The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, commends the United States House of Representatives for passing the Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2016 (S.192).
Hundreds of researchers, educators, community leaders, practitioners, and policy makers from all regions of the world will convene in San Francisco, California from April 1-4 to advance understanding of actions needed to improve health and health equity in cities worldwide. This year marks the 13th annual conference (ICUH 2016) organized by the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) in collaboration with the American Association of Geographers. The theme of the event, “Place & Health,” will feature insights from diverse groups of multi-disciplinary experts in fields such as urban planning, architecture, transportation, housing, environmental health, public health, and health care delivery.
Williams College's Center for Development Economics will host a global poverty conference featuring Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton and other noted economists April 7-8.
President Obama announced plans to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Now two scholars are proposing to transform the naval base into a marine research center and international peace park.
The world premiere of 'When Mickey Came to Town,' a new documentary film, will take place in Washington, D.C., this Saturday.
New research shows that a divided party could mean a difference of 4 to 5 percent of the vote in the general election—enough to have a significant impact on the outcome.
President Barack Obama’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland, could make senate Republicans think twice about stonewalling the nomination process, especially as the presidential election nears, said Greg Magarian, constitutional law expert at the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis.“President Obama may have decided that the Democratic candidates didn’t need a nomination fight to animate the base,” Magarian said.
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Damaging cyberattacks on a global scale continue to surface every day. Some nations are better prepared than others to deal with online threats from criminals, terrorists and rogue nations.
Supreme Court appointment experts available for live and taped interviews.
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Michael Teter is available to discuss the merits of Merrick Garland as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice —as well as how Garland's appointment will change the court's make-up and political considerations that factor into the process.
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