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Breastcancer.org, a leading source of patient-focused breast cancer information and an online community for people impacted by breast cancer, released a new Special Report today on increasing racial diversity in breast cancer clinical trials. Several experts leading efforts to improve access to clinical trials will be speaking at the organization’s virtual town hall on Wednesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. ET and answering audience questions about clinical trials. The event is free and open to the public, and everyone who registers will receive a recording of the program.
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Short of buying a home, many consumers will never spend more money than they do when purchasing a new vehicle. According to the automotive resource Kelley Blue Book®, new-vehicle prices increased by 2 percent between April 2018 and April 2019, rising to slightly less than $37,000 in that period.
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Oklahoma’s aerospace community is gathering to hear industry leaders discuss a variety of topics including lessons learned from COVID-19, technological advancements, workforce development and more at the annual Oklahoma Aerospace Forum, sponsored by INTRUST Bank. The forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the brand-new Oklahoma City Convention Center.
Read moreOklahoma State University and the National Center for Wellness and Recovery have been awarded a prestigious grant as a part of the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, to investigate the impact of opioids and other drugs on the developing brains of infants and children.
Read moreThe Internet Society will host its fifth annual Indigenous Connectivity Summit, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders under a common goal: connecting Indigenous communities in North America to fast, affordable, sustainable Internet.
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In the current environment of race sensitivity, I think it is necessary to ask certain questions. I think the best way to move forward as a nation is to have a dialoged. With Halloween approaching I am reminded of a situation last year where children were criticized for dressing up as characters not of their race. In a time when we are pushing for equality and inclusiveness, at what point do we cross a line into racism? In the past Disney has been accused of racism by making most of their characters white and in recent years has done their best to create a diverse cast of heroes and princesses. In our efforts to diversify, what happens if a little girl loves a character like Moana and wants to dress as her for Halloween? In some ways this should be celebrated as the type of color blindness we want to teach our children, but in other ways this is being seen as racism and cultural appropriation. Historically speaking this is actually not new. We have seen examples of this over the past decade, but also from a tumultuous decade a long time ago.
Read moreGiving to charity is a selfless endeavor that's vital to the survival of countless nonprofit organizations across the globe. Without the generosity of donors, many charitable organizations would cease to exist, leaving the people they help vulnerable to illness and financial hardship.
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