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Feinstein Academy of Scholars Symposium and Elmezzi Graduate School Commencement draws top scientific minds: Peter J. Hotez, Robert S. Langer, others
MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2024-- Many of the nation’s leading physician-scientists came together for two special events hosted by The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. On May 22, the Feinstein Academy of Scholars Symposium, an integrated network of researchers and scholars who share a passion for revolutionizing translational research, hosted its 7th annual symposium at The Oheka Castle, Huntington, NY. On the following day, May 23, the 2024 Commencement Exercises for the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine were held at the Feinstein Institutes in Manhasset, NY, where three PhD candidates received their degrees. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240524531165/en/ (Left to right) 2024 Elmezzi graduates Drs. Bailey Roberts, Prashin Unadkat and Colleen Nofi. (Credit: Feinstein Institutes)
Protestors refuse Rutgers-Newark’s demand to end pro-Palestinian encampment
✅ The encampment has outlasted Princeton University & Rutgers-New Brunswick. ✅ Organizers at Rutgers-Newark have two sets of demands. ✅ The school did not set a deadline for the encampment to end. Rutgers-Newark has told the organizers of a pro-Palestinian and community encampment to leave the encampment they’ve had up...
Rutgers Jewish faculty, students demand antisemitism crackdown as president faces Congress
Hundreds of Jewish students and professors at Rutgers University are demanding action against widespread campus antisemitism, as the school’s president is set to face tough questions from lawmakers about anti-Israel demonstrators having “taken over the university.” In a pair of open letters obtained Wednesday by The Post, 208 faculty and more than 160 students denounced “disruptive and antisemitic incidents” that have taken place since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel — and delayed final exams this spring. The letter from Jewish students said they have been shocked that “people we once considered our friends celebrated Hamas’ atrocities” and through funding from...
Emergency preparedness: NYC schools to conduct optional remote exercise on June 6
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.This is a test of the city’s remote learning system. Again.New York City schools are conducting a practice exercise on June 6 — a day off for students — to ensure the nation’s largest school system can handle a pivot to remote learning in the event of weather-related or other widespread campus closures.The Education Department conducted a similar exercise in December, asking families to sign into their online school accounts to test out the city’s virtual learning systems in case of an actual emergency. But...
Wood-Ridge Second Grader Serves as Principal for a Day
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Catherine E. Doyle School held a Principal for a Day fundraiser to coincide with Principal Appreciation Day on May 1. This year the winner was second-grader Joseph Colon. “Even when not serving in the "principal" role, Joseph is a wonderful student who lights up the Doyle School,” said Doyle Principal Lara Schmitt. “Staff and his peers regularly commend him for his behavior and big heart, both of which helped him when serving in the principal role today.” CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Colon served alongside Schmitt throughout the day. He patrolled the...
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