Around the country, private colleges have been providing better financial support for students in their own areas to improve enrollment rates and also to strengthen ties with the community.
One such example comes from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. With its “Good Neighbor, Great University” program, it offers financial aid to incoming freshmen who have graduated [...]
The United States Postal Service has recently selected Quantum Fuel Systems to produce an advanced electric postal delivery vehicle that will be designed specifically for the needs of a delivery vehicle. This doesn’t just mean more storage space, but advanced features to maximize the efficiency of the electric drive system for the conditions that a [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on May 19th, 2010 @ 11:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, energy, Environment, innovation, News, Technology, US
If the high-tech development of a California-made fuel cell that produces electricity is a genuine clean-energy breakthrough, then American ingenuity will have reached some important new milestones.
First, it could indicate a significant revival of the U.S. technological innovation that has largely slipped away into the hands of China, Germany, and other nations. China is currently [...]
Filed under: News on March 1st, 2010 @ 9:26 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, effective, efficiency, energy, Environment, funding, global, government, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
According to a report released last week by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the biomedical industry is one of the most recession-resilient sectors in California’s hard-hit economy and a critical driver of innovation, job growth, and revenue that will help lead the state to economic recovery. However, the reports points to [...]
Filed under: News on February 8th, 2010 @ 9:02 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, growth, industry, innovation, markets, opportunities, Technology, US
Economic recovery and clean energy jobs took center stage in President Obama’s second State of the Union Address Wednesday night before a Joint Session of Congress.
Obama said “I have never been more hopeful about America’s future than I am tonight,” putting clean energy jobs, high-speed rail, and basic research for American innovation at the core [...]
Filed under: News on January 29th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, communication, economy, efficiency, energy, innovation, innovative, sustainability, Technology, US
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation recently announced the release of Searching for the Study of Israel: A Report on the Teaching of Israel on U.S. College Campuses 2008-09, prepared by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University.
An updated version of a 2006 report, Searching for the Study of Israel examines [...]
When it comes to global warming legislation, few places are more important than Sacramento – this is where California’s laws and regulations are written.
This gives the region a major boost in its effort to become a hub of the developing green economy. Local business leaders are looking to green / clean tech as a way [...]
Filed under: News on January 22nd, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Community, economy, efficiency, energy, Environment, government, growth, industry, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
After last week’s announcement by Ben Bernanke that the recession was essentially over, I think many of us probably breathed a sigh of relief. Here’s a man responsible for many of the programs which have been so hotly contested, programs which have funneled billions of dollars to banks who may or may not have used [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
Tagged with: analysis, ben bernanke, Dailyfinance.com, economy, finance, growth, jobs, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobe Prize, recession, recovery, stimulus, Unemployment, US
BusinessWeek points to some compelling research published by the National Venture Capital Association that highlights the true impacts that Venture-backed startups are having on the US economy. The overall findings support the growing importance of the entrepreneurial system, which is exciting news for the industry as a whole and shoul help to provide insights into future [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 9:15 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, growth, industry, insights, jobs, National Venture Capital Association, NVCA, research, startup, success, sustainability, US, venture capital, venture-backed
No matter how successful a business gets, it’s important not to lose sight of the strategies that have taken you there. For most that involves building strong customer relationships and consistently delivering a great product or service. In recent months, eBay, the popular online auction house has veered from that path perhaps, but its CEO [...]
‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.