I left a metal briefcase, a gift that was sent to me, sitting near a colleague’s desk, unmarked and unattended. Long story short: Out of an abundance of caution, a colleague called the police and the floor was evacuated. I was beyond embarrassed. When everything was sorted out and we were allowed to return to the building, only one person pierced my bubble of burning shame. Passing my desk in a flash, a former manager and resident quip master asked me sternly if I was expecting any other deliveries, or was it safe to get back to work. Then he grinned.
Apple
Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey s documentary series focusing on mental health awareness is heading to Apple TV+ later this month.
Titled
The Me You Can t See
, the show will feature Winfrey and the Duke of Sussex discussing mental health journeys and emotional well-being with a number of high-profile guests, including Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, and NBA players DeMar DeRozan and Langston Galloway. Winfrey and Harry will open up about their own experiences too.
With conversations transcending culture, age, gender, and socioeconomic status, the goal of the series is to challenge stigmas around mental health and let viewers know that they re not alone. Producers behind the show also teamed up with 14 accredited and respected experts and organizations from around the world to help shed light on different pathways to treatment, according to Apple.
For the last five years, The Herald Higher Education Awards have championed the best of Scotland’s colleges and universities. And after a year that has forced the sector to adapt like never before, the awards have returned for 2021. Institutions have until tomorrow to submit their entries which will be put forward to our expert judging panel chaired by The Herald Editor, Donald Martin and includes, Mhairi Harrington OBE, Dr Ilona Roth, Honorary Associate in the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, James Dunphy, Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes at the Scottish Funding Council, Jon Baldwin, Managing Director of Higher Education, Jisc, and Roy Gardner, Vice Principal for Corporate Development & Innovation at City of Glasgow College. The event, which is sponsored by City of Glasgow College, Jisc, QAA Scotland, Scottish Funding Council and Theorise Ltd will take place on Thursday, June 17.
Transtasman scientists sequence entire genome of myrtle rust
4 May, 2021 04:00 AM
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Myrtle rust spores on leaf of paperbark tree from Manly Vale, Sydney, NSW. Photo / Peri Tobias
Myrtle rust spores on leaf of paperbark tree from Manly Vale, Sydney, NSW. Photo / Peri Tobias
The Country
Scientists in Australia and New Zealand have built the entire genetic map of the fungus responsible for myrtle rust.
The result is the world s largest assembled fungal genome, taking up a billion letters of DNA genetic code.
If you printed the genome it would take up more than 400,000 A4 pages.
This discovery marked an important step towards unlocking genetic features of