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Released: 27-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
American Dental Hygienists’ Association Announces New Leadership for 2018-19
American Dental Hygienists' Association

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association installed Michele Braerman, RDH, BSDH, of Fallston, Maryland, as the organization’s 2018-19 president, along with ADHA’s new slate of officers for the upcoming year.

   
Released: 27-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Applications Now Open for UVA Darden’s 2018 Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society and Virginia Community Capital (VCC) today opened the application process for the 2018 Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards.

Released: 27-Jun-2018 9:40 AM EDT
5 Tips for Voicing Values in the #MeToo Era
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

In the midst of #MeToo, UVA Darden's Mary Gentile’s Giving Voice to Values work provides a lens through which we can think of how to respond to possibly unintended but problematic behaviors before they become reporting offenses.

   
Released: 26-Jun-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Paul Araiza: Creating His Own Opportunities
University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business

When Paul Araiza graduated in June 2018 with his Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) from the UCI Paul Merage School of Business, it culminated a decade-long educational journey spanning three schools, with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in between.

   
Released: 26-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
How the Silicon Valley Innovation Program Moves at the Speed of Success
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

SVIP was established to reshape how government, startups and industry collaborate to find solutions for homeland security use-cases. SVIP expands DHS S&T’s reach into the innovation community to find new, previously inaccessible technologies that can help strengthen national security.

   
Released: 26-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
New Dual Degree Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin Combines Business, Computer Science
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

A new, highly selective integrated honors degree program in business and computer science at The University of Texas at Austin will offer a rigorous four-year undergraduate curriculum aimed at preparing students for top technology careers.

Released: 26-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
UVA Darden Alumnus Brings Big Changes To Brazilian Fintech — And One Really Big IPO to NYSE
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

PagSeguro Digital likes to use the word “democratize” to describe its mission. The Brazilian payment-processing company was founded in 2006 to give more small vendors access to the world’s eighth-largest economy by letting them conduct transactions electronically.

Released: 25-Jun-2018 7:05 PM EDT
Digital Transformation Focus for Conference
University of Adelaide

Business leaders from South East Asia will meet in Singapore at the Fourth Australia-Singapore Relationship Conference. The two-day conference starting today, Monday 25 June will examine the impact of digital transformation and the growth of entrepreneurship on trade and business between the two countries and throughout the Southeast Asian region.

Released: 25-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
S&T Partners with New Innovators to Bring Smart Cities Technologies to First Responders
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and its research and development partners today selected 13 U.S. and international companies to develop smart cities technologies to assist public safety.

Released: 25-Jun-2018 1:00 PM EDT
SBP Researchers Awarded 2018 Padres Pedal the Cause Grants
Sanford Burnham Prebys

SBP is pleased to announce that it has been awarded four Padres Pedal the Cause (PPTC) collaborative grants with UCSD Moores Cancer Center. The projects funded include research to help understand cancer and find novel therapies that exploit its vulnerabilities. The awards are part of the $2.4 million raised in the November 2017 cycling event—the largest annual contribution in the five-year history of the organization.

   
Released: 25-Jun-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Crowdfunders Aren’t All That Different from Commercial Lenders, Study Finds
American University

Low-Income entrepreneurs need a great story and solid financial backing for the best chance at funding, according to research from a pair of American University professors.

   
Released: 25-Jun-2018 8:00 AM EDT
St. George’s University Expands Use of B-Line Medical’s SimCapture Platform
Laerdal Medical

B-Line Medical, an industry leader in video-driven healthcare education and outcome improvement, is excited to announce a continued partnership with St. George’s University as it expands and upgrades its healthcare simulation center.

   
Released: 22-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Three Honored by Society for Risk Analysis Europe
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

The Society for Risk Analysis - Europe (SRA-E) awarded three prestigious scholarships at its Annual Conference in Ӧstersund, Sweden. These awards recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to the study and science of risk analysis.

   
Released: 22-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Olin and Emerson Colleges Collaborate on Remaking Education Event
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin and Emerson Colleges have joined forces to produce a groundbreaking one-day event—Remaking Education—designed to raise awareness of the need for change in education, and to inspire action among leaders in education, business, and the non-profit world. T

Released: 21-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Northwestern Mutual, Marquette University and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Invest Nearly $40 Million to Create the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Northwestern Mutual is forming a new partnership with Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to create the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute. The partnership is the latest step by the financial security company in its commitment to advance Milwaukee as a national hub for technology, research, business, and talent development.

