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Foundation For a Better World Honors Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation with Inaugural Claugus Award
May 13, 2021 GMT
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Foundation For a Better World (FFBW) recently honored the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) with the inaugural Claugus Award for its commitment and dedication to Alzheimer’s research. The award includes $250,000 to be invested in research furthering the ADDF’s mission of accelerating the discovery of drugs to treat, prevent and cure Alzheimer’s disease.
The Claugus Award aims to recognize and amplify the work of those who have devoted their lives to the betterment of the world, placing great value on both leadership and empathy. The ADDF exemplifies the spirit of this award through its drive to support the most innovative science in the ongoing search for treatments and prevention strategie
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The Polynesian Cultural Center was full of cheers, whoops of joy and clapping from spectators watching live and livestreaming the junior and intermediate World Fireknife Championship on April 28.
Three-time champion and teacher, David Galeai, expressed how proud he was of the competitors and his students performances. He taught contestants Shogo Faleavai, Mateya Ale, Thea Rose Lazaro, Tarita Galeai, Manasseh Tuliloa and Tetupuariki Akanoa, he said.
“They did a good job. They overcame fear, and when they got off the stage, they were 10 times more confident,” Galeai said.
He shared one of his students was nervous because he was competing for the first time. Fireknife dancing isn’t easy, he said, because dancers are on their own and have to conquer their fears with no one to do it for them.
Updated: 4:19 PM CDT May 7, 2021
WWL-TV has been honored with three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including awards for best digital news coverage, hard news and a special award for excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion.
The awards were announced Thursday by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
WWL’s top award for best digital coverage recognizes content on WWLTV.com, WWL-TV’s app and social media platforms.
The entry included links to multiple stories in the investigative series “Standard of Care,” examining the deadly toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in local nursing homes. The series was produced by investigative reporters Katie Moore and Mike Perlstein and photographer/editors T.J. Pipitone and Derek Waldrip. The station’s COVID-19 tracker and interactive map, overseen by senior digital producer Kevin Dupuy, was also included in the Murrow digital news entry.
The Ball Game
When baseball fever strikes, these activities from Education World can be the perfect antidote. Included: A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects and even the famous Abbott and Costello Who s On First? script! For students, the welcome warmth of the spring sun, the tantalizing sight of green grass and manicured base lines, the far off sound of a bat meeting a ball, the imagined scent of popcorn and hotdogs, can be powerful distracters. Desperate measures are called for! Bring the game into the classroom and score a home run with this week s Education World lessons and activities. Although most are designed for students in grades 5 and above, many can be adapted for younger students as well.