The 3,400 registered nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are calling on the hospital to provide to every nurse the N95 masks that are the safest standard for protecting against COVID-19 infection. Nurses are also seeking critical information about who has tested positive at the hospital. The Brigham and […]
The Scripps Howard Foundation in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications has announced Howard University Associate Professor Jennifer Thomas as the 2019 Teacher of the Year. The award is scheduled to be presented at the 2020 AEJMC San Francisco Conference August 6-9, 2020. “We are so pleased to hear of […]
Kindbody, a health and technology company providing fertility, gynecology, and wellness services, will host a Virtual Retreat to help the fertility and wellness community stay connected and empowered during this time of social distancing. The Virtual Retreat will feature model, actor, and humanitarian Molly Sims, and Kindbody Physician and Fertility Specialist, Dr. Meredith Brower. Molly […]
As doctors worldwide work tirelessly in the fight against novel Coronavirus, Progenabiome’s Dr. Sabine Hazan describes how empowering and encouraging it is to join forces with other providers around the globe. Facing an unprecedented virus, Hazan explains that physicians share research, resources and best practices through various channels, including a private Facebook group created by […]
Nickerson, a full-service marketing and communications agency announces the launch of its daily “Lunch with Lisa” series, moderated by Lisa Nickerson, CEO & founder. Every day at 12:15pm, Lisa will invite a guest onto the 25-minute webinar to discuss pivoting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinars are a unique way for participants to directly interact […]
Athena Poppas, MD, FACC, is the new president of the American College of Cardiology. Her term officially began today at the close of the ACC’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology. Poppas has been a long-standing leader of the College throughout her more than 20 years of membership. She previously served as […]
Ballard Power Systems has announced that the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine has named Ballard in its inaugural “Women Lead Here” list, which identifies 73 Canadian companies at the forefront of women in leadership positions. For this first annual survey, Report on Business evaluated hundreds of companies in order to identify those named […]
First United Corporation, a bank holding company and the parent company of First United Bank & Trust, has announced that it has been recognized as a “Winning (W)” company by 2020 Women on Boards, the premier global education and advocacy campaign committed to increasing the number of women on corporate boards. “We are proud of […]
Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, in partnership with Dove and Girlgaze, has today announced the launch of the #ShowUs Grant, open to women, female-identifying and non-binary commercial photographers and videographers from around the world who are committed to authentically representing women, female-identifying and non-binary individuals. Launched on the one-year anniversary of Project […]
The William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, the charity founded by retired financial asset manager Bill Gross and his son and daughter, announced today that it donated a total of $1.5 million to charities and organizations providing relief from the effects of coronavirus and its impact on Southern California communities. The Gross Family Foundation’s […]