Overall suicides in the U.S. military were down just under 10% in 2013 over the year before, although there was slight increase (5%) among reservists and those not on active duty, new data from the Department of Defense shows. With … Continue reading
U.S. Army suicides were up 7% in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012, but suicides among inactive reserve soldiers was up even more dramatically — 40% vs. a 13% decline for those on active duty, updated data from … Continue reading
Army suicides are running slightly ahead of last year compared to 2012 — up 8% through May — and the potential suicide totals for inactive duty reserves now outnumber those for active duty soldiers — a trend that started in … Continue reading
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
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→ Continue to the story.EVANSTON, Ill. — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has renewed a $1 million grant to fund the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University over the next two years.
The NSJ program provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on events and issues related to defense, security and civil liberties. The initiative began in January, 2009 with an initial three-year, $1.3 million McCormick Foundation grant. The grant was also renewed for $1 million over two years in 2011.
