Carolyn Crist

4 days ago | highereddive.com | Carolyn Crist

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As the current job market continues to shift, 2025 college graduates express both optimism and concern about their job prospects, according to Monster’s annual State of the Graduate Report. Most graduates (83%) said they were confident about landing a role soon after graduation, although 37% said the job hunt could take 4-6 months.

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Carolyn Crist

Access to abortion services increased substantially in Ontario after mifepristone became available through community pharmacies in Canada in 2017, according to new research. Expanding the availability of mifepristone to local pharmacies shifted the delivery method from procedural abortions to more accessible medication abortions, the authors wrote, adding that this trend will likely continue.

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Carolyn Crist

To slow the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza — such as the prevalent H5N1 strain — real-time reporting of current genome data is crucial. Yet “extensive delays” of 7.5 months or more between sample collection and submission to the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) repository have occurred, according to a commentary by Canadian experts.

3 weeks ago | ciodive.com | Carolyn Crist

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The percentage of Americans using artificial intelligence tools at work has increased from 8% in 2023 to 35% by the end of 2024, according to a March report from Jobs for the Future. However, only 31% of workers said their employer provides AI training, the report found. Those who are currently enrolled in education or training were more likely to use AI, with 59% of enrolled learners reporting at least weekly use.

1 month ago | truckingdive.com | Carolyn Crist

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Employees hired because they show promise are 1.9-times more likely to perform effectively than those hired for skill proficiency, according to a March 12 report from Gartner. Talent management and learning and development leaders can work together to boost internal mobility and company performance when they do not require workers to show proficiency in all skills before shifting them to new roles, the report found.