20 May 2011
A team of Portuguese researchers lead by Miguel Soares from the Gulbenkian Institute, Portugal, discovered a molecular mechanism that explains how the “sickle cell hemoglobin” reduces the number of malaria parasites in the blood, protecting people from the disease. Their research shows that people who carry one copy of a mutation that leads to sickle-cell disease […]
19 May 2011
Mayor Will Flanagan announced Wednesday that he plans to cut $3.3 million from the Fall River, MA, education budget. Flanagan also said the city is facing a $1.5 million cut in local aid. The Herald News reported Wednesday that the School Department had proposed a level-services budget for fiscal 2012, which would require an additional […]
19 May 2011
A Summer course on Climate Change and Renewable Energy, within the context of sustainable development, is scheduled for July 18-28, 2011, in Ponta Delgada, Azores, co-sponsored by the University of Azores, the University of Pardubice (Czech Republic), the University of Akureyri (Iceland) and the International Sustainability Network CRUSUS. The course offers an updated, integrated, and […]
18 May 2011
A poll released Tuesday shows social democrat Passos Coelho (PSD) leading slightly in polls over socialist leader, caretaker Prime Minister José Socrates (PS), for the parliamentary snap elections scheduled for June 5, in Portugal. According to pollster Intercampus, Coelho (PSD) leads with 36,1 percent over Socrates (PS) with 35,4 percent. Figures released May 6, showed […]
18 May 2011
The Portuguese American Scholarship Foundation (PASF) is organizing the PASF Second Annual Golf Tournament, to be held Monday, June 20, at 11:30am. The event, taking place at the Allendale Country Club, 1017 Allen Street, North Dartmouth, MA., includes a boxed lunch and dinner and various prizes. There are two ways to support the event: by playing […]
Posted in Organizations, Scholarships, Sports
17 May 2011
The 2011 “Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres,” taking place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, from May 28 to June 2, will be broadcast live online on the Internet. According to a statement from the organizers, on May 27 viewers around the world will be able to watch the Santuário da Esperança illuminations […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Heritage, São Miguel
