ESG News For Duke University

In this episode of the Healthy Spaces podcast, Scott Tew talks with Ashley Ward, director of the Duke University Heat Policy Innovation Hub, and Helen Walter-Terrinoni, Trane Technologies Director of Global Climate Policy, about protecting people from extreme heat.

Levi Strauss Foundation, VF Corporation, Warby Parker and Deckers Brands work with social enterprise VisionSpring and USAID.188,000 apparel and footwear factory workers have vision corrected with eyeglasses.Clear Vision Workplace alliance sets target to screen additional 500,000 workers in the next two years.

VisionSpring, Live Well (a CARE International social enterprise) and the Council of Churches Zambia will correct the vision of 12,600 Zambians with eyeglasses in 2023.3 out of 4 people needing eyeglasses will be acquiring their first-ever pair.The programme will improve income and well-being, unlocking $2.5 million (ZK 52.5 million) in new income earning potential in the first year.The innovative model will bring basic eyecare to rural and low-income communities and has been introduced from Uganda and Bangladesh

Recipients include students pursuing critical STEM career paths

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.Most of the people in need of eyeglasses could see clearly with just a simple pair of reading glasses.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.

New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations

 Adds significant expertise in conservation, technology, and carbon financing.

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 University

Partnership aims to increase employment opportunities, financial security, and independent living for Pittsburgh community

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 campusInnovative 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

The company won four major industry awards and was a finalist for the prestigious CMO Social Responsibility Award.

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

OHUB Hosts Juneteenth Celebration in New Orleans, Announces OHUB x NOLA Innovation & Equity District, Equity District Podcast & Investment Syndicate.

Award spotlights company’s focus on providing products to underserved communities.

Service helps increase donor availability and add reliability to a patient’s transplant timeline

Fellowship program honors Dr. Just, a pioneering biologist and one of the most prominent African American scientists of the twentieth century

AOAC certification confirms Safe Catch as undisputed authority in testing seafood for mercury

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 officials th

- Founder Richelieu Dennis Transitions from Chair and CEO Roles to Create and Lead Sundial’s Purpose-Driven Social Mission Board and Focus on New Entrepreneurial Ventures -- NARS Executive Cara Sabin will join Sundial as CEO -

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.

Grants to help strengthen health systems and reduce health disparities in underserved communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award nominations accepted now through April 30

Partnership With VisionSpring Set To Reach Goal And Serve As Call To Action To Other Retail Brands