Released: 21-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Calling Early-Stage Materials Innovators!
Materials Research Society (MRS)

Demonstrate your new materials technology in front of industry and investors.

   
Released: 21-Jun-2018 8:05 AM EDT
IMSA President to Join STEM Education Leaders at the White House
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

Dr. Jose M. Torres, President of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, will attend the first-of-its-kind State-Federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education Summit hosted by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on June 25-26, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

   
Released: 20-Jun-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Why Federal Reserve Should Offer Bank Accounts to Everyone
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt law professor and former U.S. Treasury Department advisor, Morgan Ricks and his co-authors argue that the general public, businesses and institutions should have the option to have an account at the Fed. They map out their plan in “Central Banking for All: A Public Option for Bank Accounts.”

Released: 20-Jun-2018 2:15 PM EDT
Endocrine Society launches revamped online career center
Endocrine Society

Endocrinologists are gaining new resources to help them move up the career ladder with the launch of the Endocrine Society’s revamped online career center.

   
Released: 20-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Stony Brook’s AERTC Selected for Leadership Role in Nationwide Consortium on Offshore Wind Industry
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) will play a key role in a nationwide research and development consortium for the offshore wind industry. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority was awarded a $18.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to establish the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week. New York State, through NYSERDA, has committed an additional $20.5 million to fund the consortium supporting Gov. Cuomo’s initiative Reforming the Energy Vision (REV).

Released: 20-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Erik Lium, PhD, Promoted to Executive Vice President of Mount Sinai Innovation Partners
Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System has announced Erik Lium, PhD, has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Mount Sinai Innovation Partners.

   
Released: 19-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Washington DC Gives Water a Makeover
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

UVA Darden Professor Peter Debaere looks at how cities may be able to help improve their water systems, using the example of the steps taken by the water utility in Washington, D.C.

   
Released: 19-Jun-2018 6:05 AM EDT
Study: Tax Havens and Limited Regulation Increase Risk for Shareholders
North Carolina State University

Some large, publicly held companies are incorporated in tax haven countries, ostensibly to increase value for shareholders. But new research finds that many such companies are more likely to engage in practices that benefit executives at the cost of their shareholders.

Released: 18-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Study: Left to Devices, You Can Learn to Save Money
Washington University in St. Louis

Billions of people worldwide, particularly those in developing countries, face challenges saving money. They may already hold a device that can assist them in the palms of their hands: their cellphone.In collaboration with a mobile network provider in Afghanistan called Roshan Telecommunications, three researchers, including Tarek Ghani, assistant professor of strategy at Olin Business School at Washington University St.

Released: 18-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
UVA Darden Announces New Competitive Scholarships in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has announced a new competitive scholarship program intended to attract and support top students interested in entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.

Released: 18-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Student STEM Leaders of Tomorrow Solve the World's Biggest Challenges
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

"It’s about education that includes real-world investigation to find real-world solutions to real-world problems," says expert.

   
Released: 18-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Making Tape Out of Trees
University of Delaware

A team of chemical engineers has developed a more sustainable way of making tape by using plants. The new process allows for the manufacturing of tape adhesive using a substance paper manufacturers throw away. Their invention performs just as well as at least two major brands.

   
Released: 18-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT
McClure Receives NSF Grant for Data-to-Sound Conversion Project
State University of New York at Geneseo

Faculty member Glenn McClure has received a $50,000 National Science Foundation Innovation Corps-National Innovation Network Teams grant to explore the interpretation and representation of large amounts of data through non-speech audio such as music.

     
Released: 18-Jun-2018 8:55 AM EDT
IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education Launches New Pitch Contest for Innovations Addressing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

Competition for faculty, staff, students and alumni to support entrepreneurship and innovation to advance IMSA’s mission to address one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

   
Released: 14-Jun-2018 12:30 PM EDT
Foxconn and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee create new international engineering co-op program
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host Foxconn's first formal international internship program in the United States, sending engineering students to Taiwan to study at Chung Yuan Christian University and work at Foxconn facilities there.

   
Released: 13-Jun-2018 6:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: World Cup 2026 a matter of economics
Washington University in St. Louis

North America, even in the face of controversial policies regarding immigration under President Trump’s administration, had more to offer soccer’s international governing body, says a sports business expert from Washington University in St. Louis. As a result, the “United Bid” of the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup on the eve of this year’s competition in Russia.

