Middle Ducks Sleep with Both Eyes Closed

Many animals and birds have the ability to sleep with only one hemisphere of the brain going dormant at a time, which affords them some measure of protection from predators while resting. Ducks sleeping in a row actually seem to assign the role of “guard duty” to the ducks on either end of the row. The “end ducks” have been observed with the eye facing toward…

Posted on Jul. 17, 2017 in From Our Perspective

Team Testimonial Tuesday

“Team Testimonial Tuesday”: Hear what our team is saying about why they choose to work for Registry Partners and what they like most about it … “The flexibility in my schedule, the opportunity for professional growth and the people I have been able to work with are wonderful; I have never worked in such an atmosphere.” -S.G.

Posted on Jul. 11, 2017 in From Our Perspective

The Invisible Gorilla

My son came home from school one day and said he wanted to show us something that the teacher had played in class.   He pulled up a video on his computer, which showed two teams of young people passing basketballs back and forth, one team in white shirts, one in black. He instructed us to count how many times the basketball players in the white…

Posted on Jul. 10, 2017 in From Our Perspective

NAACCR 2017 Recap

The NAACCR 2017 Annual Conference (North American Association of Central Cancer Registries) was held June 16-23 in Albuquerque NM. This is where the standard setters, researchers and central cancer registries of the United States gather annually to share data and participate in educational programs. It is also when each state’s central cancer registry receives its certification for complete, accurate, and timely data to calculate standard incidence…

Posted on Jul. 7, 2017 in News & Events