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Technology (^TECH-M.BK) Charts, Data & News

by Eusebia Hyden on May 10, 2021 in Drug

Bloomberg

(Bloomberg Opinion) — For signs of how China’s ambitions to become a self-made, high-tech industrial powerhouse are faring, look to Japan Inc.The shipment values of Japan’s machinery sector are set to hit record highs, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts. Orders placed by Chinese companies for Japanese machine tools have been rising since June and have picked up pace; same for the sector’s general segment. Sales of factory automation equipment are expected to exceed previous peaks.That’s a reversal from the last two years of Chinese rivals grabbing market share as Beijing doubled down on a drive to increase

Poor Internet connection leaves rural students behind | MSUToday

by Eusebia Hyden on May 6, 2021 in Drug

Slow Internet connections or limited access from homes in rural areas can contribute to students falling behind academically, according to a new report from Michigan State University’s Quello Center. The educational setbacks can have significant impacts on academic success, college admissions and career opportunities.

“We were surprised with how powerful the findings were,” said Keith Hampton, associate director for research at the Quello Center and a professor in MSU’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences. “Students without Internet access and those who depend on a cell phone for their only access are half a grade point below those with fast

Academic Symposium a great success with help of technology

by Eusebia Hyden on May 1, 2021 in Drug

For years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, Academic Symposium at Saint Michael’s College was a much-anticipated day in the spring for student-scholars to present posters, live talks or performances throughout campus over a Friday and Saturday in April – often the culmination of extended research or artistic expression, eagerly shared and appreciated with fellow students and faculty/staff, or perhaps even family or local alumni who could manage to visit.

But this year and last, knowing that COVID protocols would not allow such an event as previously experienced, faculty and administrators sought and received impressive technology assistance from

Students say online classes aren’t what they paid for

by Eusebia Hyden on April 22, 2021 in Drug

Arica Kincheloe said she took a risk quitting her job and moving halfway across the country from Seattle to attend the University of Chicago’s nationally ranked master’s program in social service administration.

But now that her courses for the one-year accelerated program were moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kincheloe, a first-generation college graduate from a low-income background, is questioning what more than $50,000 in student loan debt will mean for her future.

“It’s a throwaway — a shortened quarter. They took away one week of the quarter,” she said. “I do not feel like I am getting the

Penn College program boasts 100{d24d311d40ca9f813a71e51b90469e1bb6de95f505a59c7b31007ceea98884de} certification for Class of 2020

by Eusebia Hyden on April 20, 2021 in Drug

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Pennsylvania College of Technology’s 2020 class of occupational therapy assistant graduates achieved a 100{d24d311d40ca9f813a71e51b90469e1bb6de95f505a59c7b31007ceea98884de} pass rate on the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant exam.

The exam is administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. Fifty states, Guam, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., require NBCOT certification in order to be licensed to practice as an occupational therapy assistant.

“We are extremely proud of our occupational therapy assistant graduates,” said Jeanne M. Kerschner, director of the college’s occupational therapy assistant program. “2020 was certainly a challenge for the students and faculty with COVID-19. But everyone graciously rose