Exten
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Dr. Exten received her Master of Public Health (MPH) from Emory University and her PhD in Epidemiology from The Ohio State University. She is an infectious disease epidemiologist, with a focus on health disparities affecting sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) populations. Her program of research is focused specifically on disparities related to sexual health (e.g. HIV and sexually transmitted infections) and substance use. She has extensive experience in survey data collection, the application of advanced statistical methods, and working with high-risk populations. She is passionate about the examination of diseases in their entirety, including biological, sociological and epidemiological factors.
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Jonathan Exten-Wright practises employment law on behalf of public and private companies of all sizes, from the giving of advice at the outset of the employment relationship through to termination, on both contentious and non-contentious issues. He also advises extensively in the emergent field of Business and Human Rights, including Modern Slavery, recognised as one of 20 global experts in this area.
Jonathan regularly advises on senior executive issues, board room disputes, strategic advice and change programmes, global and international projects, collective bargaining, union matters, industrial and employee relations; M&A employment issues; business transfers and outsourcings; whistleblowing and discrimination; the impact of AI.
Jonathan's clients include various well-known service providers; financial service organisations; hoteliers; industrial and engineering companies; FMCGs; telecom, technology and media organisations; and professional services firms.
Jonathan is one of the lead partners for the firm's Boardroom Advisory Service. He regularly gives boardroom training and executive committee briefings on issues around business and human rights. Jonathan is one of the partners leading the firm's establishment of an AI Advisory Council. He has responsibility for the Human Rights and Employment tower arising out of the transformational impact of AI and is also on an Employment Lawyers association working party looking at the use of data in AI.
Jonathan was a member of the Law Society of England's Advisory Group on Business and Human Rights, which produced a ground-breaking report on the responsibilities of the legal profession, many of whose recommendations were adopted by the International Bar Association. He has worked with the Office of the UN Global Compact to produce a guide for business on aspects of human rights.
He regularly presents on business and human rights topics, including at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights. Jonathan is also a member of the Solicitors' International Human Rights Group, and a Member of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. Jonathan has previously been a member of The Law Society's International Action Team, comprising pro bono lawyers working on the Lawyers for Lawyers Intervention Programme, making submissions on behalf of human rights defenders suffering imprisonment or oppression.
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NIFA supports both universities and local offices of the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to provide research-based information to its range of audiences. As the CES federal partner, NIFA plays a key role in the mission by distributing annual congressionally appropriated formula grants to supplement state and county funds.
In 2014, NIFA and our land-grant university partners celebrated 100 years of Cooperative Extension in the United States. The Smith-Lever Act formalized extension in 1914, but its roots go back to agricultural clubs and societies of the early 1800s. The act expanded USDA's partnership with land-grant universities to apply research and provide education in agriculture. Over the last century, extension has adapted to changing times and landscapes, and it continues to address a wide range of human, plant, and animal needs in both urban and rural areas. Today, extension works to:
Experiential learning is a great way to promote youth interest in adopting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in their future careers. NIFA-supported 4-H programs touch over 6 million children across the country every year. Several projects supported by NIFA Smith-Lever funds and special funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service taught youth to learn and apply Geographic Information Systems mapping skills that support wildlife refuge systems from the Caribbean to the Pacific, Maine to Alaska. For example, youth in Iowa tested the effectiveness of mapping using iPhones compared with Global Positioning System units. This learning experience allowed them to map features such as fences, invasive species, oak stands, and areas that need attention to conserve wildlife. Similarly, a project in Minnesota engaged teens on the White Earth Indian Reservation to conduct golden-winged warbler habitat and nesting cover mapping at the Tamarac Refuge. Such experiences help youth develop science skills and learn skills necessary for future employment.
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The STEM OPT extension is a 24-month period of temporary training that directly relates to an F-1 student's program of study in an approved STEM field. On May 10, 2016, this extension effectively replaced the previous 17-month STEM OPT extension.
Eligible F-1 students with STEM degrees who finish their program of study and participate in an initial period of regular post-completion OPT (often for 12 months) have the option to apply for a STEM OPT extension. Students may not apply for STEM OPT extensions during the 60-day grace period following an initial period of regular post-completion OPT.
For more information about STEM OPT extension eligibility requirements, please visit our eligibility pages for students and school officials. For more information about applying for STEM OPT, please visit the USCIS website.
Employers must report to the relevant DSO (indicated on the Form I-983) when an F-1 student on a STEM OPT extension terminates or otherwise leaves their employment before the end of the authorized period of OPT. The employer must report this change to the appropriate DSO no later than five business days after the student leaves employment. For more information about employer requirements, please visit our Employer Reporting Requirements page.
STEM OPT students must report to their DSOs every six months. As part of such reporting, STEM OPT students must confirm the validity of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System information, including:
STEM OPT students must do an annual self-evaluation and must report to their DSO about the progress of the training experience. Students must sign the self-evaluation prior to submitting it to the DSO, who will include it in the student's record.
In general, related fields involve research, innovation or development of new technologies using engineering, mathematics, computer science or natural sciences (including physical, biological and agricultural sciences).
This is in addition to the 90-day maximum period of unemployment that students are allowed during the initial period of post-completion OPT. Students who obtain a 24-month STEM OPT extension are therefore allowed a maximum of 150 days of unemployment.
Students with a timely filed H-1B petition and a request for a change of status may apply to receive a "Cap-Gap" extension of their F-1 status and, if applicable, their post-completion OPT employment authorization.
F-1 students cannot qualify for STEM OPT extensions unless they will be bona fide employees of the employer signing the Form I-983 because F-1 students may not provide employer attestations on their own behalf. However, STEM OPT applicants can participate in a start-up or small business so long as all regulatory requirements are met, including that the employer adheres to the training plan requirements, remains in good standing with E-Verify, will provide compensation to the STEM OPT student commensurate to that provided to similarly situated U.S. workers, and has the resources to comply with the proposed training plan. The employer that signs the Training Plan must be the same entity that employs the student and provides the practical training experience.
ALERT: Please remember that photos submitted to USCIS must be unmounted and unretouched. Unretouched means the photos must not be edited or digitally enhanced. The submission of any mounted or retouched images will delay the processing of your application and may prompt USCIS to require that you appear at an Applicant Support Center to verify your identity.
If you file your STEM OPT extension application on time and your OPT period expires while your extension application is pending, we will automatically extend your employment authorization for 180 days. This automatic 180-day extension ceases once USCIS adjudicates your STEM OPT extension application. F-1 students who have a pending STEM OPT extension application are not eligible for the temporary increase of the automatic extension period under the temporary final rule published on May 4, 2022, or the temporary increase of the automatic extension period under the temporary final rule [SMJ(2] published on April 8, 2024. Those temporary increases of the automatic extension period under 8 CFR 274a.13(d) only apply to the categories listed in the chart on the Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension page.
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