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EDUCATION Monet Roberts has been awarded the inaugural Henrietta Lacks Legacy Award by Young Doctors Roanoke. Lacks is known as the “Mother of Modern Medicine” because her cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line. The award named in her honor is specifically for researchers of color who are making important, innovative strides in improving the health of people using HeLa cells.
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2 years ago Read more at Roanoke Times

The Level Up Conference aimed to bring women together to talk about various business-related topics, including taxes, marketing and leadership. In conjunction with Friday being International Women’s Day, the event began on Friday and continued Saturday night with special guest speakers and much more.
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2 years ago Read more at KARK

Downtown Cedar Rapids was busy over the weekend with the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships. Younna Caruso, a true freshman at Lindenwood University in Missouri, guessed there were around 450 athletes participating and between 1,500 and 2,000 attendees. The tournament meant a boost for downtown businesses.
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2 years ago Read more at KCRG

In August 2023, the University of Idaho was given permission by the Idaho State Board of Education to lease 12 acres of land to Home Depot to develop a new store and garden center for Moscow and Palouse residences. The lease is 20 years long, starting at $90,000 a year, growing by 15% every five years after that. At the time the State Board approved the lease, UI President Scott Green said that not allowing the home Depot to come to Moscow would “rob consumers of choice”
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2 years ago Read more at Argonaut

In Colorado, 90% of female teens start their period unexpectedly in public without the necessary products. At least 80% have missed class due to a lack of sanitary supplies. The Free Menstrual Products to Students Bill has advanced out of the House Education Committee with a 7-4 vote.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS Colardo

Paul Haire owns the daycare called Your Dog's Best Friends. The daycare is located along Richmond Highway, which Haire says is congested enough as is. The potential traffic of a $2 billion arena right around the corner could be a big blow to business, Haire said.
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2 years ago Read more at WJLA

Arizona officials say Fondomonte Arizona is officially no longer pumping water in the Butler Valley groundwater basin. Some residents of La Paz County had complained that the company’s pumping was threatening their wells. Current Arizona regulations allow virtually unfettered groundwater pumping in the state’s rural areas.
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2 years ago Read more at FOX 10 News Phoenix

In February of 2022, Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel broke ground on one of the most advanced steelmaking facilities ever built in North America. When it begins production this year, the $3 billion project promises to create some 900 jobs for local workers at six-figure salaries. It’s the largest private-sector project in the history of the state, it’s projected to create 3,000 jobs and 7,000 construction jobs.
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2 years ago Read more at Philadelphia magazine

In comparison, the average US household uses just 29 kilowatt-hours. Estimating how much electricity the booming AI industry consumes is tough to pin down. Advertisement AI is using up a ton of electricity to respond to 200 million requests a day.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Insider

The council voted unanimously on the draft management plan at its meeting Tuesday. The plan details the boundary, budget and benefits of the proposed district. It would provide funds to maintain public spaces, create branding, improve lighting and parks and build up administrative services.
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2 years ago Read more at Marin Independent Journal