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On Tuesday, Jan. 28, volunteers will conduct the annual Point-in-Time Count, known as “We All Count” of the homeless in Sioux Falls. The Augustana Research Institute will be at the center of it.

Channels: Addiction, All Journal News, Budgets and Funding, Mental Health, Substance Abuse,

Keywords: Homeless, Homelessness, Count, We All Count, augustana, augie, AU, Augustana Research Institute, Research, Institute, HUD, Census, Admission

DHS S&T awarded $750,000 to SecuLore Solutions, an Odenton, Md.-based cybersecurity company, to improve and increase the resiliency of the nation’s emergency communications infrastructure, including Next Generation 911 (NG911) technologies.

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Technology, Cybersecurity,

Keywords: Cybersecurity, Emergency Communications, Science And Technology, Funding, Research And Development

The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation today announced three awards for collaborative projects totaling $2.3 million to develop advanced technologies for the homeland security mission.

Channels: Artificial Intelligence, Budgets and Funding, Crime and Forensic Science, Technology, Cybersecurity, Israel News,

Keywords: Homeland Security, Funding, Partnership, Science And Technology, R&D

The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) applauds the budget deal passed by Congress for Fiscal Year 2020.

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Cancer, Government/Law, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Cancer Center Featured Story 2, U.S. Politics,

The spending bill passed today is a welcome step forward. Allocations in the bill will strengthen public health and research efforts during the year ahead and will provide critical support for important goals. At the same time, the legislation in its final form also brings inadequate responses to current and urgent challenges with the potential for long-term and costly consequences.

Channels: AIDS and HIV, Budgets and Funding, Government/Law, Infectious Diseases, Public Health,

Keywords: Idsa, HIVMA, Infectious Diseases Society Of America, HIV Medicine Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC, CDC Center for Global Health, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Pepfar, Global Health Security Agenda, National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases, NIH, HIV, Fogarty International Center, Global Fund t

An analysis by a Vanderbilt economist who specializes in the valuation of fatality risks finds that the post-9/11 wars may have resulted in more than twice as many indirect deaths back home as were lost in battle, due to the diversion of war costs from the U.S. economy and the subsequent impact on the nation’s health.

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Economics, Government/Law, Terrorism, All Journal News, U.S. Foreign Relations, U.S. National Security, U.S. Politics, Staff Picks,

Keywords: War, war dead, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, War On Terror, War Finance, Mortality, Mortality Rates, Mortality Risk, Cost of War, war budget, Casualties

Creating eco-friendly refrigeration and cooling technology is one of the top concerns when it comes to fighting climate change. Thanks to resources and knowledge at Wichita State University, a Wichita company is one step closer to finding a solution to that problem. HyperBorean announced that it closed its pre-seed angel round of financing totaling $2.1 million.

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Business Ethics, Climate Science, Economics, Energy, Environmental Science,

Keywords: Cleantech, cleantech company, Seed Funding, Angel funding, Prototype, Research And Development, Economic Growth, Federal Opportunity Zone, HyperBorean, World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, Commercialization, Air Conditioning, sustainable power resources, Environmental Impact

KidneyX received $5,000,000 in the government spending package announced late Monday, December 16. Included as part of two “omnibus” spending packages, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill includes first-time funding for KidneyX for Fiscal Year 2020.

Channels: All Journal News, Budgets and Funding, Government/Law, Healthcare, Kidney Disease,

Keywords: KidneyX, American Society Of Nephrology, HHS, Kidney Disease

Once again, another year has flown by. One day you're committing to New Year's resolutions and in the blink of an eye, you're wrapping holiday gifts. In the midst of bustling end-of-year festivities, we're taking a little time to reflect on all that transpired in 2019. Join us as we travel down memory lane to revisit some of the CSU's most memorable achievements and milestones.

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Business Ethics, Education, In the Workplace, Mathematics, STEM Education,

Keywords: Higher Ed, Student Success, Graduation Rates, Leadership, women in leadership, Oceans, Pride, LGBTQIA, stem, math, Science, Investment, Funding, Business, Academics, Timothy P. White, Graduation Initiative 2025, Social Mobility

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Healthcare,

Keywords: Global Health, Health Care, Health, Resources, resource allocation, Empirical Evidence, Theorists, Philosophy, health access, Binghamton, Binghamton University, SUNY Binghamton, State University of New York at Binghamton