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Cade Musuem announces the winner of 4th annual Cade Museum Prize. Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 NanoPhotonica is the winner of the 4th Annual $50,000 Cade Museum Prize. The winning next-generation S-QLED display panel from NanoPhotonica is 60 percent less expensive and uses 50 percent less power than current flat panel display screens. In addition to the cash grant, provided by the Community Foundation of North Central Florida, the winner received $10,000 of legal services from the...

Institute teams with Udacity, AT&T to launch first-of-its-kind advanced degree program ATLANTA, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing announced today that it will offer the first professional Online Master of Science degree in computer science (OMS CS) that can be earned completely through the "massive online" format. The degree will be provided in collaboration with online education leader Udacity Inc. and AT&T. All OMS CS course...

STARKVILLE, Miss., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parking at Mississippi State University (MSU) is now more user-friendly with the addition of a new parking guidance program on campus utilizing the award-winning motorist guidance application, Parker(TM) by Streetline, and parking publishing platform, ParkEdge(TM). In collaboration with California-based Streetline, Inc., the new app and web browser tools provide near real-time insight on available parking, including policy...

Eureka award bestowed on company and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, the world's leading automotive battery supplier, and the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Milwaukee are being recognized for an unprecedented industry-academic partnership that advances research, development and commercialization of energy storage technologies. The Milwaukee Business Journal honored Johnson Controls and UW-Milwaukee with the Eureka Award for...

NEWARK, N.J., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, two "mobile" electronic signs appeared on campus to engage students in the discussion of the Rutgers Observer editors who removed an Opinion piece from the paper's online presence and wrote a retraction the following week explaining their rationale. Unfortunately, by getting the facts wrong in the retraction, both the student journalist and the subject of the piece, Dr. Richard Kaul, are furious. (Photo:...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) is continuing a longstanding tradition this year by awarding college scholarships to sons and daughters of company employees. The awards recognize outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. "Earning an AK Steel scholarship speaks volumes about the students and families associated with our company," said James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO of AK Steel. "We congratulate...

University of California - Riverside Serguei Triapitsyn discovered the wasp from the Russian Far East, and named it Gonatocerus ucri An entomologist at the University of California, Riverside discovered a new wasp species in Russia and named it after the university, commonly abbreviated as UCR. Serguei V. Triapitsyn, principal museum scientist at the Entomology Research Museum on campus, had been sorting wasps from the Russian Far East, when he discovered several tiny female...

MUSIC LESSONS FOR MOTOWN DETROIT, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Motown without the music? Unthinkable. But in today's challenging economic climate, music programs need a shout out in the city celebrated for its musical greatness. A new public service campaign funded by the Ford Foundation and the Kresge Foundation aims to create awareness and boost enrollment across the many, high-quality local programs available to the public. The campaign will also promote the tremendous value...

Georgia Tech-Savannah hosts fundamentals course to teach systems engineer-related professionals real world application. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Georgia Tech Professional Education will provide a Fundamentals of Modern Systems Engineering course at the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus on May 6-10, 2013. The course introduces participants to modern systems engineering practices through various principles and development methodologies. Participants will apply systems engineering tools...

The University of Cincinnati has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the most environmentally sustainable in America. Giving UC high marks on this list are numerous current and planned environmental initiatives which aim to have UC completely carbon-neutral by the year 2050. Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 For the fourth consecutive year, the Princeton Review has recognized the University of Cincinnati as one of the greenest in America. The 2013 edition of “Guide to...