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Wilmers Integrity Prize Awarded to Refuge America Founder

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize, which honors individuals striving to better our world, has been awarded to Edafe Okporo, founder of Refuge America, a nonprofit committed to strengthening America as a welcome place for displaced LGBTQ+ people. Offered each year, the Prize is a no-strings-attached cash award of $50,000.

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  • Edafe Okporo leads illustrious group of finalists, earning $50,000 prize to further the impact of aiding displaced people
    NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize , which honors individuals striving to better our world, has been awarded to Edafe Okporo, founder of Refuge America , a nonprofit committed to strengthening America as a welcome place for displaced LGBTQ+ people.
  • This recognition was announced at a reception for 65 inaugural donors to the Wilmers Integrity Prize, a nonprofit established in 2019 to support individuals working in the United States with exceptional integrity to better our world through their actions and advocacy.
  • In receiving the Wilmers Integrity Prize, Okporo led an accomplished group of finalists who have all launched innovative programs to address inequity and drive positive change.
  • The 14-member Wilmers Integrity Prize Selection Committee includes cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Kevin Sullivan, M&T Chairman René Jones, previous Prize winners Max Kenner and Lundy Ramos Perez, among others.

Dasani Coates featured at the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Spring Luncheon on April 9

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) will hold its annual Spring Luncheon on Tuesday, April 9, and feature a conversation with Dasani Coates, the subject of the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book by Andrea Elliott, Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City.

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  • The NYSPCC is dedicated to reducing incidences and impacts of child abuse and neglect through prevention programs that improve the safety of children and intervention programs that help children and families heal.
  • Recognized as a pioneer in the field of child protection, the Society has served more than two million children over the past 149 years.
  • "We are delighted to invite our supporters, partners and the broader community to join us for a riveting and inspiring afternoon on survival and child welfare at the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's 2024 Spring Luncheon," said Muna Heaven, the NYSPCC's Interim Executive Director.
  • "The children we work with have been through unthinkable trauma, and we are committed to providing free, best-practice services to these children and their families every day.

New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA's next Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer mission.

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  • The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA's next Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer mission.
  • This will enable it to capture the explosions that follow bursts of gravitational waves caused by merging neutron stars.
  • The telescope also will carry an ultraviolet spectrograph to study stellar explosions and massive stars.
  • The UVEX mission was selected for a two-year mission and will cost approximately $300 million, not including launch costs.

CervoMed Announces Appointment of Industry Leader Joshua Boger, Ph.D., as Chair of the Board

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CervoMed Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVO), a clinical-stage company developing treatments for degenerative diseases of the brain, today announced the appointment of Joshua Boger, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors (Board) and as Chair of the Board. Dr. Boger is an innovative scientist and highly successful business executive who brings extensive drug development and biopharmaceutical company leadership experience to CervoMed as it progresses toward an important inflection point. Topline data from the RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating neflamapimod in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is expected in the second half of 2024. The Board Chair position was formerly held by CervoMed co-founder Dr. Sylvie Gregoire, who will continue to serve as a director.

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  • The Board Chair position was formerly held by CervoMed co-founder Dr. Sylvie Gregoire, who will continue to serve as a director.
  • “It is a pleasure to welcome Joshua, the founder of Vertex and an esteemed industry leader, to our Board of Directors,” said John Alam, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of CervoMed.
  • Dr. Joshua Boger is an industry veteran who has served in multiple scientific and business leadership roles in his 40+ year career.
  • He continued to serve on the Vertex Board and Chair Vertex’s Science & Technology Committee until 2017.

Johnson & Johnson Celebrates Innovation in Novel Drug Delivery Systems with 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson today announced Robert Langer, Sc.D., of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the winner of the 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. Dr. Langer was honored for his groundbreaking work in designing novel drug delivery systems that can deliver medications continuously, precisely, and at controlled rates over extended periods. His pioneering research into biomedical compounds for drug delivery has impacts on a wide range of medical technologies, including anticancer therapy, vaccine development, gene therapy and more. 

