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10-09-09
FedEx Encourages Customers and Small Businesses To Prepare for Emergencies
FedEx Corp. (FDX: NYSE) continues its efforts to encourage customers and small business owners to prepare for emergencies as a key sponsor of a public awareness and cause marketing campaign recently launched by the American Red Cross.
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10-08-09
Tom Daschle, Richard Gephardt And Other Health Care Leaders To Diagnose Health Care Reform Battle In The Final Days Of The Debate
With health care reform headed to the floor of the House and Senate, the Aspen Institute and TIME magazine will present a day of panel discussions designed to shed light on what the looming changes will mean for the American people. The symposium will be held at the Top of t...
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10-08-09
Union Settlement Association and Hunter College School of Social Work Partner to Launch Youth Empowerment and Research Program at the Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Sciences in East Harlem
Union Settlement Association, a 114-year old community-based organization serving the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, and the Hunter College School of Social Work of the City University of New York today announced that they have received a three-year $900,000 gran...
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10-05-09
General Mills Joins Unprecedented Coalition to Help Reduce Obesity
Reinforcing General Mills' on-going commitment to helping Americans achieve a healthy weight through energy balance, the company joined retailers, non-government organizations and peer food and beverage manufacturers today to launch the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (...
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10-01-09
MetLife Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to Provide Geriatric Training to Medical Students
The American Federation for Aging Research announces that it has been awarded a $200,000 grant from MetLife Foundation for its Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program. The funding will provide 50 medical students with the opportunity to participate in an e...
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09-29-09
Just in Time for Fall: HollyBeth's Skincare Solutions
One of the biggest concerns faced by women of all ages is how seasonal changes will affect our skin. We can easily spend a fortune investing in different moisturizers, masques, and lotions to help fight these harsher months. But how can we guarantee that what we're putting o...
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09-29-09
The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative Announces New Collaborator
On behalf of The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative, the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Academia Sinica, a research institution based in Taiwan, to collaborate in target-based screening for the discovery of ...
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09-25-09
Jhpiego Launches Global Initiative to Reduce Maternal Deaths
At the Clinton Global Initiative's (CGI) annual meeting today, Jhpiego, an international non-profit health care organization affiliated with John Hopkins University, announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar commitment to reducing maternal deaths by focusing on the second...
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09-24-09
Boston Celtics Captain Paul Pierce Talks Sports and Politics With Bill Clinton and Usher at Clinton Global Initiative
What do Boston Celtics All-Star Paul Pierce, former president Bill Clinton, and multi-platinum recording artist Usher all have in common? A common interest in helping America's youth. The power trio were on hand today to joi...
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09-24-09
Vision for a Nation: Universal Access to Eyeglasses for the People of Rwanda
Adaptive Eyewear, a UK-based not-for-profit organisation which aims to provide vision correction solutions to people in the developing world, was recognized yesterday at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Fifth Annual Meeting for its exemplary approach to address the signif...
