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National Hispanic Corporate Council Members Representing Fortune 500 Companies Visit Chief Sealth High School (Popularity:  )
http://www.nhcc-hq.org
The National Hispanic Corporate Council will hold its member meeting March 27-29, hosted by Microsoft. While in the Seattle area, a select group of members representing Fortune 500 companies will visit Chief Sealth High School, March 27, as part of the NHCC's In School Program. John Boyd, Principal; Guadalupe Barnes, Vice- Principal; Delfino Munoz and Roberta Lindeman of Proyecto Saber of Chief Sealth will welcome the NHCC corporate executives. NHCC ...
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$10 Million Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund Endowment Campaign to Benefit American Indian Students (Popularity: )
http://www.collegefund.org
American Indians share a long history of philanthropy. Whether generosity was demonstrated by holding a giveaway or a potlatch, a person's value was measured not by what they owned, but rather by what they gave away. It is in this spirit that the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) created the Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund Endowment (SNSFE). The Fund is pleased to announce that the inaugural disbursement from SNSFE will ...
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Acclarent Establishes Research Training Grant Program Fostering Innovative Research (Popularity: )
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Acclarent(TM), Inc., in keeping with its mission to foster the development of minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of ear, nose, and throat conditions, is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Research Training Grant. Acclarent intends to commit up to $75,000 for innovative research projects relating to the advancement of minimally invasive surgery. This program is designed to cultivate research opportunities for surgeons currently enrolled in fellowship programs sponsored by ...
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Florida Atlantic University to Host EDC Biotech 2007 (Popularity: )
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Florida Atlantic University will host The Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida's (EDC) 6th annual bioscience conference in conjunction with FAU's "Research Week" on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 in the University Center on FAU's Boca Raton Campus located at 777 Glades Road. The theme of BioTech 2007 is New Frontiers in South Florida Bioscience and will focus on industry, clinical and academic collaborations and the region's 60-year life science history. ...
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Mazda and Windward School Team Up to Support Victims of Genocide in the Sudan (Popularity: )
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For a third consecutive year, Windward School's Battle of the Bands contest, sponsored by Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), will take place on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:15 p.m. at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles. Bands featuring students from local high schools around West Los Angeles will have the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of top entertainment industry executives while at the same time raising money ...
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Adult Stem Cells Decide the Fate of Their Daughters (Popularity: )
http://www.hhmi.org
Adult stem cells call the shots when it comes to their daughters' destinies. That's the take-home lesson for adult stem cells in the intestines of fruit flies, according to new studies by researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The researchers found that intestinal stem cells make important decisions about their fate by communicating directly with their daughter cells, instructing them to become one of two possible cell types. ...
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Nursing Foundation Assists Nursing Students in Faculty Pipeline; NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Announces Doctoral Scholarship Support to Help Address Nation's Nurse Faculty Shortage (Popularity: )
http://www.nlnfoundation.org
According to the NLN 2006 Faculty Census Survey, fewer than half the full-time faculty in baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs hold doctoral degrees. In associate degree programs, doctorally prepared faculty account for only 6.6 percent of the nursing faculty and the number is less than one percent in diploma programs. Additionally, fewer than 20 percent of the doctoral nursing programs offer students the opportunity to focus on research in ...
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Culinary Institute of Virginia Announces Open House and Information Session (Popularity: )
http://www.ecpi.edu
Norfolk-based Culinary Institute of Virginia is pleased to announce two upcoming events; an Open House in Norfolk, VA February 3, 2007 and an Information Session in Richmond, VA February 6, 2007.Culinary Institute of Virginia Open House will take place Saturday, February 3, 2007 from 10am - 2pm. Admission to this event is free. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the facility, speak with students, faculty, and staff about the ...
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The visual beauty of discrete geometry, The new mathematical film Mesh is a prizewinner (Popularity: )
http://www.springer-sbm.com
The mathematical film Mesh, recently released by Springer, has already won numerous international prizes. Mesh is a groundbreaking 40-minute computer animation that explores the advancement of discrete geometry from the ancient Greeks to contemporary research topics. At the Digital Media Festival in Melbourne, Australia in June 2005, an excerpt of Mesh was awarded best in the category of Corporate/Government/Training. Three months later, the clip Mesh: Bubble Excerpt was chosen for ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Pivotal First Amendment Case: Washington v. Washington Education Association (Popularity: )
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Former Washington Educator and Critic of Union to Discuss Case Interview Availability: Cindy Omlin Northwest Professional Educators Executive Director The Supreme Court case, Washington v. Washington Education Association, to be heard on Wednesday, January 10, is a pivotal case in protecting teachers' First Amendment rights. The case addresses the 1992 Washington paycheck protection law that requires unions to gain permission from their non-members before their money is used for political ...
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