Upchurch Management, a McDonald’s franchisee with 27 locations across Broward County, has established a new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County to provide complimentary meals at its McDonald’s locations for first outings of Bigs and Littles. Several first outings were hosted earlier this month at Sunrise and Pompano Beach locations.
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Florida A&M University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Maurice Edington, Ph.D., has announced Mira Lowe as the next dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC).
To assist Broward County renters in avoiding eviction, the County is offering emergency rent and utility payments to low-income renters through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Applications are still being accepted, but eviction protections have ended so renters are urged to act quickly. Broward County has opened four in-person intake centers to help speed the application process in addition to providing a call center staffed with multilingual English/Spanish/Haitian Creole professionals from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
*The Florida Department of Health has suspended daily case and vaccine reports. The department will instead post weekly updates. The numbers reported here reflect the number of new cases and deaths for the previous week, August 20 – August 26.
The Associated Press reports that headstones from a historic African American cemetery in Washington, D.C., which were being used for erosion control, are being moved to Maryland’s National Harmony Memorial Park. This action will pay tribute to the 37,000 people who’ve been buried in the D.C. cemetery.
Even after over 635,000 have died in the U.S. as a result of the coronavirus, some celebrities have continued to loudly protest against the advice of doctors and other medical professionals. Over 4.5 million around the world have died as a result of the pandemic.
Broward Health Imperial Point welcomes Jerry Capote, M.D., as its new chief medical officer (CMO). As CMO, Dr. Capote will steer and support the medical staff with the goal to provide safe, advanced, and personalized care to patients and their families at the Fort Lauderdale-based, 204-bed hospital.
Scientists made the discovery after studying 34 commonly used pesticides and herbicides in brown fat cells and testing the effects of chlorpyrifos in mice fed high-calorie diets.
This is a time of tremendous evolution in our industries. We are on the cusp of a complete transition in mobility. A transition to clean energy and clean vehicles. At the UAW, we have been heavily involved in the national discussion on how we can successfully navigate this transition.
How can we better prepare? It is the question every public safety professional asks and the motivation behind everything we do. Better preparation allows for the best possible response to any incident. Often the incidents or disasters we prepare for are unplanned, happening with little to no warning. However, by training for the unexpected, we remain ready to respond.