New Online Resource: HIVe
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Journalists, you may want to check out the newly launched HIV Vaccine electronic resource(HIVe). The website will be dedicated to all aspects of HIV vaccine research and development. Developed by the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, HIVe will offer: links to jobs, grants, scholarships and training opportunities the latest HIV vaccine research news; prominent guest speakers weighing in on the most pressing issues in the field; upcoming events; and an open forum where visitors can post their opinions, participate in debates and discussions, exchange information and pose questions to colleagues. HIVe premieres at http://www.vaccineenterprise.org/hive.
Help Finding Missing South African Photographer
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Our J2J fellow, Anso Thom of Health-e News in South Africa, wrote to NPF and the J2J community to ask for help in finding missing South African photographer, Anton Lazarus Hammerl, who disappeared in eastern Libya on April 5.
Join us for our April 8th briefing on the future of nuclear power in the US!
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Regretfully, due to the potential federal government shutdown, this Capitol Hill Issues Briefing is cancelled! Twenty percent of U.S. electricity comes from nuclear power, with most plants expected to outlive their engineered specs within two decades. New bills in the House are calling for beefed-up safety and risk assessment. What will be the U.S. effect of the daily drumbeat of disaster from Japan? Will the nascent resurgence of nuclear licensing, finance and construction be stalled? Our panel of experts will discuss the future of nuclear power in the U.S., and take your questions.
Apply for our second Alzheimer’s Issues Program!
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Apply now for our second comprehensive program for journalists on Alzheimer’s Disease, a looming public health issue on which we already spend one percent of our gross domestic product in the U.S. This four-day, all-expenses-paid program (May 22-25) will feature experts on topics including the latest research in Alzheimer’s prevention, diagnosis and treatment; the soaring costs of care and lost productivity; global aging and its implications; the personal stress of care-giving; ethical issues around Alzheimer’s Disease; ideas for change, and more. In journalist-only discussions, we’ll introduce web resources and talk about ways to present this complex story. View the 2010 program agenda and resources and read what program fellows had to say.
Join us for our Feb. 25th Issues Briefing: The Federal Budget, Continued
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With the federal government at the brink of closing its doors, this morning panel is an opportunity to hear from – and question – the top two Democratic and Republican staff members on the House Budget Committee along with one of the keenest budget intellects in Washington. What are the implications of the budget impasse for health-care, defense, social programs, entitlements and the states? The question of whether to raise the debt ceiling, once considered little more than a bargaining chip, looms ever larger. Could the federal wallet simply snap shut? The panelists: Thomas S. Kahn and Austin Smythe of the House Budget Committee, and Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Moderator: Martin Kady, Congressional Editor, POLITICO.
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