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National Capital Area Council (NCAC), Boy Scouts of America is the largest youth-serving organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area which includes Virginia, DC and…
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Teen Capitalists Demand Congressional Attention, Supply Dessert
By Warren Rojas Junior Achievement USA’s latest crop of budding entrepreneurs are looking to bend pols’ ears with prospective start-up plans on Tuesday. And the…
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Teen Finishes 40-Mile Trek Carrying Brother for Cerebral Palsy Awareness
After walking 40 miles in the summer sun, Hunter and Braden Gandee completed their remarkable trek today to raise awareness about cerebral palsy. During the…
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Save the Date! Thurgood Marshall College Fund 26th Annual Awards Gala is November 12, 2014
The 26th Annual Awards Gala, themed “Developing Minds … Delivering Dreams” will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Washington Hilton in Washington,…
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How Not to Train a Dragon
I like to think that I am a patient man, but sometimes my patience gets pushed to its limit. That is the situation when it…
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Making Impact: An Interview With Junior Achievement of New York’s President, Joseph Peri
This week, we have the privilege of introducing you to Joseph Peri, President of Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York), the local affiliate of…
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UM Leads in the Field of Regenerative Medicine: Moving from Treatments to Cures
“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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OCRF Research Shows How Ovarian Tumors Elude Immune System
Tumors use numerous mechanisms to escape detection and killing by the immune system. Results from OCRF-funded research, reported May 4, 2014 in the prestigious journal Nature…
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John Wayne Cancer Institute Led Melanoma Research Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
In the largest study of its kind, researchers have confirmed that a strategy to assess the spread of melanoma—pioneered by scientists at the John Wayne…
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Opportunity Funding Corporation Announces Winners of 2014 HBCU Business Plan Competition
Washington, DC – (April 14, 2014) The Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC), a division of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, selected the winners of its 2014…
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Paralysis May Not Last Forever Anymore
Source: USA Today Paralysis may not last forever anymore. In an experiment hailed as “staggering,” a team of researchers at the University of Louisville and…
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Engaged Giving: American Express’s 20 Years of Philanthropic and Volunteer Support of JA New York
April is Youth Financial Literacy Month. So it’s only fitting that we feature a partnership between world-renowned financial industry leader, American Express and a nonprofit…
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