GABIK (2024-02-02). Over 32 000 beds registered on NSFAS platforms available for students. sanews.gov.za Over 32 000 beds registered on NSFAS platforms available for students | Out of the 40 522 beds registered on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) platforms at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, 32 272 have been accredited and are available for registered NSFAS-funded students. | NSFAS Acting Board Chairperson, Professor Laurens Van Staden, said about 8 250 registered beds on NSFAS platforms in TVET colleges are in the process of being accredited. | "For universities, out of the total of 72 241 beds registered, 43 581 have been accredited and are available for registered NSFA…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-02). President of Honduras highlights achievements in educational sector. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, highlighted the achievements that her Government presents in Education which has the largest budget in the history of the country.

Staff (2024-02-02). A decade of educational challenges for Muslims in India. muslimmirror.com By: Sumna Sadaqat Education provides the impetus to think critically and thus shapes an individual's personality and gives the ability to constructively and assertively voice opinions. As a student, one hopes to attain education in order to learn new concepts, and expose oneself to ideals necessary for leading a fair and purposeful life. On the …

cameron orr (2024-02-01). Trans youth and Virginia's science-free education overhaul. cpusa.org Content warning: discussion of policies targeting gender-diverse people, discussion of sex and reproduction. | Virginia's Education Department released the

DikelediM (2024-02-01). WorldSkills competitions hold value for youth. sanews.gov.za WorldSkills competitions hold value for youth | Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Deputy Minister Buti Manamela, has emphasised the importance of the WorldSkills Competitions saying that they hold immense value for young people. | "By participating in these competitions, they not only showcase their skills but also gain exposure to international standards and best practices. | "The experience gained at these competitions is invaluable and can shape the future trajectory of their careers. Therefore, we must continue to support and promote the participation of our young people in such events," Manamela sa…

Eleanor J. Bader (2024-02-01). Right-Wing Members of Congress Push Anti-Abortion Measure on College Campuses. truthout.org On the face of it, House Bill 6914, passed just days before the annual anti-abortion "March for Life" in late January, sounds benign. Its introductory paragraph seems straightforward: "to require institutional higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students." But a few paragraphs later, the bill reveals its true mission… |

tvbrics (2024-02-01). Brazil to prepare a new education bill. tvbrics.com It is planned to allocate at least 10% of the country's GDP to the education sector…

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Experts call for appropriate use of AI tools. ecns.cn Generative artificial intelligence tools shouldn't be banned in schools but should be applied safely and appropriately to empower the innovative development of education, experts and officials said.

GABIK (2024-02-01). Nzimande pays tribute to Professor Mokgokong. sanews.gov.za Nzimande pays tribute to Professor Mokgokong | Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has hailed the late Professor Mochichi Samuel Mokgokong, as one of our country's most decorated academics and scholars. | Nzimande joined the nation and the academic fraternity in mourning the passing of Mokgokong, who passed away last week following a battle with cancer.
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Gabisile (2024-02-01). SA to advance the African agenda with focus on AfCFTA. sanews.gov.za SA to advance the African agenda with focus on AfCFTA | South Africa places great importance on the African Union (AU) Summits, as the country forges ahead with its foreign policy of the advancement of the African agenda. | This is according to International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, who was briefing the media on Wednesday on developments in her department. | The summit, which will take place on 17 and 18 February in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, will focus on education. | Last year, the AU finalised a 10-year review of Agenda 2063. | A key recommendation, Pandor explained, is that the…

Esther Lau, Helena Hui Wang, Richard Horton (2024-02-03). Comment] Winner of 2023 Wakley—Wu Lien Teh Prize: are congenital diseases a curse? thelancet.com For the 2023 Wakley—Wu Lien Teh Prize we invited submissions related to five health issues (Spotlights) that deserve to be prioritised for this century: universal health coverage, child and adolescent health, mental health, climate and health, and research for health.1 We were pleased and grateful to receive 112 submissions in response to our call. Essays were selected and discussed among seven editors at The Lancet Group and an external medical expert. The winning essay is "Congenital Curse" by Shu Wang, a neurosurgeon from Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, China.

