most colleges don’t have integrated systems in place to support food-allergic students. – American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting Embargo expired on 11-Nov-2016 at 12:05 ET Mayo Clinic Research Sheds Light on Why Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Respond Poorly to Biologics A Mayo Clinic study is shedding light on why some rheumatoid arthritis patients respond poorly when treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, part of a class of drugs called biologics. – Mayo Clinic Embargo expired on 12-Nov-2016 at 16:35 ET AAPS Announces Dale E. Wurster Award in Pharmaceutics The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is pleased to announce the 2016 Dale E. Wurster recipient, Stephen R. Byrn, Ph.D., of Purdue University. Byrn is recognized for his work in the field of Solid State Chemistry of Drugs. Supported b... – American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 19:00 ET AAPS Announces Nine Fellowships, One of the Highest Organizational Honors The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is pleased to announce the elevation of nine recipients to Fellow, one of the highest honors given to members of the association. Each year, AAPS elevates a few members to Fellow in recogn... – American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 19:00 ET Stephen Tilles Installed as ACAAI President, Bradley E. Chipps Elected President-Elect Stephen A. Tilles, MD, Seattle, WA was installed as president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) at the ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco on November 14. Bradley E. Chipps, MD, Sacramento, CA, was elected... – American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 00:05 ET Virginal Tech, Cytimmune Sciences Create Cancer Therapy That Reduces Toxic Chemotherapy Effects Virginia Tech scientists have developed a new cancer drug that uses gold nanoparticles created by the biotech firm CytImmune Sciences to deliver paclitaxel — a commonly used chemotherapy drug directly to a tumor. – Virginia Tech Bystander CPR Improves Survival, Neurological Outcomes in U.S. Children Children who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting are more likely to survive, and to have better neurological outcomes, when they receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Researchers studying a large U.S. registry of cardiac... – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia JAMA Pediatrics, published online Nov. 12, 2016 Near-Death Experiences Investigating Complex Signals Behind Basic Cell Behavior Cells are often likened to computers, running an operating system that receives signals, processes their input, and responds, according to programming, with cellular output. Yet untangling computer-like pathways in cells is anything but simple, say D... – American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Protozoan Parasite Increases Risk of Colitis, Study Reveals Researchers from the University of Toronto have discovered that mice infected with the common gut parasite Tritrichomonas muris are at an increased risk of developing inflammatory colitis. Their findings, which have been published online in The Journ... – The Rockefeller University Press Journal of Experimental Medicine, December 12th, 2016 Immune Cells May Facilitate Tumor Growth by Forming Primitive Vascular Channels TSRI Researchers Believe Cell Population May Provide a New Cancer Drug Target – Scripps Research Institute Sunshine Matters a Lot to Mental Health; Temperature, Pollution, Rain Not So Much Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn’t exactly new, but according to a recent study, when it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most. – Brigham Young University Journal of Affective Disorders, July-2016 Surgery for Back Pain Reduces Problems with Sex Life-Related Pain For patients with degenerative spinal disease, surgery is more effective in reducing pain that interferes with sexual activity, compared to nonsurgical treatment, reports a study in the November 15 issue of Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer. – Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Spine Scientists Develop Tissue-Engineered Model of Human Lung and Trachea Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have developed a tissue-engineered model of lung and trachea which contains the diverse cell types present in the human respiratory tract. The study was published this week in the online version of the... – Children's Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute Tissue Engineering Should Infants Sleep in Their Parents Bedrooms? Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation that infants sleep in their parents’ room, close to the parents’ bed — but on a separate surface designed for infants — for at least 6 months, and preferably up to 1 y... – Valley Health System Smartphone App for Early Autism Detection Being Developed by UB Undergrad Early detection of autism can dramatically improve the benefits of treatment, but often the disability is not suspected until a child enters school. A new smartphone app being developed by a University at Buffalo undergraduate and her advisor could c... – University at Buffalo CRF to Launch New Journal Focusing on Structural Heart Disease The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that it will launch a new international journal focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease and the importance of the heart team in managing these disorders. – Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) Medicare Expands Lifestyle Program to Fight Diabetes Before It Starts ... – Joslin Diabetes Center ‘Stomach Pacemaker’ Surgery Allows Arkansas Teen to Savor Life – and Pizza – Again Hunter Pye, 16, was a high school football player, a wrestler, and strong in academics as well. Life was rockin’ along great for the Little Rock teen – but then everything changed. – UT Southwestern Medical Center New Discovery Paves Way for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. With the discovery that most pancreatic cancer cases are resistant to chemotherapy, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are looking for better ways to treat patients. Expert Available – University of Notre Dame Before a Cure, a Crusade to Stop Lung Cancer From Spreading Researchers from the University of Notre Dame are focused on better understanding lung cancer at a cellular level and investigating drugs that could inhibit lung cancer growth and prevent it from spreading. Expert Available – University of Notre Dame NYU Langone Melanoma Expert Receives 2016 "Giants of Cancer Care" Award Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, deputy director of NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, has received a 2016 “Giants of Cancer Care” Award, presented by OncLive, a professional organization for oncologists. – NYU Langone Medical Center Mount Sinai and Healthfirst® Provide Co-branded Plan for this Annual Enrollment Season for Medicare Beneficiaries in New York City The Mount Sinai Health System and Healthfirst are, for the third year, teaming up to provide their co-branded Medicare Advantage plan for Manhattan residents — the Healthfirst Mount Sinai Select (HMO) plan — during the Medicare Annual Enrollment ... – Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Establishes Robotics Institute (MSRI) Pioneering Surgeons Have Been on the Forefront of Robotic Surgery Techniques for Nearly 20 Years – Mount Sinai Health System Joint Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Society Statement on Mycobacterium Chimaera Infections Related to Heater-Cooler Devices Used in Cardiac Surgery The worldwide cardiothoracic surgery community is aware of the public health issue with recent heater-cooler infection findings traced to a manufacturing facility and has actively engaged in understanding the cause and developing measures to lower t... – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Research Detects Interpersonal Differences Among Couples with PTSD Research conducted at The Family Institute at Northwestern University detected clear interpersonal behavior differences between couples with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). – Family Institute at Northwestern University GUMC Selects Global Health Champion Roger I. Glass as Recipient of Highest Award Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will honor Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD, with the 2016 Cura Personalis Award at its Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation on Thursday, Nov. 17. Glass also will be the Convocation keynote speaker. – Georgetown University Medical Center Let’s “Get Smart About Antibiotics” Week The discovery of antibiotics remains one of the most important medical advances to date, but overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to many infections becoming resistant to treatment. – Georgetown University Medical Center Science News AAPS Announces Three Manuscript Awards The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) has selected the award winning manuscripts from three research journals: The AAPS Journal, AAPS PharmSciTech, and Pharmaceutical Research, and. Each of these manuscript awards aim to recogn... – American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Embargo expired on 13-Nov-2016 at 19:00 ET Call for Global Action to Stamp Out Illegal Timber Trade A group of conservation scientists and policy makers led by University of Adelaide researchers are calling for global action to combat the illegal timber trade. – University of Adelaide BioScience Heat Shock Regulator Controlled by on/Off Switch and Phosphorylation Whitehead Institute researchers have determined how the master transcriptional regulator of the heat shock response, known as heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), is controlled in yeast. Understanding how HSF1 works, how it is regulated, and how to fine tune ... – Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research NIH DP5 OD017941-01 Smart Microscope Adapts to Changes in Live Specimens Janelia scientists have developed the first adaptive light-sheet microscope — an instrument that continuously