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The Australian government is offering up to $1 million over the next five years for community projects that help those in need, including those dealing with homelessness, mental health issues, and bullying, the BBC reports.
The money will be doled out through the Department of Family, Fairness and Housing's FutureSteps program, which aims to "directly increase the supply of accommodation with support services that will assist individuals or families experiencing homelessness or housing stress," reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
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"Hello, my name is Hal. And if you talk to me, I'll talk back." That's how Hal, a life-like mannequin, begins his greeting at the Center for Simulation Innovation at the University of Texas...more
The Alzheimer's Association estimates that by 2050, the number of Alzheimer's cases in the US will more than double from the current 230,000 to 2,383,000and that's for people who identify as...more
If you're trying to lose weight but don't seem to be able to stick to it, it may be because you're not motivated to exercise. That's according to Danielle Ostendorf, a researcher at the...more
"The University of Arkansas and the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research are at the leading edge of translating research for societal impact." That's how Mehran Armand and Alejandro...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
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
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
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
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
"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
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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.
