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HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Promotes Fireworks Safety
Safety tips to help you stay out of the ER this season. - June 26, 2019 - Swedish Medical Center
SportsEdTV Prepares Launch of Free Basketball Instruction Content Library
Videos Feature Former Miami Heat Teammates Tim Hardaway and Mark Strickland - June 20, 2019 - SportsEdTV
The Cassata Foundation Awards $5000 in Scholarship Grants to High School Seniors
The Cassata Foundation recently presented their Scholarship Grants to several High School Students from the Half Hollow School District Hills West Awards Ceremony. The grants were presented by Rosario Cassata, President and Trustee of the Cassata Foundation, to three High School Seniors. The... - June 20, 2019 - The Cassata Foundation
MedicalFieldCareers.com Announces Scholarship for Students Attending Top Historically Black College and Universities That Offer Healthcare Programs
MedicalFieldCareers.com has released its list of the top historically black college and universities that offer healthcare programs, as well as a new scholarship program for students who attend the featured schools. - June 19, 2019 - MedicalFieldCareers.com
Shakespeare & Co. Booksellers Launch Award-Winning Author MernaLyn's New Book, "Today's Bible"
"Today's Bible" reflects humanitarianism and reality and its essential place in today's society to help unite the great divide in this country - and the world. - June 19, 2019 - MernaLyn
United for Human Rights Honors Outstanding Educators Across Florida at their Champions for Freedom Awards Banquet
As part of its commitment to recognize and acknowledge one of the most important factors in advancing student achievement, the teacher, United for Human Rights will host its annual Champions for Freedom Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 22, 2019, where they will be presenting the award for Top... - June 19, 2019 - United for Human Rights Florida
Finnish Seppo Gamification Platform Becomes a Google for Education Partner
Seppo.io, a globally renowned Finnish gamification platform for learning has become a Google for Education Technology Partner. Seppo enables teachers to turn their lessons into interactive games that are played in real environments. Technology, creativity and freedom to explore go hand in hand in Seppo, and by becoming a Google For Education Technology Partner, educators can now easily integrate their Seppo games to their other assignments and lessons on Google Classroom. - June 19, 2019 - Seppo.io
App-Garden Opens Its Virtual Sub Training to the Public; No Longer Only for School Districts
App-Garden’s Virtual Sub Training has revolutionized the way school districts onboard and train substitutes. The convenience and ease of completing Substitute Orientation and Effective Substitute Training allow districts and administrators to maintain a healthy, rolling roster of readily... - June 18, 2019 - App-Garden
An Evening with Temple Grandin: Connecting Animal Behavior & Autism - August 13, 2019
Future Horizons will be hosting An Evening with Temple Grandin in Fayetteville, AR on August 13, 2019. - June 16, 2019 - Future Horizons, Inc.
CommLab India Bags the Fourth Spot Among the Top 20 Microlearning Providers for 2019
CommLab India, the most sought-after provider of rapid eLearning solutions, has earned the fourth spot among the "Top 20 eLearning Content Providers For Microlearning 2019." This recognition is by eLearning Industry, and attests CommLab India’s success with microlearning design and development. - June 14, 2019 - CommLab India
Metro Safety’s Occupational First Aid Course Can Potentially Save Countless Lives within Canada’s Workforce
Metro Safety offers professional occupational first-aid training and courses that can help businesses to improve workplace safety. - June 14, 2019 - Metro Safety Training
Evansville Farmers Market Grand Opening Day Set
Evansville Farmers Market is proud to announce their Grand Opening event Saturday, June 15th. The event will run from 8am to 2pm and will consist of local farm vendors featuring farm fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, local handmade goods, food trucks, fun games, sidewalk chalk art contest, music by... - June 14, 2019 - Market Realty LLC
Procurated Announces $2.5M Seed Funding
Public sector peer review platform backed by Limerick Hill LLC and MayFive Holdings, Inc. - June 13, 2019 - Procurated
Health & Wellness Brands Exposition at the Mind Body Soul Well-being Exchange & Summit in New York City, August 29th, 2019
CAAFD BOD & iConcept Media Group producers and curators of fashion and lifestyle brands, today announces their most anticipated upcoming, yet exclusive, trade and summit of highly screened and selected growing and emerging brands with a prime focus on health conscious and wellness products and... - June 12, 2019 - BFDPR
Winners Announced at the Fifth Annual Zeidman Awards
Bob Zeidman, author, inventor and entrepreneur, is proud to announce the six winners of the fifth annual Zeidman Awards. The awards recognize middle school students who demonstrate an advanced knowledge of electronics or computer programming to solve challenges in a unique and efficient manner. The winners, their parents, and judges celebrated at a brunch on May 26 at the Computer History Museum. - June 11, 2019 - Zeidman Consulting
Gertrude B. Hutchinson, DNS, RN, MA, MSIS, CCRN-R Celebrated as a Woman of the Month for June 2019 by P.O.W.E.R.
