Latest Oak Ridge Associated Universities Stories

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...

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...

ROCKVILLE, Md. and BALTIMORE, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), a regional private-public partnership focusing on commercializing market-relevant biohealth innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding in Central Maryland, today announced its selection of Ken Malone, Ph.D., of Early Charm Ventures, as the first BHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) assigned to work directly with UM Ventures. Dr. Malone, a serial entrepreneur who has founded or...

Schools With The Ultimate 4/20 College Experiences NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- To celebrate 4/20, Fiesta Frog, is releasing the Top 50 Marijuana Schools of 2013 in the United States. Not only, did the Fiesta Frog team poll students and speak to students at colleges across the country, but they have also factored in several previous rankings, to ensure validity. Fiesta Frog has put this list together after months of working to find out who the top schools in the...

Carney Labs has officially extended the game submission deadline for MARI GAMES to May 1, 2013. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Carney Labs LLC is officially extending the game submission deadline to May 1, 2013 for the Thinking Games Competition phase of MARI GAMES. The game development competition aims to encourage game developers of all ages to create games that change the way we learn. Carney Labs is excited to be offering the opportunity for developers to participate in a one...

Employment Technologies President Joseph T. Sefcik, Jr. honored for his pioneering career Winter Park, FL (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 Florida Southern College (FSC) recently honored Joseph T. Sefcik, Jr., founder and president of Employment Technologies Corporation, with the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Dr. Anne Kerr, president of FSC, presented the award at the school’s annual Founders Day Convocation. “Each year on Founders Day, Florida Southern College recognizes alumni...

State-of-the-art medical school and integrated transit station will anchor vibrant mixed-use district. Buffalo and New York, NY (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 The University at Buffalo (UB) has unveiled HOK's dramatic design for its new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The seven-story medical school will bring 2,000 UB faculty, staff and students daily to downtown Buffalo and, at more than 500,000-square-feet, will be one of the...

Info-Tech Research Group proudly announces acknowledgement as one of Canada's Best Workplaces for 2013 by the Great Place to Work(® )Institute LONDON, ON, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - For the fifth time since 2007 Info-Tech Research Group is proud to be recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada. The full list will appear in a special national report on Wednesday April 10(th), 2013 in The Globe and Mail. "We are thrilled to be recognized as one of Canada's Best...

SFTA Member PROTECH Releases its 11th Annual South Florida Tech Leadership Survey and 9th Annual Tech Talent Survey Results BOCA RATON, Fla., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to two just-released surveys by Boca Raton-based Information Technology (IT) search and staffing firm, PROTECH, IT budgets and salaries continue to increase while employers show increased concern about losing key technology staff. Average 2013 IT budgets increased to 11% from 10.2% in 2012. The 11th...