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South Bronx Kids Debut Their New "Pull Your Pants Up Dance" to Celebrate Bronx WeekKids-Helping-Kids, an unique mentoring program for kids with sick and missing parents, debuts their "Pull Your Pants Up" Dance, a wonderful positive message based on their video produced by pop icon Leslie Gore |
Released: 5/16/2013 6:00 AM EDT
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Former U-M Football Stars Host Celebrity Gala and Golf Tournament to Benefit U-M C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
The 7th Annual Champions for Children’s Hearts celebrity gala and golf tournament – presented by Delta Airlines and Lexus of Ann Arbor and hosted by Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson -- is Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19. |
Released: 5/14/2013 10:45 AM EDT
University of Michigan Health System |
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Facebook IPO: One Year Later - Experts Available
On Saturday, May 18, Facebook will mark its first year as a publicly traded company. Experts from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University are available to discuss the anniversary of the landmark IPO. |
Released: 5/13/2013 1:45 PM EDT
Expert Available McMaster University |
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During Women's Health Week, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Encourages Women to Make Healthful Eating a Priority
Busy work and family schedules can often lead to women putting their own health on the back burner. During National Women's Health Week, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages women of all ages to make time for regular preventive screenings, as well as eating right and getting regular physical activity. |
Released: 5/10/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
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Michigan Tech Launches 3D Printers for Peace Contest
3D printing is changing the world. Unfortunately, the only thing many people know about 3D printing is that it can be used to make guns. A new competition will celebrate designs that make our lives better, not snuff them out. |
Embargo expired: 5/10/2013 12:05 AM EDT
Released: 5/9/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Michigan Technological University |
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Cultural Historian Rediscovers Sophie Tucker, an American Icon
University of South Carolina cultural historian Lauren Sklaroff is using 300 of Sophie Tucker’s personal scrapbooks, along with interviews and research from multiple collections to reintroduce the popular early 20th-century musical performer to modern audiences. |
Released: 5/6/2013 3:00 PM EDT
University of South Carolina |
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How to Get More Followers on TwitterWhat do all Twitter users want? Followers – and lots of them. Looking at a half-million tweets over 15 months, a first-of-its-kind study from Georgia Tech has revealed a set of reliable predictors for building a Twitter following. |
Released: 5/2/2013 11:20 AM EDT
Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Flame Challenge Worldwide Assembly, Hosted by Alan Alda, Direct From Stony Brook UniversityFor Journalists only: To help kick off the voting on April 30, join Alan Alda in a Worldwide Assembly at noon EST to discuss the Flame Challenge finalists. Ten schools from around the world have been selected to talk live with Mr. Alda about this year's question, "What is time?" |
Released: 4/29/2013 9:00 PM EDT
Stony Brook University |
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What Drives Activity on Pinterest?Researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Minnesota have released a new study that uses statistical data to help understand the motivations behind Pinterest activity, the roles gender plays among users and the factors that distinguish Pinterest from other popular social networking sites. |
Released: 4/23/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Flowers Send a Message
Flowers often have a meaning or message: love, apology, congratulations, sympathy, friendship ... and thanks to a Western Illinois University student organization, environmental awareness. |
Released: 4/16/2013 8:00 AM EDT
Expert Available Western Illinois University |