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Women Veterans’ Stories of Service: Vivian Greeno Vivian Greeno, U.S. Navy “My biggest accomplishment didn’t occur until after I left, but I lobbied for women to be on board submarines and now they can go on board submarines.”
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Women Veterans’ Stories of Service: Katrina Goldby Katrina Goldby, U.S. Army Reserve “I joined in 1991 during Desert Storm; served in a medical unit, reserve unit, for the first nine years and pretty much the only place that I went was San Antonio…and then in 2001, of course, 9/11 occurred. After that happened we started […]
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Science Nation – Mind Reading Computer System May Help People with Locked-in Syndrome … Mind Reading Computer System May Help People with Locked-in Syndrome … Imagine living a life in which you are completely aware of the world around you but you’re prevented from engaging in it because you are completely paralyzed. Even speaking is […]
Science Nation – Teens and Stress … Science Nation – Teens and Stress (Video). … Ever wonder what is going on in the mind of a teenager, especially one who is stressed out? UCLA Psychologist Adriana Galvan is on a quest to find out. With support from the National Science Foundation, she’s investigating the effects […]
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Science Nation – Babies and Learning (Video). … Science Nation – Babies and Learning … Are we pre-wired to know right from wrong or are we blank slates who learn solely by our exposure to the environment? The question isn’t new, but by studying the behavior of newborns, psychologist Karen Wynn of Yale University believes […]
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Science Nation – Dams: What Goes Up Must Come Down, and Then What? … Science Nation – Dams: What Goes Up Must Come Down, and Then What? … There’s been a lot of research on what happens to a river when dams go up, but what happens when the dam comes down? With support from […]
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UN agencies boost aid efforts to help Somalis hit by floods, famine and insecurity 4 November 2011 United Nations humanitarian agencies announced today that they are stepping up their support for Somalia as the country faces the combined impact of heavy rains, widespread famine and continuing insecurity in the streets. Displaced Somalis were affected by […]
UN lauds G-20 decision to exempt agency’s food purchases from export restrictions 4 November 2011 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the decision by the Group of 20 (G20) major economies to ensure that the agency’s humanitarian food purchases do not face export restrictions or extraordinary taxes, saying the move would ensure […]
Healthy People 2020. Leading Health Indicators. Healthy People 2020 provides a comprehensive set of 10-year, national goals and objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 contains 42 topic areas with nearly 600 objectives (with others still evolving), which encompass 1,200 measures. A smaller set of Healthy People 2020 objectives, called Leading […]
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Healthy People 2020. Stay Connected. Stay Connected with Healthy People The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) regularly updates this page with information on upcoming Webinars and public meetings, tools, and new media resources. Sign up for e-mail, follow us on Twitter, connect on LinkedIn, or join the Consortium and stay up-to-date with […]
