This article profiles Linda Deegan, scientist with the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research site in the Kuparuk River region of Alaska, as she counts and tags Arctic grayling as they migrate from streams to lakes in the fall.

As part of this nine to ten-lesson unit, students utilize news stories supported by the Pulitzer Center from Time for Kids and Mission Local to familiarize themselves with the concept of an underreported migration story. They will then research stories, summarize and share the gist of what they read to their small groups and to the entire class. As part of their conversations, students will note key details and themes from the stories they explored about migration and consider why these stories could be considered “underreported.”

The story of migration is a shared human experience. Utilizing sources such as “Women on the Move” from National Geographic and The Everyday Projects, students will address the following questions:

Using scales of analysis, what are the common themes that are seen in migration stories?
What are the reasons that cause one to migrate?
In what ways does physical geography intersect with migration?
Based on your analysis of various sources in the media, how is migration perceived by general audiences?
Developing social and emotional learning, how do individual and under-reported stories inspire your own activism in regards to migration?
As they engage with these questions, students will be asked to utilize a variety of skills. They will compare and contrast various migration stories on different scales of analysis, analyze sources critically for author’s purpose and target audience, develop critical thinking skills to analyze complex questions that arise from migration crises, and develop persuasive writing skills that inspire letters advocating for an action to address challenges faced by people who are migrating.

Thousands of people risk their lives daily by crossing borders in search of a better life. During 2015, over one million of these people arrived in Europe. Images of refugees in distress became headline news in what was considered to be the worst humanitarian crisis in Europe since 1945. This book provides a critical overview of recent migration flows and offers answers as to why people flee, what happens during their flight and investigates the various responses to mass migratory movements. Divided in two parts, the book addresses long-running academic, policy and domestic debates, drawing on case studies of migration in Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific. Coming from a variety of different fields, the contributors provide an interdisciplinary approach and open the discussion on the reasons why migration should be examined critically.

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"The protein eIF6 is involved in ribosome formation and mRNA translation and is essential for the growth and reproduction of cells, including cancer cells. However, eIF6’s role in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains unclear. To learn more, researchers recently analyzed eIF6 in 233 OSCC samples and in OSCC cell lines. They found that cytoplasmic eIF6 expression was abnormally high in OSCC tissues and was associated with tumor size and clinical grade. Upregulating eIF6 promoted OSCC cell growth, migration, and invasion in vitro and enhanced tumor growth in vivo. eIF6 also encouraged epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process necessary for cancer cell migration, in OSCC cells, but depletion of eIF6 (with sh-eIF6-2) suppressed the cancer-enhancing effects. Mechanistic studies revealed that eIF6 exerted its tumor progression-promoting effects by activating the AKT signaling pathway, and further experiments confirmed that eIF6 and AKT directly interacted in the cytoplasm..."

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This nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores the life and seasonal migration of the sanderling bird. Modified versions are available for students in younger grades.

Tiene como objetivo ser fuente de consulta amigable y visual para un público diverso, interesado en las expresiones sociales contemporáneas, particularmente para los estudiosos del tema que puedan poner en contexto la migración de los países latinoamericanos sin restringirla exclusivamente al cruce entre México, Centroamérica y los Estados Unidos.

[Translation:] "Dictionary of Immigration and Otherness in the Americas in the 21st Century"

Its aim is to be a friendly and visual source of reference for a diverse audience interested in contemporary social expressions, particularly for scholars of the subject who can contextualize the migration of Latin American countries without exclusively restricting it to the crossing between Mexico, Central America, and the United States.

In addition to terminology associated with migration and immigration, this Spanish-language dictionary contains profiles of all countries in the Americas, showing patterns of migration, summarizing immigration laws, and including an example of migration-related art or literature for each country.

In this unit, students will analyze how climate change affects migration around the world and the policies that could be effective in addressing the issue. To start, students will investigate what motivates people to move in general. Then students will read “The Great Climate Migration” by Abrahm Lustgarten and Meridith Kohut, where they will be introduced to how climate change may affect migration in the future. Students will then investigate how climate change is impacting migration by reading and presenting about specific scenarios around the globe. Finally, students will begin to research how policy can address climate migration to avoid disastrous outcomes in the future.

