Practice-Changing Advances Fuel ASHP Lit Awards

Posted On Saturday, November 9, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , ,   
A rapid molecular diagnostic test for infectious disease that lowers mortality, hospital costs and time to appropriate drug therapy, and a pharmacogenomics algorithm that helps clinicians optimize warfarin dosing are two of several practice-changing advances by pharmacists who are recipients of this year’s Literature Awards issued by the American Society ...

Registration open for Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl

Posted On Friday, November 1, 2013 By . Under FEATURED, PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , ,   
Registration open for Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl Teams of high school and middle school students across the country can now register to compete in the 24th annual Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl. Thousands of students compete in the contest annually; it has grown into one of the largest academic math and science competitions in the country. The ...

Obama Administration Approves NCLB Flexibility Request for Puerto Rico

Posted On Friday, October 25, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , ,   
Washington, DC - The Obama administration today approved the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in exchange for locally-developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership. Since fall 2011, 45 ...

Oracle Security Chief Is Keynote Speaker at Carnegie Mellon’s OurCS Conference

Posted On Thursday, October 17, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , ,   
Pittsburgh: Mary Ann Davidson, chief security officer of Oracle Corp., will advise undergraduate women on "Embracing Your Inner Geek" as a keynote speaker for the OurCS Conference, a women's workshop at Carnegie Mellon University that promotes graduate study in computer science. Seventy-eight undergraduate women from 24 states and Puerto Rico, as ...

AFA’s CyberPatriot Program Receives Support from the Department of Homeland Security

Posted On Thursday, October 10, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , ,   
ARLINGTON, Va.,  -- The Air Force Association's CyberPatriot program announced today a new sponsorship from the Department of Homeland Security at the Cyber Diamond level. With the support of DHS, CyberPatriot will continue its growth as the National Youth Cyber Education Program. Registration for the sixth CyberPatriot competition season closes on ...

Obama admin approved a waiver from No Child Left Behind for Texas

Posted On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , ,   
The Obama administration today approved the State of Texas for a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in exchange for state-developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership. Since fall 2011, 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico ...

Local Girl Receives Grant For Social Change Project From ANN INC.

Posted On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , ,   
ANN INC., the parent Company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, and Vital Voices Global Partnership are honored to announce the 2013 ANNpower Grantees, a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action. The young women represent a diverse group of high school students who are committed to driving positive social change ...

Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World

Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By . Under ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FEATURED, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DC, WEST VIRGINIA  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World Medical tourism is one of the growing trends across the world. Due to high increase in the cost of health care facility, individual as well as companies are providing incentives to travel across the countries to get the surgeries they need. While travelling other countries for the medical tourists not ...

A New Approach to Teaching: Mid-Columbia Prepares for Changes in Standards

Posted On Monday, September 16, 2013 By . Under FEATURED, PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , ,   
Mid-Columbia prepares for changes in standards Washington's not just getting new standardized tests next year, it's getting a whole new approach to teaching math and language arts. The Common Core State Standards are supposed to better prepare students for a college education and post-academic life by teaching them how to apply what they've learned to real life. ...

Perth Amboy Upcoming School Year to be Current Superintendent’s Last in District

Posted On Monday, September 9, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , ,   
PERTH AMBOY — When students head back to school Monday for the first day of classes, it will be the final year with the district’s current superintendent. Board of Education President Mark Carvajal announced at last week’s school board meeting the board would be initiating a search for a superintendent of ...

Polytecnic University of Puerto Rico Miami Campus Welcomes Incoming Students

Posted On Sunday, September 1, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Since Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) Miami Campus was founded in 2001, nine graduate commencement ceremonies have taken place at the campus, located in the Doral area. Presently the university, whose target audience is the working professional, is gearing up for the fall trimester when over 200 students will ...

Coordinating Board approves UTSA bachelor’s degree in global affairs

Posted On Saturday, August 24, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved a Bachelor of Arts in Global Affairs degree to begin at The University of Texas at San Antonio in fall 2013. The new program, to be administered by the Department of Political Science and Geography in the UTSA College of Liberal and ...

Puerto Rico To Debate New Gay Rights, Gender Bills

Posted On Saturday, August 17, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , ,   
Puerto Rico Education SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Religious groups gathered Wednesday in front of Puerto Rico's seaside capitol to protest proposed laws that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children and would establish a public school curriculum examining gender issues including sexual discrimination. One of the island's largest Christian organizations, Puerto Rico Pro ...

Bill O’Reilly Is Killing History with Factually Challenged Praise of RFK

Posted On Friday, August 2, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , ,   
Does anyone read anymore? I mean, besides tweets from Anthony Weiner? During his otherwise excellent commentaries on race in America, Bill O'Reilly, host of the No. 1 cable news show, claimed on Tuesday night that the one person who tried to help African-Americans more than any other was ... Robert F. ...

Republican Women Respond to Department of Education’s Defense of Race-Based Standards

Posted On Friday, July 26, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , ,   
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., -- In response to swelling criticism about race-based standards in Alabama's eight-year strategic K-12 plan that implements Common Core, the Alabama Superintendent of Education released a statement of "leading African-American Education Policy Professionals," who support his Plan 2020.  The Alabama Federation of Republican Women (AFRW) quickly responded. AFRW president Elois ...

Fresno State PR Instructor Appointed to Prestigious Board

Posted On Friday, July 19, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , ,   
Betsy Hays will be inducted in PRSA's College of Fellows on Oct. 26. Fresno State instructor and public relations expert Betsy Hays was one of 14 inducted into the College of Fellows by the Public Relations Society of America. The College of Fellows, founded in 1989, is a prestigious community of ...

BRCC Board Gains New Member, Reviews Tuition Increases

Posted On Thursday, July 11, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , ,   
Blue Ridge Community College trustees met Monday to swear in a new member, review tuition increases and receive updates on multiple projects at the college. Bill Ramsey, an author and retired engineer who lives in Hendersonville, was sworn in as a trustee, as were reappointed board members Kohlan Flynn, Betty Gash ...

Cosmetic Bootcamp Features Diverse and Novel Sessions

Posted On Thursday, July 4, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , , , , ,   
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,-- The ninth annual Cosmetic Bootcamp (CBC), held June 20-23 in Aspen, Colo., included many first-time sessions, including sessions on optimizing patient outcomes using surgery, botulinum toxins, lasers, fillers, and topical products, as well as talked about how to avoid counterfeit products and the psychology of the ...
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