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The long road to a new malaria vaccine, told by the scientists behind the breakthrough – podcast

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we find out why it’s been so hard to find a malaria vaccine – and hear from the scientists behind the new breakthrough.

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  • In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we find out why it’s been so hard to find a malaria vaccine – and hear from the scientists behind the new breakthrough.
  • In 2021, 619,000 people died from malaria, the majority of them children.
  • The search for a vaccine has been underway for decades, but it’s particularly difficult due to the complexity of the malaria parasite.
  • “It begins with a mosquito bite,” says Faith Osier, co-director of the Institute of Infection at Imperial College London.

San Antonio Fire Department and Mollie's Fund Work Together for Skin Cancer Prevention

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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The San Antonio initiative is a unique 3- prong outreach bringing together the San Antonio Fire Department administration, Dr. Hamblin and her volunteer health care professionals from the San Antonio community, and Mollie's Fund.

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  • The San Antonio initiative is a unique 3- prong outreach bringing together the San Antonio Fire Department administration, Dr. Hamblin and her volunteer health care professionals from the San Antonio community, and Mollie's Fund.
  • These volunteers came from all over the San Antonio community and beyond - CHRISTUS Health, UT Health San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Ward, Brooke Army Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Ft.
  • Mollie's Fund worked with the SAFD to design posters to further educate firefighters about skin cancer prevention.
  • Thank you again to Mollie's Fund for partnering with us at SAFD and their unwavering dedication to helping educate and prevent skin cancer in our firefighters."

Hood College to Receive $1M from 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hood College will receive $1 million from congressionally directed spending via the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, secured by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), to fund two new centers: the Marlene Grossnickle Young '76, H'14, P'09 and Michael S. Young, P'09 Data Driven Frederick Center (DDF) and the Biomedical Research and Training Center.

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  • FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hood College will receive $1 million from congressionally directed spending via the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, secured by U.S.
  • Funding for these projects comes from congressionally directed spending requested by Senators Cardin and Van Hollen and enacted as part of the fiscal year 2023 omnibus government funding bill.
  • Cardin and Van Hollen presented these projects to the Appropriations Committee as investments designed to benefit the State of Maryland and the Frederick community.
  • With these funds, Hood College will help unlock more opportunity for students in our state," said Senator Van Hollen.

Hood College Receives $2.3M from Hodson Trust in Annual Gift

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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FREDERICK, Md. , Dec. 20, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hood College is proud to announce that The Hodson Trust has gifted $2.3M to the College for use in the Hodson Science and Technology Center expansion project.

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  • , Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hood College is proud to announce that The Hodson Trust has gifted $2.3M to the College for use in the Hodson Science and Technology Center expansion project.
  • "We are incredibly thankful for The Hodson Trust's ongoing support of the College and our mission," said Hood College President Andrea E. Chapdelaine.
  • "The Hodson Trust has enabled Hood to impact countless lives via their annual gifts to the College."
  • This gift represents the final expected annual contribution Hood will receive from the Trust.

Top UWM Trainer Joins Umortgage

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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He secured his spot as the top-ranking trainer and coach company-wide in 2020, with a client satisfaction score of 99.2%.

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  • He secured his spot as the top-ranking trainer and coach company-wide in 2020, with a client satisfaction score of 99.2%.
  • "Dave is the definition of all-in," said Kayla Lopez, Leader of the Learning and Development team at UMortgage.
  • This clear passion for teaching is what drew President and CEO of UMortgage Anthony Casa to Higgins.
  • The UMortgage team extends their utmost thanks to David as well as all our servicemen and women for their service and commends their sacrifice.