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A student innovator from Duke University was selected for special recognition in the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition for his technology to rapidly identify potentially catastrophic algae outbreaks in the environment.
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Lack of access to affordable eyeglasses inhibits educational and life outcomes for nearly a billion people globally, and diagnosing poor vision is a major challenge in low-income countries.
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Most of the people in need of eyeglasses could see clearly with just a simple pair of reading glasses.
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By endorsing the training of health workers and nurses to identify blurry near vision and dispense reading glasses, the WHO’s new training program is helping solve this billion-person issue.
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New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations
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Roster of 22 players champion variety of philanthropic endeavors across U.S.
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Six Experts Serving as Launch Advisors
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Tim Tebow: These college football players ‘represent the true heart of our sport’
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Adds significant expertise in conservation, technology, and carbon financing.
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The Foundation will invest up to $30 million over next three years to programs that support the mental health and well-being of communities with an emphasis on substance use disorders
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DraftKings CEO Named One of Boston Globe's Top 50 Tech Power Players Tue, 05/17/2022 - 17:15 Type of Content Multimedia with summary Layout Featured Media Body We are thrilled to share that DraftKings CEO, Jason Robins, has been named as #12 on the list for Boston Globe's Top 50 Tech Power Players. Why a Tech Power Player? For growing and leading one of the region's biggest consumer tech brands. Jason Robins is the chief executive officer and chairman of DraftKings, the Boston sports-betting and
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Byron Johnson, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, will join the Pepperdine School of Public Policy (SPP) faculty as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Religious Studies and the Common Good as of April 1, 2022. Johnson is the founding director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion and a faculty affiliate of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. He is a faculty scholar in the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke Universit
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Partnership aims to increase employment opportunities, financial security, and independent living for Pittsburgh community
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MTV’s first-of-its-kind research finds that 74% of colleges had no polling sites in 2020; 90% did not have in-person early voting options on campus
Innovative program will protect and place new polls at community colleges and universities for young voters who cite transportation and inconvenient location as top reasons for not voting
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The company won four major industry awards and was a finalist for the prestigious CMO Social Responsibility Award.
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Cal Adomitis of the University of Pittsburgh was named the top collegiate Long Snapper in the nation Saturday evening at the Patrick Mannelly Award dinner, presented by Zebra Technologies, benefiting Bernie’s Book Bank. This award, named after former Chicago Bears Long Snapper Patrick Mannelly, is given to the best FBS senior Long Snapper based on snap speed, accuracy, consistency, mental approach, athleticism, size and coverage skills. The selection committee consisted of 18 NFL coaches, former
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Youth Neurology Program: Building a More Diverse Neurology Workforce Tue, 11/30/2021 - 10:30 Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body Neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are leading causes of disability and premature death, afflicting women, people of color and low-income communities at much higher rates than average. Yet these populations are underrepresented in the field of neurology. According to the American Association of Medical Colleg
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OHUB Hosts Juneteenth Celebration in New Orleans, Announces OHUB x NOLA Innovation & Equity District, Equity District Podcast & Investment Syndicate.
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Award spotlights company’s focus on providing products to underserved communities.
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$5.2 million in philanthropic support for significant scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities
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FDA Authorizes Ecolab's Bioquell Technology System for N95 Respirator Decontamination Fri, 12/18/2020 - 09:30 Subheader Ecolab’s decontamination technology enables respirator reuse by healthcare personnel to help address shortages Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body ST. PAUL, Minn. – December 18, 2020 /3BL Media/ – Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources, has received Emergency
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Service helps increase donor availability and add reliability to a patient’s transplant timeline
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Fellowship program honors Dr. Just, a pioneering biologist and one of the most prominent African American scientists of the twentieth century
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AOAC certification confirms Safe Catch as undisputed authority in testing seafood for mercury
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Duke University has become the first academic institution to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program – further expanding solar energy in North Carolina.
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Emily M. Dickens, SHRM Corporate Secretary, Chief of Staff & Head, Government Affairs, has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). In her new advisory role, Dickens will bring SHRM’s workforce policy expertise to bear on key issues, such as workplace equity and workforce development. “The National Foundation for Women Legislators plays a crucial role as an inspiration and resource for the growing number of women serving as elected officia
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Food Lion Feeds to Donate 200 meals* for Each Free Throw Made This Men’s Basketball Season
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Grocery Retailer Donated 1,000 meals for Each Quarterback Sack Made by Participating School’s Football Team This Season
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The sale of LORD Corporation has led to the distribution of more than $1 billion for education and research at Cleveland Clinic, Duke, MIT and USC.
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Grants to help strengthen health systems and reduce health disparities in underserved communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America
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Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award nominations accepted now through April 30
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The potential health impact on young children in Flint, Michigan is serious. Two years ago, lead in the city’s water supply reached toxic levels and the drinking water was declared unsafe. At high levels, exposure to lead can affect almost every system in the human body. For young children, especially, it can contribute to learning and behavior problems, slow growth and physical development, and lead to hearing and speech problems. Lead exposure also has been associated with Attention-deficit/hyp
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Before stepping into her role at Las Vegas Sands as the global sustainability manager, Barbara Gore studied environmental management at Duke University with a focus on business and sustainability. Now, within Sands ECO360, Las Vegas Sands' global sustainability program, she works on the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and helps facilitate engagement of global properties on strategic sustainability initiatives and best practices.
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Mike Weatherspoon didn’t create his Duke Room for watching Duke University Blue Devils basketball. It’s for taking calls as a senior customer service virtual care specialist at Duke Energy.
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As featured in the MetLife Annual Report 2016: These grants are leveraging the power of behavioral economics to drive change. Common Cents Lab at Duke University | Social scientists call the gap between what people know they should do and what they actually do the “intention-action” gap. Bridging that gap is important for financial health because financially self-defeating behaviors can have serious consequences. Common Cents Lab is a three-year initiative aimed at using behavioral economic insig
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Common Cents, a financial research lab at Duke University and supported by MetLife Foundation, today unveiled its 2016 Annual Report.
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Common Cents, supported by MetLife Foundation, is a financial research lab at Duke University that creates and tests interventions to help low-to-moderate income households increase their financial well-being.
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Forbes Contributor, Judy Stone, provides details on how the first five IBM Health Corps grant recipients plan to fight cancer, infectious diseases and health disparities. Grant awarded to American Cancer Society’s, RAD-AID, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control, Gorgas Memorial Institute and Duke University.
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MetLife Foundation and Duke University today announced that, with support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab (the “Lab”), an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.\r