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“Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” is a freely accessible eCampus Ontario Pressbook containing case studies of immigrant women experiencing domestic violence to be used as educational materials. The book highlights the complexity of domestic violence cases in immigrant communities and the different legal processes that these women encounter in seeking justice and the challenges they face in relation to re-establishing their own lives and the lives of their children. The book contains questions for reflection; a description of legal processes involved in DV cases, and a glossary of the terms used throughout the case studies.

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“Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” is a freely accessible eCampus Ontario Pressbook containing case studies of immigrant women experiencing domestic violence to be used as educational materials. The contents were created by analysing closed legal case files of 15 immigrant women living in Ontario who experienced domestic violence. The comprehensive case studies that emerge from this research present domestic violence experienced by immigrant women in all its complexity, highlighting their unique vulnerability at the intersections of race, gender and immigration status. The book also highlights the different legal processes that these women encounter in seeking justice and the challenges they face in relation to re-establishing their own lives and the lives of their children. In addition to the cases, the book contains questions for reflection; a description of legal processes involved in DV cases, and a glossary of the terms used throughout the case studies. This interactive Pressbook is an ideal resource for social work and legal practitioners, including students in social service work, social work and law programs, in order to increase their understanding about the complexity of domestic violence cases in immigrant families and develop strategies for culturally informed interventions.

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In 1931, a severe drought hit the Southern and Midwestern plains. As crops died and winds picked up, dust storms began. As the "Dust Bowl" photograph shows, crops literally blew away in "black blizzards" as years of poor farming practices and over-cultivation combined with the lack of rain. By 1934, 75% of the United States was severely affected by this terrible drought.The one-two punch of economic depression and bad weather put many farmers out of business. In the early 1930s, thousands of Dust Bowl refugees ? mainly from Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico ? packed up their families and migrated west, hoping to find work. Entire families migrated together (such as the men shown in "Three generations of Texans now Drought Refugees") in search of a better life. Images such as "Midcontinent ? Family Standing on the Road with Car," "Drought Refugees," and "Untitled, ca. 1935 (Worn-Down Family in Front of Tent)" offer a glimpse into their experience on the road, and show that cars provided many families both transportation and shelter on the road. About 200,000 of the migrants headed for California. The state needed to figure out how to absorb the thousands of destitute people crossing its borders daily. One of their tactics was to document the plight of the refugees. In 1935, photographer Dorothea Lange joined the Rural Rehabilitation Division of the California State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), a section of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. She was assigned the job of using her camera to document the growing number of homeless Dust Bowl refugees migrating to California. She worked with Paul S. Taylor, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who was researching conditions of rural poverty in order to make recommendations on how to improve the workers' conditions. The work by Taylor and Lange played an important role in helping to raise public awareness of the crisis. The reports they made for the government included both data and striking images that revealed the desperate conditions in which the migrants lived and confirmed the need for government intervention. Stark images such as "Home of Oklahoma Drought Refugees" resonated with the public, and portraits of drought refugees like "Ruby from Arkansas" and others shown in this topic humanized the migrants for more fortunate citizens. In March 1936, Lange took what became one of her most famous images, "Migrant Mother." This image of a 32-year-old woman became an icon for the suffering of ordinary people during Great Depression.

This course is a survey of world economic history, and it introduces economics students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. It is designed to expand the range of empirical settings in students' research by drawing upon historical material and long-run data. Topics are chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. The emphasis will be on questions related to labor markets and economic growth.

National findings on formal training and education of migrants with focus on empowering their transversal skills that partners identified in IO2 as instrumental to favour their integration in the tourism sector, and more in general, in the overall labour market. The videos of the experiments are available on our project website : https://citiesbyheart.aeva.eu/index.php/portfolios/io5/

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"Pancreatic cancer continues to have a high mortality rate due to a lack of effective early diagnostic and treatment approaches. However, secreted vesicles called exosomes could hold the key to unlock better strategies. These vesicles contain numerous cargoes, such as lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids and play roles in various processes, including cell–cell communication. Exosomes secreted from pancreatic cancer cells contain signaling molecules that promote cancer progression. These exosome cargoes suppress immunity, facilitate tumor blood vessel formation, and encourage fibrosis, thus creating a more pro-cancer microenvironment. Exosomes can also promote metastasis to distant regions and reprogram normal cells into cancer cells. Despite their negative effects, the molecules in cancer cell–derived exosomes can be used as valuable biomarkers for pancreatic cancer diagnosis and prognosis prediction..."

