Agencies award $6 million for substance abuse research
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:23:39 -0700
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award $6 million in grants for research examining the link between substance abuse and military deployments and combat-related trauma.
N.C. Meteorologists Answer Questions About Tropics
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:51:48 -0700
NBC-17 Chief Meteorologist Wes Hohenstein and WNCT Meteorologist David Sawyer answered your questions during a web chat Wednesday evening. Scroll down to read the transcript. 7:16 Admin_AlexMG: Tonight's Chat Session will begin at 7:30pm Wednesday September 1, 2010 7:16 Admin_AlexMG Edit Delete Entry Save Cancel 7:18 Rob Fowler, WCBD: Greetings from WCBD in Charleston, SC Wednesday September 1 ...
10 Great Cities for Raising Families
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:42:53 -0700
Consider these towns for their healthy economies, strong schools, low crime rates, abundance of parks and more.
Sports briefs: U.S. Soccer keeps Bradley
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:03:13 -0700
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati and Bradley will address the extension today. Bradley is 38-20-8 in four years, including a victory last year over top-ranked Spain that earned the Americans a spot in the Confederations Cup final, their first at a major FIFA tournament. The United States also won its ...
Innovative Federal Partnership To Study Combat Related Substance Use And Abuse
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:34:42 -0700
Eleven research institutions in 11 states will receive more than $6 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2010 to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to award ...
Big Boi on Tour
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:26:53 -0700
*After starting the summer off with a bang, Big Boi is doing it big again with a “Son of Chico Dusty” tour to support his debut solo album, “Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.” The tour began in his hometown Atlanta on Aug. 26 and will make 19 stops around the country, [...]
Prep football scores and summaries from Aug. 27
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:07:00 -0700
Prep football scores and summaries for Friday, Aug. 27
Combat Related Substance Use and Abuse to be Studied
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:11:44 -0700
Innovative federal partnership should yield important findings about returning military personnel
VA/NIH Award $6 Million for Substance Abuse Research
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:08:17 -0700
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award $6 million in grants for research examining the link between substance abuse and military deployments and combat-related trauma. “VA has a commitment to meet the full range of our Veterans’ physical and mental health care needs, and that includes addressing ...
Studies on combat-related substance use and abuse to be funded by NIH and VA
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:42:54 -0700
( NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse ) Eleven research institutions in 11 states will receive more than $6 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2010 to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among US military personnel, veterans, and their families.
nation/world news in brief
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:04:50 -0700
BEIRUT - Lebanese Shiite and Sunni groups fought street battles using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades for more than four hours Tuesday, killing three people and wounding several others just blocks from a busy downtown packed with summer tourists.
Done preaching to the choir
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:10:28 -0700
This is the first in a series of stories about artists pushing the Columbia arts scene. Columbia is getting Preach Jacobs because he's giving the city something to get. The rapper, writer and party promoter is melding hip-hop into the local art scene. View all of Life & Style
Community Calendar: Aug. 25, 2010
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:07:05 -0700
LEXINGTON COUNTY ARTS ASSOCIATION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: musical revue, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, matinees, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Village Square Theatre, 105 Caughman Road. Tickets: $18, with discounts for seniors, students and military. (803) 359-1436; www.villagesquaretheatre.com
State and region
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:03:04 -0700
WEST COLUMBIA -- Investigators said a South Carolina man forced his way into the home of his ex-wife's boyfriend and killed him before driving away and committing suicide.
RPOF's federal account reaches cash low as focus has been on McCollum
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:49:16 -0700
By Mary Ellen Klas - Sat, Aug 21 2010 The Republican Party of Florida's latest federal campaign finance account -- the rich source of funds for get-out-the vote efforts, voter registration drives and even staff salaries -- has dipped to an unusually low $54,000. (The numbers: $468,500 in cash, minus $414,850 in debt, leaves $53,650.) Money raised in the federal account must come from individual ...
Community Calendar
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:41:47 -0700
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER’S GARAGE SALE FOR ABUSED CHILDREN AND ADULTS: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 28, Rhame Arena, Bull and Broad streets, Camden. Proceeds will provide counseling services to abused and neglected children and adults. Drop-off of donated items at the arena, 4-6 p.m. Aug. 27. (803) 425-4357
Events
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:46:46 -0700
MEETINGS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LAKE MURRAY IRMO WOMAN’S CLUB: 7 tonight at the
SC court upholds death sentences in 3 cases
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:48:59 -0700
South Carolina's Supreme Court on Monday upheld death sentences for three men, including one convicted of killing two police officers in a dispute over a highway widening project.
Community Calendar: Aug. 14, 2010
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:14:19 -0700
CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES 1977-1981: Reunion , 7 p.m.- midnight, Sept. 25, Camden Country Club, 111 Knights Hill Rd., Camden. Tickets: $25 per person until Sunday. After Sunday: $35 per person. After Sept. 1: $50 per person. Limited number sold at the door. www.CamdenHigh1980.com
Milestones, all areas
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:55:25 -0700
COMMUNITY THE CITY OF COLUMBIA has received the platinum level award in the American Heart
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