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School leaders say new state law is improving math proficiency

Testing data shows students locally and throughout the state struggle even more with math proficiency than reading, yet unlike the Literacy Act, the Numeracy Act includes no provision for holding ....

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Pharmacology expert from Priceville helped develop COVID-19 treatment


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A pharmacology and chemistry expert from Priceville helped develop a monoclonal antibody treatment that shows promise in its ability to prevent those with mild cases of COVID-19 from developing complications and requiring hospitalization.
Carl Garner, vice president of global regulatory affairs for pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., said it typically takes between 18 and 24 months to identify an antibody, conduct research and begin testing it on humans.
“We did it in about two-and-a-half months,” Garner said. “The reason why was not that we cut corners, or did anything that would put patients at risk. We put the full force of 145 years of expertise and hundreds of resources toward a single problem in a very focused way.” ....

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