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Ambassador of Singapore Vanu Gopala Menon to Speak at Adelphi University
Adelphi University’s International Initiatives Committee will host a lecture by the Ambassador of Singapore Vanu Gopala Menon on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. - April 23, 2010 - Adelphi University
Research & Entrepreneurship Day 2010: Engineering Innovation
R&E Day is a showcase of Stevens advanced technologies, including its array of startup companies and student based research programs. It is also a celebration of the Institutes’ focus on entrepreneurship and success in engineering solutions for the betterment of mankind. R&E Day is intended to foster relationships with industry, investors, and researchers who can cooperate in commercializing these exciting new technologies. - April 23, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
N.C. State Jenkins MBA Associate Dean Steve Allen to Moderate 2010 N.C. CEO Forum Panel
The NC State Jenkins MBA (www.mgt.ncsu.edu/mba) has announced that Steve Allen, associate dean for graduate programs and research in the NC State College of Management, has been selected to moderate a panel discussion during the 2010 N.C. CEO Forum on Tuesday, May 18 at the Marriott City... - April 22, 2010 - Jenkins MBA
Adelphi University Presents the Adelphi Chorus, an Evening of Jazz, an Evening of Cabaret and the Adelphi Opera
Adelphi University’s Departments of Music and Theatre are pleased to offer performances in the intimate Black Box Theatre and the 500-seat state-of-the-art Concert Hall; part of the Performing Arts Center (AU PAC), 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. - April 22, 2010 - Adelphi University
WLC College India Students’ Receive Excellent Traineeship Offers
WLCI’s Jammu campus is abuzz with the Traineeship offers bagged by the batch of Business. Students from the Post Graduate Business course at WLCI have been offered Traineeship profiles at companies like Religare, Bajaj Capital, Everonn Systems, Ultimate Flexipacks, Berger Paints, ING Vysya and many other top names from the industry. - April 21, 2010 - WLC College India
WLC College India Launches ‘Marketing Channel Partner Programme’
WLC College India (WLCI), one of the largest professional education institutions in India, now plans to reach out to a larger student base through a specially designed ‘Marketing Channel Partner Programme’. With the mission of spreading industry oriented education, the WLCI Marketing... - April 21, 2010 - WLC College India
CGU Art hosts Annual Open Studios on April 25
The Claremont Graduate University is pleased to announce their Spring 2010 Open Studios event on Sunday April 25th from 1pm-5pm at CGU Art, 251 E. Tenth St. in Claremont. - April 17, 2010 - Claremont Graduate University
Faculty Member in Ashland University’s MFA Program Runner-Up for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Core poetry faculty member in Ashland University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) program has been named runner-up for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry - April 16, 2010 - Ashland University
Winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize of 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge to be Announced April 16 by Keynote Speaker Duke Alumnus Aaron Patzer ‘02, Founder & CEO Mint.com
The 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge (DSC), the premiere entrepreneurship competition at Duke University, and the Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN), announced today that Aaron Patzer, founder and CEO of Mint.com will be the keynote speaker for the Grand Finale Event on Friday, April 16, 2010. This event is the culmination of Duke’s year-long entrepreneurship competition that included a record 109 entries in the Elevator Pitch, Executive Summary, and Investor Pitch Competitions. - April 14, 2010 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
Drury’s Breech School of Business Administration Earns AACSB Accreditation
Drury University's Breech School of Business Administration has earned accreditation from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Fewer than 5 percent of business schools in the world have achieved accreditation from AACSB. - April 10, 2010 - Drury University
“Who Killed Marcelo Lucero?” A Play About Immigration and Hate Convenes Activists at Adelphi University.
