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ITV and Amazon Studios Announce Casting, Deborah Ayorinde, Sarah Niles and Start of Production for Glossy, High-Stakes Family Drama, Riches

ITV, Amazon Studios, and Greenacre Films announced today that production has begun in London on Riches. The six-part drama series, led by a stellar cast, will premiere on ITV in the UK, and will be available on Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Nordics, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Rice lab details conditions to decontaminate disposable masks

Heating PPE to the right degree kills 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 virus without degrading material

Here’s the recipe to decontaminate a disposable facemask: Heat it at 160 degrees Fahrenheit in an oven for five minutes. You can use your own oven.

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Crime Stoppers of Houston’s Annual Gala Celebrates with Historic Record-Breaking Results – Over $1,035,000 Raised for Crime Solving and Prevention Programs

Powerful Evening Honors and Remembers Crime Victims and Calls for ‘Community Solutions’ to Stop the Crime Trends Plaguing Houston

Crime Stoppers of Houston’s ‘Leading the Way to a Safer Houston’ Annual Gala, held on November 7, 2021 at the Hilton Americas Houston, raised a record-setting $1,035,000 for crime prevention programs, including a new Safe Community Research Center launching in 2022, as well as critically-needed victim services. This historic event brought together more than 500 generous supporters, courageous victims of crime, devoted community advocates, elected officials and law enforcement from across Texas for a moving evening that honored the innocent lives lost to senseless violence in our City and County.

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HCA Houston Healthcare Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Focus on Patient Safety

Three facilities receive an ‘A’ for the Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast and HCA Houston Healthcare West have earned an “A” for the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha to Bring Its Mobile Mammography Unit to Arizona in Support of the Navajo Nation Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program

Sorority will offer free mammograms in November during National Family Caregivers Month

Since its founding 113 years ago, the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) have been on a mission to raise community awareness of critical health issues impacting African American women. Their primary focus has been on breast cancer awareness and prevention, heart health, nutrition and wellness, and care for the caregivers.

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Local Golf Courses You Should Visit in Houston

Houston is known for many things, like space travel, petroleum exploration and even capital punishment. But did you know it’s also an amazing place to play a round of golf?

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AIDS Foundation Houston announces World AIDS Day 2021, Presented by Chevron

The Virtual Commemoration will include remarks from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, surprise performances, award presentations and more

AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. (AFH) will host their annual World AIDS Day event as a Virtual Experience on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Emceed live by Houston Public Media’s Ernie Manouse, the fundraiser will support AFH in its mission to end the HIV epidemic in the greater Houston area and will showcase its vision of a community where HIV is stigma-free and rare, and people have equitable access to care.

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PVAMU Becomes The First HBCU To Host The American Society For Engineering Education Gulf-Southwest Section Conference

The conference will be held March 16-18, 2022, on the campus of PVAMU.

Prairie View A&M University will begin its spring semester on a high note, as the first HBCU to host the 2022 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Gulf-Southwest (GSW) Section conference. PVAMU’s College of Engineering is nationally ranked as a top producer of African-American Engineers and was most recently recognized as one of the best engineering programs for the 2022 school year by U.S. News.

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HISD receives high ranks from Children at Risk for being pandemic resilient

The Houston Independent School District is home to some of Houston’s most pandemic resilient schools according to Children at Risk’s annual list of best public schools.

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Rice expert: Medical robots poised to become smaller, softer, smarter, more autonomous

O’Malley available for interviews about medical robotics’ prospects, progress since first transoceanic surgery 20 years ago

Medical robots have advanced quickly since the milestone achievement of long-distance telesurgery 20 years ago. Today’s medical robots are capable of guiding cameras in colonoscopies and endoscopies, implanting electrodes in the brain, performing microsurgeries inside the eye, providing rehabilitation therapy for stroke patients and much more.

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Two Black-led Nonprofits Merge to Form Powerhouse Organization Aimed at Reversing Hollywood’s Systemic Racism Problem

Goal is to raise $1M to fund capacity building and vital new programs

The Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC), a nonprofit development and production hub for artists of Black and African descent, is excited to announce a historic merger with The Parity Project, a data-driven organization with the mission to create financial and narrative equity for African American professional writers within the TV industry.

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Poverty, Racism and the Public Health Crisis in America

University of Houston Chief Population Health Officer Tackles Multidimensional Factors of Health

Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health and social problems as a function of income inequality. In a newly published article, Bettina Beech, clinical professor of population health in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences at the University of Houston College of Medicine and chief population health officer at UH, examines poverty and racism as factors influencing health.

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New Blood Test To Identify People At Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's Symptoms Will Be Used In Clinical Trial Aiming To Prevent Memory Loss

Research presented today highlights advantage of using blood test for trial that aims to prevent Alzheimer's

Up to 75 research centers across North America will use blood tests to identify those most at-risk for changes in the brain from Alzheimer's disease, thus, expediting prevention research

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Foti Kallergis Named Director of Public Relations and External Communications for Comcast Houston

Foti Kallergis has been named director of Public Relations and External Communications for Comcast’s Houston Region. In this role, Kallergis will be responsible for strategic planning and implementing public relations and communications goals for the entire region.

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Houston Grand Opera Opens Dialogues of the Carmelites on January 14

Director Francesca Zambello returns to HGO to helm the Houston premiere

On January 14, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites.

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YMCA International Services Hosts 6th Annual Triumph of the Human Spirit Art Show and Auction

Art showcase celebrates the work of refugee and immigrant artists from around the globe who now call Houston home on Friday, Nov. 12

YMCA International Services, a unique center of the YMCA of Greater Houston, will host its 6th annual Triumph of the Human Spirit art show and auction Friday, Nov. 12 at St. Johns School.

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How To Overcome the Holiday Blues

For the last 11 months, we’ve had to adjust our lives in many different ways because of the pandemic. As the holidays approach us, major life changes and family drama can intensify an already stressful situation.

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Leading Pharmaceutical Company Launches New Scholarship Program for Texas Tech Veterinary Students

Aurora Pharmaceuticals will provide $15,000 in scholarships to students of the School of Veterinary Medicine.

The Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo (SVM) has received tremendous scholarship support for its inaugural class through various philanthropic efforts. Scholarships are essential in helping the school achieve its mission to provide access to world-class, affordable professional education. Scholarships enable student success and open the door to a professional career in very tangible ways.

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Rice names Reginald DesRoches as next president

Provost will assume command of university next summer

Reginald DesRoches, who is now serving as the university’s provost, has been named as the next president of Rice University.