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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Analysis by Israeli NGO Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), has revealed that January 2021 saw record investments in Israel during a single month. Six start-ups raised more than $100M each (mega rounds) during the month, totaling 73% of the total,
record-breaking $1.44B raised by Israeli firms in January. Furthermore, the mega-rounds in January 2021 alone, equal close to 30% of the total number of mega-rounds in the
entire year of 2020 (21 total). All of the aforementioned reflects a strong vote of investor confidence in Israel s innovation ecosystem during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Israeli Startup Fundraising per month, source: Start-Up Nation Central Research Department (Finder Platform)
New Partnership With FSC to Provide 4+1 MBA Opportunities to Florida Poly Grads
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LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Florida Southern College and Florida Polytechnic University announced today an exclusive public-private partnership that will allow Florida Poly students to earn a STEM bachelor s degree and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Southern in five years or less.
The new partnership is the first of its kind in the region, offering a direct and affordable path from a high-demand undergraduate degree at Florida Poly to the renowned MBA degree at FSC through an expansion of its existing 4+1 MBA Program.
/PRNewswire/ NASA is hosting a media briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss the upcoming landing of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover..
Eric Lander to take an academic leave to serve as White House science advisor; Board of Directors appoints Todd Golub as director of Broad Institute
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Eric S. Lander, Founding Director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will step down from his leadership role and will take an unpaid, academic leave-of-absence from his faculty positions at Broad, MIT and Harvard to serve as White House Science Advisor to President Joseph R. Biden following the inauguration.
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BEAVERTON, Ore., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for the 2021 Vernier Engineering Award. The annual award, with prizes valued at $5,500, recognizes one middle school, high school, or college educator from any STEM subject area for innovatively using Vernier products to teach engineering concepts or practices to students. We are committed to supporting educators in every way possible as they work to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers, said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. The Vernier Engineering Award is one way to recognize educators for their innovative use of data-collection technology whether it is being used in the classroom or remotely as well as share their best practices with others.