A Sense of Purpose Can Extend Your Life Says Boston University Study

A Sense of Purpose Can Extend Your Life Says Boston University Study

Boston, MA…A new study led by Koichiro Shiba found that this association persists across race/ethnicity and gender, but women may benefit slightly more than men from the health-protective effects of purpose. Growing research indicates that one’s purpose—i.e., the extent to which someone perceives a sense of direction and goals in their life—may be linked to […]

Lake Tahoe Bears Seeking Food for Winter, Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!

Lake Tahoe Bears Seeking Food for Winter, Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!

Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when bears enter hyperphagia, a phase they go through when they seek massive amounts of calories before entering their winter dens. It’s important that residents and visitors are aware of this heightened bear activity […]

Boston University NEIDL Researchers Refute UK Article about “Deadly” COVID Strain

Boston University NEIDL Researchers Refute UK Article about “Deadly” COVID Strain

Boston, MA…Boston University is refuting a series of misleading claims about research at the University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). The reports, which first appeared on Monday in the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail, claimed researchers at the lab had “created a new deadly COVID strain.” In a statement Monday afternoon, BU called the reporting, which was […]

Governor Newsom Unveils New Plan to Transform Kids’ Mental Health

Governor Newsom Unveils New Plan to Transform Kids’ Mental Health

Sacramento, CA…With kids across California headed back to school, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health to ensure all California kids, parents and communities have increased access to mental health and substance use services. Nationally, kids are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety at record rates and are considering or attempting […]

Remarks By President Biden at the University of Delaware Commencement Ceremony

Remarks By President Biden at the University of Delaware Commencement Ceremony

University of Delaware Newark, Delaware… To all the parents up in the stands, this may be the best day of all. No more tuition! (Laughter and applause.) But probably all of them are going to graduate school, so that probably won’t work. (Laughs.) 10:24 A.M. EDT AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, […]

Northern Nevada’s 1st Annual Home Education Conference Coming to Carson City on April 23rd

Northern Nevada’s 1st Annual Home Education Conference Coming to Carson City on April 23rd

Carson City, NV…SHINE  Church will be hosting the 1st Annual  Home Education Conference on Saturday, April 23rd.  The past couple of years many tried out schooling their children at home for the first time. For many parents, it was completely frustrating. For many more, it opened their minds and hearts to possibilities about what life […]

Governor Sisolak Announces $5 Million Commitment Toward Free Community College Efforts

Governor Sisolak Announces $5 Million Commitment Toward Free Community College Efforts

Carson City, NV…Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced he has set aside up to $5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars toward the goal to explore ways to make community college or other apprentice and training programs free for more Nevadans by 2025. The Governor announced his intention during his State of the […]

University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease

University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease

Baltimore, MD…In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart and is still doing well three days later. It was the only currently available option for the patient. The historic surgery was conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) faculty at the University of […]

California’s Next Major Step in Cradle-to-Career Data System

California’s Next Major Step in Cradle-to-Career Data System

Sacramento, CA…Following a collaborative 18-month planning process involving over 100 public meetings with government leaders, community members and data experts, California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System is now entering its next phase of development with the hiring of its first director, Mary Ann Bates. Governor Gavin Newsom championed the unprecedented collaboration to move California from one of […]

Governor Newsom Visits UC Merced, Highlights Equity Efforts of Future Medical School

Governor Newsom Visits UC Merced, Highlights Equity Efforts of Future Medical School

Merced, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today visited the future site of UC Merced’s Medical Education Building, joined by Congressmember Jim Costa, Senator Anna Caballero, Assemblymember Adam Gray and university leaders. Governor Newsom discussed the significance of the future school for the region and its potential benefit to health outcomes in the long-underserved area of the state. […]

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