Monday, December 6, 2021

AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS SALUTES THIS YEAR’S HONOREES IN “THE 44th ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22 ON CBS

 

2021 Kennedy Center honorees

Standing, left to right: Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler

Sitting, left to right: Justino Díaz, Joni Mitchell, Berry Gordy

Following are honoree, presenter, performer and production credits for THE 44th ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 22 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

WELCOME:

David Letterman

Emmy® Award-winning television host, comedian, writer and producer and 2012 Kennedy Center honoree

 

 

HONOREE:

Joni Mitchell

 

GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and GRAMMY Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and painter

 

 

FILM NARRATOR:

Graham Nash

Guidehouse Adds 2 UK-based Partners to Global Life Sciences Practice

Karla Stricker Anderson and Dr. Srikanth Rajagopal, Bring Expertise in Strategy and Operations, M&A, Digital Transformation, and Operating Model Design



WASHINGTONDec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting to public sector and commercial clients, has named Karla Stricker Anderson and Dr. Srikanth "Doc" Rajagopal new partners in its Health segment, expanding the company's global Life Sciences practice. 

Based in Guidehouse's London office, Anderson and Dr. Rajagopal bring

NASA Seeks Next Flight Directors for Human Spaceflight Missions

WASHINGTONDec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí.

NASA is looking for leaders for one of the best jobs on Earth for human spaceflight – including missions to the Moon – the position of flight director in mission

Friday, December 3, 2021

FDA Expands Authorization of Two Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment and Post-Exposure Prevention of COVID-19 to Younger Pediatric Patients, Including Newborns

SILVER SPRING, Md.Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised the emergency use authorization (EUA) of bamlanivimab and etesevimab (previously authorized for pediatric patients 12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms, or about 88 pounds), to additionally authorize bamlanivimab and etesivimab administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in all younger pediatric patients, including newborns, who have a positive

Thursday, December 2, 2021

President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-⁠19 this Winter

New Actions Aim to Get Americans Boosted for Even Greater Protection Against the Delta and Omicron Variants, Keep Schools and Businesses Open, and Help Quickly Respond to Surges if Needed During the Colder Months


Today, President Biden will announce new actions to combat COVID-19 as the United States heads into the winter months and with the emergence of a new variant, Omicron.


The United States has come far in its fight against the virus and is more

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Reforms to Increase Equity and Level the Playing Field for Underserved Small Business Owners

The federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world, buying everything from software and building construction to financial and asset management—making its procurement a powerful tool to advance equity and build wealth in underserved communities. Despite this, less than 10 percent of federal agencies’ total eligible contracting dollars typically go to small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), a category under federal law for which Black-owned, Latino-owned, and other minority-owned businesses are presumed to qualify. Moreover, while women own roughly 20 percent of all small businesses economy-wide, less than 5 percent of federal contracting dollars go to women-owned small businesses.


Increasing federal spending with underserved businesses not only helps more

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Wondrium to Launch Educational Series and Companion Documentary Inspired by Bill Gates' Best-selling Book How To Avoid A Climate Disaster

CHANTILLY, Va.Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondrium, the leading streaming provider of dynamic learning content, today announced that it will be the home to an educational series and companion documentary inspired by Bill Gatesbest-selling book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Wondrium will produce and distribute the titles globally to its members in 2022.

The 10-episode educational series will focus on the innovators who are