BROWARD COUNTY, Florida. — Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn issued a safety update Monday after concerns were raised following a propane leak at an elementary school and a carbon monoxide leak at a high school less than a week apart. Hepburn’s attention to the situation comes after Oriole Elementary School at 3081 NW […]
Field Day for Beef and Feed Systems Cattle farmers are invited to learn about precision cattle management PUBLISHED ON 27 August 2024 This year’s Beef & Forage Systems Field Day will cover a wide range of topics of interest to cattle producers. (Photo courtesy of UTIA) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Precision Livestock Technologies: Beef & […]
Study: Self-reported expected harm from drinking water in 141 countriesPhoto credit: luchschenF / Shutterstock More than half of adults in 141 countries fear that their drinking water could be damaged within the next two years. Perceptions of these factors are influenced by gender, urbanization, financial hardship, education and trust in public administration. In a study […]
BROWARD COUNTY, Florida. – The expansion of the cell phone ban for public schools in Broward County went into effect Monday. The district initially gave students a two-week grace period to give them time to adjust to the change, but as of Monday, that grace period officially expires as the new policy goes into effect […]
More than 300,000 students will return to classrooms in sweltering heat on Monday as the first day of school begins in Chicago public schools. The first day of the 2024-25 school year began a week later than usual due to the Democratic National Convention, which was held August 19-22 at the United Center and McCormick […]
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The Illinois Valley Community College Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, will host its annual Fall Field Day on Friday, September 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the IVCC Ag Machine Shop, just south of campus at 815 N. Orlando Smith Road, Oglesby. This year’s event will showcase […]
After 54 years of silence in the halls, 3 old schools in Aurora find a new purpose After 54 years of quiet halls, three old schools in Aurora have found a new purpose. AURORA, Illinois. – After 54 years of quiet halls, three old schools in Aurora have found a new purpose. It was almost […]
Mira Singhal, a freshman biology major at George Washington University, sat in a lecture hall at the Edward C. Mazique Parent-Child Center on Saturday afternoon, carefully sketching the outline of a tree. Singhal’s drawing, when finished, will be used by Mazique’s new students as a family tree to hang photos of their family members. “I’m […]
Every year, the International Judo Federation and the judo community celebrate World Judo Day on October 28th. This day has great significance for all judo fans around the world because it is the birthday of the founder of judo, Jigoro Kano Shihan. For each edition, a theme is chosen to illustrate the values of judo. […]
In the Hemicycle Gallery of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, an emerald and white painting by Ellsworth Kelly, three black-and-white prints by Pablo Picasso and a wall-mounted mobile sculpture by Alexander Calder join works by Lee Krasner, Brice Marden and John McLaughlin, all acquired since May of last year. The dozen artworks add to the […]
