Tag: education
The Evolving Role of a School Nurse in Today’s Diverse Educational...
A generation ago, most school nurses had limited, but important roles in the school community. Students visited their school nurse to take medicine, get...
Medical Assistants and Growing Opportunities in Eldercare and Pediatrics
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that through the next decade, over 160,000 new medical assistants will be needed to fill this...
Medical Assistants Providing the Friendly Face of Healthcare
Medical assistants provide important support for physicians and patients. Through greeting patients, keeping files organized and documenting medical histories, medical assistants often set the...
New Volcano Discovered Offers Educational Opportunities for Multiple Fields
A team of Oceanographers from the University of Houston discovered one of the largest volcanoes in the entire solar system and it exists on...
Technology is Transforming the College Experience
Compared to the lives of their parents, today’s young college students are connected to the world in ways their parents could have only imagined....
New Discovery Sheds Light on a Genetic Origin
Carlos Bustamante and his colleagues at Stanford University in California recently published an article shedding new light on the possible genetic origins of men....
Students Chasing Sleep Turn to Melatonin, But Should They?
Recent research studies reviewed by the National Sleep Foundation indicated that melatonin can be effective for some types of mild insomnia. This may be...
African-American College Enrollment Up – Graduation Rates Mixed
The United States Department of Education reports that from 1976 to 2010 the percentage of African-American students enrolled in college programs rose from 9...
Healthcare Software Engineer Job Description and Salary Data
Healthcare software engineers are creative thinkers who develop software applications or systems that support healthcare delivery or pave the way toward breakthroughs in medical...
Speech Language Pathologist Job Description and Salary Data
Helping patients with communication struggles, speech and language pathologists identify, evaluate, treat and sometimes heal communication disorders. Also known as speech therapists, speech language...