Good News Notes: “Jeffrey Seay, PJC Board of Trustees Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering Extended Campus at Paducah (UK Paducah), has collaborated with partners in numerous countries, including Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda and India, for the purpose of finding new ways to convert harmful waste into fuel for…
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Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says
Good News Notes: “Audrey Azoulay, Director General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), made the appeal in her message for theInternational Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, observed on 26 July. Mangroves are found in tropical and sub-tropical regions, on the boundary between land and sea. Globally, they cover a…
Gorgui Dieng gives back with charity work in native Senegal
Good News Notes: “Gorgui Dieng is one of two Senegalese players in the NBA, but back home he might be better known for his philanthropic work.” “And Dieng isn’t wasting his privileged position. With the help of Minnesota-based global health nonprofit MATTER he set up the Gorgui Dieng Foundation” “The foundation provides aid to Senegal…