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Teams of Top Scientists to Join University of Maryland School of Medicine as Major Recruitment Initiative Has Strong Start
BALTIMORE, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced today the successful recruitment of a broad slate of top scientists, as the first part of the School of Medicine's bold new recruitment initiative called "STRAP" (Special Trans-Disciplinary Recruitment Award Program). The Initiative, which was officially launched in late 2016, was recognized as a bold, new effort to recruit teams of some of the most talented physicians and scientists, with the primary goal of significantly catalyzing UM SOM's focus on accelerating discoveries, cures and therapeutics for the most serious diseases that cause morbidity, mortality and disability. STRAP specifies that the UM SOM will recruit scores of well-funded teams of scientists at all faculty ranks by the year 2020, as part of Vision 2020, the shared strategic goals established by the UM SOM and the University of Maryland Medical System.
Journalism Veteran Kathy Kiely is National Press Club Journalism Institute 2017 Press Freedom Fellow
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran journalist Kathy Kiely as its 2017 Press Freedom Fellow. The Press Freedom Fellowship was established in 2016 to shine a light on barriers to press freedom abroad and in the United States and to leverage the NPC's unique presence and resources to highlight global press freedom issues. Kiely has been a journalist for 40 years and a member of the National Press Club for more than 30.
Application Period Opens for Nation's Largest Pre-College Scholarship
LANSDOWNE, Va., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Outstanding 7th grade students with financial need can apply from now until April 5 for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Young Scholars Program, which is the largest high school scholarship and educational support program in the United States. Each Young Scholar will have an educational adviser and will engage with the community of other Young Scholars in academic programming. "Many parents of high-achieving students with financial need simply don't have the money to send their children to academically rigorous summer programs, to get their children the best advice about applying for college, or to provide enrichment activities during the school year," said Cooke Foundation Executive Director Harold O. Levy.
Leading Veterans Service Organizations Release 30th Edition of the Independent Budget for the 115th Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) released The Independent Budget Veterans Agenda for the 115th Congress. The collaborative report, now in its 30th edition, outlines legislative and policy issues for the veterans' community and this year immediately precedes the annual funding recommendations for the programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The Board Of Directors Of InterMedia Is Pleased To Announce The Appointment Of Denise P. O'Reilly As InterMedia's New President And Chief Executive Officer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of InterMedia, a global non-profit research, evaluation and consulting company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Denise P. O'Reilly as InterMedia's new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ms. O'Reilly has previously served InterMedia as Interim President & CEO and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
