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Application Deadline: June 25, 2021 For consideration, please attach your Cover Letter and Resume to the online application in addition to answering the Application Questions. Overview of “Grounded in the Quaker belief that there is that of the divine in every person, QUNO New York seeks a United Nations that addresses key drivers of peace and violence, including the structures and systems that produce exclusion and injustice; that facilitates and supports change through peaceful means; and w...

Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal The revised 2021‑22 DDS budget at May Revision includes $6.6 billion General Fund ($10.7 billion total funds), a 1.6 percent increase in General Fund spending from the budget proposed in January. This increase is driven in large part by a number of new policy proposals totaling approximately $80 million General Fund. Below, we provide comments on one of the key policy proposals. Performance Incentives Program The May ...

The Montana State Capitol building in Helena. Four newly established advisory commissions will make recommendations to Montana’s governor on how to spend more than $1.5 billion of federal pandemic relief funds. The governor’s office Wednesday announced the commissions, made up of state lawmakers and appointees from the executive branch. They will focus on proposals to fund infrastructure, communications, economic stabilization and health projects and programs. State lawmakers earlier this ...

Joint 3i/U2M2 project grants open pathways for infectious disease research University of Utah Health | May 6, 2021 Share this: The University of Utah Health Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease Initiative (3i), in conjunction with the University of Utah Molecular Medicine program (U2M2), has awarded program planning grants to four collaborative research projects. The funded projects will explore alternative treatments and diagnoses for many human disorders, including viral...

Social singing lifts dementia blues 27 April 2021 A therapeutic music outreach program is improving the mental health and wellbeing of people with dementia and Alzheimers disease, according to a study from The Australian National University (ANU).   The Music Engagement Program (MEP), initially developed by researchers at ANU, assists people with Alzheimers disease and dementia.  "Its different to other music interventions; its not me standing in front singing at people, we sing together," A...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Missouri American Water Names Rebecca Losli as Director of Engineering April 14, 2021 GMT Rebecca Losli, MOAW Director of Engineering (Photo: Business Wire) ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 14, 2021-- Missouri American Water is proud to announce the hiring of Rebecca Losli as its Director of Engineering. She will be responsible for the overall performance of the Engineering Department, including plannin...

10 May 2021 International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self-reliance. To learn more about our mission visit: https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are ​​ PROGRAM BACKGROUND The conflict that started in Tigray region of Ethiopia in the beginning of November has progressively worsened leading to displacement of ...

Location: Nairobi, Kenya CWS RSC Africa The Resettlement Support Center (CWS RSC Africa) operates a US refugee resettlement program in sub-Saharan Africa through a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of State/ Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. CWS RSC Africa is responsible for the preparation of refugee case files for adjudication by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers, as well as the out-processing and cultural orientation of all approved cases. CWS RSC A...

8 things to know this week in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire 8 things to know this week in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire A "For Sale or Lease" sign in front of a building at 100 Barnes Rd. in Wallingford, Wed., Apr. 7, 2021. The Wallingford police station might be moving to the location. The Town Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on approving the purchase contract for the building and property. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement A building at 100 Barnes Rd....

HELENA — A bill working its way through the Montana Legislature could result in hundreds of positions within state government being reclassified from career positions to political appointments, meaning staffers would likely turn over as administrations change. The bill’s sponsor, House Speaker Pro Tempore Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, has argued that having more politically appointed staffers in the state workforce would make it easier for elected officials to shift the direction of state a...