Graduate students compete in Three Minute Thesis Competition
Winners received monetary prizes for presenting their research in three minutes
May 17, 2021
Eight final-round participants competed in Binghamton University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on Thursday, April 29.
The 3MT Competition was first developed by Australia’s University of Queensland in 2008. The competition gives graduate students an opportunity to present their research to a nonspecialist audience in three minutes, awarding monetary prizes to students placing first, second, third and the elected people’s choice. This year, the Graduate School at BU hosted the final round of the spring 2021 3MT Competition for BU students virtually through Zoom.
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Ameriprise Financial to Acquire BMO’s EMEA Asset Management Business
April 12, 2021 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS, BOSTON & LONDON (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 12, 2021
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with BMO Financial Group (BMO) to acquire its EMEA asset management business for £615 million, or approximately $845 million. The all-cash transaction adds $124 billion of AUM in Europe and is currently expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals in the relevant jurisdictions.
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The acquisition will further accelerate Ameriprise’s core strategy of growing its fee-based businesses and increase the overall contribution of Wealth Management and Asset Management within its diversified business. Together with BMO’s EMEA asset management business, Ameriprise will have more than $1.2 trillion of as
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Camden Market s ‘first ever pub’ unveiled
Following a four-month delay to its launch, new neighbourhood pub and restaurant, the Farrier will open in London’s Camden Market on 15 April.
Featuring a hidden courtyard complete with firepit and outdoor covered seating, the 2,100 sq ft site will debut with alfresco drinking and dining and an extensive selection of artisan and natural wines.
The beautifully restored horse hospital buildings – which its founders claim will be Camden Market’s first-ever pub – will open fully as soon as indoor hospitality can commence in keeping with the Government’s post-lockdown roadmap.
The Farrier is the brainchild of three friends from Leeds – George Hartshorn, Chris Gibson and Ollie Patterson – who have collectively worked in the hospitality and music industries for more than 30 years.
Health care workers from Inova Loudoun Hospital and StoneSprings Hospital Center started receiving vaccines Tuesday and Wednesday, marking a momentous milestone in the countyâs fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
Medical personnel and residents in long-term care facilities in Loudoun County will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine tested and produced by Pfizer-BioTech. Some workers at Inova Loudoun Hospital received the vaccine on Tuesday, but Wednesday was the first official day for the rollout of the vaccine to health care workers in Loudoun. Hospital officials weren t saying exactly where the vaccines where being given to the frontline workers.