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American Council of Learned Societies Announces 2022 Leading Edge Fellows

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to name 18 new Leading Edge Fellows. This publicly engaged humanities initiative demonstrates the potential of humanistic knowledge and methods to solve problems, build capacity, and advance social justice and equity. The program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

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  • NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to name 18 new Leading Edge Fellows.
  • "The Leading Edge Fellowship Program demonstrates the crucial, practical role of humanistic scholars and knowledge in the world beyond the academy," said ACLS President Joy Connolly.
  • Leading Edge Fellows receive a $62,500 stipend in the first year, $65,000 in the second, plus health insurance.
  • Formed a century ago, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a nonprofit federation of 79 scholarly organizations.

Wells Fargo awards $850K to American Indian Graduate Center

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Indian Graduate Center, the largest Native scholarship provider in the United States, and Wells Fargo continue their partnership with an $850,000, one-year contract that aims to empower hundreds of Native students in pursuing higher education.

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  • Through this partnership, striving Native students have been able to advance their education with opportunities in obtaining their undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees," said American Indian Graduate Center CEO, Angelique Albert (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes).
  • The collaboration between American Indian Graduate Center and Wells Fargo has created a collective impact on over 18,000 American Indian Graduate Center students and alumni.
  • American Indian Graduate Center is a national private 501(c)(3) non-profit providing scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate, and professional students throughout the United States.
  • American Indian Graduate Center and American Indian Graduate Center Scholars have awarded more than $350 million in scholarships since inception and are proud to empower Native students from over 500 Tribes in all 50 states with educational funding and academic support services.

GRAMMY Museum® Announces New York City Program Series Presented by City National Bank

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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The GRAMMY Museum announces a New York City program series titled A New York Evening With presented by City National Bank, which includes bringing a slate of their renowned education and Public Programs to the East Coast in partnership with the City of New York Mayors Office of Media and Entertainment.

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  • The GRAMMY Museum announces a New York City program series titled A New York Evening With presented by City National Bank, which includes bringing a slate of their renowned education and Public Programs to the East Coast in partnership with the City of New York Mayors Office of Media and Entertainment.
  • The New York City series kicks off with GRAMMY Award winner Jon Batiste at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center on June 17.
  • "I am thrilled to welcome the GRAMMY Museum's well respected educational and Public Program series to New York City this summer, kicking-off with none other than Jon Batiste," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
  • We are proud to partner with the GRAMMY Museum and City of New York to offer programs like A New York Evening With... to grow the music community of New York City.

CUNY SPH awarded grant to fund Harlem Health Fellowship Award

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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NEW YORK , May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) Foundation has been awarded a $125,000 grant to connect students with local nonprofits to develop and implement health communications strategies for the organizations.

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  • NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) Foundation has been awarded a $125,000 grant to connect students with local nonprofits to develop and implement health communications strategies for the organizations.
  • The Harlem Health Fellowship Award in Health Communication for Social Change establishes a new partnership between CUNY SPH and Harlem-based nonprofit organizations seeking professional and effective communications strategies.
  • The award was conceived, advanced and funded by Ruth Wooden, a member of the CUNY SPH Foundation Board of Directors and a renowned marketing and communications strategist.
  • "The CUNY SPH Foundation has been the recipient of Ruth's peerless guidance that has long been to engage our students and the Harlem community in collaborative communications initiatives," says CUNY SPH Foundation Board Chair and Distinguished Scholar Lyndon Haviland.

Study reveals reluctance among New York City parents to vaccinate young children for COVID-19

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of New York City parents are hesitant to vaccinate their young children for COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH).

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  • NEW YORK, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 40 percent of New York City parents are hesitant to vaccinate their young children for COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH).
  • The survey also showed that eight percent of parents were not sure and 29 percent of parents reported they were not very likely or not at all likely to vaccinate their child.
  • The findings are consistent with a March 2021 survey , also conducted by CUNY SPH researchers, and suggest that many New York City parents may not vaccinate their children for COVID-19.
  • These findings suggest that mandates may be key for increasing COVID-19 vaccine coverage in children.

NIAID awards CUNY SPH and the University of Miami researchers nearly $4 million to study methamphetamine use and HIV risk in sexual minority men

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Supported by NIAID's LITE-2 initiative, CUNY SPH Professor Christian Grov, University of Miami Professor Adam Carrico, and colleagues will examine the "where," "how," and "why" of meth use and HIV among men who have sex with men.

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  • Supported by NIAID's LITE-2 initiative, CUNY SPH Professor Christian Grov, University of Miami Professor Adam Carrico, and colleagues will examine the "where," "how," and "why" of meth use and HIV among men who have sex with men.
  • For this landmark study, they will first enroll 5,000 sexual minority men across the United States into a cohort study.
  • "It will also yield important insights regarding the effectiveness of motivational enhancement interventions to optimize PrEP use in sexual minority men who use meth."
  • A recent study led by Dr. Grov found that one-in-three new infections among sexual minority men across the U.S. were among those reporting recent meth use.

Aanika Biosciences Signals Continued Growth and Expansion of its Food Traceability Technology with New Executive and Science Team Hires

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Monday, March 14, 2022
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Aanika Biosciences ( aanikabio.com ), which brings the power of biotech into the supply chain, announced today the expansion of its leadership and science team.

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  • Aanika Biosciences ( aanikabio.com ), which brings the power of biotech into the supply chain, announced today the expansion of its leadership and science team.
  • Aanikas proprietary technology is the first to use biology as a base for re-building and strengthening the safety and security of the worlds food supply.
  • Aanika Biosciences was co-founded in 2018 by Vishaal Bhuyan after he personally experienced the consequences of ordering fresh, ethically sourced seeds and receiving stale, contaminated products instead.
  • He made it is his mission to create a safer food supply by finding a way to track, trace and authenticate products.

CONTINUING FACE MASK USE COULD SAVE U.S. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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It could save a total of $20.1 billion in productivity losses, which would benefit employers and taxpayers.

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Jennifer Smith Joins Greentarget as Director of Content & Editorial Strategy

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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Greentarget, a leading public relations firm focused on helping professional services firms establish positions of authority, today announced the addition of award-winning journalist Jennifer Smith as Director of Content & Editorial Strategy.

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  • Greentarget, a leading public relations firm focused on helping professional services firms establish positions of authority, today announced the addition of award-winning journalist Jennifer Smith as Director of Content & Editorial Strategy.
  • With content needs evolving so quickly especially given ever-shorter attention spans and new information-consumption habits stemming from the pandemic we think Jennifer is the perfect person to lead our content team in the years ahead.
  • Before joining the Journal, Smith was a reporter at Newsday on Long Island, where she covered environmental issues and other topics.
  • The team has an array of capabilities, including content strategy development, primary research reporting, op-ed campaigns, bylined articles, podcasts, audio storytelling and digital magazines.

CUNY SPH awarded CUNY's largest single-cycle NIH grant to date

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In what is the largest single-cycle NIH grant awarded to CUNY to date, the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the United States Military Academy at West Point have been awarded $12.4 million over five years to establish the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) and computational modeling center for precision nutrition and health.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In what is the largest single-cycle NIH grant awarded to CUNY to date, the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the United States Military Academy at West Point have been awarded $12.4 million over five years to establish the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) and computational modeling center for precision nutrition and health.
  • Precision nutrition is an emerging area of research aimed at better tailoring diets to different people's characteristics and circumstances to achieve better health outcomes.
  • The center will be co-led by two world-renowned AI and computational modeling experts, CUNY SPH Professor Bruce Y. Lee and West Point Professor Diana M. Thomas.
  • "Our ongoing commitment to advancing health equity and social justice is reaffirmed with this award," says CUNY SPH Dean Ayman El-Mohandes, acknowledging the historic dimension of this unprecedented grant.