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The Grand Island Creative District was recently named a certified Nebraska Creative District.
The program promotes and supports economic development and placemaking opportunities in communities dedicated to growing their arts-related economic sectors.
With this new designation, the District plans to bring more people to the area, not only from within Grand Island but also from within the state.
The Story of Us will spotlight different individuals throughout the district to emphasize what they do personally or through their business.
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Department of Energy (DOE), the budget reflects a targeted reorientation of funding toward technologies that align with the administration's energy, industrial and national security priorities.The...more
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Circular construction is about rethinking how we build, renovate, and repurpose urban spaces.By extending the life of building materials from existing structures the hope is to reduce waste generated...more
Kutztown University has been awarded a state grant to support a program that is helping to combat the ongoing teacher shortage in Pennsylvania.The state Department of Education will provide $946,951...more
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
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
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
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.Hospitals and health systems are urged to nominate candidates as soon as possible for the AHA Next Generation Leaders...more
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When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.