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With the assistance of The National Group, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center has received a $3 million grant to conduct research related to the effects of mesothelioma on warfighters, military personnel generally, DOD civilian and contract employees working in shipyards and other facilities where exposure to asbestos and other causes of mesothelioma are located.
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When NASA cancelled the space shuttle launch designated to bring the multi-billion dollar Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the Space Station, CERN (the European Energy Research Facility) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faced the probability of having a billion dollar investment marooned on Earth. They turned to the National Group in 2008 to advocate on their behalf to the Obama Administration, NASA and Congress to restore the dedicated shuttle flight that would deliver this scientific payload to the ISS. Their confidence was rewarded when a dedicated shuttle mission for AMS was added in the first Obama budget for NASA. The AMS was launched in 2011 and today delivers science results that will rewrite textbooks for centuries.
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