Day: 9 April 2019

Boeing and Discovery Education Launch New FUTURE U. Program to Inspire Student Careers in Aerospace Technology

Stuart Mitchell

Boeing and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today launched FUTURE U., a new innovative initiative to train the next generation of STEM professionals in aerospace exploration. The program will provide students with digitally immersive curriculum resources and experiences, including hands-on STEM activities, to help 6-12th grade students embrace their potential to make an impact on the future of aerospace. The FUTURE U. program’s inaugural activation, Innovating the Future Virtual Field Trip, will premiere on April 9, 2019 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and will…

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AARP Launches ‘Stop Rx Greed’ Campaign Targeting High Prescription Drug Prices

Stuart Mitchell

The AARP has announced the launch of ‘Stop Rx Greed,’ a US nationwide campaign aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. The goal of AARP’s sustained campaign is to help drive down drug prices for Ohioans and all Americans by advocating for a variety of legislative, executive, and regulatory actions at both the federal and state level. “AARP has long supported a number of things to help lower drug costs but it’s time for us to move past just talking about the problem—and find solutions to the problem,” said Barbara A.…

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Project Sleep Partners with 21 Organizations to Establish World Narcolepsy Day

Stuart Mitchell

Project Sleep, a national organization that aims to educate individuals about the importance of sleep health, announced today that it has partnered with 21 organizations around the world to establish World Narcolepsy Day. This ground-breaking day, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, will be dedicated to raising critical awareness for narcolepsy on a global scale. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological condition that impairs the brain’s ability to regulate the sleep-wake cycle. A related condition, idiopathic hypersomnia, is a chronic neurological disorder marked by an insatiable need to…

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Arbor Pharmaceuticals Teams Up with Shaquille O’Neal to Help African Americans ‘Get Real’ About Heart Failure

Stuart Mitchell

Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of the Shaquille Gets Real About Heart Failure campaign, a national educational initiative designed to raise awareness around the heart failure disparity in the African American community and ways to manage this condition. Though he does not have heart failure himself, Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq), recognized around the world as a Basketball Hall of Famer, is partnering with Arbor Pharmaceuticals to help spread the word that every African American needs to take this disease seriously. Heart failure is a…

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McCann Worldgroup Named EMEA Agency Network of the Year 2019 by Campaign Magazine

Stuart Mitchell

McCann Worldgroup Europe was named EMEA Advertising Agency Network of the Year by Campaign Magazine in its first-ever European rankings of agencies in this region. Selected for strong business performance, adopting innovative approaches and demonstrating a focus on inclusion for wellbeing for employees – McCann Worldgroup Europe was considered by the judges to be experiencing its most successful year yet. The judges were made up of a number of marketers from major global brands and the editorial team at Campaign. The accolade was based on a number of key criteria…

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