Month: March 2019

21st edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO international awards for women in science

Stuart Mitchell

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated on 11 February, the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO have announced the laureates of the 21st International Awards For Women in Science, which honours outstanding women scientists, from all over the world. These exceptional women are recognized for the excellence of their research in the fields of material science, mathematics and computer science. Each laureate receive €100,000 and their achievements will be celebrated alongside those of 15 promising young women scientists from around the world at an…

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Travelzoo Celebrates the Successful Debut of its Global Sustainability Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Travelzoo® has seen a highly positive reaction from its members in China to the company’s #GreenAmbassador initiative. The #GreenAmbassador is the first in a series of initiatives to be launched by Travelzoo as part of its new Global Sustainability Campaign to champion sustainable travel solutions for the world. China is now the fastest-growing market for new-energy vehicles in the world. In 2014, only 74,763 new-energy vehicles were sold in China; by 2017, that number had increased by over 1000% to 777,000 (source: South China Morning Post, April 2018). Recognizing this…

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National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and Fight Colorectal Cancer Rally Survivors, Celebrities and Experts to Launch New Colon Cancer Screening Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) and the American Cancer Society will join forces during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to kick off the new colorectal cancer screening campaign, “80% in Every Community,” March 7, 2019.  Two events are scheduled to take place to raise awareness about colorectal cancer and this new campaign. The live event and live broadcast will begin at 2:00 PM at the American Cancer Society Global Headquarters in downtown Atlanta. Public health influencers from around…

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Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Focuses 2019 MS Awareness Month Campaign on MS and the Family

Stuart Mitchell

 The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is proud to recognize March as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. This year, MSAA’s awareness campaign focuses on MS and the Family, with specific topics addressing: Relationships and MS, and Spotlighting Care Partner Needs. MSAA invites you to participate in weekly awareness activities, which include: Relationships and MS (Weeks of March 4 and 11): With support through an educational grant from Sanofi Genzyme, MSAA will be hosting a free, live webinar, “Intimacy and Family Planning with MS” on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 8:00…

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Instagram Announce Changes They’re Making to Do More to Support and Protect their Most Vulnerable Users

Stuart Mitchell

Instagram have released a post entitled: Changes We’re Making to Do More to Support and Protect the Most Vulnerable People who Use Instagram. The change appears to be in response to accusations that the platform was partly responsible for the death of Molly Russell, a 14-year-old girl who died by suicide in 2017. We have included the post below: At Instagram, nothing is more important to us than the safety of the people in our community. Over the past month we have seen that we are not where we need…

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