@amortowles is speaking in Boston tonight! I’ve mashed up my favorite @NYT game, Connections, with characters from this favorite author. Pick your groupings of four. Will post the answers (or at least MY answers) at 6pm. Go!
Congratulations to Dr. Denis Mukwege who exemplifies everything the @auroraprize_ stands for. What an honor to be in the presence of Aurora Prize Laureates past and present. #AuroraPrize
The eighth #AuroraPrize for Awakening Humanity is awarded to Dr. @DenisMukwege, a world-renowned gynecological surgeon and #humanrights activist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo #DRC. Dr. Mukwege is the president of Panzi Hospital and Foundation in the DRC, which he founded in 1999 to address the systemic issue of maternal healthcare and maternal mortality. Amidst ongoing conflict and critical healthcare needs stemming from war, the hospital has become one of the world’s preeminent treatment centers for survivors of sexual violence in conflict. Read more: https://t.co/3re8yBTq0R @PanziUSA@PanziFoundation
Honored to join the Board of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, an organization working to help those in the greatest need and address humanitarian crises around the world. @auroraprize_
Day 1 of #CGI2023 in the books! Congrats to the 2024 @auroraprize_ Humanitarians— 3 inspiring individuals who have dedicated their lives to helping others. #AuroraPrize
From countless nominees, these heroes have emerged. Watch the announcement of the 2024 Aurora Humanitarians at #CGI2023 — a moment that celebrates courage, compassion, and global impact.
An important part of developing breakthroughs is partnership and collaboration. So I’m pleased to share that @Pfizer and @FlagshipPioneer are partnering to invest $100M to explore opportunities to develop 10 programs that have the potential to address a range of unmet medical needs, including in broad patient populations. https://t.co/gW3hFwvk64
New @FlagshipPioneer startup emerged today with $50M to develop drugs for chronic diseases based on natural molecules found in food, herbs, and supplements. My latest for the @BostonGlobe on @MontaiHealth, led by former Ancestry CEO Margo Georgiadis. https://t.co/ptsDcMWhO6
“When you are displaced, you aren’t just uprooted, you are unrooted…and you have a different relationship with the future….one that is filled with hope and conviction.” —@NoubarAfeyan. Important conversation with UNHCR as part of the @auroraprize_ weekend in #Venice. @Refugees