LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 19, 2019-- The Lundquist Institute, formerly the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), has promoted Jody Spillane to Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: The Lundquist Institute Promotes Jody Spillane to Senior Vice President of Public Affairs (Photo: Business Wire) In her new and expanded role, Spillane will oversee the institute’s communications strategy in addition to assisting in government relations efforts and leading the organization’s education and training efforts. In her new role she will work closely with community stakeholders, public officials and...
The Lundquist Institute Promotes Jody Spillane to Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
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Vascular Institute opening clinic in Fort Oglethorpe
Vascular Institute of Chattanooga (VIC) has opened an office in Fort Oglethorpe at 101 Crye Leike Drive. The new clinic will feature two diagnostic ultrasound suites and four clinical exam rooms to serve patients living in North Georgia. Appointments and new patients are being accepted at the Fort Oglethorpe location by calling 423-602-2750. The first day of operation will be Jan. 8. “VIC is excited to be joining the North Georgia...
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SANS Announces Northern Virginia 2020 Cyber Security Training Event
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, today announced SANS Northern VA - Reston Spring 2020, taking place March 2-7. Real-world practitioners will share tips and techniques to take back the advantage from cyber attackers. Included on the agenda is an evening talk by Mark Williams (@securemdw), Principal Systems Security Officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, entitled "Enterprise Security Architecture— It may not be what you think!""Architecture is a...
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Urban Land Institute appoints Newton
NONPROFIT Urban Land Institute (ULI) Northwest has...
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Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Announces 2020 Scholar-Innovator Award Recipients
CLEVELAND, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, today announced the 2020 class of Harrington Scholar-Innovators, which includes the Institute's first Canadian Scholar. The grants will support a range of drug discovery projects including novel therapies for treating Alzheimer's, Prion disease, cancer, lung diseases, resistant tuberculosis, and rare genetic disorders. The Harrington Discovery Institute—part of The Harrington Project...
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We're likely to find alien life in the next decade, scientists say. Here's where NASA ...
NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA scientists say we're likely to find alien life in the next decade. In the next 10 years, NASA plans to launch a rover to collect rock samples on Mars , two spacecraft to visit distant ocean worlds , and new space telescopes to study planets outside our solar system. Any of those missions could find signs of extraterrestrial life. Here's how and where NASA plans to track down aliens. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Many NASA scientists think we're on the verge of finding alien life. That's because the...
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Van Andel Institute to pay $5.5 million for not disclosing Chinese grants
WASHINGTON — The Van Andel Research Institute, which was accused of failing to disclose Chinese government grants to two of its researchers, has reached a $5.5 million settlement, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Federal officials...
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National Institute on Retirement Security Applauds Passage of Retirement Legislation
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 19, 2019-- At a time when working Americans are struggling to save for retirement, the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) commends the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for bi-partisan passage of the spending bill with provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. Despite deep political polarization, research indicates that Americans are united in their concern about retirement. In overwhelming numbers, Americans agree the nation faces a retirement crisis, with Democrats at 80 percent, Republicans at 75 percent, and Independents at...
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Institute to pay $5.5M for not disclosing Chinese grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan research institute accused of failing to disclose Chinese government grants to two of its researchers has reached a $5.5 million settlement, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Federal officials said the Van Andel Research Institute, of Grand Rapids, acted with “deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard" when it applied to the U.S. government for grants on the scientists' behalf without also acknowledging that the researchers had...
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NASA has confirmed a new class of huge 'super-puff' planets that have the density of ...
NASA, ESA, and L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D. Player and F. Summers (STScI) NASA has confirmed the existence of a new class of planets called "super-puffs," which have the density of cotton candy. Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to peer at three super-puff planets circling a...
