Our partner, Wellcome Leap, was featured on Unbiased Science for its Missed Vital Sign program. Read more and listen to the interview with Program Director, Jackie Maybin.
The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on fundamental problems with the health care system, including gaps in access to care, soaring costs, provider burnout, and a lack of trust, especially among underserved and marginalized communities. Local mobile health programs like this one provide a community-based, high-value and sustainable solution.
The Case for Mobile report released by Mobile Healthcare Association and Harvard Medical School examines how healthcare organizations can embrace mobile clinics as a new business line into underserved communities, as well as an entry point to help people navigate the complex healthcare system.
Hundreds of middle and high school students across the U.S. competed in the Games for Change Student Challenge to design digital games that tackle timely issues. The NRDC helped judge the Sustainable Cities category and provided educational resources to students. The entries, which can be played inside a virtual arcade, prove that being an agent of change can involve, well, fun and games.
"Our long-term strategy has been successful, and as a result, Timken has grown and evolved into a leading diversified industrial company with a broad portfolio of products," said Richard G. Kyle, president and CEO. "We are focused on accelerating the expansion of our portfolio to achieve greater scale, profitably, and today's leadership announcement will enable Timken's next phase of growth."
"In the second quarter, Timken once again demonstrated the strength and resiliency of our business, as we delivered double-digit organic revenue growth, expanded operating margins and achieved record earnings per share," said Richard G. Kyle, Timken president and chief executive officer. "Timken's strong results reflect our team's relentless efforts to meet the needs of our customers, offset the impact of cost increases and execute the company's strategic initiatives. Through our disciplined capital allocation and investment in outgrowth initiatives, the business is well positioned for continued success."
In the latest episode of Talk Polymath, Dr. Farshid Guilak explores how science and art interact, how these seemingly disparate disciplines open one’s thought process, and how they can inform new genome engineering methods.