June 25, 2021 SHARE
Washington University undergraduate students Faith Achugamonu, Christine Hutchinson, Nidhi Krishnan and Omaer Naeem, all in Arts & Sciences, have been selected for the inaugural Expanding Diversity in Economics (EDE) Summer Institute.
The institute, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago, will be held virtually July 18–Aug. 6.
The inaugural cohort was chosen based on an interest in the study of economics and boasts an average 3.78 grade point average. In all, more than 200 students applied, and 45 were selected.
The EDE Summer Institute aspires to offer opportunities in economics to a diverse group of students and encourage them to pursue degrees in the field. After attending the EDE Summer Institute, students will be a part of the EDE mentoring network.
International Nurses’ Day: How nurses are making vaccinations more accessible
The nursing team from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust who have set up an accessible Covid-19 vaccination clinic for people with learning disabilities
Nurses have led the way in creating accessible vaccination clinics for people with learning disabilities, who are up to six times more at risk of dying from Covid-19 than the general population.
To mark today being International Nurses’ Day,
Nursing Times has spoken to some of the nurse innovators who have been advocating for this vulnerable patient group during the pandemic.
“For learning disability nurses, we see the whole patient and the whole family unit