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Date Time Applications open for Bridge Program The Bridge Program is currently accepting applications for its next cohort, and provides specific training on the scientific, legal, financial, clinical, regulatory and reimbursement disciplines that are essential to pharmaceutical commercialisation. Using industry-led biotech and venture capital expertise, the programme empowers speakers and participants to share specific, detailed and practical translation know-how. Those involved will gain confi...

MRT Receives National New Play Network Grant for Vichet Chum Play The NNPN created the Bridge Program this year to support new work from BIPOC artists.by BWW News Desk The National New Play Network announced last week that Merrimack Repertory Theatre will receive one of its first "Bridge Program" grants for Kween by Vichet Chum, a quick-witted, inspirational story of a 16-year-old, Cambodian-American Lowell High School student, who aspires to be a poet under the alias Khmer Kerouac. The $10,00...

Aurinko Academy launches Indias first career-focused junior college in Bengaluru ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 15:53 IST Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Aurinko Academy, a progressive school based in Bangalore, India partnered with eminent educationist Dr Manish Kothari, Founder, ISBR Group of Institutions, and Dr Shivananda R Koteshwar, Founder, Belakoo Trust to launch the nations first Integrated Career Focussed Junior College in t...

Inman Connect One of the hottest topics at Inman Connect was how to cope with the low-inventory market. Last week, Jeff Lobb and Stacie Staub discussed three strategies for finding listings in a low-inventory market. Here are 12 additional ways to proactively persuade potential sellers to put their properties on the market now.   Strategy 1: Listings hiding in plain sight How many buyer leads did you ignore last year? According to the National Association of Realtors, about half of those buye...

County scrambling to find cash to replace old bridges The Seventh Street Bridge between Modesto and Ceres is one of the oldest in Stanislaus County and is in need of replacement. The county doesn’t have enough money so is attempting to secure funding sources that include Uncle Sam. - photo by Jeff Benziger Stanislaus County has some of the oldest bridges in the state, supervisors were told recently, and finding the money to ...

“When I think about Steve Farmer, I think about the verse in ‘Hark the Sound’ that refers to Carolina as a priceless gem. In my 10 years at Carolina, I have come to believe this University is indeed a priceless gem ― because of people like Steve.” These remarks were delivered by Carolina alumna Euna Victoria Chavis ’14, ’19 (M.S.W.) at a virtual farewell event honoring Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions Steve Farmer for his two-decade legacy of improving the ...

Ben Byard, MUSCLE SHOALS-On Thursday, December 17 the long awaited opening of Wilson Dam Road happened. Wilson Dam was closed to all traffic beginning in January of 2020 and just shy of a year reopened to all traffic. Ben Byard, Bridge Program Manager said the project and maintenance work included replacement of the concrete bridge decking to stop water infiltration and reduce deterioration of the arches, fixing the damaged sidewalks for increased pedestrian safety. Work also included repair to...

With 29% of San Francisco Unified School District students lacking internet access at home, students met outdoors in a Bayview-Hunters Point park with a wi-fi hotspot to ensure families without broadband access could participate. The Oculus Quest headsets were donated earlier in the year by Swinerton Builders, a commercial construction company that provides additional services in green building. Swinerton Three groups are working together to teach high-demand construction skills to high school...

Harbin, China is a world away from Orono. In spite of the distance and the obvious differences between his Northern China birthplace and his current home at the University of Maine, Guanyu Jiang appreciates the similarities. “The dimensions of my hometown are almost the same as Maine. The climate, vegetation, and scenery are all similar,” says Guanyu, who enjoys Maine’s rural character. “Compared to the city, I prefer to live in nature.”  But before enrolling at the Un...

Tulane seeks more diversity in earth science grad programs A Tulane University department has been accepted in a national program to increase diversity among graduate students in the earth sciences. Tulane’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is joining the AGU Bridge Program. The university said in a news release Thursday that the program is designed to recruit and train students from under-represented groups in geoscience graduate schools. AGU is also known as the American Geoph...