When a Winter Storm Triggered One of the Deadliest Disasters in D.C. History
On January 28, 1922, the Knickerbocker Theatre’s snow-covered roof collapsed, killing 98 people and injuring another 133
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The Washington Post
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Remembering the 100th anniversary of Washington’s Knickerbocker theater disaster
Jan. 28&29, marked 100 yrs. since DC’s deadliest disaster and largest snowfall that collapsed a local theatre killing 98 and injuring 113.
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WSJ
- Nov 15, 2019
- 8 min
Preparing private sector for next pandemic
With no current global pandemic plan in place, simulations like Event 201 are crucial for preparing for a major pandemic event.
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DCist
- Sep 3, 2019
- 1 min
The 41st Adams Morgan Day Is Coming To 18th Street
The 41st annual Adams Morgan Day is coming to the neighborhood on September 8, and with it all the usual festivities, local vendors, and...
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The New York Times
- Jul 7, 2019
- 1 min
An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another
It is not a program for children of the rich. It is geared to lower-income families who have fewer prekindergarten options. Several...
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GEN
- Feb 21, 2017
- 1 min
Encouraging Progress toward Reproducibility Reported
At AAAS 2017, a pair of panel discussions addressed the reproducibility crisis in science, particularly biomedical science, and suggested...
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The New York Times
- Jan 9, 2017
- 1 min
Review: At Globalfest, a World of Cultural Keepsakes With a Dance Beat
Each group at Globalfest, which doubles as a showcase for concert promoters during the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters...
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The Village Voice
- Jan 3, 2017
- 1 min
Venture Capitalists of the Performing-Arts World Gather for One of the Year’s Most Influential Showc
What’s an artist, especially one just starting out, supposed to do? A good place to look would be the Association of Performing Arts...
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The New York Times
- Jan 3, 2017
- 1 min
January Is a Dance Jamboree and Meat Market
...during early January in New York, such marathons aren’t unusual for dancers. The reason — or the culprit, some might say — is the...
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The New York Times
- Jan 2, 2017
- 1 min
Step Aboard or Put on That Blindfold: 2017’s Theatrical Adventures
Lovers of theater and performance can salute the return of the January festivals — Under the Radar, Coil, American Realness, the...
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Times Higher Education
- Sep 29, 2016
- 2 min
New guidelines to police ‘Wild West’ of antibody research
Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says More than 100...
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Nature
- Sep 29, 2016
- 2 min
Biologists plan scoring system for antibodies Manufacturers and users will rank reagents to improve
Biomedical experts plan to create a scoring system that will help researchers choose reliable antibodies for their experiments. The only...
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Science Magazine
- Sep 28, 2016
- 2 min
Validate your antibodies to improve reproducibility? Easier said than done
It seems like the most elementary of research principles: Make sure the cells and reagents in your experiment are what they claim to be...
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The Wall Street Journal
- Jan 15, 2016
- 1 min
Off-Beat Options for Theater’s Changing Audience
Agents and performers try to sell their acts at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ annual conference Joel Pierson has a...
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The New York Times
- Jan 2, 2015
- 1 min
A Cold Month Is No Longer Dark Theater: Festivals Include Under the Radar and American Realness
MOST of us abandon our New Year’s resolutions. But if you vowed to see more live art in 2015, you can start keeping that one right away....
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NPR
- Dec 10, 2014
- 1 min
Scientists Often Skip A Simple Test That Could Verify Their Work
Congratulations GBSI on a successful BioPolicy Summit! By Richard Harris, NPR One study found that between 18 percent and 36 percent of...
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The Examiner
- Nov 19, 2014
- 2 min
APAP readies 'Together'-themed 2015 NYC conference
By Jim Bessman, The Examiner The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) is readying the schedule for the APAP|NYC 2015 58th...
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WSJ
- Mar 26, 2014
- 1 min
ALS institute highlights irreproducible results, a major problem in science
by Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe Leonard Freedman, chief executive of the nonprofit Global Biological Standards Institute, which...
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Billboard
- Jan 11, 2014
- 1 min
Mario Garcia Durham, CEO of the APAP, On 2014 Conference Surreal Expo Hall
By Andy Gensler, Billboardbiz Billboard caught up with the president and CEO of APAP, Mario Garcia Durham who helped explain what this...
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Bloomberg
- Jan 10, 2014
- 1 min
APAP CEO Durham Describes Five-Day Arts Marketplace (Audio)
Mario Garcia Durham, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters says the five-day marketplace...
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