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Palo Alto Non-Profit Receives Two Significant, Multi-Year Awards for Capacity-Building and Network-Building

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Foundation Building Strength (AFBS), a 501©3 non-profit has been approved for two major awards that will significantly benefit the Nemaline Myopathy (NM) community:

Key Points: 
  • "I'm eager to work more closely with families around the world over the next two years."
  • A Foundation Building Strength was founded in 2008 by two Palo Alto parents of a child affected by Nemaline Myopathy (NM), a rare congenital condition causing incurable muscle weakness.
  • AFBS is the largest organization that operates solely to advance research of NM and support families affected by it.
  • AFBS works to create a fully functioning NM ecosystem, where researchers, clinicians, and the affected community supports each other to ease the NM burden and advance research.

Sales Development and Talent Platform Volley Completes Successful Highline Beta Venture Studio Engagement

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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CEO Ian Carnevale and the Highline Beta team took Volley from concept and market discovery through validation, culminating in an initial funding round.

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  • CEO Ian Carnevale and the Highline Beta team took Volley from concept and market discovery through validation, culminating in an initial funding round.
  • Highline Betas venture studio works with corporate partners and founders to build, launch and invest in new startups.
  • That's what the Highline Beta Venture Studio does - it brings all of these things together in the right order at the right time, and Volley is just our latest success story."
  • ABOUT HIGHLINE BETA: Highline Beta is a hybrid corporate venture studio and venture capital firm that works with global enterprises including RBC, Intuit, AB InBev and invests in startups that pilot with corporations to drive growth innovation.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits New Funding to Support Teacher Communities and Boost Teacher Well-Being

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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced an initial investment of over $4 million to promote teacher well-being. These grants will support a range of professional learning, mentoring, and wellness practices designed to foster connection and community for teachers, supporting teacher retention and strengthening the ability of teachers to support students' academic achievement and well-being.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced an initial investment of over $4 million to promote teacher well-being.
  • "As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we know we cannot attend to student learning and well-being without first supporting our teachers," said Sandra Liu Huang, head of education at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
  • "Teachers need high-quality professional development and communities that support and reinforce the fact that belonging, connection and academic success go hand in hand."
  • Teacher well-being influences the entire school community including school culture and climate, instruction, and students' growth and developmentshowing teacher well-being and student well-being are inextricably linked.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and ADA Science & Research Institute receive $2.4 million NIH grant to study responsible antibiotic use

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $2.4 million grant to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), which will work in collaboration with the American Dental Association Science & Research Institute (ADASRI) to conduct a clinical trial studying the responsible use of antibiotics in combination with other treatments for periodontal disease, commonly known as gum disease.

Key Points: 
  • The study, funded by NIH's National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, will be led by principal grant recipient and investigator Georgios Kotsakis, DDS, MS, associate professor of periodontics at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry.
  • For UT Health San Antonio, one of the country's leading health sciences universities and the largest research university in South Texas, the grant builds on its ranking in the top 3% worldwide of all organizations that receive NIH funding.
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , also referred to as UT Health San Antonio, is one of the country's leading health sciences universities and is the largest research university in South Texas with an annual research portfolio of approximately $350 million.
  • Steven Lee, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 210-450-3823, [email protected]

Cure HHT Announces Breakthrough Federal Funding for U.S. Centers of Excellence for HHT, a Genetic Disease

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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MONKTON, Md., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cure HHT, the only patient advocacy organization in the world funding research, awareness and education for HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia) patients, their families and the medical/scientific community, is pleased to announce that following years of advocacy its federal funding request for U.S. HHT Centers of Excellence was included in the final spending bill that was recently signed into law by President Biden.

Key Points: 
  • HHT is the second most common genetic disease that causes bleeding, affecting an estimated 1.4 million people of all races and backgrounds globally.
  • HHT affects 1 in 5,000 people, and is as common as Cystic Fibrosis, but receives far less funding and attention than other rare diseases.
  • Up until now, the 22 HHT CoEs that exist in the U.S. have had no access to federal funding despite HHT being the second most common genetic bleeding disorder in the U.S.
  • HHT Centers of Excellence now join Sickle Cell Disease and Hemophilia in finally receiving the federal funding they need to operate effectively.

