Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AACOM Launches Pilot Program to Support Developing Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Two proposed colleges partner in shaping comprehensive support package * * * (Bethesda, MD) - The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) proudly announces the launch of a pilot program designed to support developing colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) as they prepare to become AACOM members. The proposed IllinoisCOM at The Chicag  more

CU Denver's Quantum Programs Featured in New Report on Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow From CU Boulder
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 1 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: A new workforce roadmap released this week aims to train, prepare, and inspire the next generation of quantum workers and the general public in Colorado and the Mountain West. The roadmap, led by the University of Colorado Boulder's (CU Boulder) CUbit Quantum Initiative and the Research and Innovation Office's Workforce Innovation Initiative, addresses the predicted growth of Colorado's quantum economy. The devel  more

Nonpartisan 'Defend the Black Vote' Program Launches Final Push in Campaign to Encourage 3.5 Million Black Men to Cast Ballots
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: In the last days before the November 5 election, People For the American Way Foundation's nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote campaign is making its final push to reach 3.5. million Black men, via direct peer-to-peer text messages, for voter turnout in 21 states -- Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Mis  more

RMI Chosen as Key Facilitator for DOE Energy Future Grants Program
BASALT, Colorado, Nov. 1 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * Driving Clean Energy Innovation and Equitable Solutions * * * The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Future Grants (EFG) Program has chosen RMI (founded as Rocky Mountain Institute), Southface Institute, and Sustainable Capital Advisors (SCA) to serve as key facilitators for the EFG Program Technical Assistance Cohorts. RMI and Southface Institute will take the lead in cohort facilitation, with   more

UW Project Garners NSF Funding Via CO-WY Engine to Study Weather Extremes and Water Security
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A groundbreaking research project proposed by a University of Wyoming professor secured National Science Foundation (NSF) funding this week through the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine (CO-WY Engine). UW Professor Bart Geerts, in the Department of Atmospheric Science, is the principal investigator (PI) of the one-year, $300,000 project. UW Assistant Professor Stefan Rahimi and Colorado State Uni  more