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Largest Foundation Gift in CMU's History To Galvanize Energy Innovation Efforts PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University has received a $30 million gift from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to dramatically expand its strategic initiative to address energy research, education and innovation. The gift -- the largest private foundation grant in CMU's history -- will propel the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation to coordinate university-wide...
Stevens Institute of Technology will host its 2013 Innovation Expo on April 24, 2013, allowing the public a peek at innovative technologies, products and services developed by students and faculty throughout the year, and introducing a new lecture series on business and entrepreneurship. Hoboken, N.J. (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 Event on April 24 Features Keynote Lecture by Globecomm CEO, Student Business Pitch Competition, Spotlight on Financial Systems Center, and Innovation Projects by...
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- There's a battle going on right now, as companies compete to attract and retain top talent. Among the most potent weapons a human resources manager can wield is applying data analytics to talent management. On Thursday, April 18, 2013, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) will host a free half-day conference exploring advances in talent management and offering advice on data-driven practices that can benefit...
Alliance Provides Expert Services for FEMA Flood Studies and Coastal Protection Solutions HOBOKEN, N.J., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stevens Institute of Technology has formed a strategic partnership with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services to provide expertise related to flood mapping and deliver engineering solutions to help protect coastlines and urban areas threatened by sea level rise. A premier technological university, Stevens is globally recognized as an...
NEW YORK, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) will honor three remarkable leaders of industry and education during its annual i(2)e Gala, on April 17, 2013 in Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan. The event will recognize Ursula Burns, chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation; Jerry M. Hultin, NYU-Poly president on sabbatical; and Arthur Martinez, retired chairman and CEO of Sears Roebuck & Co. (Logo:...
PITTSBURGH, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture's Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD) team has received the National Science Foundation's (NSF) 2013 Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize for Technological Innovation for its "exemplary research contribution to technology innovation and its positive impact on technology, industry and to the society as a whole." The CBPD was selected by the Industry/University Cooperative Research...
MARI GAMES, sponsored by Carney Labs, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, and George Mason University, is a learning games competition with $50,000 in prizes available. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 Alexandria-based Carney Labs LLC has announced the first in a series of learning games called MARI GAMES for 2013. MARI GAMES, http://www.marigames.org, is a competition among developers of all ages to create games to improve human performance and learning. The top...
PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University's Carmel Majidi was awarded a three-year, $360,000 grant through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young (AFOSR) Investigator Program to improve electronic power sources and sensors for air vehicles and flight suits. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO) "I'm extremely grateful for this award as I continue my research into producing 'soft matter' electronics that are elastically...
Internationally renowned facility offers world-class fire training, college coursework with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and research capabilities for global aviation community DFW AIRPORT, Texas, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport today officially dedicated its newly updated Fire Training Research Center (FTRC), establishing one of the world's top facilities for aircraft rescue firefighting training and research. The center...
Huawei Technologies Awards Grants to H. Jonathan Chao and Kang Xi to Advance Performance and Resilience of the Internet NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- There are few things more frustrating to an Internet user than interruptions or slow-downs in service. The complexity of the Internet "backbone," as the principal routes between large, interconnected networks and routers are sometimes called, makes such occurrences virtually unavoidable, however. Huawei Technologies recently...