The Lancet (2024-02-03). Editorial] Cancer research equity: innovations for the many, not the few. thelancet.com Cancer research continues to deliver hugely successful innovations. Each year brings more and better therapeutic drugs. New medical technologies, such as CAR T-cell therapy, are improving outcomes and our understanding of cancer has never been so advanced. Yet, globally the number of cancer deaths has increased by 40% in just over a decade. According to new estimates, more than 35 million new cancer cases are predicted in 2050 (a 77% increase from the 20 million cases in 2022), mostly in countries with a low or medium Human Development Index.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-02). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Update 1-30-24: According to NASA, a successful launch occurred at 12: 07 EST. The spacecraft is scheduled to link with the International Space Station during the early morning hours of Feb.1. Update 1-29-24: NASA has moved the launch of this mission to Tuesday, Jan. 30, subject to weather conditions and other factors. You can watch for updates by following NASA's launch schedule. Video assets with Dr. Zubair have been added below. A Mayo Clinic research experiment…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-02). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-02). "Fake Justice" at The Hague: The ICJ "Appoints" Netanyahu to "Prevent" and "Punish" "Those Responsible for "Genocidal Acts" globalresearch.ca Netanyahu, Galant, Ben-Gvir, Katz, Smotrich, et al are the architects of Genocide. Yet they have been assigned by the ICJ with a mandate "To Prevent and Punish" those who have committed "genocidal acts"

Ahmed Adel (2024-02-01). Imran Khan Handed 10-year Prison Sentence Just Days Before Elections in Pakistan. globalresearch.ca

Al Jazeera (2024-02-01). UN Chief Says UNRWA Is 'Backbone' of Gaza Aid Response. globalresearch.ca

Carla Stea (2024-02-01). Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, Depleted Uranium Weapons, Dangers of Nuclear War: Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Press Conference. globalresearch.ca

Carla Stea (2024-02-01). Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage, Russia IL-76 Aircraft: United Nations Ignores Demands for Investigation of Perpetrators of Heinous Crimes. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Konstantin Asmolov (2024-02-01). Digest of Inter-Korean Tensions at the Turn of 2024. asia-pacificresearch.com

Dr. William Makis (2024-02-01). Video: Italian Police Unions Sound Alarm Over Surge in Officer Deaths After COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2024-02-01). Unspoken Geopolitical Agenda? Kiev Regime Shoots Down Russia Il-76MD Transport Plane with Azov Battalion POWs on Board. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2024-02-01). Zelensky's Intent to Fire Kiev Regime's Top General Zaluzhny. Mutiny in the Armed Forces if He is Removed? globalresearch.ca

Gabriel Honrada (2024-02-01). US Marines Rush Wonky Amphibious Vehicles to the Pacific. asia-pacificresearch.com

Global Research News (2024-02-01). Selected Articles: Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico Orders Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management and Vaccines After 21,000 Excess Deaths Announced in Slovakia Since 2020. globalresearch.ca

Israel Shahak (2024-02-01). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Ryan Cristián (2024-02-01). Russian ICJ Victory, Chinese Uyghurs And Hypocrisy & Israel Openly Starving Hostages/Palestine Alike. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/1/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Larry Johnson (2024-02-01). Great Conversation with Tom Luongo. sonar21.com A new friend. I was honored to be invited to chat with Tom Luongo. If you don't know Tom, I am a Former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist whose work can be found on sites like Zerohedge, Lewrockwell.com, Bitcoin Magazine and Newsmax Media. | I have a fantastic wife of 30 years and a teenage daughter, both of whom humble me with affection and respect I feel is now only mostly undeserved. | Professionally, I've spent a lot of my waking hours inside of various analytic laboratories testing…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Update 1-29-24: NASA has moved the launch of this mission to Tuesday, Jan. 30, subject to weather conditions and other factors. You can watch for updates by following NASA's launch schedule. Video assets with Dr. Zubair have been added below. A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…

