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Housing and Development Newsletter The Ocean and Coastal Policy Center’s current research focus spans three areas: coastal resilience, environmental justice and public beach access, and international knowledge transfer. California’s iconic shoreline — from its communities and beaches to coastal wetlands and intertidal habitats — is increasingly threatened by coastal hazards such as extreme flooding and erosion associated with climate change, sea level rise, storms and el niño events. I...

Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation and NORD Launch New Natural History Study of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) The worldwide registry will advance understanding of and spur innovation in treating PNH. News provided by Share this article Share this article BETHESDA, Md. and WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation (AAMDSIF) and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) today launched the largest-ever study t...

Date Time Share UC Santa Barbara expands its leadership on coastal issues with revival of Ocean & Coastal Policy Center within Marine Science UC Santa Barbara expands its leadership on coastal issues with revival of Ocean & Coastal Policy Center within the Marine Science Institute By Harrison Tasoff Santa Barbara, CA Few institutions have a closer connection to coastal policy than UC Santa Barbara, perched as it is upon the bluffs at Campus Point. Add to this the response to the 1969 oil spill...

James Hogge WASHINGTON – 80 Members of Congress called for funding to help Veterans with Gulf War Illness. Led by Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP), the bipartisan effort in support of a treatment research program targeted at “improved health and lives of Veterans who have Gulf War Illness” comes in the midst of a series of Congressional hearings on military toxic exposures. In a joint letter, the cosigners urged the Defense Appropriations Subco...

Dr Caroline Richardson appointed as editor-in-chief for JMIR Diabetes We are happy to report that Dr Caroline Richardson has accepted the position as inaugural editor-in-chief for JMIR Diabetes. Dr Richardson is Max and Buena Lichter Research Professor of Family Medicine,  Associate Chair of Research and Co-Director, University of Michigan National Clinical Scholars Program from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Richardson is a physical activi...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Medical professionals at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Virginia are using the latest technology to try to turn paralyzed service members into "cyborgs" – an electrical implant in the spine is designed to stimulate the bodys sensorimotor networks, allowing the vets to walk again. Dr. Ashraf Gorgey, chief of spinal cord injury research at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, said a st...

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:00pm Paula Jackson Jones with Senator Susan Collins in Washington, D.C. Courtesy photo The second annual Fly-In, hosted by Center for Lyme Action, was held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, entirely via Zoom. Advocates from around the country attended more than 200 meetings with senators, members of Congress, and their staff. Many staffers commented positively on the day and highlighted how it allowed constituents to access a platform in which they could voice their stories ...

MoMA appoints Leah Dickerman as Director of Research Programs Ms. Dickerman is well-known to MoMA audiences as a respected writer, editor, scholar, and organizer of many acclaimed exhibitions. NEW YORK, NY .-The Museum of Modern Art announced the appointment of Leah Dickerman as the first Director of Research Programs. In this new position, Ms. Dickerman will create an integrated strategy to reimagine MoMA’s Studies in Modern Art publication series as a platform for new thinking and research ...

The Week That Will Be Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host an online event on the future of the U.S.-China relationship. CSIS expert Jude Blanchette will join Ryan Hass, senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, to discuss his new book, “Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence.” You can submit questions ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Sanofi S.A. to exclusively in-license worldwide rights to two early-stage research programs in sickle cell disease (SCD): one that pursues a novel anti-sickling mechanism and another that leverages a new approach to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. These mechanisms are distinct and potentially complementary to that of O...