Day: 19 October 2020

Agendia Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Digital Art Installation

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Agendia, Inc., a world leader in precision oncology for breast cancer, is proud to present the I AM HERE campaign, a collection of illustrations and stories that capture the incredibly personal journey of a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. I AM HERE is a portrait series by renowned visual artist Andrea Caceres that illustrates the essence of those who have been touched by breast cancer, showcasing a chosen moment that exemplifies the reasons why they are here. “We know that one month a…

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Scotiabank Backs Efforts to Support Black-Led Businesses

Stuart Mitchell

In the latest in a series of efforts to support Black-led businesses and Black communities, Scotiabank is proud to support the Government of Canada’s Black Entrepreneurship Program announced on recently. The partnership between the Federal Government, Scotiabank and other Canadian financial institutions will ultimately collectively commit up to $128 million in lending capital for the program’s Black Entrepreneurship Fund.  “The actions we take today can have a long-lasting impact on the communities we serve and represent,” said Dan Rees, Group Head, Canadian Banking, Scotiabank. “This is one important step we will be taking of…

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Black & Veatch Joins Center for Hydrogen Safety to Help Accelerate Adoption of Low-Carbon Energy Source

Stuart Mitchell

Hydrogen applications are emerging as a low-carbon breakthrough that will transform the power generation market amidst the rapidly changing energy landscape. As a leader in innovative infrastructure solutions, Black & Veatch announces it has joined the Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS), a global nonprofit that supports and promotes the safe handling and use of hydrogen across industrial and consumer applications. Efforts to decarbonize the power sector while maintaining a reliable, balanced generation mix remains a goal of the industry. Initial hydrogen turbine projects in Europe have demonstrated the viability of…

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Intel Foundation in ‘Million Girls Moonshot’ for STEM Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

The Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have joined STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch the Million Girls Moonshot. The effort is designed to engage one million school-age girls in the U.S. in STEM learning opportunities over the next five years. The organizations will provide grant funding and in-kind resources to Mott-funded afterschool networks in all 50 states to increase access to hands-on, immersive STEM learning experiences.  “When my father, Robert Noyce, and Gordon Moore founded Intel, they built upon the…

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#LoveYourForest campaign branches out to on-the-go recycling

Stuart Mitchell

Brightly coloured on-the-go recycling bins for cans and plastic bottles have been installed in local towns of the Forest of Dean, as part of the #LoveYourForest initiative to tackle rubbish in the area. Launched by environmental charity Hubbub, the new eye-catching bins have been installed in the town centres of Cinderford, Coleford, Lydney and Newent, and mark the next phase of the campaign, which is broadening activity beyond reducing litter, to increasing recycling as well. #LoveYourForest is run in collaboration with local employer Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I, Forest of…

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