Using State Workforce Data to Report Graduate Outcomes

Survey methodology is the dominant approach among universities in the United States for reporting employment outcomes for recent graduates. However, past studies have shown that survey methodology may yield upwardly biased results, which can result in overreporting of employment rates and salary outcomes. This case study describes the development and application of an alternative reporting methodology, by which state wage records are analyzed to determine employment and salary outcomes for recent graduates. Findings at Western Washington University suggest the significant sample sizes that can be achieved using wage record methodology may provide a more reliable option than survey methodology for accurately reporting graduate outcomes.

El turismo CAVE como herramienta para la divulgación del patrimonio y el desarrollo sustentable en el Geoparque aspirante Huasteca Potosina

Con el continuo desarrollo de la industria del turismo en el mundo, los destinos están tratando de diferenciarse para aumentar su competitividad global. Un creciente nicho de mercado que puede aportar grandes beneficios a los territorios en este sentido se identifica como el Turismo CAVE: Científico, Académico, Voluntariado y Educación (SAVE Tourism).[1] Las actividades basadas en este segmento aportan beneficios a la comunidad local a través del aumento de los ingresos como consecuencia del incremento de estadía de turistas y mayor gasto, generando nuevas oportunidades de desarrollo socio-económico o sea, mayor empleo. Además, este tipo de turismo contribuye a generar fondos para la conservación del patrimonio ambiental y un mayor compromiso con la preservación de la cultura local, lo cual eleva y refuerza la conciencia social sobre cuestiones ambientales, culturales y mejores prácticas. En el caso del territorio que conforma el Geoparque aspirante Huasteca Potosina, a través de un estudio realizado por la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí en los municipios de Aquismón, Ciudad Valles y Xilitla, en colaboración con la George Washington University han surgido recomendaciones para este segmento del mercado turístico, a fin de ayudar a mejorar la experiencia del turismo local y crear oportunidades de desarrollo para el sector turístico y las comunidades locales.

First person – Craig Barcus

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Craig Barcus is first author on ‘ Tyrosine kinase-independent actions of DDR2 in tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts influence tumor invasion, migration and metastasis’, published in JCS. Craig is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Gregory Longmore at Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA, where he is interested in how progressing tumors interact with the extracellular environment to promote metastasis.

Sprawozdanie ze spotkania z cyklu Economic Lunchtime Seminars pt. Global impact of the coronavirus epidemic

17 grudnia 2020 r. o godz. 15:00 rozpoczęło się kolejne spotkanie z cyklu Economic Lunchtime Seminars zatytułowane Global impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Moderatorem spotkania był dr inż. Piotr Komorowski z Katedry Finansów Wydziału Społeczno-Ekonomicznego UKSW, zaś prelegentem gościnnym – amerykański prawnik i ekonomista, profesor Karl William Viehe z George Washington University i New York University. Ze względu na reżim sanitarny związany z panującą pandemią koronawirusa spotkanie odbyło się w trybie zdalnym, za pośrednictwem platformy Zoom.

Multiplatform assessment of saliva for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection in symptomatic healthcare personnel and patients presenting to the emergency department

Background Saliva has garnered great interest as an alternative specimen type for molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2. Data are limited on the relative performance of different molecular methods using saliva specimens and the relative sensitivity of saliva to NP swabs. Methods To address the gap in knowledge, we enrolled symptomatic healthcare personnel (n = 250) from Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Medical Center and patients presenting to the Emergency Department with clinical symptoms compatible with COVID-19 (n = 292). We collected paired saliva specimens and NP swabs. The Lyra SARS-CoV-2 assay (Quidel, San Diego, CA) was evaluated on paired saliva and NP samples. Subsequently we compared the Simplexa COVID-19 Direct Kit (Diasorin, Cypress, CA) and a modified SalivaDirect (Yale) assay on a subset of positive and negative saliva specimens. Results The positive percent agreement between saliva and NP samples using the Lyra SARS-CoV-2 assay was 63.2%. Saliva samples had higher SARS-CoV-2 cycle threshold values compared to NP swabs (p < 0.0001). We found a 76.47% (26/34) positive percent agreement for Simplexa COVID-19 Direct Kit on saliva and a 67.6% (23/34) positive percent agreement for SalivaDirect compared to NP swab results. Conclusion These data demonstrate molecular assays have variability in performance for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva.