Dr. Laurie Glimcher, the new dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, has made “pivotal contributions” to cytokine research, according to the International Cytokine Society. The Society awarded Dr. Glimcher an Honorary Lifetime Membership, the Society’s highest honor.
The Plant City Chamber of Commerce kicked off the season with a fun-filled family day in downtown Plant City with its 9th Anniversary Bike Fest. The event was packed with excitement as it unraveled a 12-class bike show and awarded 24 trophies to the best bikes in their class. Those who attended certainly enjoyed the [...]
Even super heroes need a chance to get better, especially if they’ve been fighting their arch-nemesis and a robotic crab that just won’t go away. At least, that’s the premise behind a video game developed at the University of Utah to help children with cancer during their treatment. In an exciting collaboration between the University [...]
East Meets West in Vibrant New Children’s Series Richly Infused With Asian Culture Sushi! It literally means sticky rice with (usually) raw or cooked fish that is wrapped in seaweed. Enjoyed for thousands of years in Asia, it started becoming a popular healthy option here a decade ago with trendy adults. Now, children are learning [...]
By Alan Gray A group of five National Guardsmen, three male and two female, were eating breakfast in a Carson City, Nevada iHop, before 9am Tuesday morning, when a man entered the restaurant and opened fire on them, with an AK47. Eleven people were shot; all five Nevada National Guards and six civilians. Four people [...]
Sustainable Agriculture is not new for UC Davis, just south of Sacramento. What is new is their Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program collaborating with Verliant Energy Partners to launch a new approach they call solutions centers. The aim of the collaboration is to showcase the latest sustainable solutions to critical issues affecting agriculture and [...]
The recent launching of Citibank for iPad has raised the benchmark for online banking with fast, reliable, and secured way of tracking and analyzing your finances. With Citibank for iPad, gone are the days of the old-fashioned style of ledger banking. In this first-ever app of a major American bank, a visual and graphical interface [...]
Florida State Representative William Snyder was bestowed with the 2011 Florida Sheriff’s Association Legislative Leadership Award for his role in supporting a strong public safety agenda for citizens of the state. Snyder has an extensive background in law enforcement spending 20-years at the Miami Dade Police Department before joining the Martin County Sheriff’s Office where he [...]
History and culture at its finest are the destiny for art enthusiasts looking for the enrichment of one of the largest museums in the United States with a unique hotel package offered at the magnificent Philadelphia Marriott Downtown hotel. Combine a relaxing stay at one of the finest luxury hotels in Philadelphia with tickets to [...]
Washington and Lee University has signed an agreement with Secure Futures L.L.C., a solar-energy developer based in Staunton, Va., to install two solar photovoltaic arrays, totaling approximately 450 kilowatts, at two separate locations on the W&L campus. The first solar array, with a capacity of 120 kilowatts, will be installed on a canopy to be [...]
