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...fishing line," says art historian Charney. "Attach the sensor to the fishing line, then hang it on an object that's never supposed to move." Charney has grown so concerned about the theft of religious art that he recently formed the Association for Research into Crimes against Art, a nonprofit think tank that will provide churches with free advice on how to protect art on a limited budget...
Feeling down in the dumps? Move to South Dakota. In its new state-by-state rankings based on the prevalence and severity of depression, the nonprofit Mental Health America found that places like the Dakotas and Hawaii fared better in part because they have more psychiatrists and social workers per capita as well as more residents with health insurance. Says psychologist David Shern, the organization's president and CEO: "Access is the moral of this story...
...Research Universities and Civic Engagement - Opportunities and Challenges” details areas that are crucial for encouraging civic engagement at research universities. Written and edited by Timothy K. Stanton and published at the University of California, Los Angeles, the report comes out of a partnership between Campus Contact, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement on college campuses, and a network of interested academics. Harvard provides outlets for civic engagement through organizations like the community service-focused Phillips Brooks House Association and the Institute of Politics, but some question whether the University should have a more active role...
...Force Staff Sergeants Katie and Fred Matney were posted on opposite sides on the world when they married last fall using webcams, thanks to FreedomCalls, a nonprofit that helps service members virtually attend big events back home for free...
This is the boldest move yet from an Administration that had been tentative in its response to the mortgage crisis, and the plan has drawn fire from two directions. Free-market types say it's a bailout for the irresponsible, while nonprofit groups that work with borrowers fear it won't help many people. Meanwhile, Paulson's past as chief executive of Goldman Sachs--he retired in July 2006 to go to Treasury--is becoming a political issue. Goldman was a big player in the business of packaging subprime mortgages for sale to investors. Now Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris...