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Map the Meal Gap

May 20, 2014

In order to address the problem of hunger, we must first understand it. Feeding America undertook the Map the Meal Gap project to learn more…

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Few Women at High-risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Receive Genetic Counseling

May 20, 2014

Despite recommendations from the federal government that women at high-risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer be offered genetic counseling and testing at no out…

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New Study Looks at Corporate and Employee Giving for Nonprofits

May 19, 2014

When you compare the nonprofit fundraising landscape of today with a generation ago one of the most significant changes that you’ll see is the constant growth of…

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The 2012 LIVESTRONG Survey: Money Matters

May 14, 2014

Cancer can take a significant financial toll on cancer survivors and their families, and they often face issues with health and disability insurance. In 2012,…

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SPLC report: Extremist propaganda is distorting the debate over the Common Core State Standards

May 12, 2014

The fierce grassroots campaign threatening to derail the Common Core State Standards is being fueled by far-right propaganda that relies heavily on distortions, outright falsehoods…

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Take Action This Week On Behalf of 15 Million with Food Allergies!

May 12, 2014

Earlier this month, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced the expansion of Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month,…

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What do Kool-Aid and Cigars Have in Common?

May 12, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Tobacco companies are using the same flavor chemicals in their sweet-flavored tobacco products, including cigars of various sizes and smokeless tobacco, that are…

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Elephants Never Forget Their Mothers

May 9, 2014

The bonds between mothers and daughters are often intensely strong and highly complicated—not just for humans, but for some animals as well.  Mothers are cherished…

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UM Leads in the Field of Regenerative Medicine: Moving from Treatments to Cures

May 8, 2014

“Another field where the [University of Miami] Miller School’s regenerative medicine program is making significant progress is in the development of cellular treatments for diabetes.”…

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World Ovarian Cancer Day is May 8th

May 7, 2014

We all have women in our lives who we love and cherish: our mothers, our daughters, our sisters, our friends. Every woman in the world…

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The Children’s Inn at NIH’s Play Park Receives Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

May 7, 2014

The Children’s Inn at NIH can now say it features a Play Park designed by an award-winning design firm! Mahan Rykiel Associates (MRA), the design…

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Meet the Children: Ashley & Samantha Housel

May 7, 2014

Life was hectic yet wonderful for the Housel family when identical twins Ashley and Samantha arrived in 2010. It became even more hectic when, shockingly,…

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