Gertrude B. Hutchinson of Altamont, New York has been celebrated as a Woman of the Month for June 2019 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Woman of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of nursing and education. Each month, they feature... - June 11, 2019 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Forces War Records Brand New Website Feature – Making It Easier to Find the Records You’ve Been Searching For
Forces War Records are excited to announce that they have launched a powerful new update to their records page, which could mean brand new insight and an industry first in genealogy website research. - June 11, 2019 - Forces War Records
ATS Wins Prometric Pace Setter Award
Ashton Testing Services – rated as one of the best test centres in Canada – announced that its Prometric Centre, Site 6009, in Vancouver, Canada, BC won the Prometric Pace Setter Award. The award was presented, May 29, 2019, in recognition of the Centre’s efforts in consistently complying with the strict security protocols set by Prometric. - June 09, 2019 - Ashton Testing Services
Midlands Opportunity Job Fair Looks to Change Lives
Prosper Strong Foundation, Ynotu2, Saving our Sons and WFMV present Midlands Opportunity Job Fair, providing employment opportunity for those who are unemployed and under employed. Whether that barrier is no work experience, lack of transportation, criminal background or a disability, all members... - June 07, 2019 - Ynotu2 Inc.
OnPoint Community Credit Union Partners with iGrad to Offer the Enrich Financial Wellness Platform
OnPoint Community Credit Union is making the award-winning Enrich financial wellness platform available to its nearly 370,000 members. - June 06, 2019 - iGrad
Felix N. Bongjoh, Ph.D., Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Felix N. Bongjoh, Ph.D. of West Roxbury, Massachusetts has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2019 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of educational consulting. About Felix N. Bongjoh, Ph.D. Dr. Felix... - June 05, 2019 - Strathmore Worldwide
eLuma Pilot to Offer Online Special Education Teachers
For the first time ever, eLuma will be offering online Special Education teachers --beginning in the 2019-20 school year. - June 04, 2019 - eLuma Online Therapy
Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication Recognizes New Members
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide of Farmingdale, New York is proud to recognize their newest members who will be included in their next edition for their contributions and achievements in the many fields listed. About New Members Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide is pleased... - June 04, 2019 - Strathmore Worldwide
Lancaster Seminary Names Vanessa Lovelace Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Seminary
The Reverend Dr. Vanessa Lovelace will join Lancaster Theological Seminary, a graduate school of theology in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 2019, as vice president of academic affairs and dean. - June 03, 2019 - Lancaster Theological Seminary
Chef Koochooloo Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation
Chef Koochooloo wins a competitive grant from the National Science Foundation and invitations from the French and Swiss governments to pilot the idea in Europe. It teaches kids healthy eating from around the world, and infuses STEAM concepts through lessons. It is an example of how schools and policy makers can improve ethnically diverse students’ success via culturally responsive teaching, with education programs and technologies using knowledge, attitudes and skills for inclusive classrooms. - June 01, 2019 - Chef Koochooloo
Spotivity Mobile App Marks the “X” for Teens in Search for Meaningful After-School Activities
The free Spotivity mobile application is happy to announce that they have launched 3 new additional program categories – Jobs, Internships, and Camps – and grew their number of searchable program categories by 50% to a total of nine engagement categories. Spotivity has also implemented... - May 30, 2019 - Spotivity
Kirk Cameron Speaks at Plumstead Christian School’s Ninth Annual Founders Forum & Second Annual Multi-School Assembly
Each year Plumstead Christian School invites a nationally known Christian whose faith informs the way he or she lives. The 2019 Founders Forum keynote speaker, Kirk Cameron, is an actor, director, and producer best known for his early work on TV sitcom Growing Pains, the Left Behind movies, and Fireproof. Most recently Cameron has produced documentaries entitled Monumental and Connect, and he speaks on marriage and parenting in churches across the nation with his Living Room Reset. - May 28, 2019 - Plumstead Christian School
