Share this post ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #84theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #84Kevin PattonNov 05, 2021Share this post ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #84theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareLife ScienceCovid-19 may well have been one attempt by the Earth to protect itself. Gaia will try harder next time with something even nastierOther countries have been galvanized to confront diet issues. The U.S. has had no such wakeup call. The same week British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care for Covid-19, two studies came out identifying obesity as a significant risk factor for serious illness and death.Despite its very recent approval, startups are already lining up to prescribe a new weight loss drug called Wegovy, a tradename for semaglutide.Teaching & LearningTwo-thirds of students experiencing basic needs insecurity did not apply for emergency grant aid during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. Written by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, the report summarizes the results from surveys of 195,000 students across 202 institutions and focus groups at 23 of those schools. It found that students who applied and were approved for awards waited an average of 13 days to receive their aid. That included four to six days for institutions to make decisions about aid applications, up to five days for students to be notified of decisions and three to six days for them to receive funds. The report suggests that colleges and universities should invest in sustainable emergency aid practices that are free of red tape, especially as the world grapples with ongoing health concerns and the consequences of climate change. It also suggests developing emergency aid awards separate from other financial aid programs and having a review committee made up of students who approve communication materials for such grants. TAPP News & NotesBest Human Anatomy and Physiology Podcasts. This list holds podcasts on Human Anatomy covering pictorial anatomy lessons, Q&A sessions by doctors & more on clinical sciencesDo students harm themselves by changing responses to multiple-choice test items? Krista discusses a study that sheds some light.PreviousNext