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CEA unions to vote Sunday night on whether Columbus teachers will strike
[ad_1] The Columbus Education Association announced that more than 94% of its members voted to go on strike for the first time since 1975, rejecting the Columbus City Board of Education’s last-minute proposal. The official confirmation was that CEA members were seen leaving a meeting at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and were allowed to ... -
Harlem’s Fashion Row partners with LVMH to support BIPOC designers
[ad_1] Harlem’s Fashion Row has partnered with LVMH North America to support the next generation of color designers as part of an initiative to move the organization towards a more diverse and equitable fashion industry. The partnership, unveiled at a press conference in New York on August 17, will see Harlem Fashion Row discover, mentor ... -
‘Our Gang’ actress, ’40s fashion model Mildred Kornman dies at 97
[ad_1] Getty Images Mildred Kornman, one of the last people known to have acted in a silent film during the silent era, died on August 19 at the age of 97, according to longtime friend Robert Satterfield . Cohnman starred in more than 20 “Our Gang” comedy shorts from 1926 to 1935, and was the ... -
Innovative Marine Science Hub Raises $4.5 Million in Funding
[ad_1] Seabirds to Seascapes, the world’s largest port-based marine ecosystem restoration initiative – an initiative led by the New South Wales Department of Planning and the Environment – has announced that the State of New South Wales Receives $6.6 million in funding from the government. Restoration of the project, which is the biggest element of ... -
NASA warns that funding for planetary science has fallen below 10-year projections
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — As NASA takes the first steps to implement the recommendations of its decade-long study of planetary science, NASA warns that its funding plans, at least for the near future, have fallen short of the report’s projections. NASA’s Office of Planetary Science held a virtual town hall on August 18 to discuss the ... -
Increase in the number of female scientists. CSIR head aims for further boost
[ad_1] More than a quarter (28%) of participants in off-campus R&D projects in 2018-2019 were women, up from 13% in 2000-2001, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Science and Technology. The number of female principal investigators in R&D has more than quadrupled from her 232 in 2000-01 to 941 in 2016-17. The data ... -
North Carolina health department responds to rising monkeypox cases and widening disparities
[ad_1] North Carolina has more than 200 cases of monkeypox virus, with at least one case reported in 34 counties, according to August 18 data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This includes Orange County, which had its first confirmed case of monkeypox on August 17. The first confirmed case in ... -
Residents say behavioral health remains top health issue in Yampa Valley
[ad_1] Mary Brown made a note on the Topic Board at a community member discussion meeting in March. These member input meetings for Spring 2022 were part of the information gathering process for the recently released 2022 Yampa Valley Community Health Needs Assessment.Susie Romig/Steamboat Pilot & Today Mental health is the number one reason for ...