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Rafael Holdings Launches Cancer Drug Development Initiative
NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rafael Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: RFL), has launched an initiative to identify and develop or in-license promising pre-clinical compounds targeting the unique cellular metabolism of cancers with high levels of unmet needs.� The Rafael Holdings' initiative is named the Barer Institute for Dr. Sol J. Barer, Chairman of the Board of Teva Pharmaceuticals, Chairman of Centrexion Therapeutics, Lead Director of Contrafect Corp, Chairman of Neximmune, and Board member of 3DBioteherapeutics and Aevi Genomic Therapeutics, Founding Chair of the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation and advisor to the Israel Biotech Fund.�Dr. Barer is a...
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Impeachment overkill, the USMCA's impact on jobs and the power of imagery: 3 quotes from ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) ......
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For the Children
As we are in the season of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other worldwide holidays celebrated during December, I want to wish each of you a peaceful, stress-free and happy time with friends, family and loved ones. Please remember that this is a very special time for children and the tension brought about through stress at this time of year is easily detected by them. The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy will continue our...
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Swan Global Investments and the Investments & Wealth Institute Establish Partnership to Educate Financial Advisors ...
DURANGO, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2019-- Swan Global Investments (“Swan”), a specialized asset management firm with a 20-year track record at the forefront of hedged equity solutions, today announced a new educational content partnership with the Investments & Wealth Institute (“the Institute”). The two organizations have partnered to launch an education series for financial advisors: “ All Options on the Table: Holistic Investment Strategies for a Volatile, Low-Yield World. ” Member and non-member registration for the first-of-its-kind course can be found here. “ All Options on the Table ” is a 10-part series led by Swan’s Client Portfolio Manager, Marc Odo. The curriculum will...
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EPIC’s Top 10 Charts of 2019
From the support for a carbon tax and the benefits of reducing air pollution to the efficiency of renewable portfolio standards, EPIC faculty research has shed new light on some of the most crucial topics in energy this year. ......
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Governing by executive order: Will lawmakers respond?
Put well-deserved coal in new but visionless Gov. Andy Beshear's stocking this Christmas, and by New Year's Day he'll likely have signed executive orders banning black rock in stockings, the stockings themselves and maybe even the entire coal industry. Beshear's approach of governing by executive order has replaced all discussion about how Kentucky will build on the economic growth experienced during former Gov. Matt Bevin's administration in which $22.3 billion in new capital investment resulting in 58,000 new jobs announced by companies planning to expand operations in, or relocate to, the Bluegrass State. Don't expect to hear many, if any, announcements about large,...
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Lyndon Institute To Offer Online Diploma
LYNDON CENTER — Lyndon Institute announced an online diploma program through the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative (VTVLC), an organization that works with Vermont schools to...
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New federal money will lock in America’s next wave of voting machine technology
A bill awaiting the president’s signature with $425 million in new funding for voting machine and infrastructure upgrades has drawn mixed responses in elections circles—victory claims, tempered praise, and renewed worry. The federal funds build on $380 million allocated in 2018 for cybersecurity, which included training state and local election staff, modernizing state voter registration systems, and joining a federal program that constantly monitors election system computers for attacks that could disrupt or corrupt voting. Election administrators welcome any new funds to upgrade their systems, as congressional appropriations are a historic rarity. But the appropriations bill omits new...
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First Five: We’re divided in new ways over core freedoms
The least-recognized of the amendment’s five freedoms — assembly and petition — are facing perhaps the most-immediate challenges, though freedoms of press, speech and religion don’t escape unscathed. At year’s end, First Amendment issues are as controversial and multi-faceted as anything in our fractured, divided society. The least-recognized of the amendment’s five freedoms — assembly and petition — are facing perhaps the most-immediate challenges, though freedoms of press, speech and religion don’t escape unscathed. Most immediately, a Black Lives Matter activist faces a lawsuit from a Baton Rouge, La., police officer who blamed the activist for injuries he suffered at a 2016 protest over...
