Charity News from Friday, Oct. 6, 2000As Serbia's Doors Open, ARC Urges Donors To Help Its RefugeesAmerican Refugee Committee | As Serbia moved towards a new era on Friday, the American Refugee Committee (ARC) urged donors to step up efforts to help the more than 700,000 refugees and displaced persons who continue to live in dire conditions in Yugoslavia. ARC operates a ... The Arc of the United States Denounces the rejection of Hate Crimes Legislation that would Protect People with Disabilities ARC of the United States | ó The Arc of the United States, a national organization on mental retardation, today denounced the decision to strip the hate crimes provision from the Department of Defense (DoD) authorization. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act would represent one ... Jewish National Fund Appoints New Michigan and Northern Ohio Regional Director Jewish National Fund | October 6, 2000- New York, NY - Jewish National Fund (JNF) has announced the appointment of Ronald M. Horvat of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, as JNF's new Northern Ohio and Michigan Regional Director. The two regions were combined to help the ... NCI Awards Breast Cancer Research Grants Derived From Postage Stamp Sales National Cancer Institute | The National Cancer Institute (NCI) just completed awarding a total of $6.9 million in two-year grants to 32 applicants to support novel or innovative research in the area of breast cancer. Since the breast cancer research stamp was made ... In Autism, it Depends on Which Parent Passes on the Genetic Abnormality Duke University Medical Center | While it has been known that genetic abnormalities are implicated in susceptibility to autism, new research has added another variable - the particular parent who contributes the defective gene can determine whether or not the child acquires autism. Noted Duke Researchers to Speak at Symposium Duke University Medical Center | Joseph Nevins, James B. Duke professor and chairman of the department of genetics at Duke University Medical Center, and Dr. Randy Bollinger, will speak at the "Controversies in Science" symposium for journalists on Oct. 26.
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