Remove History Remove National Remove Pennsylvania
article thumbnail

Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

This blog provides a brief overview of Juneteenth and the role that HBCUs have played as guardians of Black history and Black futures. . Looking back at the history of Juneteenth and HBCUs. When we talk about history, we always say we teach the past while we teach the future. Looking to the future.

History 98
article thumbnail

Scientists Just Transplanted a Pig Liver Into a Person for the First Time

Singularity Hub

The study represents a milestone in the history of liver xenotransplantation, said Ivn Fernndez Vega at the University of Oviedo in Spain, who was not involved in the study. In 2023, a team from the University of Pennsylvania took a stab at the problem. The pig liver is meant to be a stop-gap measure rather than a full replacement.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Backed by the National Institute on Aging, the a2 Pilot Awards fosters age tech entrepreneurship

TechCrunch

There are now more Americans aged 65 and older than at any other point in history, and that number is expected to rise, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The AITCs are housed at John Hopkins University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Pennsylvania.

Award 94
article thumbnail

A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

In 1837 Richard Humphreys established the African Institute, now Cheyney University, in Pennsylvania making it the oldest historically Black university in the United States. HBCUs lead the nation in conferring bachelor’s degrees to Black graduates who ultimately earn doctorate degrees. My story isn’t unique.

article thumbnail

Independence Day, 2011

VisionLink

Three hundred million of us, each with our own story; the story of who we are and who we hope to be: our family background, our history, our culture, along with our hopes, our dreams, our aspirations and our prayers for our children and for the world. July 4, 1776.

America 100
article thumbnail

11NTC Tip of the Day: Get out and See DC!

NTEN

Here are a few ideas to get you started: National Museum of the American Indian (4th St. SW) - FREE National Portrait Gallery (8th & F Sts. NW) - FREE National Gallery of Art (6th St. NW) Bureau of Engraving and Printing (14th and C Streets SW) National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin Ave. & Independence Ave.

DC 55
article thumbnail

Amazon retaliated against climate organizers, labor board finds

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined that Amazon retaliated against two activist employees when it fired them in April of last year, as first reported by The New York Times. We are on the right side of history and the right side of the law”. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

Amazon 64