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Academia: The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT received a $400 million endowment from Eli and Edythe L. Broad to permanently establish the Institute as a nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, the Institute was initially created as a venture experiment with $100 million in funding from the Broads, who donated...
Tags: academia, Biotechnology, HEALTHCARE, Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research articles 2008-09-15
Government of Canada Makes Funding Available to Address Public Safety and National Security Priorities
The Government of Canada announced today a call for proposals to strengthen public safety and enhance Canada's ability to prevent, prepare for and respond to various forms of terrorist threats by aiding in the development of science and technology solutions. "The Department of National Defence is taking action to...
Tags: academia, agency, Canada, Government of Canada, SECURITY, Technology
Research articles 2008-07-03
AfterCollege and PhD Comics Partner to Bring Jobs to Graduate Students in Academia
AfterCollege, Inc., the largest career network for college students and alumni, and Piled Higher and Deeper PhD Comics, the largest comic publication for graduate students, today announced a partnership that will bring jobs from employers on the AfterCollege network to Master's and PhD students who subscribe to PhD Comics. PhD...
Tags: academia, California Institute of Technology, FINANCE, job, network, NETWORKING
Research articles 2008-04-28
Association of American Universities
As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Washington D.C., Monday, April 14, 2008 Thank you, David, for that introduction. I'd also thank Bob Berdahl for all of his work, and Graham Spanier for his leadership of both AAU's executive committee and the National Security Higher Education Advisory...
Tags: academia, consortium, Education, Government, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2008-04-14
You Say You Want An Evolution?
His resume is loaded: lawyer, economist, presidential speechwriter—and beloved monotone teacher. Now Ben Stein (“Bueller? Bueller?”) is taking on the role of moral crusader. In “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” a documentary that opens April 18, Stein dissects Darwinism and what he calls its monopoly on American classrooms. He spoke with...
Tags: academia, academics, documentary, economist, Newsweek
Research articles 2008-04-14
Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Establishes Advisory Board for Relocation of CANMET-MTL.
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, Dec 18, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- MP David Sweet (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale), on behalf of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, announced today that an 18-member advisory board has been established for the relocation of the CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory (CANMET-MTL) from Ottawa...
Tags: academia, Canada, Government, Government of Canada, relocation, Strategy
Research articles 2007-12-18
Slack off.(RANTS AND RAVES)(Letter to the editor)
I wish to congratulate Michael Maddox for a well-written article ("No need for slack time," September). I would like to add some details about the example he discussed: the next-generation air traffic control system. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This effort started about five...
Tags: academia, FAA, Manufacturing
Research articles 2007-10-01
Growing Demand for Internal Auditors Results in Real-world Educational Initiative
Academia and Practitioners Collaborate on "Theo-Practical" Textbook ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Internal auditors are in high demand and short supply. Globally recognized recruiting firm Robert Half International says internal auditing is one of the top five growing professions. And national salary surveys show that employers are competing for talent...
Tags: academia, audit, auditing, CIA, FINANCE, textbook
Research articles 2007-08-27
SIGDA to Celebrate Milestones at 44th Design Automation Conference
20th Anniversary of SIGDA University Booth and 10th Anniversary of SIGDA Ph.D. Forum SAN DIEGO -- The ACM's Special Interest Group on Design Automation SIGDA will celebrate two significant anniversaries at the 44th Design Automation Conference DAC. This year marks the 20th SIGDA/DAC University Booth (Booth #3672), a venue...
Tags: academia, ACM, automation, conference, professor
Research articles 2007-06-05
Gibraltar Laboratories: www.gibraltarlabsinc.com
This 37-year old company has an international reputation for quality services in Microbiology and Sterility including Antimicrobial Agents, Analytical Chemistry and Packaging. The company, headed by Daniel L. Prince, Ph.D., operates laboratories in Fairfield, NJ. Gibraltar Laboratories performs rapid and accurate testing services under cGMP in a timely manner. Further,...
