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Arizona Commerce Authority and BioAccel Join Arizona's First-of-its-Kind, Statewide Business Accelerator: AZ Furance

2012-08-28 23:01:10

"AZ Furnace" Encourages Entrepreneurs to Find and Commercialize Promising Innovations Originating in State's Universities and Research Institutions Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) August 27, 2012 The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), and BioAccel announce their collaboration with AZ Furnace, Arizona's first-of-its-kind statewide business accelerator program that encourages entrepreneurs from across the country to find and commercialize innovations developed within the state's...

Counteracting the Commoditization of Higher Education

2012-08-27 02:23:34

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARAMARK, a leader in providing professional services to colleges and universities across North America, is pleased to announce the 2012-2013 release of Presidential Perspectives. Now in its seventh year, Presidential Perspectives is a collection of 10 thought provoking chapter essays authored by college and university presidents. This compelling leadership series examines topics impacting today's higher education institutions. The theme...

Fountain Residential Partners Expands Luxury Student Housing Offerings at Texas Christian University with LoftVue

2012-08-20 06:29:01

DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain Residential Partners has broken ground on its second project near Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Expanding on the success of The Vue on University, which is 100% leased for this fall, LoftVue will be the most luxurious and highly amenitized property in the market. In keeping with the boutique, exclusive feel at The Vue, LoftVue will consist of only 77 units totaling 147 bedrooms in 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, 4BR and select 5BR...

ASU Startup places in Final Five for ‘College Entrepreneur of the Year’

2012-08-07 23:03:32

Vantage Realized in the final five for top honor by Entrepreneur Magazine. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) August 07, 2012 Vantage Realized, an ASU student-led startup, has been named a top five finalist in the College Entrepreneur of the Year competition run in the U.S. by Entrepreneur Magazine. ASU isn’t new to this honor. In the 2011 competition, three of the top five finalists were ASU student startups, with ASU startup G3Box ultimately winning College Entrepreneur of 2011. College...

Higher One Expands Services in Higher Ed with Addition of Campus Labs

2012-08-07 10:28:25

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher One (www.higherone.com) announced today that it will expand the company's offering to include data analytics and assessment software for higher education enterprises through acquiring substantially all of the assets of Campus Labs (http://www.campuslabs.com). Campus Labs is the leading comprehensive assessment platform for higher education that combines data collection, reporting, and analytics to help promote student and...

Arizona State Library Chooses LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator(TM)

2012-07-30 06:27:58

NEW YORK, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LearningExpress, LLC today announced that its award-winning Job & Career Accelerator online tool has been chosen by the Arizona State Library and the Arizona Job Assistance Centers (AzJAC) and is now available to Arizona residents. "Arizona's libraries have always had a lot to offer job-seekers. Through the Arizona Job Assistance Centers project, they are able to provide even more resources, at a time when needs are great," said Janet...

UTEP Unveils Campus Transformation Plans

2012-07-25 02:25:12

Design Emphasizes Sustainability, Quality of Life EL PASO, Texas, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Texas at El Paso is embarking on one of the most ambitious greening efforts that any urban campus of higher education has ever undertaken. The University will spend an estimated $25 million through the balance of this decade to implement eight landscape greening projects that were designed by Lake/Flato and Ten Eyck architectural firms. "At the heart of this...

UNT Health Science Center, Brookdale Senior Living get $7.3 million award to improve, track care in assisted living facilities

2012-06-27 14:22:14

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The UNT Health Science Center and Brookdale Senior Living, the largest senior living community operator in the country, recently were awarded a $7.3 million Health Care Innovation award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a program designed to reduce hospital re-admissions of residents in assisted-living situations. The Brookdale Senior Living Transitions of Care Program, a partnership of the UNT...

Now Hear This: Protect Kids’ Ears During July 4th Fireworks Celebrate Safely, Plan Ahead

2012-06-26 23:02:14

One in five American teenagers now suffer from some type of hearing loss, an increase of 31% since the mid-1990s, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. So, this July 4th, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) reminds you to celebrate safely. Noise from exploding fireworks can top 155 decibels (dB)! If you are sitting very close to the blasts, there is potential for immediate, sudden, and permanent hearing loss. (PRWEB) June 26,...

Northern Arizona University Joins Arizona Furnace, the State’s New IP Accelerator

2012-06-21 23:03:16

NAU Innovations to make technologies available for licensing, creating state-wide collaboration. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Arizona State University’s Venture Catalyst is excited to announce that Northern Arizona University (NAU) has joined Arizona Furnace as the first university research partner. As a partner in AZ Furnace, NAU Innovations, NAU’s technology commercialization office, will offer selected technologies and intellectual property for licensing to entrepreneurs,...