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Information about several papers discussed at the Ocean Swim Festival & Australian Open Water Championships conference to be held in Busselton, WA in March 2017. It mentions victories, along with the participation of top swimmers, contributed to the event's record attendance, with selections made for the World Junior Championships, highlighting the rising talent in Australian swimming.

A recent study conducted by researchers from Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China focused on evaluating the student experience at UK-China joint institutes. These joint institutions are collaborations between universities from the UK and China, aimed at fostering research and education efforts. The study examined various aspects such as student learning and methods to measure and improve it, monitoring and incentivizing student engagement, the transition from high school to university, teaching evaluations, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and teaching. The findings of this research were summarized in a paper published in Frontiers in Education. [Extracted from the article]

The Vernacular Architecture Newsletter provides several announcements in its Spring 2024 issue. It encourages editors who have previously published in Buildings & Landscapes or Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture to apply. The Heritage Documentation Programs at the National Park Service is now on Instagram, featuring photographs and drawings from the HABS/HAER/HALS collections at the Library of Congress. VAF Director Tara Dudley delivered the 2024 James P. Jones Distinguished Lecture in American History, and the recording of her lecture is available on YouTube. The journal Change Over Time is inviting submissions for its first Open Call, with abstracts due by May 15, 2024. The New England Chapter of the Vernacular Architecture Forum is hosting its annual conference in Providence, RI, with paper sessions, tours, and the theme of "New Narratives in Vernacular Architecture." Field trips are also being planned to Lebanon and Scotland, CT, and Mohawk Trail State Forest, MA. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted by researchers from Sapienza University of Rome explores the history of the History of Economics Society (HES) and its presidential addresses. The study analyzes the addresses delivered at HES conferences from 1973 to 2023, focusing on their publication in scholarly journals. The researchers identified forty-four presidential addresses, with forty-one of them published. However, two addresses from 1976 and 1978 could not be found, and one address from 2015 was not published but had related papers. The study provides insights into the development of economic thought through the lens of HES presidential addresses. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted at the National University of San Marcos in Peru examined the scientific production and perceptions of research among dentistry students. The study found limited evidence of academic scientific research in the field of dentistry in Peru. The research involved a non-probabilistic sample of 468 undergraduate students from seven dentistry faculties in Peru. The study revealed low scientific production among dentistry students, with only 2.4% of students having published scientific papers. The research also identified associations between research perception variables and students' university affiliation, as well as correlations between scientific publication and academic work with university of origin and year of study. [Extracted from the article]