Douglas Karcher, PhD, an alumnus of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), is returning to the college as professor and chair in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science. His four-year term begins Aug. 1, 2021, pending approval by the university’s Board of Trustees.
Now open for applications: Library, gun violence, conservation and recycling funding opportunities
Appropriations
STATE PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:
Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries: Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities (Funding Source: Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund)
Who May Apply: Local public libraries (state-aided). Must partner with a sponsoring municipality.
Use: To plan, acquire, construct, or rehabilitate public library facilities including, but not limited to: ADA upgrades, new roof, replacement windows, energy efficient upgrades to HVAC systems, facility expansion and new construction.
Funds: Funding limits not yet announced. Grants require a dollar-for-dollar match; match may include cash, in-kind contributions, federal funds, and other state funds.
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Pirate protection.
The Gulf of Guinea is repeatedly the worst body of water in the world for mariners with high rates of piracy which a top maritime organisation wants to see an end to.
The 73-year-old International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said increased collaboration and action is needed to tackle escalation in the number and severity of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea region which threaten “lives and well-being of seafarers as well as the safety of shipping”.
A statement from London headquartered IMO has it that a resolution on recommended action to address piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea was adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). “The IMO calls on its 174 member states, national authorities, the UN and relevant organisations to consider strengthening law enforcement to arrest and prosecute pirates in relevant jurisdictions, in accordance with international law and national legal frameworks”.
By Richard Leighton That cute little fellow in the accompanying photograph is one of our interesting, but poorly known, animals that is being threatened.