Training

Human rights abuses have taken place at the NBA's training academies in China, a bombshell report alleges.ESPN reported on Wednesday that the young participants in the NBA program were physically beaten by Chinese instructors and were not provided proper schooling, despite commissioner Adam Silver's previous commitment that education would be "central" to the program."A former league employee compared the atmosphere…

The racial justice movement has police departments nationwide desperately seeking training programs to help their officers navigate interactions with minorities, and it has spawned a cottage industry of companies offering training to overcome implicit bias. The courses can cost as much as $1,000 per officer, which is drawing players into the field that police chiefs…

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is working with specially trained dogs to develop a new kind of coronavirus test. The organization recently discovered canines can detect malaria infections in humans. They are investigating whether the same is true for COVID-19. The dogs’ training began last month. Researchers are eyeing a six-week timetable…