Peter Boyle (2024-02-01). Australia's First Nations-Palestine Solidarity Based on 'Common Struggle Against Colonisation'. asia-pacificresearch.com

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-02-01). A OTAN deve preparar-se para a vitória de Trump, diz líder checo. globalresearch.ca Aparentemente, a possibilidade de Donald Trump regressar à Casa Branca já está a causar desespero entre os falcàµes da OTAN. Numa declaraàßà£o recente, o presidente checo, Petr Pavel, apelou a todos os líderes da alianàßa ocidental para se prepararem para …

Medea Benjamin (2024-02-01). Redefining US-Latin American Relations: From Outdated Monroe Doctrine to a 21st Century Good Neighbor Policy. globalresearch.ca

Michael Jansen (2024-02-01). Destroying UNRWA Disastrous, Destabilising for the Entire Region. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Eye (2024-02-01). War on Gaza: Israeli Board Game Calls on Players to 'Come Build Your House in Gaza!'. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2024-02-01). Towards a New International Monetary System. globalresearch.ca

Phil Miller (2024-02-01). Tory Lobby Group Secretly Funded by Israeli State-affiliated Institute. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-01). Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset". Global Debt and Neoliberal "Shock Treatment" globalresearch.ca

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2024-02-01). US Judge Admits Horror of Gaza Genocide, But Will He Dismiss Case Against Biden? globalresearch.ca

Rayhan Uddin (2024-02-01). Mustaribeen: The Israeli Undercover Agents with a History of Dressing Like Palestinians. globalresearch.ca

Rodney Atkinson (2024-02-01). Dangerous Crossroads: Is U.K. at War with Russia? British Now Know the Danger. But Still No Peace PartyÔªø. U.S. Stationing Nuclear Weapons in U.K.? globalresearch.ca

Stephen Karganovic (2024-02-01). America's "Cultural Matrix" Is Severely Damaged. Political and Academic Corruption, Laxity of Performance, Professional Integrity… globalresearch.ca

Tina Renier (2024-02-01). International Students' Lived Experiences in Canada. Exploitation in the Labour Market. globalresearch.ca

William D. Hartung (2024-02-01). Tone Deaf? Biden Administration Brags About 55% Hike in Foreign Arms Sales. globalresearch.ca

Chris Walker (2024-02-01). ACLU to SCOTUS: Lower Courts Used "Junk Science" to Block Abortion Medication. truthout.org An amicus brief — or "friend of the court" petition — submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urges justices of the High Court to reject lower court orders that have sought to severely curtail access to abortion medication known as mifepristone. The drug is used in a majority of abortions across the country, and is currently approved for up to 10 weeks of… |

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Xiong'an major draw among tech startups. ecns.cn Xiong'an New Area AtomEcho Intelligent Technology Co just settled down in the area's Zhongguancun Science Park. It focuses on providing data intelligence governance services to clients through artificial intelligence and big data.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). New productive forces key to growth, Xi says. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has underlined the key role of new productive forces in underpinning China's high-quality development, saying that the nation must beef up innovation in science and technology to attain a high level of sci-tech self-reliance.

ecns.cn (2024-02-02). New productive forces key to growth, Xi says. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has underlined the key role of new productive forces in underpinning China's high-quality development, saying that the nation must beef up innovation in science and technology to attain a high level of sci-tech self-reliance.