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American Institute of Family Law names Keathly top 10 in Texas
Sarah Clower Keathley was recently named the 2019 American Institute of Family Law Attorney's 10 Best in Texas For Client Satisfaction Award. AIOFLA is a third-party attorney rating organization that...
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CA faces tricky task to institute smoke protocol: Thunder coach
Shane Bond suggested visibility, not air quality, was the umpires' main concern when Thunder's clash with Adelaide Strikers was abandoned on Saturday night. ......
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The Trump administration has just declared war on Social Security
American workers contribute to Social Security with...
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Transformed by Mexico, Six Women Broke Barriers Between Art and Design
Anni Albers, Ruth Asawa, Lola �lvarez Bravo, Sheila Hicks, Clara Porset and Cynthia Sargent came for inspiration, and stayed to learn. ......
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Cobb Parks institute $100 photography fee
Cobb County parks can make a beautiful backdrop for photographs, but professional photographers who want to shoot there need to pay up, the county says. According to a notice posted to the county website earlier this month, the county now requires permits for professional photographers who operate photo shoots there. Residents and non-profits will have to pay $100 for a day of shooting, while non-residents and commercial photographers will pay $150 per day. County spokesman Ross Cavitt said the Board of Commissioners approved the policy in 2017 in response to complaints. “The photo policy (arose) after photographers and...
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North Korea US
This Dec. 19, 2019, satellite image...
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WayCool Foods’ Outgrow Program Celebrates First Anniversary on Indian Farmers’ Day
More than 500 farmers attended the 1st anniversary of Outgrow - agricultural extension program Outgrow Agricultural Research Station (OARS) launched to help improve farm productivity and profitability in a sustainable manner Indian Farmers’ Day was celebrated with ‘Reverse Santhai’ wherein the farmers are guests and companies are vendors showcasing emerging agri-tech products WayCool Foods and Products Pvt. Ltd. celebrated the first anniversary of the ‘Outgrow’ program today at Bagalur, Hosur, Tamil Nadu. On this occasion, WayCool launched its flagship Outgrow Agricultural Research Station (OARS) aimed to improve farm productivity and...
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CurePSP Funds Mount Sinai’s Friedman Brain Institute Research Scholars Partnership in Honor of Karen Cook
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 23, 2019-- CurePSP, the nonprofit advocacy organization for prime of life neurodegenerative diseases, has provided a $50,000 grant to Mount Sinai Health System for the 2020 Karen Strauss Cook Research Scholar Award. The funds, made possible through the generosity of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, will support early-stage investigation into brain function and disease as part of Mount Sinai’s Friedman Brain Institute Research Scholars Partnership. The program is open...
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What it's like when the Russians hack your company and turn you into a fake ...
AP A year ago, the Russians hacked the Institute for Statecraft, a foreign policy think tank. The non-profit company's internal documents — including salaries and employee contact lists...
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50 maps that explain how America lives, spends, and believes at the end of the 2010s
Ramin Talaie/Stringer/Getty Images; Sam Mellish/Getty Images; SOPA Images/Getty Images; Jonathan Ernst/Reuters; Yutong Yuan/Business Insider We've assembled a collection of maps that illustrate who Americans are and how they live. Geography matters — where we reside and where we come from affect many facets of our lives. The US is a large, complex place, and maps can provide a big-picture sense of how we're doing as a community and as citizens. Visit Business Insider's homepage for...
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First Five: We're divided in new ways
The least-recognized of the amendment’s five freedoms — assembly and petition — are facing perhaps the most-immediate challenges, though freedoms of press, speech and religion don’t escape unscathed. At year’s end, First Amendment issues are as controversial and multi-faceted as anything in our fractured, divided society. The least-recognized of the amendment’s five freedoms — assembly and petition — are facing perhaps the most-immediate challenges, though freedoms of press, speech and religion don’t escape unscathed. Most immediately, a Black Lives Matter activist faces a lawsuit from a Baton Rouge, La., police officer who blamed the activist for injuries he suffered at a 2016 protest over...
