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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday July 04, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Announcing The 2024 Career Awards At The Scientific Interface Recipients
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 4 -- The Burroughs Wellcome Fund issued the following news on July 3, 2024: The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI). These prestigious awards support early career researchers conducting interdisciplinary work combining the physical and computational sciences with the biological sciences. This year's recipients represent a diverse group of scientists whose innovative   more

Keck Joins USPOULTRY as Director, Communications
TUCKER, Georgia, July 4 -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) issued the following news release: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) announces the appointment of Hannah Keck as director, communications. She will be responsible for the planning and coordination of communication activities for USPOULTRY and its family of organizations, including the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). She will report to Gwen Venable, executive vice president - expo & communicat  more

LCV Education Fund Announces Expanded Multi-State Voter Registration Program Focused on Historically Excluded Communities
WASHINGTON, July 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Today, ahead of the Fourth of July, the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF), in partnership with LCVEF's state affiliates, announced the expansion of nine community-based, multi-state voter registration programs. Mobilizing efforts will focus on communities in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wisconsin to meet communities where t  more

Pound Receives Grant for Monument to Region's Labor History
BOONE, North Carolina, July 4 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: The town of Pound has recently received a $217,000 grant from Virginia Tech's Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia program to construct a monument paying tribute to the region's labor history. The proposed project, titled "Labor in Motion: Honoring the Voices that Shaped the Coalfields," seeks to uplift and engage with the labor movement history of the coalfield region. This project is being led by Pound's   more

Sigma Xi Welcomes New President Kathy Lu
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 4 -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news release: With this month's start of fiscal year 2025, Sigma Xi welcomes a new cohort of elected leaders, highlighted by Kathy Lu, PhD, who takes over the role of president from Marija Strojnik, PhD. Dr. Lu spent the first year of her three-year term serving in the president-elect role, preparing her vision for advancing the Society through the upcoming year, including the leadi  more