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  • Dr. Robert Langer to Receive 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Groundbreaking Research in Biomedical Compounds for Drug Delivery
    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson today announced Robert Langer, Sc.D., of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the winner of the 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research .
  • Dr. Langer was honored for his groundbreaking work in designing novel drug delivery systems that can deliver medications continuously, precisely, and at controlled rates over extended periods.
  • He joins 22 other scientists who have received the Dr. Paul Janssen Award since 2004, including eight who have gone on to win the Nobel Prize.
  • Johnson & Johnson will honor this remarkable scientist during a virtual symposium titled "Pioneering Novel Drug Delivery Systems" at the New York Academy of Sciences on February 8, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Literary Arts Series Spotlights Novelist Saul Bellow

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Saul Bellow was honored today with a new stamp, the 34th in the Postal Service's Literary Arts series.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Saul Bellow was honored today with a new stamp, the 34th in the Postal Service's Literary Arts series.
  • Bellow considered himself a historian of American identity, populating his books with dreamers and intellectuals searching for meaning in a materialistic, sometimes disorienting world.
  • The title "Saul Bellow" is in dark purple letters in the upper-right corner, with "Three Ounce" and "USA" appearing vertically along the left side.
  • Bellow began an unfinished novel in 1939, then in 1941, published his first short story, "Two Morning Monologues," in Partisan Review.

International Human Frontier Science Program Organization Releases 2024-2032 Strategic Plan: "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change"

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Monday, February 5, 2024

As a strategy and roadmap to that future, "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change" is unique because HFSPO is unique.

Key Points: 
  • As a strategy and roadmap to that future, "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change" is unique because HFSPO is unique.
  • To read "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change," in full, go to HFSPO Strategic Plan 2024-2032 .
  • The Human Frontier Science Program was established by the G7 countries at the initiative of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan at the 1987 Venice Summit.
  • The mission of HFSPO is to foster bold, basic, frontier research in the life sciences and interdisciplinary collaborations around the world.

International Human Frontier Science Program Organization Releases 2024-2032 Strategic Plan: "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change"

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Monday, February 5, 2024

As a strategy and roadmap to that future, "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change" is unique because HFSPO is unique.

Key Points: 
  • As a strategy and roadmap to that future, "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change" is unique because HFSPO is unique.
  • To read "Frontier Life Science in a Time of Change," in full, go to HFSPO Strategic Plan 2024-2032 .
  • The Human Frontier Science Program was established by the G7 countries at the initiative of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan at the 1987 Venice Summit.
  • The mission of HFSPO is to foster bold, basic, frontier research in the life sciences and interdisciplinary collaborations around the world.

The Franklin Institute Celebrates 200 Years of Recognizing Excellence in Science and Technology with Announcement of 2024 Franklin Institute Awards Laureates

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

As part of its bicentennial celebrations, The Franklin Institute proudly announces the laureates of the 200th year of the Awards Program.

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  • As part of its bicentennial celebrations, The Franklin Institute proudly announces the laureates of the 200th year of the Awards Program.
  • Since its inception, The Franklin Institute Awards Program has honored the most influential scientists, engineers, and inventors who have significantly advanced science and technology.
  • Bank of America returns in 2024 as the Presenting Sponsor of The Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony and Dinner for the 22nd consecutive year.
  • For more information about The Franklin Institute Awards Program and the 2024 laureates, please visit fi.edu/awards.

CCV CAPITAL: Green Technology, Extreme Climate, Now and Future

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Monday, January 15, 2024

The CCV team, led by Wei Zhou, inherits the green technology genes from KPCB.

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  • The CCV team, led by Wei Zhou, inherits the green technology genes from KPCB.
  • Since its establishment in 2017, CCV has strategically invested in numerous innovative enterprises related to green technology.
  • Wei Zhou emphasized that CCV will continue to deepen its involvement in the green technology industry, expressing confidence that more Chinese entrepreneurial teams will have opportunities to go global in the field of green technology.
  • The overall direction of green technology was sound, but as a venture capital firm, we must focus on returns.