/tags/peace-corps Peace Corps en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:12:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2013-04-29/if-military-covers-abortion-after-rape-why-not-the-peace-corps Last year, Congress and President Obama passed a law providing insurance coverage for abortion for military women in the case of rape or incest. Will the Peace Corps inspire a similar truce on the same issue? Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:12:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2013-04-29/if-military-covers-abortion-after-rape-why-not-the-peace-corps Ankita Rao /npr-news/2013-02-26/u-s-doctors-head-overseas-to-train-not-just-treat Many American doctors are nurses are helping to build medical schools abroad, as funding agencies push for this collaborative style of philanthropy. Even former President Clinton is getting involved. He's launched a $15 million initiative to revamp Rwanda's health care system. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-26/u-s-doctors-head-overseas-to-train-not-just-treat Michaeleen Doucleff /education/2013-02-05/colorado-schools-make-peace-corps-top-colleges-list University of Colorado-Boulder, the University of Denver, and Colorado State University rank among the top volunteer-producing schools for the Peace Corps… Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:36:53 GMT /education/2013-02-05/colorado-schools-make-peace-corps-top-colleges-list Emily Boyer /community/2012-12-13/fort-collins-loveland-leader-in-peace-corps-volunteers The Fort Collins-Loveland area was the leading producer of Peace Corps volunteers per capita, in 2012, with 14.7 per 100,000 residents.2012 Top Ten… Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT /community/2012-12-13/fort-collins-loveland-leader-in-peace-corps-volunteers Emily Boyer /2012-09-26/a-peace-corps-for-doctors-built-by-a-senators-daughter Vanessa Kerry, a daughter of Sen. John Kerry, has created a nonprofit to partner with the Peace Corps and send doctors and nurses abroad — and pay off part of the volunteers' school loans in return. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:57:00 GMT /2012-09-26/a-peace-corps-for-doctors-built-by-a-senators-daughter Michaeleen Doucleff /2012-05-20/an-authors-journey-back-to-the-lower-river Travel writer Paul Theroux's latest novel, The Lower River, is about a former Peace Corps volunteer who returns to Malawi years later and finds the village he left much changed. Host Rachel Martin talks with author. Sun, 20 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT /2012-05-20/an-authors-journey-back-to-the-lower-river /education/2012-01-26/buffs-best-among-peace-corps-volunteers The University of Colorado in Boulder was recently voted the nation's top party school, but today the administration had a far more illustrious title to… Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:58 GMT /education/2012-01-26/buffs-best-among-peace-corps-volunteers /2011-02-01/cu-boulder-first-in-the-nation-for-peace-corps-volunteers For the first time in its history, the University of Colorado in Boulder has more graduates serving in the Peace Corps than any other large college or… Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:54:34 GMT /2011-02-01/cu-boulder-first-in-the-nation-for-peace-corps-volunteers Erin O'Toole