Peter Daszak warned repeatedly that a pandemic was coming. His non-profit funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System cannot help, but be proud of its more than 70 students who have received admission offers from the top and prestigious universities abroad.
(PIXABY) The PSHS announced Wednesday, June 2, that 11 more Pisay scholars got offers of admission from var
Lara Casalotti at Kew Gardens, London, in April 2021
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My daughter, Lara Casalotti, who has died aged 30, had a reluctant media moment in 2016 when the Match4Lara campaign reverberated through national and international media. Diagnosed with a blood cancer (acute myeloid leukaemia), Lara needed a stem-cell transplant. When she learned that patients with black and minority-ethnic backgrounds like herself have a significantly smaller chance of finding a genetically matched stem-cell donor, Lara agreed to be the face and soul of a campaign to diversify the stem-cell registry for all.
Match4Lara, through a tremendous effort by her friends, family, Anthony Nolan and other organisations, registered more than 50,000 new stem-cell donors of more diverse backgrounds than previously on the registers. Many Match4Lara registrees have gone on to donate and save lives. Lara was fortunate that a generous donor
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A volunteer makes bricks at Brickfield Newham, a project created by the V&A Museum, the University of East London and Brickfield in the Royal Docks.
- Credit: Basia Rabczuk
A project inspired by Newham s lost 19
th century brickfields is giving people a chance to make and fire their own bricks.
The Brickfield Newham project is taking place at The Factory Project, which is the site of a planned community hub being built in the Royal Docks.
In a series of events, which are part of this year s Newham Heritage Month in May, the hidden histories behind the borough s buildings are to be revealed.
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