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In Service - Veterans Helping Veterans
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 10:50 AM EDTJeffery Hanson works to give veterans the means to reach recovery on their own terms. His non-profit organization Palmetto State Base Camp provides transitional residential housing for homeless veterans supported by a program designed to return veterans to independent living and self-sufficiency.
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MOMENTUM: Passing the Baton of Service
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 10:30 AM EDTeMerging Entrepreneurs, Inc. and its chairman TJ Breeden have created the opportunities for veterans and their families in North Carolina to meet hiring firms and employers, as well as college recruiters and advanced education counselors. This program, and the programs that will follow in its steps, will be a driving force for economic prosperity, educational advancement, and entrepreneurialism for our soldiers.
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The Joy of Sharing my Pain
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 10:20 AM EDTSamuel Luna is a Vietnam veteran who suffered from PTS until he attended a weekend program to help him understand his Vietnam experience and the role PTS had played and continued to play in his life. Samuel now seeks to spread this treatment to help other veterans.
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Advocacy by a Veteran, for Veterans.
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM EDTJoey Strickland is a veteran who learned a lot about leadership during his service. Now that he's retired, he has dedicated his life to veteran affairs and has come up with a state program that he hopes will enable the nation as a whole to better serve its veterans.
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Feeding the "Book Famine"
Posted by on May 22, 2012 at 5:59 PM EDTShannon McNamara is a young woman working to end the "book famine" in Africa.
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Hepatitis B and the AAPI Community
Posted by on May 18, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDTRamey Ko encourages every AAPI to get tested for Hepatitis B and discusses how this disease affects the AAPI community.
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White House Science and Tech Staff Thank Their Teachers
Posted by on May 8, 2012 at 6:26 PM EDTIn celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week—and specifically National Teacher Appreciation Day today—OSTP staff wanted to thank and highlight some of the teachers who have had the most impact on our lives.
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Believing to Succeed: The Power of STEM Education
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:25 PM EDTDeaf since infancy, Rafael San Miguel, former scientist for NASA and current scientist as Coca Cola, inspires youth to get excited about STEM. Using his disability as a means for motivation, Miguel far exceeded his dreams.
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Beyond Challenges: Biological Sciences and Civic Engagement
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDTNasrin Taei is proud to be making a difference in the lives of Americans through her work in biochemistry -- specifically, "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart-related abnormality, [that] is the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes at sporting events."
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Supporting our Troops with Better Energy Options
Posted by on May 3, 2012 at 1:43 PM EDTThe less we spend on fuel and energy, the more we have for other critical defense priorities. That's why, next year, the Department of Defense will invest almost $3 billion in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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