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SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#GSAnews–The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)Board of Directors has appointed Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, as its Chair. Over the past two years, Segars has served as Vice Chair working in concert with Dr. Lisa Su, President and CEO of AMD and outgoing GSA Chair, to guide the expansion of GSA’s ecosystem to include software, services, solutions and systems.
To support this expanded vision, GSA launched several initiatives including Interest Groups for automotive and Internet of Things (IoT). Additionally, its Women’s Leadership Initiative has exponentially grown with its most recent launch of the CEO Pledge and release of its Best Practices Playbook for hiring, retaining and advancing women in the semiconductor industry.
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NASA is funding a major project on the future of autonomous air cargo transportation, and The University of Texas at Austin will be playing a lead role. The COVID-19 vaccine rollout the largest global logistics effort since World War II has underscored the importance of increasing efficiencies in the global supply chain infrastructure. Autonomous aerial vehicles have the potential to revolutionize cargo transportation.
Researchers at UT Austin s Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences and the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics in the Cockrell School of Engineering will lead a team that will develop methods that could be used to validate the cost and scalability of conceptual autonomous cargo operations. They will be providing theory and concepts for all types of vehicles from large unmanned cargo aircraft crossing the U.S. to the single drone that can drop a package in residential neighborhoods.
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The Advanced Leadership Initiative and Carnegie Mellon University Launch 2021 Cohort of the Executive Leadership Academy
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Advanced Leadership Initiative (TALI) and Carnegie Mellon University are pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 cohort of the Executive Leadership Academy, which is beginning its third year. The Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) is TALI s signature program and part of an ongoing effort to build a pipeline of African American leaders who are prepared to contribute to their organizations and communities at the highest level.
This year s 28 cohort members were selected based on applications from some of Pittsburgh s experienced and highly accomplished African American leaders. They will participate in an 8-month, world-class executive education program through Carnegie Mellon University s Tepper School of Business, which provides leadership development traini