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Advancing Food Animal Innovation and Talent Development Grants Awarded 
NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has awarded six Advancing Food Animal Innovation and Talent Development Grants.The grants are part of the university's Animal Science...more
NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has awarded six Advancing Food Animal Innovation and Talent Development Grants.The grants are part of the university's Animal Science...more
State Grant Gives $1 Million to Help Reopen Hazleton Ymca €“ Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice 
State grant gives $1 million to help reopen Hazleton YMCA.The funds for Hazleton's Y come from a $34.3 million in a Neighborhood Assistance Program.The grant will go to the Greater Wyoming Valley...more
State grant gives $1 million to help reopen Hazleton YMCA.The funds for Hazleton's Y come from a $34.3 million in a Neighborhood Assistance Program.The grant will go to the Greater Wyoming Valley...more
A Step Toward Savings and Sustainability: Gretna Unveils New Digital Water Meters 
Gretna neighbors can now track their water usage in real-time, saving money, conserving water, and improving billing accuracy.The new digital meters wirelessly transmit data directly to the city,...more
Gretna neighbors can now track their water usage in real-time, saving money, conserving water, and improving billing accuracy.The new digital meters wirelessly transmit data directly to the city,...more
Smart Grows Trust, Ridership Due to Its Recent Successes 
Bicyclist and pedestrian usage of adjoining public pathways also reached a new high of 763,315 last year.The sales tax, which generates $50 million annually and represents roughly 60% of SMART's...more
Bicyclist and pedestrian usage of adjoining public pathways also reached a new high of 763,315 last year.The sales tax, which generates $50 million annually and represents roughly 60% of SMART's...more
Aligning Food Taxation With Climate Goals: A Possible Path to Greening Consumption in Europe 
(2024) provides a comprehensive analysis of how different tax policies can be used to address GHG emissions in agriculture.The study estimates that a 100/tCO2e tax on EU producers would result in a...more
(2024) provides a comprehensive analysis of how different tax policies can be used to address GHG emissions in agriculture.The study estimates that a 100/tCO2e tax on EU producers would result in a...more
Food Innovation For A Healthy and Sustainable Future 
The speakers will examine the technologies enhancing product development to create delicious and nutritious products that improve health.Future Food-Tech is a key discovery platform to meet exciting...more
The speakers will examine the technologies enhancing product development to create delicious and nutritious products that improve health.Future Food-Tech is a key discovery platform to meet exciting...more
Breaking: Fmc Corporation Shutters Its Agtech Vc Arm Fmc Ventures 
FMC Corporation launched its venture arm in 2020.The venture arm backed the likes of Traive, Agrospheres, Niqo Robotics, Micropep Technologies, Guardian Agriculture, and Trace Genomics.In November...more
FMC Corporation launched its venture arm in 2020.The venture arm backed the likes of Traive, Agrospheres, Niqo Robotics, Micropep Technologies, Guardian Agriculture, and Trace Genomics.In November...more
Chicago Launches App to Assist Residents With Recycling 
The app has been made available at no cost to the city via a partnership with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.The city hopes the app will lead to a decrease in contamination at material...more
The app has been made available at no cost to the city via a partnership with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.The city hopes the app will lead to a decrease in contamination at material...more
Patient-Centered Innovation: Can Europe Lead the Way? 
We can't make true progress on unmet needs unless we understand from the patients themselves what they need or what they think is missing from their treatment options.Europe has sadly seen a...more
We can't make true progress on unmet needs unless we understand from the patients themselves what they need or what they think is missing from their treatment options.Europe has sadly seen a...more
Army, Industry Spur Innovation on Network and Command and Control 
The Army's Unified Network (UN) effort merges the Army's persistent, or fixed, enterprise network with the episodic, or mobile, tactical network.The C2 Cross-Functional Team (CFT) and the Army...more
The Army's Unified Network (UN) effort merges the Army's persistent, or fixed, enterprise network with the episodic, or mobile, tactical network.The C2 Cross-Functional Team (CFT) and the Army...more
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Charity Database Lets Couples Donate for a Cause
Kendall Webb, founder of JustGive.org, brings the Internet into the philanthropic sector as a nonprofit organization. Â Her donor-advised fund San Francisco-based website connects couples to a plethora of charities through its wedding registries.