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University of North Texas Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment (UNT WISE), in partnership with Texas Workforce Commission, announced it will use a $12.7 million grant to create the Texas Beacons of Excellence to help employers enhance their skills in recruiting, retaining, and accommodating employees with disabilities.
The goal is to educate employers who use subminimum wage contracts about the benefits of competitive, integrated employment, according to a statement....
The wireless vagus nerve stimulation device (right) may be small, but it’s a big advance compared to its predecessor (left). The new device is MRI-compatible and can be mass-produced on a wafer. [Photo: Courtesy UT Dallas]
[Photo: Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXO/Ponticifca Catholic University of Chile/F. Vito; Radio: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); Optical: Pan-STARRS -- Image courtesy of NASA]
Top, from left, Salvador Espino and Dr. Sandra Chapman; center, Geoff Moore, Betsy Price, Charles Taylor, and Joe DePetrillo; bottom, April Barnes.
