Syeda Hasan

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Senior Editor at KUT-FM (Austin, TX)

Senior Editor at @KUT. Formerly @KERAnews @HoustonPubMedia. Houston native 🤠 UT grad 🤘🏽

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In a year of climate disasters, climate finance deal is imperative

Nov 19, 2024 | context.news | Syeda Hasan

We must set our priorities straight and agree on a climate finance definition and a new, collective, quantified goal which reflects the needs of climate-vulnerable countries and communitiesAdvocate Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Honorable Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of the People's Republic of BangladeshA record heatwave this summer forced 33 million children out of schools in Bangladesh.
After Sandra Bland’s Death, State Lawmakers Call For Reforms To Prevent Inmate Suicides | Houston Public Media

Sep 6, 2024 | houstonpublicmedia.org | Syeda Hasan

Since 2012, Texas has seen an average of 25 suicides a year in county jails. That number doesn’t account for facilities run by other jurisdictions. Earlier this month, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan to begin holding legislative hearings on Texas jail standards. “Our goal at the state level is: what can we do to assist our jails, our sheriffs?” Patrick said.
In Bastrop, a call for tattoo stories generates buzz

Jun 3, 2024 | kut.org | Syeda Hasan

"You'll never get elected with those tattoos." That’s the refrain former Elgin Mayor Ron Ramirez said he heard when he announced plans to run for office. “I said, ‘No, I don’t hide my tattoos,’” he said. “But times have changed. ... I don’t think it’s the stigma that it used to be.”Today, Ramirez is helping shape the upcoming Stories Inked in Skin exhibit at the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center.
In Bastrop, a call for tattoo stories generates buzz

Jun 3, 2024 | l8r.it | Syeda Hasan

"You'll never get elected with those tattoos." That’s the refrain former Elgin Mayor Ron Ramirez said he heard when he announced plans to run for office. “I said, ‘No, I don’t hide my tattoos,’” he said. “But times have changed. ... I don’t think it’s the stigma that it used to be.”Today, Ramirez is helping shape the upcoming Stories Inked in Skin exhibit at the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center.
Art Acevedo says he won't take job overseeing Austin police - Austin Monitor

Jan 23, 2024 | austinmonitor.com | Syeda Hasan

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 by Syeda Hasan Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said he is no longer joining city leadership. City leaders on Friday announced Acevedo would take on a new role overseeing policing. The decision sparked controversy and came as a surprise to some local officials and social justice advocates. In a new statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Acevedo said he has shared his decision not to accept the job with interim City Manager Jesús Garza.
Art Acevedo says he won’t take job overseeing Austin police

Jan 23, 2024 | texasstandard.org | Syeda Hasan

The City of Austin announced last week that Acevedo would return for a newly created position to oversee police. But after backlash from the community, he said he will not take the job. By Government & Politics, KUT, Texas Newsroom NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, YOU’RE ON TEXAS STANDARD TIME
Art Acevedo says he won't take job overseeing Austin Police

Jan 23, 2024 | kut.org | Syeda Hasan

Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said he is no longer joining city leadership. City leaders on Friday announced Acevedo would take on a new role overseeing policing. The decision sparked controversy and came as a surprise to some local officials and social justice advocates. In a new statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Acevedo said he has shared his decision not to accept the job with interim City Manager Jesús Garza.
Art Acevedo says he won't take job overseeing Austin Police

Jan 23, 2024 | l8r.it | Luz Moreno-Lozano |Syeda Hasan

Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said he is no longer joining city leadership. City leaders on Friday announced Acevedo would take on a new role overseeing policing. The decision sparked controversy and came as a surprise to some local officials and social justice advocates. Acevedo served as head of the city's police department from 2007 until 2016, when he left to take a job as police chief in Houston.
Story time: Tree house surprise

Jan 12, 2024 | dawn.com | Syeda Hasan

Olivia, Emma and Lois were siblings, with Olivia as the eldest, followed by Emma and then Lois, their brother. They resided in a house near a forest and lived with their mother after losing their father in a plane crash. Olivia had a routine of jogging in the forest early in the morning, but one day, she made an unexpected discovery. While jogging, Olivia stumbled upon a tree house hidden beneath layers of ivy, fungi and dirt.
Discharge against medical advice in Special Care Newborn Unit in Chattogram, Bangladesh: Prevalence, causes and predictors

Apr 20, 2023 | journals.plos.org | Syeda Hasan |Jagadish Das |Kamrun Nahar |Tamanna Zahur

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article AbstractIntroductionDischarge against medical advice (DAMA) is an unexpected event for patients and healthcare personnel. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of DAMA in neonates along with characteristics of neonates who got DAMA and, causes and predictors of DAMA.