Adelphi University’s Center for Social Innovation and Levermore Global Scholars Program are co-sponsoring the interactive theater piece, “What Killed Marcelo Lucero?,” by the Brentwood-based theater group Teatro Experimental Yerbabruja, directed by Margarita Espada. The play will... - April 09, 2010 - Adelphi University
Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi Honored with Prestigious Young Investigator Award
Professor Chang-Hwan Choi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology was named as a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Program (YIP) award by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). YIP invests in academic scientists and engineers who show exceptional promise... - April 09, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
NC State Jenkins MBA Professor Launches Blog
The NC State Jenkins MBA (http://mgt.ncsu.edu/mba) has announced that Robert Handfield, professor of supply chain management, has launched a blog about the current trends and developments within the supply chain and operations field. A recognized leader in the industry, Handfield has been named a... - April 04, 2010 - Jenkins MBA
Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch to Perform at Adelphi University on April 17, 2010
Adelphi University is pleased to welcome solo jazz pianist Fred Hersch as he performs his diverse repertoire. The event, “A Jazz Genius!” will take place on April 17, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. in Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center (AU PAC), Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. He... - April 03, 2010 - Adelphi University
Revisiting Italian Furniture Design in Florence
Following last year’s successful summer course in Furniture Design, the Florence Institute of Design International will once again run a four week design course from June 7th - July 2nd 2010. The purpose of the short course is to develop students’ knowledge and skills related to all... - April 03, 2010 - The Florence Institute of Design International
Michael J. Driscoll M.B.A. ’89 Appointed Visiting Professor and Senior Executive-in-Residence at the Adelphi University School of Business
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that Michael J. Driscoll M.B.A. ’89 has been appointed as a visiting professor and senior executive-in-residence at the School of Business. The appointment is effective April 1, 2010. Mr. Driscoll brings with him more than 25 years of experience and... - March 27, 2010 - Adelphi University
Boost Your Career and Your Health with Adelphi University’s Job & Internship Expo and Health Fair
Join Adelphi University's Job & Internship Expo, run by the Center for Career Development, on April 7, 2010 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m, in the Ruth S. Harley University Center. A diverse group of employers, representing a wide variety of career fields will be offering full-time, part-time, summer jobs, and internships. Open to undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni, it is Adelphi’s largest recruiting event of the year. - March 26, 2010 - Adelphi University
Online Psychic Study Now Accepting Subjects
Metaphysicist Dr. Theresa M. Kelly of QPPResearch Inc. will be conducting an international psychical study concerning Psychical Profiling beginning in mid 2010. Dr. Kelly is now seeking volunteers for this study. - March 22, 2010 - Dr. Theresa M. Kelly
Stevens Hosts ACM Conference on Wireless Network Security March 22-24
The Third Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Wireless Network Security (WiSec ’10) will be held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology on March 22 - 24, 2010 and now offers the option of single day registration, allowing attendees greater flexibility and the opportunity to visit specific portions of the conference. For a detailed conference program please visit their overview page - http://www.sigsac.org/wisec/WiSec2010/program.html. - March 18, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Perspectives on Ancient Greek Technology
Presented under the auspices of the University Seminars Program of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), the Perspectives on Ancient Greek Technology lecture addresses what often seem to be strikingly modern elements of ancient Greek technology. - March 14, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Peter Boyer Commissioned by the Boston Pops Orchestra to Compose a Work on the Kennedy Brothers
Claremont Graduate University’s Peter Boyer has been commissioned by the Boston Pops Orchestra to compose a work entitled, "The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers," which will be premiered during the Pops’ annual series from May 18 to 22. - March 11, 2010 - Claremont Graduate University
NC State Jenkins MBA Supply Chain Management Curriculum Among Top 20 in The Nation
The NC State Jenkins MBA has announced that its supply chain management program was ranked 20th among supply chain schools by practitioners, 14th by academics and 18th overall. The ranking was included in “An Update on the State of Supply Chain Education,” a study led by Stanley E. - March 10, 2010 - Jenkins MBA
Summer Architecture Course in Florence
The Florence Institute of Design International is to repeat the success of last years’ summer architecture course led by Prof. Karin Templin, an authority in Florentine architecture from Kingston University, London. This year the courses in Architecture and Furniture Design will be held in... - March 07, 2010 - The Florence Institute of Design International
Adelphi University to Host “Images of Africa in the Age of Obama” on March 24, 2010
Adelphi University is pleased to present the symposium, “Images of Africa in the Age of Obama,” which seeks to raise awareness about the African continent and its many peoples while providing a context for understanding representations delivered through media. - March 06, 2010 - Adelphi University
Renowned Psychoanalyst and Researcher Lewis Aron, Ph.D., to Speak at Adelphi University
Lewis Aron, director of New York University’s postdoctoral program in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, will speak on “Deconstructing Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis: Unsuspected Relevance to Hate and Prejudice Today.” - March 05, 2010 - Adelphi University
Drucker School MBA Team Takes Fourth Place in Net Impact Renewable Energy Competition
The Leeds Net Impact Case Competition is the premier case format competition built around businesses facing sustainability challenges, while succeeding financially. - March 04, 2010 - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
Stevens Institute of Technology Students are Finalists in CIMIT Competition
A multi-disciplinary team of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering seniors at Stevens Institute of Technology are finalists in the 2010 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare Competition. Pete Backeris, dual major and team member, coordinated the BME and ECE teams to submit a proposal for the Digital Triage Assistant (DTA) project to the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) prize competition. - March 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Adelphi University to Host Social Action Day
Adelphi University is honored to host Social Action Day. The event will focus on social advocacy and is part of the University’s Social Work Month celebrations, which honors the work that social workers do to help improve community life. - February 27, 2010 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University Presents Steel Magnolias from March 9 Through 14, 2010
Adelphi University is proud to present Steel Magnolias, the 1980s epic by Robert Harling, in the University’s Performing Arts Center (AU PAC). There will be a beauty prize raffled off at each performance and the proceeds will benefit the American Diabetes Association. - February 27, 2010 - Adelphi University
