Month: August 2018

SIR receives ASAE 2018 Power of A Award for “IAmIR” diversity and inclusion campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Society of Interventional Radiology has been honored with a 2018 ASAE Power of A Silver Award for its “IAmIR” diversity and inclusion campaign. ASAE recognized the IAmIR campaign in the category of “The Power to Create a Competitive Workforce.” Through this effort, SIR is empowering members and helping to include more women and underrepresented minorities in the growing, cutting-edge medical specialty of interventional radiology. “This award is a testament to our members’ commitment to creating an interventional radiology workforce that reflects the diversity of the patients they treat,” said…

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CVS Health and Truth Initiative Challenge All Women’s Colleges to Go Tobacco-Free

Stuart Mitchell

In their shared commitment to helping deliver the first tobacco-free generation, CVS Health and Truth Initiative® are calling upon women’s colleges in the United States to apply for their grant program dedicated to helping colleges and universities advocate for, adopt and implement 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free campus policies. Currently, only 10 of 38 women’s colleges, and just 1,853 of all colleges and universities in the United States have 100% tobacco-free policies in place. Applications for grants are being accepted through September 13, 2018. According to a recent report by…

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Launch of Kind Malaysia 2018 to Connect Corporates with Civil Society: Partnership for Humanity

Stuart Mitchell

UBM Malaysia announced the inaugural of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project called Kind Malaysia 2018, a platform to connect corporates with civil society, in partnership with #myWorld by MITEC. Themed “Connecting Corporates With Civil Society – Partnership for Humanity”, Kind Malaysia 2018 will be held from 24 – 25 October 2018 at the country’s largest exhibition space, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) aims to highlight the importance of creating a culture of kindness within corporate setups and assist them with delivering various CSR initiatives. The two-day event and expo…

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National LGBT Bar Association Launches COMMIT to INCLUSION Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The National LGBT Bar Association announces a new campaign that asks attorneys across the US to COMMIT to INCLUSION by repudiating anti-LGBT legal groups like Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Liberty Counsel and pledging never to support them through pro bono services. “For more than 25 years, groups like Alliance Defending Freedom and Liberty Counsel have overseen an army of litigators and waged a systematic, insidious, and well-funded crusade to strip protections from LGBT people,” said LGBT Bar Association Executive Director D’Arcy Kemnitz. “With the recent Supreme Court decision in…

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The Outland Trophy Joins Forces with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases for a Public Awareness Campaign to Help #FightFlu

Stuart Mitchell

The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) announced a new partnership to present the 2018 Outland Trophy as part of a public awareness campaign focused on the importance of influenza (flu) prevention during the 2018-2019 flu season. Selected by FWAA, the trophy is awarded annually to the top interior lineman in college football. The announcement, made by Steve Richardson, FWAA Executive Director, and Marla Dalton, CAE, NFID Executive Director and CEO was structured by Thom Hering, EVP at PSP Sports Partner Marketing.…

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