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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday March 08, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Announces Rebuilding and Recovery Micro-Grants for Hurricane Helene-Impacted Recreation Communities
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following news: * * * Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Announces Rebuilding and Recovery Micro-Grants for Hurricane Helene-Impacted Recreation Communities Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the opening of its Rebuilding and Recovery Micro-Grant Program to support outdoor recreation in communities recovering from the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The micro-grant program will award $5,000-$10,000 grants to fund  more

The ISTH Invites public comment on a Draft Focused Update of TTP Guideline
CARRBORO, North Carolina, March 7 -- The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis issued the following news: * * * The ISTH invites public comment on a draft focused update of TTP Guideline The ISTH welcomes the public to comment on its draft recommendations for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Clinicians, researchers, allied health professionals, policy makers, industry representatives, patients, caregivers, and other members of the public are welcome t  more

Tropical forests are struggling to keep pace with climate change
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 7 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Tropical forests are struggling to keep pace with climate change Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. Wake Forest University researchers who monitor a network of forest plots stretching from the slopes of the Andes to the lowlands along the Amazon River in Southern Peru have contributed to a major new study published today in Science.   more

UNC-Greensboro: Nutrition That Fits
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 7 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Nutrition that Fits Alumna Kimmie Singh on building healthy relationships with food and yourself Diet culture bombards the public with promises for weight management. In the 1990s and early 2000s this included programs from Atkins, Weight Watchers and Slim Fast. More recently it's marketing for meal delivery plans, tracking apps, and popular Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GL  more