Tags: academia, FDA, Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2007-06-01
2007 Homeland Security Science & Technology Stakeholders Conference
The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security will be the key participant in the 2007 Homeland Security Science & Technology Stakeholders Conference, May 21-24, presented by the National Defense Industrial Association at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. The conference will inform the private...
Tags: academia, conference, Government, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Research articles 2007-05-01
This is really going out on top
Most of our 50,000 subscribers are designers of fluid power systems that go into original equipment or in-plant machines. We sometimes hear from or turn to readers as sources of articles, but much of our material comes from component and system manufacturers. Many of these manufacturers are members of the...
Tags: academia, Manufacturing, National Science Foundation, Quality, Strategy
Research articles 2007-03-01
Corrosion-resistant alloys for naval aviation: on November 8-9, 2006, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) conducted a government-industry workshop on the development of corrosion-resistant alloys. This is the first of four articles about the workshop i
The workshop was aligned with the Naval Aviation Enterprise Science and Technology Strategic Plan, and in support of the Command's Fleet driven metric, Aircraft Ready For Tasking at Reduced Cost. The workshop focused on three classes of lightweight structural aerospace alloys: aluminum, ultra high...
Tags: academia, aircraft, alloy, aluminum, Dr., Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Defense, workshop
Research articles 2007-03-01
The Week in Quotes.(News)
"In academia, you have just a greater number of constituents who view the mission statement of the institution in different ways.'' - Frank Linsalata, board chairman, Case Western Reserve University. Page One "In the old days, people would just sit at...
Tags: academia, Case Western Reserve University, constituent
Research articles 2006-04-10
Erroll Davis will be the first person outside academia to be chancellor of the University of Georgia system
Erroll Davis will be the first person outside academia to be chancellor of the University of Georgia system. Davis retired this summer as CEO of Allianr Energy Corp., a multibillion-dollar utility holding company. Prior to running that company he held other executive positions in the energy industry. He does have...
Tags: academia, chancellor, University of Georgia
Research articles 2006-01-01
Data Repository and Forum Expedites Information Exchange
Documentation aids analysis, operational decisions. A knowledge-sharing effort is helping the U.S. Defense Department's information operations community overcome complex operational challenges. Administered by the U.S. Air Force, this information exchange mechanism permits analysts and warfighters to access relevant data from government, academic and corporate experts. The undertaking also...
Tags: academia, alliance, conference, Government, knowledge, Phoenix Technologies, Strategy, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2005-12-01
Semahat S. Demir, Ph.D. Receives Society of Women Engineers' Emerging Leaders Award for Academia; Dr. Demir recognized for her contributions to engineering academia and leadership
CHICAGO -- The Society of Women Engineers SWE today announced Semahat S. Demir, Ph.D. recipient of the 2005 Emerging Leaders Award in Academia for her demonstrated leadership in academia. Dr. Demir is currently serving as program director for biomedical engineering and research to aid persons with disabilities (BME/RAPD) for...
Tags: academia, biomedical, career, Dr., HEALTHCARE, leader, leadership, National Science Foundation, Turkey, women
Research articles 2005-11-02
Fairfax CEO goes back to university.
Byline: Linda Doherty Oct 16, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A leading businessman in Australia, Fred Hilmer, will return to academia. He will become...
Tags: academia, Benefits, University of New South Wales
Research articles 2005-10-16
Bruce Anderson honored
Bruce Anderson, who retired in June from the ag science faculty at Cornell University, was honored at the annual banquet of the Northeast Council of Cooperatives for 25 years of service to Northeast co-ops. Anderson developed a popular undergraduate course on cooperatives and served as a major professor for many...
Tags: academia, advisor, Cornell University, FINANCE, Investment, speaker
Research articles 2005-09-01
Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Bank presents Country Economic Memorandum to government officials, academia, business people and NGOs.
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 July 2005-WORLD BANK: Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Bank presents Country Economic Memorandum to government officials, academia, business people and NGOsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21072005 SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The World Bank presented today the Country Economic Memorandum on...
Tags: academia, FINANCE, World Bank
Research articles 2005-07-22