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A Tech Billionaire’s Wife Leads a Push to Reinvent K-12 With Personalized …
Inside Philanthropy In the foggy Bay Area, one thing’s clear: personalized learning, facilitated by technology, is huge. We’ve written before about Khan Academy, founded by retired hedge fund guy and so-called “messiah of math”Salman Khan. Khan now boasts a whopping 10 … |
Former Pa. treasurer pleads guilty – WGAL Lancaster
Former Pa. treasurer pleads guiltyWGAL LancasterJust how far is the winter weather seeping into areas of life traditionally unrelated to atmospheric goings-on? Consider the Christian tradition of Lent, which starts Wednesday and is known as a period of…
LePage’s ‘flood’ of charitable giving from income tax cut is disputed – Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
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LePage’s ‘flood’ of charitable giving from income tax cut is disputed
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Also, LePage’s plan to eliminate itemized deductions for charitable giving could actually discourage donations to nonprofits in Maine, the second stingiest state in the country when gifts to religious institutions are included in the data. “The … |
Upcoming Blood Donation Opportunities in Contra Costa County – Patch.com
Upcoming Blood Donation Opportunities in Contra Costa CountyPatch.comThe American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to help ensure a sufficient and diverse blood supply by giving blood this February. Since the beginning of the year, widespread flu a…
Organ donations in Stormont spotlight after Oisin’s death – Belfast Newsletter
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Organ donations in Stormont spotlight after Oisin’s death
Belfast Newsletter A legacy of tragic Oisin McGrath should be the introduction of “opt-out” organ donation legislation, the Northern Ireland Assembly has heard. A legacy of tragic Oisin McGrath should be the introduction of “opt-out” organ donation legislation, the … ‘Organ changes’ for Oisin legacyBelfast Telegraph |
Guinea Gets $37.7 Million In Extra IMF Financing to Help Combat Ebola – International Monetary Fund
International Monetary FundGuinea Gets $37.7 Million In Extra IMF Financing to Help Combat EbolaInternational Monetary Fund… authorities have created a special budget account to channel resources such as grants and concessional loans into Ebola-relat…
MTN & Ecobank support National blood bank – Citifmonline
CitifmonlineMTN & Ecobank support National blood bankCitifmonlineAs part of efforts to restock the blood bank, Ecobank and MTN Foundation are leading a blood donation campaign. The exercise which took place at the fore court of the MTN Office in Ac…
EU seeks experts in at least 3 new focus areas – Devex
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EU seeks experts in at least 3 new focus areas
Devex … last November, health commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis launched a remarkable appeal: “We need anthropologists!” Andriukaitis had been struck by the way persistent burial customs in the region — whereby family members are in physical contact with … |
A plea for living donors – Plainview Daily Herald
Plainview Daily HeraldA plea for living donorsPlainview Daily HeraldDEAR ANNIE: Please help me bring awareness and education about organ donation. There are thousands of people waiting for a transplant and hundreds of others awaiting replacement of a p…
Clinical Phase I/II Pilot Trial Will Study New Therapy for Systemic Sclerosis – Scleroderma News
Scleroderma NewsClinical Phase I/II Pilot Trial Will Study New Therapy for Systemic SclerosisScleroderma NewsImmunosuppression is one of the beneficial effects of HSCT, however, HSCT is a complicated procedure, requiring harvesting of marrow or stem ce…