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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

From 2006–2010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis. New findings continue to come thick and fast—there were more than 3,000 published reports in 2023.

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National Library Week, 4/7 - 4/13

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Communities are fighting back. ," Bloomberg, " Public libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books ," Washington Post , " Book ban attempts spiked in 2023, new research shows ," Politico ), " Book bans in US public schools increase by 28% in six months, Pen report finds ," Guardian ).

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Building an Export Business

First State Insights

Founded in 2010, Argentek is a consumer electronics wholesaler that exports from its base in Wilmington, Delaware to over 70 countries around the world. In May 2023, the U.S. IPA is a research and public service center within the University of Delaware's Biden School of Public Policy & Administration. License.

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What Causes “Urban Prairies” in Shrinking Cities?

Center for Community Progress

From Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth Copyright © 2023 Alan Mallach. Vacant properties and declining public services can all discourage people from moving in and promote moving out, leading to still more shrinkage. Reproduced by permission of Island Press, Washington, D.C.

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