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-01). Deaths During the "First Wave" of the Pseudopandemic Were Caused by Iatrocide. expose-news.com Deaths during the "First Wave" of the Pseudopandemic were caused by Iatrocide. by Simon Lee, Science Officer, Anew UK Iatrocide — The act of killing a patient by medical treatment; iatro- +‚Äé …

Anne Farrell (2024-02-02). The decline of the humanities studies around the world is an enormous risk for humankind. pressenza.com According to Statistics Canada, student enrolment in the humanities has been declining since 2008. For all postsecondary students, humanities enrolments have dropped by 50 percent over the past 30 years. However, this phenomenon is not isolated to Canada. According to various OECD data, the lack of interest in the humanities is a phenomenon spread across 24 countries in the world.(…) Between 2015 and 2018, the share of bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees awarded in humanities fields fell 5%, 11%, and 9% respectively on average with drops of varying proportions detected in 24 of the 36 OECD countries. In the…

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-02). Chicago Becomes Largest City In US To Demand A Ceasefire In Gaza. popularresistance.org On January 31, Chicago became the largest city to formally call for a ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza. Riding on a wave of massive grassroots support from unions and students, the city of Chicago voted in favor of a resolution calling for an unconditional ceasefire. With a tie in City Council (23 for and 23 against), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tie-breaking vote and the resolution passed, to the cheers of constituents gathered in City Hall. | For days, hundreds of students have been occupying the City Hall of Chicago, demanding that the council pass the resolution. Ahead of the vote, the Chicago mayo…

Fran Quigley, Scheer Post. (2024-02-01). Our Housing Crisis Is Literally Killing People. popularresistance.org Last week, my students and I worked with several unhoused persons who had been recently living in dangerous, unhealthy apartments or homes in our community of Indianapolis. One, a young mother of a toddler with another baby soon on the way, had just left a home where eight people across three generations were living. The house had no central heat, so space heaters were the only source of warmth during a month when the temperature dipped below zero for several days. Those heaters and everything else electrical in the house were linked to a complex web of extension cords connected to a solitary working outlet.

GABIK (2024-02-01). NSFAS financial aid application deadline extended. sanews.gov.za NSFAS financial aid application deadline extended | The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board has extended the deadline for applications for student financial aid to 15 February 2023. | The decision was taken during a meeting between the NSFAS board and the South African Union of Students (SAUS). | The NSFAS board, led by Acting Board Chairperson Professor Laurens Van Staden, met with the South African Union of Students (SAUS) Executive, led by President Yandisa Ndzoyiya, to discuss NSFAS's state of readiness for the beginning of the academic year, where the parties agreed on the extension of the 20…

Open Letter, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-01). Open Letter On The Anti-Palestinian And Islamophobic Environment At Emory University. popularresistance.org We are a coalition of community and civil rights organizations, writing on behalf of Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students perceived to be Palestinian or Muslim at Emory University ("the University") who have been targeted by racist, anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, and Islamophobic harassment and doxing attacks for their support for Palestinian human rights. We write to express our concern about the University's failure to protect its students from these bigoted doxing and harassment campaigns and the lack of official, public support shown to Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students.

Staff (2024-02-01). Shibli Residential Coaching Academy: Nurturing UPSC aspirants for success. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Network Nestled in the historic city of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Shibli Residential Coaching Academy stands as a beacon of hope for UPSC aspirants across the nation. Established with a vision to empower and guide students towards a bright future in civil services, the academy offers a holistic approach to UPSC preparation, combining …

WSWS (2024-02-01). Chicago City Council approves Gaza ceasefire resolution directed to Biden. wsws.org One day before the City Council vote, high school students held anti-war rallies and sit-ins at City Hall to demand passage of the ceasefire resolution.

Editor (2024-02-02). 64 Years Ago Today — How Four College Students Started a Revolution. scheerpost.com

Angela (2024-02-02). Thursday 2/1: Virtual Teach-in on War, Death Penalty, Political Imprisonment, & the Palestinian Genocide. indybay.org

WSWS (2024-02-02). French teachers hold nationwide one-day strike vs Attal government. wsws.org The WSWS interviewed striking teachers in Paris opposed to the fascistic policies of incoming Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government.

Angela (2024-02-01). Thursday 2/1: Virtual Teach-in on War, Death Penalty, Political Imprisonment, & the Palestinian Genocide. indybay.org