Nationally Renowned Author Victor LaValle is a Visiting Professor at Adelphi University
Adelphi University is pleased to welcome Visiting Professor Victor LaValle as he joins the University for the spring 2010 semester. He will conduct a fiction workshop in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing program, and lead brown bag lunch... - February 26, 2010 - Adelphi University
Dr. Yingying Chen Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Dr. Yingying Chen of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology was recently given The National Science Foundation’s highly competitive peer accolade, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her research, “Enhancing the Security of Pervasive Wireless Networks by Exploiting Location.” This funding is part of a continuing grant which goes into effect on March 1st, 2010. - February 26, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Adelphi University Embraces Renewable Energy and Offsets 100 Percent of Its Electricity with Wind Power
Adelphi University, a leader in the area of energy conservation and a green environment, announced it has offset 100 percent of the electricity consumed at its Garden City campus, with the purchase of 20,079,460 kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by wind farms across... - February 25, 2010 - Adelphi University
Best-Selling Author Ann Patchett to Visit Nazareth College
New York Times best-selling author Ann Patchett will be visiting Nazareth College during her tour of Rochester on March 24. Patchett's visit will be part of the tenth annual "If All of Rochester Read the Same Book" program sponsored by Writers & Books. - February 20, 2010 - Nazareth College
Dr. Alan Blumberg Featured on National Geographic February 18, 10PM
This Thursday, February 18th at 10PM EST, Dr. Alan Blumberg of Stevens Institute of Technology will participate in the National Geographic Channel Program entitled “Naked Science.” The program chronicles scientific investigations into several of the biggest mysteries of our time. It is... - February 18, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
D.A. Powell and Beth Bachmann Win Prestigious Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Award for 2010
Claremont Graduate University's top prize - February 06, 2010 - Claremont Graduate University
Drury Names a New Director of the Breech School of Business Administration
Drury University selects Michael Shirley from the University of Central Oklahoma to be the new director of the Breech School of Business Administration. - January 27, 2010 - Drury University
Eastern University Website Earns a Superior Grade
The Pennsylvania Christian University Earned the Third Highest Score Given by EDU Checkup. Criteria Included Graphics and Imagery, Content and Navigability and Coding. - December 24, 2009 - Eastern University
Researchers Discover New Ways to Treat Chronic Infections
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have identified three key regulators required for the formation and development of biofilms. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating chronic infections. Biofilms — communities of bacteria in self-produced slime... - December 20, 2009 - Binghamton University, State University of New York
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Announces Winners of Elevator Pitch Competition
The 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge announced today that Biogenic Medical Devices, led by Garrett Muramoto (MBA’11), took home the Judge’s Choice award of $1000 and The Produce Purity Project, led by Stephanie Fruth (MBA’11), won the Audience Choice award of $250 and a special gift of $500 from lead judge Bill Maris, Co-Founder of Google Ventures. A video recording of the event is available on the Start-Up Challenge website at www.dukestartupchallenge.org. - December 08, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
The Drucker School of Management Celebrated by the Aspen Institute
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management has demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its MBA program, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and... - December 04, 2009 - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
The Drucker School of Management Honored as an 'Excellent Business School' for 2009 by Eduniversal
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management was recognized as a 2009 “Excellent Business School” by EDUNIVERSAL, an organization that helps students choose the best business schools worldwide. The Drucker School was honored to be among the 1,000 selected... - December 04, 2009 - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
CGU Professor Kim Reynolds' Team Receives $5.5 Million from the National Institute of Health for Study on Obesity Intervention for Teens
The study is expected to take five years to complete, at which time, Reynolds says he hopes the study will yield unique insights into strategies for behavior modification. - December 02, 2009 - Claremont Graduate University
Ashworth College Offers Career-Specific Education with New Vocational High School Program
Ashworth High School's new vocational program at offers students the opportunity to match personal interests to a selection of career programs in one of one of three vocational tracks – computers, health care or skilled trades. Each track allows students to acquire career-relevant learning prior to entering the job market. - December 02, 2009 - Ashworth College
New Insights Between Marijuana Use and Parental Involvement
Parental involvement in the lives of their teens is strongly associated with reduced marijuana use in their children, according to a new study by Claremont Graduate University Professor of Psychology William Crano, PhD. - November 26, 2009 - Claremont Graduate University
Adelphi University Presents Amahl and the Night Visitors on December 12, 2009
Adelphi University is proud to present Amahl and the Night Visitors, one of the most popular American operas by Gian Carlo Menotti, on Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in the University’s Performing Arts Center (AU PAC), Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. This production... - November 26, 2009 - Adelphi University
Drucker School of Management Announces a New Concentration in Nonprofit Management
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management now offers a Concentration in Nonprofit Management. Developed in response to student and industry demand, the concentration emphasizes the relevance of the nonprofit sector in today’s economy and the importance of building a foundational understanding of how it operates for the public good on a local, national and international basis. - November 23, 2009 - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Finals Webcast Friday
Google Venture’s Bill Maris leads the Judges for Elevator Pitch Competition - November 20, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
'Drucker Now' iPhone App is Released
The Drucker Institute and the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University have announced the release of "Drucker Now" a new iPhone App available for free download from the iTunes store. - November 20, 2009 - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
Michigan Economy Troubles Hit Michigan Students
Michigan’s budget decisions effect lower income brackets. - November 16, 2009 - Michigan State University
Ethan Allen CEO Supports Friends Forever Peace Initiatives in Israel
Mr. Farooq Kathwari the Chairman, President and CEO of Ethan Allen hosted a meeting with Israeli teen leaders that participated in the 2009 / 2010 Life Raft program. - November 14, 2009 - Friends Forever USA