The Michigan Dairy Ambassadors Program provides youth who are passionate about the dairy industry a unique leadership opportunity by offering trainings in agriculture advocacy and public relations. For many youth, what starts as a love ...
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The 19th Young Package awards open for entries on March 14. The competition, for young designers up to 30 years of age, has been promoted by Model Obaly, one of the largest package manufacturers in the Czech Republic, since 1996. The ...
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Following opposition by public health professionals, the Bali administration has finally declared its official stance on the plan to hold Inter-tabac Asia 2014, an international trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories, in ...
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If you really want to motivate teens to use sunscreen, you might try appealing to their vanity. A new study suggests that telling teens about the negative effects of sun exposure on their appearance is more likely to convince them to use ...
High school students who were at risk for dropping out greatly improved their math test scores and school attendance with the help of intensive tutoring and mentoring, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Urban Education ...
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The K-State Animal Sciences Leadership Academy is planned for June 11-14 on Kansas State University’s Manhattan campus. The sixth annual academy will spotlight 20 high school students from across the state who wish to learn more ...
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Although there has been progress in cutting out the marketing of junk food to schoolchildren, many American students are still exposed to in-school marketing of less-than-nutritious fare, a new study finds. One nutritionist wasn't ...
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More than a week after marijuana prohibition came to an end in Colorado, the joy has faded as residents adjust to the new normal of having the most liberal marijuana laws in the U.S. Long lines are gone from the 37 -- and counting -- pot ...
Leslie Wu, a doctoral student in computer science at Stanford, took an appropriately high-tech approach to presenting her poem "Say 23" at the first Stanford Code Poetry Slam. Wu wore Google Glass as she typed 16 lines of computer code ...
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Diners attending the Jan. 11 Empty Bowls dinner at New Buffalo Middle/High School will have a choice between student-made clay bowls and decorated glass models. High school students in art teacher Randy Veldman’s class, with ...
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A New Jersey nursing scholar says bullying occurs not only among elementary and high school students, it also occurs among those in academia. Study co-author Janice Beitz, a professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden, said ...
The PPG Industries Foundation announced a $5,000 donation to Action Greensboro for continued support of the STEM Early College program on the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) campus. The STEM Early College ...
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Electronic cigarette use doubled among U.S. middle school students from 0.6 percent in 2011 to 1.1 percent in 2012, health officials say. A report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ...
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Following the Minnesota High School Cycling League's successful middle school pilot launch this fall, the SoCal High School Cycling League will launch its own middle school pilot program for the spring 2014 season. "There has long been ...
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NeoCon East, taking place on October 16-17 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will be an opportunity to track trends in the commercial furnishings market. In gearing up, the show tapped its talented advisory committee of architecture ...