29Apr/16

George Mason’s Plans to Honor Scalia Spark Protests Over the University’s Direction – Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)


Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

George Mason’s Plans to Honor Scalia Spark Protests Over the University’s Direction
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Critics of George Mason U.’s agreement to rename its law school after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (shown in 2011) see the move as evidence that the university is being steered rightward by conservative donors. In death, the late

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29Apr/16

Cancer Care Ontario ‘covering up’ casualties by hiding stem cell data, critics charge – Toronto Star


Toronto Star

Cancer Care Ontario ‘covering up’ casualties by hiding stem cell data, critics charge
Toronto Star
… Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton and The Ottawa Hospital — the only three Ontario centres equipped with highly specialized staff and space to provide allogeneic treatments using stem cells or bone marrow from donors unrelated to patients — have

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29Apr/16

Organ donation: Two men gave new lease of life to 8 people in 2 days – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Organ donation: Two men gave new lease of life to 8 people in 2 days
Hindustan Times
Considering his critical condition, the team of transplant coordinators started educating the family about donating organs. “Since Sourav’s family had heard about the concept, it was not difficult to convince them, and they agreed in the first

29Apr/16

Its Time for Honest Bill de Blasio to Tell New York the Truth – Daily Beast


Daily Beast

Its Time for Honest Bill de Blasio to Tell New York the Truth
Daily Beast
We will not share your email with anyone for any reason. He nonetheless came to idolize another Wilhelm, his first cousin, his deceased father’s nephew John Wilhelm. …. The referral further noted, “As with donations to Campaign for One New York, many

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29Apr/16

Utah families impacted by organ donation share their stories – fox13now.com


fox13now.com

Utah families impacted by organ donation share their stories
fox13now.com
For these families, the conversation made the decision about organ donation easy. A process that not only saved a life, but brought … license, you don’t need to get a new license. All you have to do, is register to be an organ donor on the website

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29Apr/16

Anonymous donors boost Snyder’s Flint relief efforts – Detroit Free Press


Detroit Free Press

Anonymous donors boost Snyder’s Flint relief efforts
Detroit Free Press
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder has used his nonprofit fund to raise $270,000 for relief efforts related to the Flint water crisis so far this year. But Snyder is not disclosing the names of the individuals and corporations who donated most of the money

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29Apr/16

Muscatine residents work to raise awareness about organ donation – KWQC-TV6


KWQC-TV6

Muscatine residents work to raise awareness about organ donation
KWQC-TV6
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) — Some Muscatine residents are gearing up to say thank you to those who saved their lives. They will be taking to the field, track and course this summer to celebrate and raise awareness about organ donation. “I’ve never been a …