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News from February 2022

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EMORY UNIVERSITY: Emory receives $15.4 million NIH grant to see if COVID tests detect variants

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

Emory University researchers have received a $15.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure COVID-19 tests are able to quickly detect new variants of concern, such as Omicron.

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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $40 Million NASA Award to Increase Rotorcraft Vertical Lift Technology at Georgia Tech

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

A new award from NASA will give Georgia Tech researchers easier and faster access to research and engineering funds during the next five years to support advances in rotorcraft vertical lift technology.

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KELL HIGH SCHOOL: Kell Signing Day!

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

Today was National Signing day and we were happy to see some of our athletes, joined by their families and friends, as they signed to take the next steps in their athletic and academic careers!

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MARIST SCHOOL: Congratulations Sean McVay '04

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

Head Coach of the Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay '04 and his team won the National Football Conference Championship Game

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EMORY: Emory Healthcare patient awaiting heart transplant gets visit from baseball’s greatest prize

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

A 43-year-old man from Columbus, Georgia, who is on the wait list for a heart transplant at Emory University Hospital, received a World Series-sized surprise. A huge Braves fan, Brad Hollingsead had mentioned how nice it would be to see the World Series trophy in person, following the Atlanta Braves World Series win in November 2021.

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GA U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 4: Congressman Johnson Announces EPA Affirms EtO Health Risk

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

Today, Rep. Hank Johnson – as part of the bipartisan Congressional Ethylene Oxide Task Force – released the following statement from his office and the task force about the Environmental Protection Agency’s Decision to stand by the 2016 IRIS Value of ethylene oxide (EtO):

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DEKALB COUNTY - GA: Georgia DOT Project PI 713300- DeKalb County Notice of Impacts to Constitution Lakes Park and Bouldercrest Greenspace

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), proposes to reconstruct the I-285 at Bouldercrest Road interchange and add collector-distributor lanes on new location to provide ramps between I-675 and Bouldercrest Road in DeKalb County.

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COBB SCHOOLS: This is South Cobb: A Teacher’s Welcoming Heart, 20+ Years of Service

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

Positive, encouraging, giving, uplifting, and supportive are all words a parent, student, or principal may use to describe their ideal teacher. They are also the words used to describe veteran educator Jacqueline Valentine who has served South Cobb High School students for more than two decades.

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EMORY: Local schools receive thousands of face masks following mask donation to Emory Healthcare

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

As COVID-19 cases continue to surface throughout metro Atlanta, protecting school children, teachers and staff during in-person learning in the classroom remains a top priority

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COUNTY OF DEKALB: DeKalb County Shares Tips for Severe Winter Weather

By Press release submission | Feb 4, 2022

With temperatures forecast below freezing through the weekend, county officials have shared the following tips for winter weather:

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Juan Parrilla ranks 1,620th in Boys' 16 doubles bracket in December 2021

By DeKalb GA News | Feb 4, 2022

Decatur tennis player Juan Parrilla won 207 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by December 2021.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Lithonia stagnates at one in week ending Jan. 29

By DeKalb GA News | Feb 4, 2022

There were no new teachers in Lithonia who signed the pledge in week ending Jan. 29, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Decatur sign pledge in week ending Jan. 29 to teach Critical Race Theory

By DeKalb GA News | Feb 3, 2022

There were no new teachers in Decatur who signed the pledge in week ending Jan. 29, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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How high did Decatur junior tennis player Julian Santucci rank in Boys' 16 doubles bracket in December 2021?

By DeKalb GA News | Feb 1, 2022

Decatur tennis player Julian Santucci won 1,305 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association by December 2021.