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"Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer worldwide. The spread of lung cancer within the body is a complex process that hinges on tumor cells’ ability to migrate. One family of proteins known as Rho GTPases is known to play a central role in regulating the cell mechanics required for migration. That role is more complex that initially thought and many cross talks are involved, as a recent study highlights for the GTPase StarD13. Initial experiments showed that StarD13 is a tumor suppressor in lung adenocarcinoma, confirming previously reported results. Interestingly, StarD13 is also required for the cancer cells to migrate. StarD13 regulates cell motility by modulating the activation of RhoA and Rac1 proteins downstream. Abolishing RhoA and Rac1 in lung cancer cells was shown to compromise cells’ ability to migrate. What further proves the complexity of cancer metastasis, is that while abolishing StarD13 stopped cell migration, it actually enhanced cancer invasion in 3D..."

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This site consists of letters, journals, books, newspapers, maps, and images documenting the land, peoples, and exploration of the trans-Appalachian West. The first European travelers, their relations with Native Americans, new settlers' migration and acquisition of land, navigation down the Ohio River, planting of crops, trade in tobacco and horses, and the roles of African Americans, women, churches, and schools are documented.

Students further their understanding of the salmon life cycle and the human structures and actions that aid in the migration of fish around hydroelectric dams by playing an animated PowerPoint game involving a fish that must climb a fish ladder to get over a dam. They first brainstorm their own ideas, and then learn about existing ways engineers have made dams "friendlier" to migrating fish, before being quizzed as part of the game.

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"Autophagy is a critical process in healthy human cells that removes excess organelles and substances while generating energy. But in cancer cells, autophagy can either feed growing tumors—literally supplying energy—or suppress them by clearing out cancer-promoting substances. Recently, researchers examined this process in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and focused on GNIP1, a TRIM family protein. Other TRIM proteins have been associated with autophagy previously, but this is the first autophagy study to examine GNIP1. GNIP1 expression was elevated in tumor cells from NSCLC patients, and clinically, it was associated with poor prognosis and survival time. Induced overexpression of GNIP1 in cultured NSCLC cells increased the cancerous behaviors proliferation and migration. Additional cell culture experiments indicated that GNIP1 did this by enhancing autophagy. Specifically, GNIP1 mediated the breakdown of the VPS34 complex, an autophagy inhibitor..."

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This course explores how gender shaped the historical experiences and cultural productions in the North American West during the time it was being explored, settled, and imagined. The North American West of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries provides a fascinating case study of the shifting meanings of gender, race, citizenship, and power in border societies. As the site of migration, settlement, and displacement, it spawned contests over land, labor disputes, inter-ethnic conflicts and peaceful relations, and many kinds of cultural productions.
The Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies (GCWS)
This course is part of the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies. The GCWS at MIT brings together scholars and teachers at nine degree-granting institutions in the Boston area who are devoted to graduate teaching and research in Women's Studies and to advancing interdisciplinary Women's Studies scholarship. Learn more about the GCWS.

This course uses theories of gender to explore sociopolitical, ethical and theological perspectives on immigration policy, with a focus on the U.S. The course begins with an overview of global developments in the feminization of migration and ethical and policy dilemmas that are specific to the current era.

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"Glioblastomas are deadly, malignant brain tumors. Even with current treatment methods, the median life expectancy after diagnosis is only 15 months. This extreme treatment resistance is primarily due to changes in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Glioblastomas sometimes recruit normal cells to aid growth, and neural progenitor cells (NPCs) have been observed migrating toward glioblastomas. Understanding the interaction between tumor and non-tumor cells in the TME is critical to developing new treatments. Recently, researchers examined the effects of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from glioblastoma cell lines on the cell lines themselves and mouse NPCs (mNPCs). In both glioblastoma cell lines and mNPCs, glioblastoma-derived EVs promoted proliferation and migration. Using a combination of proteomic profiling and laboratory assays, researchers examined the potential mechanisms of this effect and identified the PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway as a key mediator..."

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