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Sundance announces additions to the 2020 festival
Sundance Institute added feature films to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival’s slate of independent work, alongside previously announced films. Jeff Orlowski’s documentary, “The Social Dilemma,” which examines social media, has been announced as a World Premiere, and the Institute also confirmed that previously-announced Special Event, “Love Fraud,” will screen on Day One of the Festival. The Festival will take place in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort Jan. 23–Feb. 2. Pulling from the vault of festivals past, archival selection “High Art” will be presented thanks to a newly created DCP provided by Focus Features/Universal Pictures. Lisa Cholodenko’s feature debut,...
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New Mexico Military Institute votes to increase tuition
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Military Institute is increasing its tuition and fees. The Roswell Daily Record reports the...
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The biggest discoveries and achievements in space in 2019, from a mysterious layer outside our ...
NASA Scientists made dozens of exciting new discoveries in space this year. Unprecedented photos revealed the far side of the moon , the first black hole was captured on camera, and astronomers spotted a comet from another star system . Spacecraft also ventured to new destinations, diving through the sun's atmosphere , landing on an asteroid , and sending back data from interstellar space . These are the 26 biggest space breakthroughs of 2019. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . This year was full of...
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Giving thanks to those who gave
As we finish up the 2019 OK Foster Wishes program, I want to offer my sincere thanks to the many supporters who made this year a success. If you are not aware, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services program called Holiday Hope collects wish lists submitted by foster youth over a three-month period. Partner organizations like the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy help distribute these lists to generous donors who will fill one or more based upon the request of the youth. With more than 8,000 foster youth currently in care,...
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Multicultural Education Institute set at UCO
Registration is open for the 37th annual Multicultural Education Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma on Feb. 21-22 at the Nigh University Center in Edmond. ......
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James: Traffic cops set another revenue trap
Drivers passing through a...
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Adult Institute class to study Book of Mormon
Adult Institute�Class�will resume on Thursday, January 9. Starting...
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Column: For the Children -- Giving thanks to those who gave
As we finish up the 2019 OK Foster Wishes program, I want to offer my sincere thanks to the many supporters who made this year a success. If you are not aware, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services program called Holiday Hope collects wish lists submitted by foster youth over a three-month period. Partner organizations like the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) help distribute these lists to generous donors who will fill one or more based upon the request of the youth. With more than 8,000 foster youth currently in care, OICA is...
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Bunting: Honoring those who fought in the Battle of the Bulge
By Josiah Bunting III...
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American Academy of Ophthalmology Bestows Life Achievement Honor to Indian Ophthalmologist Dr Santosh G Honavar
American Academy of Ophthalmology is the World's largest association of eye specialists Dr Hanovar is the first Indian Ophthalmologist ever to be chosen for the honor Dr Santosh G Honavar, India’s Ophthalmologist is conferred American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) highest award Life Achievement Honor that is given to its members. He is the first Indian chosen for the honour. The award was formally presented to Dr Honavarat recently at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology held in San Francisco. American Academy of Ophthalmology is the world's largest association of eye specialists. The mission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is to protect sight...
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Catholic institute: Recruiting young Filipinos to enter priesthood is challenging
FROM their headquarters in Mindanao, Father Polinar Lope and his colleagues traveled to the central Philippines to look for young people who would like to become Catholic priests. Lope, one of the two priests under the Apostles Community of Jesus Crucified in the Philippines based in Davao City, said they came to the Visayas islands to share their vocation to the youth and students. “Applicants will be accepted this coming June, and they have to be senior high school graduates,” said Lope. “We’re doing this vocation awareness to the junior high school students so that they still have two more years to discern before finishing senior high,” he added during their visit in Leyte. Lope said that...