Sergei Tokarev: Lucky Labs Has Released a Book on Ecology Written by Ukrainian Children
A book about garbage was presented at the largest exhibition in Ukraine – Book Arsenal 2019. - May 27, 2019 - Lucky Labs
Join Author, Nicole Thompson, at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee Shop for a Book Talk and Signing of Black Therapists Rock: a Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts
Join the discussion on how Black Therapists Rock: A Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts seeks to end the mental health stigma in Black communities. Since trauma is healed better collectively, each author shares personal accounts of depression, abuse, grief, and other forms of trauma that is often ignored in the community. Nicole’s chapter reveals childhood memories of her mom’s depression that ended with her lifeless body lying next to her at age 8. - May 27, 2019 - GOAT Educators
Florida Blue Foundation Sponsors Statewide Health Literacy Grants Program
Fourteen programs across the state of Florida have been awarded one-year, $5,000 grants for the implementation of a health literacy program to benefit their adult education, ESOL, and family literacy students. These mini-grants, awarded by the Florida Blue Foundation and the Florida Literacy Coalition, integrate health and nutrition information into the programs’ curriculum. - May 25, 2019 - Florida Literacy Coalition
Anelise Feinstein Recognized as an Honored Member and Showcased in P.O.W.E.R. Magazine by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Anelise Feinstein of Bronx, New York has been recognized as an Honored Member and showcased in P.O.W.E.R. Magazine, Spring 2019 edition, by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and amazing achievements in the fields of music, art... - May 24, 2019 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
WIFA Skillanation in Cooperation with Chikitsak Samuha’s Patkar-Varde College Announces Sports Management Dual Certification Programs for Bachelors & Masters
WIFA Skillanation and Patkar-Varde College, Best College of the University of Mumbai 2017, have introduced a new set of dual-certification Programs from this academic year onwards for students wishing to pursue: · 3 year Bachelors in Management Studies – Sports Management · 2... - May 24, 2019 - Skillanation
Author, Nicole Thompson Seeks to End the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities with Newly Released Book, Black Therapists Rock: a Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts
Black Therapists Rock: A Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts seeks to end the mental health stigma in Black communities. Since trauma is healed better collectively, each author shares personal accounts of depression, abuse, grief, and other forms of trauma that is often ignored in the community. The authors’ vulnerability gives hope to people with similar experiences. Nicole’s chapter reveals childhood memories of her mom’s depression that ended with her lifeless body lying next to her at age 8. - May 23, 2019 - GOAT Educators
Posse Foundation Gala Celebrates 30 Years, Features Chaka Khan and Lesley Stahl
Lesley Stahl will preside at the 2019 Posse Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2019), the Foundation announced today. The annual gala is expected to raise $3 million to help public high school students with extraordinary leadership potential. - May 22, 2019 - The Posse Foundation
Principled Technologies Updates Report Comparing the Durability of Three Chromebooks from Dell, HP, and Lenovo
In a hands-on testing update, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell Chromebook 3100 survived more hinge cycles and more micro-drops than the HP Chromebook 11 G6 EE and the Lenovo 100e Chromebook. - May 22, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Malaysian Ministry Witnesses Partnership Between FinTech School, UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center and FinTech Lab
With the rapid growth of FinTech in Asia, the need for tech capacity building in the ASEAN countries has increased. Taking a cue from this, Malaysian government takes the opportunity to collaborate with organizations around the world to work together with Malaysia’s FinTech Lab and FinTech... - May 22, 2019 - FinTech School
The VR/AR Association Publishes the Universities & Colleges Report with Over 40 Institutions That Offer Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Courses & Programs