analyzes and adapts to dynamic changes in a specimen and thereby improves spatial resolution. – Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Nature Biotechnology Meteorites Reveal Lasting Drought on Mars The lack of liquid water on the surface of Mars today has been demonstrated by new evidence in the form of meteorites on the Red Planet examined by an international team of planetary scientists. – University of Stirling Nature Communications, Plastic Smell Attracts Hungry Seabirds Plastic in ocean releases sulfuric scent that tells seabirds to forage – University of California, Davis Science Advances Plant Growth Could Be Slowing the Rise of CO2 in the Earth's Atmosphere New findings suggest the rate at which CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere has plateaued in recent years because Earth’s vegetation is grabbing more carbon from the air than in previous decades. – Newswise Trends Scientists Come Up with Light-Driven Motors to Power Nanorobots of the Future Researchers from Russia and Ukraine propose a nanosized motor controlled by a laser with potential applications across the natural sciences and medicine. – Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) Journal of Chemical Physics Pest Control: Wicked Weeds May Be Agricultural Angels Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of Cornell agricultural scientists: Let nature be nature – to a degree. – Cornell University Weed Science/Oct.-Dec. 2016 High Tunnel-Grown Tomatoes Go to Amarillo Supermarket AMARILLO – Dr. Charlie Rush is claiming success - tomatoes from a Texas A&M AgriLife Research high tunnel project are being sold in an Amarillo grocery store. And now the real work begins. “We delivered tomatoes to United Supermarket in Amari... – Texas A&M AgriLife The Search for Dark Matter Researchers have been attempting to measure dark matter for more than three decades, but have yet to detect a dark matter particle. Through experiments both deep underground like LUX and LUX-ZEPLIN and in space like the AMS, researchers are narrowing... – Department of Energy, Office of Science PPPL Senior Physicist Wei-Li Lee Honored at Week-Long Symposium Physicists from around the world gathered at the University of California, Irvine this past summer for a symposium in honor of Wei-li Lee, a senior physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). – Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Houston Methodist Researcher Recognized by AHA’s Circulation Research Editorial Board Research published by a Houston Methodist team led by John Cooke, M.D., Ph.D., received high accolades at this year’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. – Houston Methodist American Heart Association Scientific Sessions The Exascale Computing Project Announces $48 Million to Establish Four Exascale Co-Design Centers The Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced that it has selected four co-design centers as part of a 4 year, $48 million funding award. The first year is funded at $12 million, and is to be allocated evenly among the... – Department of Energy, Office of Science Nanotechnology Manager Elected President of Materials Research Society Senior manager Sean Hearne, who leads the Center of Integrated Nanotechnology (CINT) for Sandia National Laboratories, has been elected president of the Materials Research Society. MRS is an international organization that promotes interdisciplinary ... – Sandia National Laboratories Exascale Computing Project Announces $48 Million to Establish Four Exascale Co-Design Centers DOE’s Exascale Computing Project is announcing it has selected four co-design centers as part of a 4-year $48 million funding award, including one to be led by Argonne. – Argonne National Laboratory Lifestyle & Social Sciences Union’s “Man on the Move” Last summer, Jermaine Wells took a 10-day journey of self-discovery to Dubai, Jordan, Egypt and London. He documented the trip using his IPhone 6, a Sony Handycam, a Kodak Playsport and an IPad. Wells, a musician, has taken his footage and crea... – Union College JTC Alum Azariah Tan – a Highly Accomplished Pianist, Has Only 15% of His Hearing Left JTC’s alum Azariah Tan has become quite the accomplished pianist on the world stage. His story is a featured an article in Singapore’s The Straits Times. – John Tracy Clinic Trump Victory Shows Racial Justice Movement Needs Better Storytellers Striking racial divides in the 2016 election serve as a reminder that racially charged narratives still have a powerful hold on the American mindset. If the left is to compete in future elections, it must learn to tell competing narratives that build... Expert Available – Washington University in St. Louis Exploratory Programming: Gearing Up for the Ultimate 24-Hackathon Most people think of “hacking” as a computer security issue. But, to the members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student hackathon organization, dubbed “HackRPI,” it simply means using technology to develop or create something that’... – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

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