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With the increasing recognition of the therapeutic benefits of cannabis in treating various medical conditions, the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW), in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy, announces this dual graduate program, the only one in the country, MSW and Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics Post Baccalaureate Certificate.
Grants Pass, Oregon, a town of about 40,000, has several hundred homeless people.
Today, as student protests against Israel’s actions have grown in size and fervor, hawkish defenders of Israel have intensified efforts to quash them, often asserting, speciously, that protest rhetoric – even the mere sight of a keffiyeh – makes Jewish students unsafe. They then go further to claim that, therefore, Jews are being targeted and threatened. Apart from ignoring that many of the protesters are themselves Jewish these conclusions require two sleights of logic. Above: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik
Figures show 34,500 people incurred overpayments last year after falling foul of rules, landing many with huge debts
The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) in Catarman is collecting stories on the experiences of solo parents in order to drum up awareness of the law that protects and enlists the benefits of single parents.
CalRecycle granted $2.1 million to the San Francisco Department of the Environment, which will use the money to expand its network of workers that recover high-quality food that would otherwise go to waste and distribute it to nonprofits and food pantries. City officials said they recovered 5 million pounds of food last year, averting it from landfills and reducing harmful greenhouse-gas emissions.
Greg (Matthew Modine) is a beleaguered social worker at a Colorado juvenile correctional center with a passion for bicycle adventure rides and a revelatory idea for rehabilitation… rounding up an unlikely crew of incarcerated students to complete a transformative 762-mile cycling challenge.