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FDA Grants Emergency Approval for Over-The-Counter Drug to Treat Screwworm in Pets

FDA Grants Emergency Approval for Over-The-Counter Drug to Treat Screwworm in Pets

Published by Sam Flores

June 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and ⁠Drug ⁠Administration on Thursday authorized ⁠the emergency use of a generic over-the-counter tablet to ​treat infestations caused by the New World screwworm in dogs and cats, ‌as the government steps ‌up efforts to contain the parasite. U.S. officials this month confirmed ⁠the first ⁠domestic cases of the parasite in more than six decades in ​cattle, a goat and a dog in Texas and New Mexico. New World screwworm is a fly whose larvae feed on living tissue, entering animals ​through open wounds and burrowing into the flesh.  The agency said nitenpyram ⁠tablets, a ⁠fast-acting treatment, can be ⁠used ​in pets weighing at least two pounds and at least four weeks ​old, adding that ⁠the drug is expected to help kill most larvae within hours of the first dose. A second dose should be given six hours after the first, the agency said, but added that the drug ⁠may not protect against reinfestation and veterinarians may still need to ⁠remove remaining larvae and treat wounds. U.S. officials have warned …

‘Early education partnerships’ to get grants of up to £50k

‘Early education partnerships’ to get grants of up to £50k

Published by skeptic

New partnerships between primary schools and early years settings will be given grants of up to £50,000 to improve reception readiness. The Department for Education has set out how new “early education partnerships”, announced last year in the best start in life strategy, will work. Early education minister Olivia Bailey said the partnerships will create a “more coherent and connected early years landscape”. Partnerships will focus on inclusion and support for children with SEND and additional needs and from disadvantaged backgrounds. Strengthening transitions Guidance released by the Department for Education today states the primary objectives of the partnerships are to strengthen transition between early years and school and improve reception readiness. In 2023-24, around 67 per cent of children achieve were judged to have a “good” level of development across areas like language, personal development, maths and literacy. Ministers want to increase this to 75 per cent by 2028. The partnerships will build the evidence base for effective transitions, especially among vulnerable pupil groups. This will ensure more reception teaching time is spent on the …

Red Dwarf writer reveals Rob Grant’s wishes for beloved characters

Red Dwarf writer reveals Rob Grant’s wishes for beloved characters

Published by Daniella Wilson

Before his death earlier this year, Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant completed his final project: the spin-off novel Red Dwarf: Titan. Now, Grant’s co-author Andrew Marshall has opened up about his hopes for the beloved band of comedy characters as they return in the alternate reality novel – including a more fleshed out Dave Lister (who was played by Craig Charles in the TV series), and more developed female characters. “Rob wanted Lister to show a little bit more maturity by the end than we usually see, which I think makes an interesting part,” Marshall explained to Radio Times. “I was very interested in showing there’s a tiny speck of something in Rimmer that he might just be saveable.” He added that Grant “was very keen – as was I – to develop the female characters a little bit more”. “So Kochanski has a much, much bigger role in this, and there’s also a couple of other new female characters for you to have a look at,” he continued. Red Dwarf. BBC/Grant Naylor Productions “So that’s …

Artists & Mothers Announces 2026 Recipients of Childcare Grants

Artists & Mothers Announces 2026 Recipients of Childcare Grants

Published by Jenni Sidey

New York City nonprofit Artists & Mothers has named the 2026 recipients of its eponymous $25,000 grant for artists who identify as mothers. The landmark program provides funding to cover nine months of childcare and is open to emerging and mid-career artists raising a child under the age of three. From photography and sculpture to collage and bookmaking, this year’s awardees span a wide range of artistic practices, conceptual concerns, and styles. Mimi Ọnụọha centers human and machine relationships, sometimes combining family photographs with video and images sourced from the internet. The 2025 single-channel video Ground Truths, for example, unearthed a buried history—literally, a mass grave—in Sugar Land, near the artist’s hometown, using a machine-learning model trained to identify similar sites across the state.  Related Articles Mimi Ọnụọha. Photograph by Casey Horsfield. Courtesy the artist Nickola Pottinger, an artist born in Jamaica and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, works across drawing, collage, and sculpture. Her sculptural works, which she calls “duppies”—the Jamaican patois word for ghosts—pay tribute to her cultural heritage through its physical remnants. …

Judge Rules Trump’s Cancelation of Humanities Grants Unconstitutional

Judge Rules Trump’s Cancelation of Humanities Grants Unconstitutional

Published by José Betancourt

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Today’s stories include another literary L for the Trump administration, how we best absorb reading, and more. Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Cancellation of Humanities Grants Was Unconstitutional In the last couple of months, numerous cases filed against the Trump administration in the wake of gutting agencies and programs have seen rulings come down. We saw the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) come out on top in the case filed by 21 state attorneys general, and we saw the second case about the IMLS, filed by the American Library Association and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, be settled out of court. Now, in more good news, a judge has ruled against the administration’s massive cuts of federal humanities grants that support the arts. This was over $100 million in support for writers, researchers, and scholars. The judge has barred the administration from ending those grants, while also criticizing its use of …

