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Berklee Online Music Courses Unlock Potential in Juvenile Justice Programs

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

BOSTON, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mekhi C. grew up playing drums in his school band in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He says he enjoys listening to Lil Durk, Lil Baby, and Polo G, but never considered himself a musician until recently.

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  • Berklee Online has partnered with the Department of Youth Services in Massachusetts, and other juvenile justice programs across the US, to offer students the opportunity to earn college credit by taking online music courses.
  • Through an initiative that has been years in the making , Berklee Online is offering music scholarships to students like Mekhi, allowing them to earn college credit by taking online music courses that are taught remotely by Berklee professors.
  • To date, Berklee Online courses are offered at nearly 30 juvenile justice agencies across the US, with a majority of them in Massachusetts.
  • More than 80 students at juvenile justice agencies have taken Berklee Online courses in Music Foundations , Developing Your Artistry , Creative Writing , and the previously mentioned courses in music production.

The Digital Learning Collaborative announces annual award winners

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

DURANGO, Colo., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC) is thrilled to announce our 2023 awards program winners, recognizing a few of the incredible leaders, schools, and organizations that are improving student opportunities and outcomes.

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  • The winners are being recognized at the closing ceremony of the Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC), on Wednesday February 15th, in Austin and online.
  • Individual Excellence in Digital Learning Award – Holly Brzycki, CAOLA
    Holly Brzycki is an educator and change agent who embodies the spirit of selfless sharing, support, and collegiality across the digital learning field.
  • Her advocacy transcends her work with Connections as she has been a supporter of all types of digital learning, from online courses to blended and hybrid schools.
  • More information on the awardees will be posted to the Digital Learning Collaborative website in the coming weeks.

ObsEva Presents Clinical Data on Oral GnRH Antagonist Linzagolix at Multiple Congresses

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

GENEVA, Switzerland May 25, 2022 ObsEva SA (NASDAQ: OBSV; SIX: OBSN), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel therapies for womens health, today announced the presentation of clinical data on linzagolix, an oral GnRH antagonist.

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  • GENEVA, Switzerland May 25, 2022 ObsEva SA (NASDAQ: OBSV; SIX: OBSN), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel therapies for womens health, today announced the presentation of clinical data on linzagolix, an oral GnRH antagonist.
  • The encouraging data presented at these important medical congresses highlight the differentiated therapeutic potential of linzagolix to better address the individual needs of women with uterine fibroids and endometriosis, said Dr. Brandi Howard, Chief Clinical Officer of ObsEva.
  • These data demonstrate that linzagolix with or without add-back therapy (ABT) significantly reduced heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fibroids.
  • Linzagolix is an investigational novel, once daily, oral GnRH receptor antagonist with a potentially best-in-class profile1,2,3.

ARCHITECT DAVID HOTSON REINTERPRETS 1,400-YEAR-OLD ARMENIAN PROTOTYPE IN THE DESIGN OF THE NEW SAINT SARKIS CHURCH

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

CARROLLTON, Texas, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Saint Sarkis Armenian Church, 4421 Charles Street, in Carrollton, Texas, designed by award-winning New York architect David Hotson, AIA, will be consecrated on April 23, 2022.  The church will celebrate its first Sunday Service on April 24, 2022, the annual date on which the international Armenian Diaspora memorializes the 1.5 million victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

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  • CARROLLTON, Texas, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The new Saint Sarkis Armenian Church, 4421 Charles Street, in Carrollton, Texas, designed by award-winning New York architect David Hotson, AIA, will be consecrated on April 23, 2022.
  • The new church building is modeled on the ancient Armenian church of Saint Hripsime which still stands near Armenia's modern capital of Yerevan.
  • The church of Saint Hripsime was completed in 618 AD and the cornerstone of Saint Sarkis was laid exactly 14 centuries later in 2018.
  • David Hotson, AIA, is the principal of David Hotson Architect , established in New York in 1991.