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A whole blood donation takes less than an hour and can be completed at one of seven donation sites in San Antonio, New Braunfels and Victoria, or at one of dozens of mobile blood drives across South Texas.
San Antonio, TX, March, 3, 2016 – With Spring Break trips coming up, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is encouraging everyone to consider donating blood before leaving on vacation.
The AFF is currently the only “second-tier” or funding foundation in Latin America dedicated exclusively to the economic empowerment of women and gender equality, with the aim to become the most efficient organization in achieving equality between men and women in the region.
Mexico City.- March, 2, 2016.- The Angelica Fuentes Foundation (AFF) is a private nonprofit dedicated to promote and encourage gender equality and women empowerment in Latin America. The AFF recognizes gender equality as one of the most efficient tools for social, economic and environmental development in the region.
Walk MS: San Antonio is where friends, loved ones and co-workers team up to change the world for everyone affected by MS. Participants can choose from a one-mile or five-mile fully accessible route.
SAN ANTONIO, TX, Feb. 11, 2016 — Hundreds of San Antonio-area residents are expected to raise more than $350,000 to stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever at Walk MS: San Antonio, presented by University Health System, taking place on Saturday, March 12 at Texas A&M University – San Antonio. Walk MS is an opportunity for people living with MS and those who care about them to connect, join together, be inspired and raise critical funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Through the magic of more than 250 food, drink and atmosphere booths, 12 live musical acts, children’s games, decorations, costumed volunteers and souvenirs, NIOSA brings the city’s heritage alive in its 15 areas. Check NIOSA’s website and mobile website for a complete list of all food, entertainment and drinks, by area.
San Antonio, TX, January 31, 2016.- “A Night In Old San Antonio®” (NIOSA®) is a four-night festival in the heart of downtown San Antonio that celebrates the city’s diverse cultural legacy for more than 85,000 revelers annually.
Millions to Focus on School Choice at 16,140 Events Across America
WASHINGTON, DC (January 20, 2016) – In just two weeks, millions of Americans will celebrate the importance of choices in K-12 education at an unprecedented 16,140 events during National School Choice Week (January 24-30, 2016). It will be the largest series of education-related events in US history. (www.schoolchoiceweek.com)
From 2007 to 2012, the percentage of minority-owned firms increased from 22 percent to 29 percent of the total number of U.S. firms. Hispanic-owned firms increased by 46.3 percent from 2.4 million to 3.3 million.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce today released the final results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), which found that business ownership in our nation is mirroring our increasingly diverse population.
HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Late last week, in a resounding victory for Texas students, anti-immigrant advocates dropped a lawsuit that sought to deny state college aid to undocumented youth. In Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT) v. Texas, IRCOT asked the court to strip immigrant students of their right to access in-state tuition and grants, despite a Texas law (HB 1403) that provided for educational access to all Texas students, regardless of immigration status.
Sierra Club applauds plan to clear the air, improve public health
Austin, TX.- December 11, 2015.- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a plan today to address serious air pollution that is dramatically reducing visibility at the Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks in Texas and the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
The cells will be marketed to researchers in the United States and abroad to explore a wide range of scientific and transnational questions aimed at the eventual development of clinical solutions using MSCs. Initially, StemBioSys will oversee manufacturing, marketing and sales of the cells.
San Antonio, TX.- December 11, 2015.- Local organizations StemBioSys Inc. (SBS), a privately held development-stage biomedical company in the emerging field of stem cells and regenerative medicine, and nonprofit BioBridge Global (BBG) are expanding their research collaboration with the goal of bringing a new source of stem cells to the research market.
Washington, DC.- Excelencia in Education today released a new case study, “Community Organizing on Behalf of Latino Student Success: A Case Study of the Unidos Project in New Mexico,” describing an innovative, effective, sustainable, and culturally relevant community organizing approach to improve Latino student success.