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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 28-Oct-2026 12:16 ET (28-Oct-2026 16:16 GMT/UTC)

28-Oct-2026

Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate welcomes its largest cohort of digital health companies

Mayo Clinic Platform welcomes 31 digital healthcare companies to the October cohort of its developer program, which is the largest cohort to date. Participating companies work with Mayo Clinic Platform's de-identified clinical data ecosystem, in addition to receiving tailored mentorship from Mayo Clinic experts and education on clinical and business topics to advance the development of their digital health solutions.

28-Oct-2026

The Advanced Placement gender gap is narrowing but not across all subjects

University of Georgia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The gender balance among the top scorers on Advanced Placement exams tends to track the gender balance among students taking those tests, according to a new study led by the University of Georgia.

Journal: Journal of Educational Psychology

27-Oct-2026

BioScience special issue maps key challenges and opportunities facing one health

American Institute of Biological Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The health of humans, wildlife, and the environment are inextricably linked, and a new article in the journal BioScience outlines what it will take to address that reality. "Key Challenges and Future Research, Education, and Policy Questions in One Health," led by Mary Ann Ottinger of the University of Houston, introduces BioScience's One Health Special Issue and reflects the central questions raised by the issue's authors. Ottinger edited the collection with Geoffrey M. Henebry, Meghann Jarchow, Rodney Keenan, Anna Monfils, Katey Pelican, Pim Martens, Paige S. Warren, and Editor in Chief Charles B. Fenster.

Journal: BioScience

27-Oct-2026

From the classroom to future careers: how science capital shapes STEM aspirations in Abu Dhabi

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of 429 middle and high school students in Abu Dhabi finds a significant positive relationship between students' science capital—the resources, experiences, and connections that shape their relationship with science—and their aspirations for science-related careers. The findings also point to the important role of school science in fostering Emirati students' interest in and confidence toward science, offering insights for science education in the UAE.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education
Funder: Abu Dhabi Research Excellence

26-Oct-2026

Lean Six Sigma framework for developing doctoral research problem statements outlined in University of Phoenix white paper

University of Phoenix
Reports and Proceedings

University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, “Building a Lean Six Sigma–Based Background of the Problem and Problem Statement,” by James C. Rice, DM/IST, MBA, and Scott A. McCalla, DM, MA. The paper presents an author-developed framework that adapts the Define and Measure logic of Lean Six Sigma to help doctoral practitioner researchers develop a defensible Background of the Problem and Problem Statement grounded in authoritative evidence.

26-Oct-2026

Shedd Aquarium concludes three-year marine science partnership with Bahamian institutions to train the next generation of ocean stewards

Shedd Aquarium
Business Announcement

Shedd Aquarium announces the successful completion of a three-year collaborative education initiative with University of The Bahamas (UB) and The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), bringing dozens of Bahamian students aboard Shedd's research vessel, the Coral Reef II, for hands-on marine ecology training in their home waters.

26-Oct-2026

UT San Antonio School of Dentistry now prepping students from Day 1 with a complete digital workflow for teaching, performing dental restorations

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center
Business Announcement

A new commitment of more than $5 million by the UT San Antonio School of Dentistry is enabling first- through fourth-year students to work the same complete digital workflow for dental restorations, and the school is the nation's only one running this particular end-to-end workflow from Austria-based Amann Girrbach. Typically, this sort of workflow isn't introduced until the third or fourth years of dental school.

26-Oct-2026

More education reduces dementia risk decades later

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study appears to be the first to document a causal relationship between education and diagnosed dementia and to show that education can mitigate inherited risk of dementia.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: National Institute on Aging, Russell Sage Foundation

23-Oct-2026

Mindfulness in DNP education: Cultivating resilience and leadership in advanced practice

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study demonstrates that embedding short, asynchronous mindfulness practices into Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curricula effectively reduces stress, combats burnout, and builds essential leadership skills. Published in Nurse Educator, the project evaluated student responses to brief, 1-to-5-minute mindfulness modules delivered through course learning management systems.

Journal: Nurse Educator