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2012 John J. Murphy Family Scholarship Winner
Foundation: Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas
Amy Ruth of Randolph Central High School, pursuing nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University is the 2012 awardee of the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship--a $10,000 scholarship, with $2,500 awarded per year for up to four years.
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation support many areas including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service and youth development.
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Usf Nursing Unveils Shine Science Center to Power Discovery and Innovation 
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USF Nursing unveils SHINE Science Center to power discovery and innovation.USF Health College of Nursing is proud to announce the opening of the Sleep and Health Innovations in Neurobehavioral...more
Umass Health Economist Lucy Xiaolu Wang Wins 'Best Young Researcher Award' At Health ... 
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang, assistant professor of resource economics, has been honored with the Best Young Researcher Award at the 15th annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) The award...more
Annual Lecture Will Focus on Public Health Planning For Longevity 
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Laura Magana, PhD, is president and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.Her talk will focus on how public health systems can proactively shape policies, environments and...more
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Dimitris Bertsimas, MIT's vice provost for open learning, is the innovator behind 15.071 (The Analytics Edge) The book provides a practical introduction to the field of health care analytics.Using...more
Aha Presents Variety of Awards Recognizing Leaders Across the Health Care Field 
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AHA presents variety of awards recognizing leaders across the health care field.Hospitals and health systems are urged to nominate candidates as soon as possible for the AHA Next Generation Leaders...more
Audit of Automatic Voter Registration Ongoing, Almost 8 Months in 
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Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor in September announced an audit of the state's Motor Voter program.The audit's announcement was praised at the time by the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus, a group...more
Elgin Schools Receive State Grant Boost 
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Proposed Legislative Reforms Would Loosen Regulations on Child Care Staffing and Capacity 
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Currently, licensed child care centers are rated from one to five stars using a point system based on program and education standards.Centers that get five stars receive more state and federal...more
Johnson Controls Celebrates 140 Years of Innovation and Leadership 
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