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The American Society of Hematology | June 07, 2022

the American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced the institutions that have been selected for the ASH Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP), an innovative initiative to address the critical need to expand the hematology workforce. ASH has invested $19 million to launch 10 new hematology-focused fellowship tracks at nine academic institutions across the country. Each institution will receive funding from ASH to develop a robust hematology training experience for ...

edsurge | April 17, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has forced schools to double down on—and in some cases try for the first time—online education technologies, from digital science labs to virtual campus tours. But students at some colleges and universities still rely on print, which is a problem when bookstores and libraries have closed. As colleges seek to provide alternatives to print textbooks, one digital book provider, BibliU, has launched about 100 pilots globally since the pandemic started, says CEO D...

theguardian | March 10, 2020

The Tesla billionaire Elon Musk thinks people “don’t need college to learn stuff” and says jobs at his companies should not require a degree. “Did Shakespeare go to college?” he asked. “Probably not.” At the Satellite 2020 conference in Washington DC on Monday, an audience member told Musk she noticed that many job postings at his company SpaceX require a bachelor’s degree and say a master’s degree is preferred – despite Musk having bee...

prnewswire | September 23, 2020

App Annie, the leader in mobile data and analytics, today released its latest analysis showing 90% growth globally in time spent in education apps on android phones. In the United States, the number rose by 30% year over year during the week commencing Sept 6, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.The unprecedented increase in time spent on education apps worldwide during September 2020 took different forms — ranging from time spent in apps that connect students, parents and educators l...