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Metropolis' Medengage Scholarship Programme Recognises 250 Medical Students with ...

"We firmly believe that education is essential to the holistic development of the nation's youth," Dr. Sushil Shah, chairman of India's Metropolis Foundation, says in a press release. That's why...more

Hughes Immersed in Spreading the Region'S Music, Culture

When Big Stone Gap, Va., native Tyler Hughes was 13, he attended a music camp his grandparents held. "That time made a lasting impression," he tells the Bristol Herald-Courier. "That means...more

Snapshot: Schuylerville Public Library Receives Saratoga Arts Grant

Kids in Schuylerville, New York, will be able to get a taste of the arts this summer thanks to a grant from the Saratoga Arts Foundation. The Schuylerville Public Library has been awarded a...more

Visibility, with the Volume Up Loud, in Tennessee

The election of Doug Jones as the first openly gay senator from Alabama has renewed a debate about the role of music in political activism. In a piece for NPR, singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor...more

People Building Stronger Communities

City Launches Mobile App for Civic Engagement

Volunteer LSU\'s Inaugural Change Break

Sports and Recreation Injuries Down to 12 percent in Youngsters

Volunteer Youth Corps to be set by Early 2014

Metro Vancouver Sees Rise of Homeless Seniors as Alarming Trend

Community Development Grant to Help Businesses Recover from 2011 Flooding

Genesee County Economic Development Center Gets New Grants for STAMP Property

Social Enterprise Brings Fitness Oomph to Elderly

Knoxville\'s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Needs Revision