Reginald H. Bowman, President, The City Wide Council of Presidents of the New York City Housing Authorities’ Residents, which represents the 178,000 families that live in the Public Housing of the New York City Housing Authority, announced today that the organization has made a commitment to invest $1.5 million in the AMBER Ready program on [...]
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Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), announced today the students of its annual “Lanzate/Take Off” education travel award program. The program, the theme of which is “Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success,” started on June 5. More than 500 students from across the nation completed [...]
Uni-Pixel, Inc., the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter (“TMOS”), today announced that it has joined the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Supporting the CAMM’s mission to demonstrate the feasibility of roll-to-roll (R2R) flexible electronics manufacturing, UniPixel will leverage its recent [...]
Everyone knows a college education yields a lifetime of higher salaries and advancements. But not all degree programs are created equal. That’s why doing the homework before enrolling is crucial. While many schools say they’re military-friendly, the only ones that can truly claim the distinction are those offering an extensive suite of benefits that address [...]
ULTA, “the store on everyone’s lips,” is honoring the inaugural recipients of the ULTA Enrich, Empower & Enlighten Scholarship. Committed to positively impacting the future of women, ULTA launched in 2008 the ULTA Enrich, Empower & Enlighten Scholarship Fund to benefit outstanding high school senior girls in select communities across the country. Sixteen deserving [...]
AT&T* announced the 2009 recipients of fellowship awards through its Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship program. Contributions totaling $75,000 have been awarded to three academic research teams.
AT&T has a long history of enabling research on industrial ecology — a multidisciplinary science that investigates how the economy and the environment can coexist — through the AT&T [...]
The Motorola Foundation announced the recipients of its 2009 Innovation Generation grants, $5 million in funding to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for America’s youth. Now in its fourth year, the grants create opportunities for students to experience STEM both inside and outside the classroom, equipping them with the skills essential [...]
In response to swine flu-related questions from children across the country, BrainPOP — an award-winning producer of online, educational resources for grades 3 and up — has launched a new, free movie designed to gently explain and reduce anxiety about the current situation.
The swine flu animated movie addresses, in a voice children can relate to, [...]