At its Annual Meeting, USRA s Council of Institutions elected the following four Board members:
Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was elected Region I Trustee
Wayne A. Scales, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), was elected Region III Trustee
Elizabeth A. Lada, University of Florida, was elected Region IV Trustee
General Lester L. Lyles, United States Air Force, (Ret.) was elected At-Large Trustee.
Dr. John A. Montgomery, Chair of the Board of Trustees said, I am pleased to welcome our four newest members to USRA s Board. They each have a unique background, with diverse experiences that make them an asset to USRA.
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Syngenta Seeds and the Analytics Society of INFORMS announce winner of 2021 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics
April 15, 2021 GMT
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 15, 2021
Syngenta Seeds and the Analytics Society of INFORMS selected a team affiliated with CSIRO Data61 in Australia as the winner of the 2021 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics.
The Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics is a collaborative effort between Syngenta Seeds and the Analytics Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences ( INFORMS ). Now in its sixth consecutive year, the competition brings together experts in data analytics, mathematics and statistics to create analytical solutions to agriculture challenges.
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The Galien Foundation Introduces Webinar Spotlighting Transformative Role of Data Technologies on Healthcare
April 12, 2021 GMT
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NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Galien Foundation announced today an upcoming webinar that will focus on ways data technologies are reshaping public and private sector approaches to healthcare and the impact of these emerging innovations. To register click here.
On Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 1:00pm-2:00pm ET, The Galien Foundation will host its Digital Health Webinar monthly session, “Data Governance in a Converging World: Public & Private Sector Approaches to the Management of Emerging Health Technologies”. The conversation will feature leading experts from industry, science and the global research community, which will be moderated by Gil Bashe, Managing Partner, Global Health, Finn Partners. Panelists include
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Pri-Med Institute Receives Three NAMEC Best Practice in Continuing Medical Education Awards
April 5, 2021 GMT
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BOSTON, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Pri-Med, a leader in continuing medical education, is pleased to share that the National Association of Medical Education Companies (NAMEC) recently named Pri-Med Institute, the accredited division of Pri-Med, the recipient of three Best Practice Awards. These awards recognize best practices ideas or processes that can be implemented by NAMEC members to improve continuing medical education (CME).
The 16th annual NAMEC Best Practices in CME Awards serve as an acknowledgement of the intellect, diligence and creativity that CME providers exhibit to recognize and address new challenges in the ever-changing medical education industry. For 2020, Pri-Med Institute was recognized by NAMEC with the following awards:
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Stoicheia Announces Scientific Advisory Board
March 15, 2021 GMT
SKOKIE, Ill. (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 15, 2021
Stoicheia, a new technology startup that uses a nanotechnology-based approach to ultrahigh throughput materials discovery, today announced the first four members of its scientific advisory board.
Bringing expertise in nanotechnology, materials science and clean energy, Richard Crooks, Vinayak Dravid, Edward Sargent and Peidong Yang joined the Stoicheia team, effective February 17.
With the ability to perform millions of experiments simultaneously, Stoicheia’s technology can rapidly identify new materials with ideal properties for numerous applications, including for the energy, transportation, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.