An educated workforce is a more than a qualified workforce; it is citizenry embracing curiosity. That very curiosity, encouraged by educators, creates the realm of possibility for a thriving, human-centered global populace. Enterprise may develop novel and innovative products with the latest VR/AR... - May 22, 2019 - The VR/AR Association
Virginia Union University Appoints New Dean of Arts and Sciences
Virginia Union University President & CEO Dr. Hakim J. Lucas has announced the appointment of Dr. Ted Ritter to serve as Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, effective July 2019. During his eight years as a faculty member at VUU, Ritter has chaired the Department of History and Political... - May 22, 2019 - Virginia Union University
FinTech School Partners with the Government of Bermuda to Make FinTech Education Accessible to Bermudian Citizens
With the mission of making FinTech education accessible, FinTech School has partnered with the Government of Bermuda to launch an online program where any citizen of Bermuda will be able to access FinTech courses developed by FinTech School. FinTech School really appreciates the vision of the... - May 21, 2019 - FinTech School
CommLab India Poised to Meet the Demands for Flash to HTML5 Conversion
CommLab India, the most sought-after rapid eLearning solutions provider is all set to help organizations beat the end of Flash by 2020 with its streamlined Flash to HTML5 conversion. They will help you achieve scale in converting Flash to HTML5. - May 21, 2019 - CommLab India
APTQI Commends Introduction of Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act (H.R. 2802) in House of Representatives
Bipartisan bill addresses the physical therapist professional shortage by enabling physical therapists to participate in the National Health Service Corps student loan repayment program. - May 18, 2019 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
New Age Expands Once Again
New Age Marketing Continues to Expand in the Charlotte Area. Now Hiring Entry Level College Graduates to help Expand its new Client portfolio. - May 18, 2019 - New Age Marketing Inc.
Yardstick Management Expands Leadership Team with the Appointment of Several Talented Senior Consultants
Yardstick Management Welcomes Jeana Brown, Melanie Calhoun and Gil Rodriguez to Leadership Team. - May 18, 2019 - Yardstick Management LLC
Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA) Brings Active Shooter Awareness to Kansas City
Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA) announces it will host an active shooter town hall meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, with keynote speaker from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Protective Security Advisor (PSA) team. - May 16, 2019 - Homeland Security Foundation of America
Reality Changers Launches Fundraising Campaign to Celebrate 18th Birthday
Reality Changers Launches Fundraising Campaign to Celebrate 18th Birthday. Throughout the Weekend of May 16-19, 2019 All Funds Given Will be Doubled. - May 16, 2019 - Reality Changers
The Largest Teacher Job Fair in the Gulf Coast Region to be Held June 10-11 in Houston, TX
Region 4 Education Service Center will host the 2019 Annual Gulf Coast Teacher Job Fair June 10-11, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 1865 Aldine Bender Road, Houston, Texas 77032. Registration is available at www.esc4.net/jobfair. - May 16, 2019 - Region 4 Education Service Center
Braun Ink Launches Braun Collection, Multi-Format CEO Biography Series
"Billion or Bust!: Growing a Tech Company in Texas," a book by Lanham Napier, former CEO of Rackspace®, is the first release in the Braun Collection. - May 16, 2019 - Braun Ink
iSpring Has Scheduled a Live Webinar on How to Build an Interactive Mini Game for an eLearning Course
iSpring Solutions, a leading vendor of eLearning authoring tools, announced that it has scheduled a webinar entitled: How to create a mini-game: PowerPoint vs iSpring. - May 16, 2019 - iSpring Solutions, Inc.
ShelterPoint CEO Richard White Helped Raise Over $560,000 for the College of Mount Saint Vincent
Richard White and Mary Griffin honored at the College’s Annual Scholarship Tribute Dinner. - May 15, 2019 - ShelterPoint
MedicalFieldCareers.com Announces Its Top 10 Online Nursing Programs for 2019-2020
MedicalFieldCareers.com, a free online resource for students training for careers in healthcare, has revealed its official 2019-20 list of the Top 10 Online Nursing Programs. “With online resources and education growing at record levels every year, we want to show our support for those... - May 15, 2019 - MedicalFieldCareers.com