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OBI to host blood drive Friday
Oklahomans who “Thunder Up” to save lives at the Oklahoma City Thunder Holiday Blood Drive will get a voucher for a free Thunder ticket to a select home game at Chesapeake Energy Arena in OKC! The OKC Thunder will support Oklahoma Blood Institute’s Holiday Blood Drive Friday at the Pontotoc...
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By the numbers: Christmas brings jobs and increased spending to area
Christmas typically represents a huge economic stimulus for the United States (as well as many other nations around the world) as sales increase dramatically in most of the retail categories. The economic impact of Christmas has grown progressively throughout the United States during the past few years and is expected to continue growing in the near future. • Holiday retail sales went from $400 billion in 2000 to over $700 billion in 2018 -- a $300 billion increase, or 75% in 18...
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The 20 most dangerous volcanoes in the US, ranked
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images The US federal government ranks the country's volcanoes based on how much of a threat they pose. Each one gets two scores: an overall threat score and an aviation threat score, and it ranked Hawaii's Kilauea volcano as posing the biggest risk. Visit Business Insider's...
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Archaeologists discover remains of vast Mayan palace in Mexico
Ancient building found 100 miles west of Cancùn estimated to be more than 1,000 years old Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered the remains of a vast Mayan palace over 1,000 years old in an ancient city about 100 miles west of the tourist hotspot of Cancún. The building in Kulubá is 55 metres...
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Sundance announces 2020 Screenwriters Lab participants
Fifteen screenwriters will convene to advance their independent projects at Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, from Jan. 17-22. At the Lab, the screenwriters will immerse themselves in a rigorous and holistic creative process, working to further develop their scripts with the mentorship of accomplished Creative Advisors. The January Screenwriters Lab has been created and organized under the leadership of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program Founding Director Michelle Satter and Deputy Director Ilyse McKimmie. The team of Creative Advisors includes Artistic Director Scott Frank, Michael Arndt, Suha Arraf, Ritesh Batra,...
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These clothes use outlandish designs to trick facial recognition software into thinking you're not human
HKU Design/Jip van Leeuwenstein Facial recognition technology is everywhere: More than half of Americans' faces are now logged in police databases . To push back against surveillance, designers have invented clothes and accessories that make your face undetectable. The accessories combine fashion and technology, and can trick algorithms meant to detect and identify faces. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Smile! You're on camera — or you were at some point in the past few years —...
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Pelican Institute CEO: Why lawsuit abuse is holding Louisiana back
As the dust settles and we get back to our routines following a contentious and historic Louisiana election cycle, we can now turn our attention to a critical issue — determining the path forward. If this fall’s elections were a referendum on the status quo, Louisianans showed their eagerness to comprehensively reform our state’s core structures. Letters: Louisiana among the worst in lawsuit abuses against business Momentum has been building for a smarter, more sensible and more accountable Louisiana government, and with that has come broad consensus on key reforms to bring jobs and opportunity back to our state. When you look at the facts surrounding our state’s economy, jobs market and...
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Blood donation opportunities in Claremore
January is National Blood Donor Month, and the perfect time to make a resolution to save local lives. Oklahoma Blood Institute encourages healthy adults to “Follow their Instinct,” and set aside about an hour from their busy schedules to donate blood.* Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition, long-sleeved t-shirt. Donors are urged to give at...
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CHS Theater, Performing Arts Institute: Growing professionals
Aisling Halpin says a dancer is never finished training. “It’s use it or lose it,” said the New York singer, dancer and actor. “You have to keep up technique, flexibility, strength. I’m still taking dance classes.” And that’s after working eight years in the business, a degree in musical theater from Syracuse University, and years of dancing in her parents’ Cortland Performing Arts Institute dance studio. Halpin and Dougie Robbins, also of New York, a director and choreographer with his own dance company, DPRdance, came back to the area to teach choreography for Cortland High’s “The World Goes ‘Round” earlier this month. Halpin is a 2008 Cortland graduate while Robbins graduated in 2007....
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