PFAS destruction and eVTOL projects win first ERS grants from University of Toledo 

PFAS destruction and eVTOL projects win first ERS grants from University of Toledo 

Published by skeptic

Projects selected for funding by the newly established Engineering Research Society (ERS) include research into PFAS destruction and using AI to advance aerodynamic modeling for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The University of Toledo College of Engineering has announced the first grant awards from its Engineering Research Society (ERS), marking a key step in enhancing the college’s research profile as part of UToledo’s designation as a Carnegie R1 research institution. ERS, a membership-based organisation co-led by alumni Don Warner (Class of ’76) and Deb Dauer (Class of ’81), was founded to support and advance research within the College of Engineering. Since its inaugural meeting, which brought together founding members, faculty, alumni, and supporters, the society has collectively raised $800,000 toward its initial $1 million endowment goal. “These projects exemplify the quality, relevance and interdisciplinary strength of our faculty research, and they reflect the very purpose of ERS: providing timely seed support to catalyze major external funding and broader impact,” said Mohammad Elahinia, dean of the College of Engineering and an ERS member. “I …

Judge grants protective orders to Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen

Judge grants protective orders to Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen

Published by Sam Flores

In a hearing about competing protective order filings from reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, a Utah judge granted Thursday that both orders go into effect, though he delayed making a decision on a custody arrangement. The orders, which were issued by third district court commissioner Russell Minas, are in place for three years and require Paul and Mortensen to stay at least 100 feet away from each other. He also warned that they both could be subjected to criminal charges if there’s a violation of the orders. “I do think it’s important that there be mutual orders,” Minas said. “I am just concerned that if I don’t order both of them to stay away from each other, there’s going to be some additional problems.” Addressing Paul and Mortensen, Minas said: “I’m hoping that you’re not people who just thrive on the drama and the conflict … I do want to work with both of you to try to restore some sense of normalcy. I just think right now, you …

Giorno Poetry Systems Gives Need-Based Grants to 12 Artists

Giorno Poetry Systems Gives Need-Based Grants to 12 Artists

Published by José Betancourt

Giorno Poetry Systems, a nonprofit organization founded by the artist and downtown New York scenemaker John Giorno in 1965, has launched a new need-based grant program inspired by a decade-long AIDS Treatment Project that Giorno oversaw in the 1980s and ’90s. The new Treat a Stranger Grant awards $4,545 each to a group of 12 artists: Samiya Bashir, Malcolm-X Betts, Pe Ferreira, Mercy Kelly, Agosto Machado, Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), Gavilán Rayna Russom, Jacolby Satterwhite, Keioui Keijaun Thomas, Christopher Udemezue, and two who chose to remain anonymous. (The funds for Machado will be given to his estate following his death last month, after the selection process was complete.) Related Articles The unrestricted grant resurrects the spirt of the AIDS Treatment Project, which Giorno started when the epidemic left so many artists in need beginning in the early ’80s. “My intention is to treat a complete stranger as a lover or close friend,” Giorno wrote in reference to the project, for which he gave payments in different amounts to people suffering. “It is in the …

Joyce Awards to Relaunch with 0,000 Unrestricted Artist Grants

Joyce Awards to Relaunch with $100,000 Unrestricted Artist Grants

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation will relaunch its Joyce Awards, which have supported artists working in the Great Lakes region since 2004. The foundation will do so under a new funding model, having taken a year-long pause following its 2024 awards cycle. The awards will pivot from a project-based grant of $100,000 to an unrestricted grant of $100,000 that will go directly to each of the four selected artists. Accompanying the $100,000 unrestricted grant is a $40,000 grant that will go to a Great Lakes–based nonprofit organization, selected by a winning artist, that will help them “help realize, expand, or deepen their work in the region,” according to a release. Related Articles The Joyce Awards will also be administered in two cycles going forward, with artists based in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin eligible to win in even-numbered years, beginning in 2026, while artists based in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio eligible to win in odd-numbered years, beginning in 2027. Another change is that artists are now able to self-nominate for the 2026 cohort, beginning today, with the …

Trump grants Iran ‘request’ as he delays ‘power plant destruction’ | World | News

Trump grants Iran ‘request’ as he delays ‘power plant destruction’ | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

Donald Trump has revealed he is “pausing he period of energy plant destruction” in Iran by 10 days while continuing to insist talks over a deal to end the war are “going very well”. Writing on Truth Social, the US President said: “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP” Speaking on the phone to Fox News on Thursday, Trump said the US is in conversations with Iran, which are going “fairly well”. The US president told the hosts of Fox’s The Five said: “They said to me, very nicely, through my people, ‘Could we have more time?’ “They asked for seven [days]. And I said, ‘I’m going to give you 10’, because they …