Released: 13-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Training the next generation of entrepreneurs
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s fellows in the Applied Research Experience program have a front-row view of entrepreneurship as they help the laboratory’s Chain Reaction Innovators achieve research goals.

   
Released: 13-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Seawater yields first grams of yellowcake
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

News Release SEQUIM, Wash. — For the first time, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and LCW Supercritical Technologies have created five grams of yellowcake — a powdered form of uranium used to produce fuel for nuclear power production — using acrylic fibers to extract it from seawater."This is a significant milestone," said Gary Gill, a researcher at PNNL, a Department of Energy national laboratory, and the only one with a marine research facility, located in Sequim, Wash.

Released: 13-Jun-2018 10:30 AM EDT
Walmart selects University Hospitals as a national Center of Excellence for joint-replacement surgery, orthopedic care
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals (UH) announced that Walmart has selected UH Cleveland Medical Center as a national Center of Excellence to provide joint-replacement surgery and orthopedic care for Walmart employees and their families.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Distinguished Chemist Selected to Lead the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Peter T. Meinke, PhD, an accomplished chemist with more than 30 years of industry and academic experience, has been selected to lead the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute.

   
11-Jun-2018 6:55 AM EDT
Life Science, Real Estate and Design CommunitiesReimagine New York City Using Biology
Symposium for Life Sciences Real Estate Development

Scientists, biotech, engineering and commercial building and design professionals are gathering at the Life Sciences Real Estate Development Symposium today to reimagine New York City using biology, and to thoughtfully begin planning for building new environments to accommodate projected rapid expansion of applied life sciences in the City and globally. The newly forming NYC Builds Bio+ initiative, an interdisciplinary collaborative organization of leaders in real estate and life sciences, will be announced at the meeting in response to the projected unprecedented decade of growth ahead.

Released: 11-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
MassChallenge Welcomes Babson Entrepreneurs Into 2018 Accelerator Program
Babson College

Six Babson businesses have been chosen to join the 2018 MassChallenge Boston Cohort. Cleancult, DetraPel, Dondoctor, Magnomer, Unruly Studios, and Cellular Preservation Technologies are a part of the 128 early-stage startups recognized for having the potential to create widespread impact across industries.

   
Released: 11-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
UVA Darden Releases Policy Playbook Identifying Six Actions to Catalyze Clean-Tech Innovation
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Moving the needle on climate change will require substantive and disruptive innovation across multiple industry sectors. Public and private investment focused on a few key areas could have a significant impact, according to a new policy playbook released by the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation on 8 June.

Released: 11-Jun-2018 9:55 AM EDT
ISCA Acquires Assets From Canadian Company’s Industrial Pest Management Portfolio
ISCA Technologies

ISCA Technologies, a Riverside, Calif. biotech firm, has acquired from Scotts Canada, Ltd., a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, intellectual property rights and assets developed by the Canadian company Contech to control insects and other pests in ways that greatly reduce reliance on harmful chemical pesticides.

Released: 8-Jun-2018 10:05 AM EDT
DHS to Engage Innovative Small Businesses on National Road Tour
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Small businesses in the research and development domain will have the opportunity to engage with the U.S. DHS SBIR program representatives beginning June 18th, as part of the second of four legs of a National Road Tour sponsored by the Small Business Administration.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2018 4:05 PM EDT
S&T Launches Modernized Long Rang Broad Agency Announcement
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today issued a standing, open invitation to the scientific and technical communities to propose novel ideas to help address DHS’s most significant priorities. They released a newly modernized Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) with significant enhancements to the process.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive: LendingTree CEO’s Keynote Highlights Effectuation Conference at UVA Darden
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Effectuation, the influential and accessible framework for entrepreneurial action, is a breakout star in the world of academic research

   
Released: 7-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Lab Research Focuses Undergraduates’Career Options and Boosts Job Prospects
Florida State University

Two Florida State University students prepare to present research findings at the National Fire Protection Association's annual conference in Las Vegas next week, a rare opportunity for undergraduates.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2018 8:05 AM EDT
38th Annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Takes Place
Babson College

BCERC, widely considered the world’s premier conference for entrepreneurial research, was established in 1981 to provide a dynamic venue where academics and real-world practitioners link theory and practice, and to encourage and increase quality research in entrepreneurship.

   
Released: 6-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Want narcissists to donate to your cause? Make it about them
University at Buffalo

When narcissistic individuals are able to imagine themselves in a victim’s situation, they are more likely to donate to charity, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.



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