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Building Healthy and Thriving Arctic Communities: A Discussion with Arctic Mayors and U.S. Arctic Research CommissionersArctic communities face a multitude of complex health challenges, from inadequate access to health services and…

The 2021 Dr. Martin Rodbell Lecture Series Seminar was a virtual event and featured Aviv Regev, Ph.D., Genentech executive vice president of research and early development (see first sidebar). She delivered her talk, 'Cell Atlases as…

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Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 760 posts, we featured an art festival, a cartoon…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h00lGKadlbY NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is returning home after six months aboard the International Space Station. During her time on the orbiting laboratory, O’Hara contributed to dozens of scientific…

NEW YORK, NY, May 18, 2022 –The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) and the Ad Council are releasing new public service announcements (PSAs) today to reach adults without a high school diploma. As part of their longstanding Finish…

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for rare, chronic, and serious infectious diseases with high unmet needs, today…

Candidates (from left to right) Josh Lopresti, Lily…

In February, California faced a “monster storm.” This storm was the second atmospheric river storm to hit the state within a week, leaving nine confirmed dead in its wake. While this storm was record breaking, California saw similar…

We take great pleasure in announcing that two of One Concern models were recently presented at the 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATION OF STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (ICASP14) conference. This conference…

We take great pleasure in announcing that two of One Concern models were recently presented at the 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATION OF STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (ICASP14) conference. This…

Cities are on the frontlines of the fight against climate breakdown. They also wield significant financial influence by managing pension funds and other city-controlled investments. That’s why several cities are shifting their…

Cities are on the frontlines of the fight against climate breakdown. They also wield significant financial influence by managing pension funds and other city-controlled investments. That’s why several cities are shifting their…

Cities are on the frontlines of the fight against climate breakdown. They also wield significant financial influence by managing pension funds and other city-controlled investments. That’s why many cities…

Despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, HIV continues to affect some groups more than others due to longstanding and ingrained barriers. Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black)…

During a three-day conference in Baghdad entitled “Baghdad Dialogue: Exploring Regional Connectivity” organized by the Iraqi Institute for Dialogue and the Centre for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO,…

Table of Contents: 2019 NOVEMBER–DECEMBER No. 431 Previous Next 2020 MeSH Classes: Highlights, Changes and PubMed Searching. NLM Tech Bull. 2019 Nov-Dec;(431):b6 Please join the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and…

Today I’m happy to share Crowdsourcing Sustainability’s 2022 annual report with you! We’re very proud of what our scrappy startup nonprofit was able to accomplish last year in partnership with all of you. You can find the full report…

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 The…

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) has published its annual Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), reinforcing its commitment toward transparency and sustainable…

The importance of building partnerships and overcoming complex challenges were two key messages that resonated with attendees during the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Lake Geneva.…

Pontiac students to breathe cleaner air thanks to 15 new electric buses March 19, 2024 Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Pontiac School…

One parcel of water will take about 1,000 years to travel the full length of the AMOC. Credit: Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory…

The International Continental Scientific Drilling Project of the Songliao Basin has revealed crucial information for understanding past and future climate trends and…

NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card documents new records showing that human-caused warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across the Arctic region, which is heating up faster than any other part of…

SYDNEY —  A report released Wednesday shows migrants are paid less than Australian-born workers. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia, an independent policy advocacy organization, has found migrants often work in jobs…

The ocean provides us with so much – including food, jobs, and recreation – but is under tremendous strain. Globally, two-thirds of the ocean has been significantly altered by human activity. Already stressed from decades…

Celebrating 100 years since the birth of Scottish pop artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, a new exhibition at Edinburgh’s National Galleries Scotland explores some of the artist’s most popular works. Eduardo Paolozzi (1927-2005) was a…

A team of 94 scientists and specialists from 34 federal and state agencies, universities and non-governmental organizations contributed to the comprehensive assessment of the sagebrush ecosystem, which covers 14 western states and two…

Menu healthiness scores calculation and prediction diagram. Credit: Health & Place (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103146…

Visitors who attend the 2024 Ellmann Lectures March 3-5 at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts can also enjoy the traveling version of the National Library of Ireland’s acclaimed exhibition “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again.”The…

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $JANX--Janux Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Business Highlights

We’re excited to share our first ‘Annual Highlights’, which outlines some of our activities, projects and statistics from 2023. 2023 has been a fantastic year for DOAJ, where we’ve not only celebrated 20 years of being a key…

March 01, 2024 The Department of Defense has a responsibility to protect service…

March 04, 2024 ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Highlights Significant Cost Overruns and Mismanagement of the Sentinel Program  Warren: “I will be looking to see if they take this review seriously or if it is just…

With over $200 billion in flood losses in 2021 and 2022 alone, the toll of flooding on the nation is rising. While progress has been made, it is not enough. ASFPM exists to achieve the mission of reducing flood losses in the nation…

In recent weeks, China has reported a spike in new cases of COVID and related deaths. Some countries have imposed travel restrictions as a result. But most – including South Africa – have not. Instead, the South African…

Each year, an implementation progress report for the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin (basin plan) is compiled by DRBC staff. The basin plan is a 30-year goal-based framework that serves as a guide for all governmental…

Each year, an implementation progress report for the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin (basin plan) is compiled by DRBC staff. The basin plan is a 30-year goal-based framework that serves as a guide for all governmental…

The COVID-19 pandemic was a global phenomenon, but its impacts in the Arctic, and the experiences of Arctic communities, were distinct.In September 2023, the Arctic Initiative hosted the official launch of “Arctic Pandemics: COVID-19 and…

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The event, organised under the EU Initiative on Health Security, brought together 12 public health and social science experts from across Ukraine to Krakow, where they were welcomed by representatives from the Polish Ministry of Health…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University uncovers a…

HYOGO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JCR Pharmaceuticals celebrates Rare Disease Day 2024 and highlights its commitment to the rare disease community.

Washington, D.C. — Today, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released its 2023 National Environmental Scorecard at a virtual press conference with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Tom Carper and…

Alvin Dyer got his first Black history lesson riding in the back seat of his dad's car while touring Memphis, Tennessee, when he was just 10.   "That's the very spot where Dr. Martin Luther King was…

More than 5,000 family members visited campus on Friday and Saturday to reunite with their students and learn about life on the Farm.

Building Resilient Infrastructure in Communities Program Awarded to Tulsa; Direct Technical Assistance Used in Maryland to Advance ApplicationWASHINGTON -- This week, FEMA senior officials joined local leaders to celebrate non-financial…

Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of ecosystems to the point where nature is allowed to take care of itself. It seeks to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, missing species, thereby enabling them to shape the…

We worked in close partnership with various government entities and our partners under the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In Karabakh, the ICRC continued support and assistance to those in need. Following the 19-20…