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The demolition is being proposed to make space for a planned new Health and Social Work building, which would allow the training of the “next generation of NHS staff” and is a key part of the university’s Estate Vision document.
Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. One such drug, fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine – is the leading reason U.S. overdose deaths have surged in recent years.
Introducing the Medicines and Medical Devices Access Initiative (MMD): a new collaboration that aims to improve patient access to safe, clinically and cost-effective healthcare products.
Students demonstrate in support of Palestinians at the U. of Washington in Seattle
Policy makers and pundits call the agenda “college for all,” referring to certificates and two-year degrees, in addition to four-year degrees. But many laypeople — and even some educators — devalue career and technical education, taking “college” in that prescription more traditionally. They believe success means a bachelor’s degree, and the only question is how to help everyone afford it.
Oranga Tamariki’s cuts to early intervention services in the community has advocates worried more children will end up in care. Providers were grappling with having to do more with less, while experts have said there will be a “greater cost downstream.”
