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Fermilab scientists receive American Physical Society honors
EDITED BY LISA ROBERTS | In mid-October, the American Physical Society awarded two prestigious prizes, the 2022 Panofsky Prize and the 2022 Wilson Prize, to four scientists at the U.S. Department of Energyâs Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Stephen Holmes and Bill Foster received the 2022 Wilson Prize for their leadership in developing the modern accelerator complex at […]
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House Hearing Witnesses Balance Needs for Research Collaboration, Security
BY LISBETH PEREZ | The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home the importance of international collaboration in science to solve global problems, and witnesses at a House Space, Science, and Technology Committee hearing on October 5 emphasized the importance of balancing the benefits of open collaboration in science with the pressing need for information security in […]
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Nearly $600,000 Grant Announced For Joliet Fire Department
WJOL 1340 | A federal grant total near $600,000 was recently announced by the federal government. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, along Congressman Bill Foster announced $593,163 in federal funding for the Joliet Fire Department to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus. The funding was awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters […]
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360 Youth Services has annual $125,000 federal grant for substance abuse program renewed for five more years
BY RAFAEL GUERRERO | Naperville-based 360 Youth Services and its Community Alliance for Prevention will continue to receive $125,000 a year in federal funding for its youth substance use programs. Approval means the nonprofit agency, which first received the grant in 2016, will receive the annual funding for the next five years. U.S. Rep. Bill […]
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