Brad Malmberg Joins Cardata as Head of Strategy

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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AMHERST, N.Y., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardata today announced that Brad Malmberg has joined the team as Head of Strategy.

Key Points: 
  • AMHERST, N.Y., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardata today announced that Brad Malmberg has joined the team as Head of Strategy.
  • In this position, Brad will be responsible for leading strategic initiatives, driving new market opportunities, and partnering across the organization to optimize operations.
  • Prior to joining Cardata, Brad was an integral member of the original team at Lightspeed Commerce.
  • "Cardata is on a path of accelerated growth," says Brad Malmberg.

New Silicon Valley Community Foundation Report Finds That a Small Fraction of Silicon Valley Donors Give to Early Care and Learning, But Increased Awareness Can Boost Donations

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Yet despite robust research demonstrating the many benefits of early care and learning, only 15% of donors in Silicon Valley give to this field.

Key Points: 
  • Yet despite robust research demonstrating the many benefits of early care and learning, only 15% of donors in Silicon Valley give to this field.
  • The report also reveals that increased awareness of early care and learning may be the key to unlocking more philanthropic dollars for the sector.
  • This report intends to do just that, said Nicole Taylor, CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
  • The report proposes that increased philanthropic investments in high-quality early care and education programs can lead participants to better economic and educational outcomes.

Andela Launches New Platform to Power the Future of Customized Work

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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These announcements come shortly after Andela closed a $200 million Series E, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.

Key Points: 
  • These announcements come shortly after Andela closed a $200 million Series E, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.
  • As a result, personalization has become a basic expectation, said Jeremy Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Andela.
  • This is why weve built our new platform to help talent find jobs that match more than just their technical skills.
  • Andela is a global talent network that connects companies with vetted, remote technical talent in emerging markets.

MetaMetrics Partners With SoapBox Labs to Offer Edtech Companies Voice-Enabled Reading Assessments

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Monday, March 21, 2022
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"The Lexile Framework has, for years, provided parents, educators -- and learners -- with understanding and insights to unlock reading potential at nearly every level," said Dr. Martyn Farrows, CEO, SoapBox Labs. "Measurement of oral reading fluency is such a natural and important application of our voice technology. We are immensely proud to have our voice engine validated by a partner as fundamental and iconic to literacy learning as MetaMetrics, and to partner with them as we create a new era of literacy assessment."

Key Points: 
  • "For decades, we've imagined the vast potential for speech recognition technology when it comes to measuring a child's reading fluency.
  • In evaluating SoapBox Labs' technology, MetaMetrics researchers found a very high correlation between the SoapBox voice engine and human annotators when assessing for oral reading fluency, surpassing their rigorous criteria for approved partners.
  • To learn more about this partnership and the future of voice-enabled assessments of oral reading, register for the webinar, " SoapBox Labs + MetaMetrics: Rethinking reading assessment with the Lexile Framework for Oral Reading and kid-specific voice technology ," on April 19, at 11 am ET/4 pm GMT.
  • SoapBox Labs was founded by Dr. Patricia Scanlon, whose popular TEDx talk explains how voice technology can "transform a child's reading journey."

Amy Molyneux Hired as Sr. Director Engineering Operations & Product at Cardata

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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AMHERST, N.Y., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardata today announced that Amy Molyneux has been hired as Senior Director, Engineering Operations and Product Management.

Key Points: 
  • AMHERST, N.Y., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardata today announced that Amy Molyneux has been hired as Senior Director, Engineering Operations and Product Management.
  • In this position, Amy will be responsible for defining and executing our product vision by partnering with our Product and Engineering teams to set strategy and direction.
  • "We are beyond thrilled and grateful that Amy has accepted a leadership position at Cardata," says Sheret Ross, Co-CEO.
  • They're building a workplace that people are genuinely excited to work at, from the ground up," says Amy Molyneux.