Nigerian-made ‘smart bra’ diagnosis breast cancer
A smart bra device developed in Nigeria can detect breast cancer early, potentially saving African women long journeys to access screening services, its inventor, Kemisola Bolarinwa, says.
Co president, The Club of Rome
Associate Professor at the Balseiro Institute; Principal Researcher at the Bariloche Atomic Center (Argentine Commission for Atomic Energy)
Associate Research Fellow, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
To tackle climate change, food systems must be fixed
There is need for countries to integrate food systems into their climate plans. But Haseeb Bakhtary writes that measures on changing diets, food-linked deforestation, and food waste are lacking in most climate plans.
10th Pan African Congress of Mathematicians “Mathematics and the challenges of the African development”
The African Mathematical Union (AMU) in collaboration with the Congolese Mathematical Community under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is pleased to announce to all the Mathematical scientists in Africa and other parts of the world the 10th Pan African Congress of Mathematicians (PACOM 2022) to be held in Brazzaville,…
Applications for TWAS-Elsevier gender equity grants close May 19
The ‘TWAS – Elsevier Foundation Project Grants for Gender Equity and Climate Action’ for female scientists will support women’s well-being and mitigate the consequences of climate change through concrete action-based projects.
In developing countries, 90% of citizens lack internet connectivity
According to a report, decent internet connection is out of reach for 90 per cent of people in low- and middle-income countries, while women’s web exclusion cost poorest countries US$1 trillion in GDP.
Israeli scientists get $300,000 for winning ‘Blavatnik Awards’
Three young Israeli scientists will each receive US$100,000 for their groundbreaking research after emerging as laureates of the ”2022 Blavatnik Awards’.
‘Teenage girls among those who risk partner violence most’
Domestic violence was ‘highly prevalent’ before COVID-19. But those at a greater risk of facing this violent ‘pandemic’, now, are women and teenage girls in lower-income countries, a study has revealed.
