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NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizers of the inaugural George Bugliarello Symposium announced that New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel will open the unique forum featuring prominent engineers, civic leaders and educators on the future of cities and New York's role as an incubator for urban innovation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO) The symposium, "Livable Cities of the Future," will be held...
Transit and high-speed rail are the focus. SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will present three studies supported by the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) at the 20(th) Annual Fall Transportation Conference in Las Vegas from October 10-11. With his study, Hualiang (Harry) Teng, Ph.D., will present a research project, High Speed Rail Station Multimodal Connectivity in France, and will relate the...
George Cigale, the founder and CEO of Tutor.com has been named a Visiting Fellow for the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Cigale will focus his fellowship on the power of persistent student feedback, investigating the effect regularly asking for and sharing student perceptions on the quality of instruction, student engagement, and the K-12 school culture. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 03, 2012 George Cigale, the founder and CEO of Tutor.com has been named a Visiting Fellow...
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News University Directory, the trusted authority on higher education, today launched a remodeled and enhanced Web portal that improves user experience while simplifying access to award-winning, comprehensive editorial content. Students now enjoy quicker access to the world-renowned college rankings from U.S. News & World Report - including the Best College rankings, Best Graduate Schools, National Universities, National Liberal...
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of California, Irvine Extension program and its OpenCourseWare initiative recently received four Impact awards at the 2012 Internet Marketing Association (IMA) Conference in Las Vegas. The 2012 Impact Awards recognize businesses of all sizes that have demonstrated superiority in developing innovative and successful Internet marketing strategies and campaigns. The social media efforts of the UC Irvine Extension...
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veros Systems, Inc. was named as one of the 10 Most Promising Energy & Clean Technology Companies. "We are excited to part of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship," said Veros Systems CEO, Allan Wilson. "This award recognizes over 15 years of successful testing in laboratory and live field environments." "Every year the quality of companies improves," said Rice Alliance managing director Brad Burke, who presided...
Non-Traditional College Vending Start-Up Momba Couples Serving Students' Needs with Support for Financial Aid Programs and Creation of Student Jobs Cambridge, Massachusetts (PRWEB) September 24, 2012 Today non-traditional vending start-up Momba debuted the first of its unique machines at Quincy House, one of Harvard University’s 12 undergraduate upperclassman dormitories. The Massachusetts-based company will soon launch its second machine at Harvard’s Weld Hall, a freshman...
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School today announced the publication of a new book through Cambridge University Press, Global Turning Points, Understanding the Challenges for Business in the 21st Century. The book, co-authored by the director of the Lauder Institute, Mauro F. Guillen and University of Madrid economist and professor, Emilio Ontiveros,...
BALTIMORE, Sept. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time since its inception in 2005, the Clinton Global Initiative's annual New York meeting will be viewed remotely by more than 50,000 students and faculty from 39 institutions in the Laureate International Universities network on four continents via a multi-lingual webcast on September 24 and 25. In addition to the opening address by President Bill Clinton, Laureate students will view live speeches of U.S. presidential...
Two more college/universities have joined the long list of academic institutions that use SoLux lights for their art galleries. McMurry University in Abilene TX and Hillsdale College in Hillsdale Michigan are the latest to install SoLux.on their collections. Rochester, New York (PRWEB) September 20, 2012 When hearing the words college and university the first thoughts that might come to mind are scholarship, research, and sports, but increasingly learning institution's art galleries...
