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By Robin DeMonia July 14, 2021 Southern Research has received grants from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, including $3.3 million to study Parkinson’s and $594,000 for research related to frontotemporal dementia, a disease similar to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. Many doctors use CT scans to help diagnose neurological disorders and diseases. (Getty Images) A  Southern Research neuroscience lab has received new federal grants totaling almost $3.9 million to advance its study of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders. The grants from the ...

BNY Mellon Wealth Management Appoints Karen Wawrzaszek As Regional President in Washington DC News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon Wealth Management named Karen Wawrzaszek as the new Regional President for the DC area. She succeeds Camille Alexander, who was appointed Head of Sales-Investor Solutions, BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Karen will lead the DC office and focus on client relationships, COI interactions, product, service and sales delivery. She brings extensive experience in the Family Office and Fiduciary space as w...

/PRNewswire/ -- Today the Meyer Foundation, one of the Washington area's largest and oldest locally focused philanthropies, announced Stephanie Sneed as...

Charitable giving in response to the pandemic has topped $10 billion worldwide and may continue to rise until the crisis is abated and herd immunity is achieved. Locally, the Board of Leon County Commissioners have funded two rounds of Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to help nonprofits keep their doors open, change their service delivery methods, and respond to increased demand for services.   Other community partners such as United Way of the Big Bend, Community Foundation of North Florida, corporate foundations, businesses, and individual philanthropists hav...