$1.5 million gift launches Kenan Galapagos program this fall
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www.unc.edu— The William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust-funded fellowships will support graduate students and post-docs.
303 Magazine—Unique Things To Do in Denver This Weekend 5/1 – 5/5. Happy first of the month! There are many events to participate in or attend to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this week in Denver.
GQ—A Watch Found on the 'Titanic' Just Sold for Nearly $1.5 Million. On April 15, 1912, John Jacob Astor IV, one of the world’s wealthiest men, helped his young, pregnant wife, Madeleine, into lifeboat No. 4 on the deck of the Titanic. Having asked whether he could board with her, he was told that only women and children were allowed. Astor is said to have calmly kissed his wife, handed her his gloves, and retreated to the deck to smoke a cigarette with American journalist and mystery writer Jaqcues Futrelle. The ship sank at 2:20 a.m. When Astor’s body was...
CP24—Canada dental care program: 1 million seniors eligible to make claims. OTTAWA - More than 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government's new dental care plan, the Liberals announced Wednesday. The first one million seniors who registered for the program received their benefits card and became eligible to make claims under the program on May 1. Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech said the first patient was seen at 7:08 a.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador. He announced the opening of a web portal...