YSD scholars engage in special development programme
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN recent years, organisations have begun focusing more on competencies rather than merely on credentials. Soft skills like strong leadership and innovative problem solving skills have become as sought after as academic excellence, if not more. Therefore, it is worrisome that the rate of unemployment among youths is increasing, not just due to COVID-19 but to […]
Young children get to know more about aedes and dengue
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY NEEVAARTHANA SUBRAMANIAM KUBANG KERIAN: Fifty children aged between five to six years old from KEMAS kindergartens around Kubang Kerian participated in a dengue awareness programme themed: ‘New Health Values for Society’. The event was organised by undergraduates and postgraduates from the School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] It […]
Squatting and kneeling may be good for health
Reading Time: 3 minutesA USC-LED STUDY shows that squatting and kneeling may be important resting positions in human evolution — and even for modern human health. Sitting for hours a day is linked to some health risks, including cardiovascular disease, likely because it involves low muscle activity and low muscle metabolism. However, these risks seem paradoxical. For humans, […]
Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN a meteorite that fell fifty years ago in Australia, scientists have now discovered stardust that formed 5 to 7 billion years ago — the oldest solid material ever found on Earth. “This is one of the most exciting studies I’ve worked on,” says Philipp Heck, a curator at the Field Museum, associate professor at […]
FAO Chief introduces innovation agenda to Council
Reading Time: 2 minutesROME: FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu vowed on Dec 2 to boost transparency across the Organization and proposed new institutional structures to achieve stronger results in two key focus areas – innovation and the interests of vulnerable people in Small Island Developing States, Less Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries. In his opening address to FAO’s […]