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The Hands On Hartford was awarded four grants by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving amounting $20,000 to support its Backpack Nutrition Program for children.
The recipients of the grants are from the Samuel Roskin Trust, S.A. Johnson Family Fund, Kids' Education Fund and The RMB Fund at the Hartford Foundation.
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Innovation Quest'S Three Winning Teams All Passionate About Human Health 
"One day there will be a cure," Ashkan Novin says. "And I hope that we will play a part in that." Novin, a PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut, is the winner of the school's...more
"One day there will be a cure," Ashkan Novin says. "And I hope that we will play a part in that." Novin, a PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut, is the winner of the school's...more
Transforming Healthcare through Innovation: Ceo Spotlight Interview with Matthew A. Love 
When Matthew Love took over as CEO of Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Palm Beach, Fla., four years ago, the hospital was losing about $40 million a year. "We were in a solid market position,...more
When Matthew Love took over as CEO of Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Palm Beach, Fla., four years ago, the hospital was losing about $40 million a year. "We were in a solid market position,...more
Mills Administration Hosts 2024 Health Workforce Summit 
If you're looking for a new job, there's a good chance you'll soon find one in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that more than 111,000 health care jobs have been created in the state...more
If you're looking for a new job, there's a good chance you'll soon find one in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that more than 111,000 health care jobs have been created in the state...more
Transformative Partnership between the Medicines Patent Pool and Viiv Healthcare Enables ... 
Some 24 million people in 128 low- and middle-income countries now have access to HIV treatments that once would have cost tens of thousands of dollars a year, the BBC reports. According to a...more
Some 24 million people in 128 low- and middle-income countries now have access to HIV treatments that once would have cost tens of thousands of dollars a year, the BBC reports. According to a...more
A Roller Coaster of Innovation
Kaakpema Yelpaala grew up in Kenya, attended Harvard, and now lives in Yale, where he's a professor and the new director of the university's health technology program, the New York Times...more
Kaakpema Yelpaala grew up in Kenya, attended Harvard, and now lives in Yale, where he's a professor and the new director of the university's health technology program, the New York Times...more
Patients Demand Innovation, and Health Systems Need It 
"We are in an age of incredible innovation" in the health care industry, writes Lee Murray in a blog post about a meeting with a private equity investor. Murray's mother in law suffered two brain...more
"We are in an age of incredible innovation" in the health care industry, writes Lee Murray in a blog post about a meeting with a private equity investor. Murray's mother in law suffered two brain...more
Chase Opens Innovative Branch in Bronx'S Grand Concourse Neighborhood 
"Access to financial advice and banking services is essential for any community to thrive and our Community Center Branches are at the center of lifting up communities by creating opportunities for...more
"Access to financial advice and banking services is essential for any community to thrive and our Community Center Branches are at the center of lifting up communities by creating opportunities for...more
World Ip Day 2024: Supporting an Innovative and Sustainable Future 
It's World Intellectual Property Day, and the pharmaceutical industry is taking note. In a press release, the industry's trade group, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association,...more
It's World Intellectual Property Day, and the pharmaceutical industry is taking note. In a press release, the industry's trade group, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association,...more
Complex Questions, Innovative Approaches 
The Star-Friedman Challenge, an annual contest that aims to spur cutting-edge scientific research, has announced its 2024 winners. Among the winners: a study on fat-handling organelles in...more
The Star-Friedman Challenge, an annual contest that aims to spur cutting-edge scientific research, has announced its 2024 winners. Among the winners: a study on fat-handling organelles in...more
Vanderbilt'S Innovation Ambassadors Help Their Colleagues Change the World 
"We're like the kindling that gets the fire going," says Dr. Bryan Hartley, an associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who's working on a...more
"We're like the kindling that gets the fire going," says Dr. Bryan Hartley, an associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who's working on a...more
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Reviving Ancient Indian Art Forms – Empowering Artisans Towards Entrepreneurship
Rivaayat is an initiative by Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi to revive various dying art form and solve innumerable problems faced by the artisans. Rivaayat began with reviving a 20,000-year-old art form of pottery that is a means of survival for 600 families residing in Uttam Nagar, Delhi.
