Eight joint teams from Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory have been awarded a total of $317,000 to support new research collaborations as part of the annual SBU-BNL Seed Grant Program. The SBU-BNL Seed Grant program now in its 23rd year is an annual competition fostering collaborative efforts between scientists at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Its mission is to provide key opportunities for developing synergistic activities that can grow research programs aligned with the strategic plans of both institutions. The program is an avenue to launch research that will advance investigators into a position to pursue new external funding. The subject of proposals can be any scientific topic that is of joint interest to SBU and BNL and should be innovative and exploratory and in line with the seeding character of the program. The awards are made using funds provided by Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis ($250,000) and the
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Top row, left to right: Elizabeth DeLoughrey, Chon Noriega, Rodrigo Valenzuela and Priyanga Amarasekare, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. Bottom row, left to right: Keith Camacho, Kamari Clarke, Suhas Diggavi and David Goldstein. Jessica Wolf |
April 12, 2021
UCLA led all universities and academic institutions in 2021 with eight professors selected to receive fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
The UCLA faculty named as fellows are: Priyanga Amarasekare, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology; Kamari Clarke, professor of anthropology; Keith Camacho, associate professor of Asian American studies; Elizabeth DeLoughrey, professor of English; Suhas Diggavi, professor of electrical and computer engineering; David Goldstein, associate professor of linguistics and Indo-European studies; Chon Noriega, distinguished professor of film, television and
PASADENA, Calif., Apr 05, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) KROST CPAs and Consultants, Los Angeles-based firm, receives two new accolades from Accounting Today, Top 100 Firms and Fastest-Growing Firms in the U.S.
New to the list, KROST, ranked No. 78, with an 80.08% change in revenue from last year. Additionally, the firm ranked No. 11 on the Regional Leaders on the West Coast which includes firms in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The average firm growth was 7.59%, which KROST surpassed with the highest percent change.
KROST ranked No. 1 in the fastest-growing firms list. Accounting Today’s Top 100 Firms and Regional Leaders is an annual ranking that recognizes the largest tax and accounting firms by revenue, both nationwide and in specific regions.
DANBURY, Conn., Apr 01, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage origination and tech-driven fulfillment solutions, announced today it has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Financial Technology in 2021. The awards program was created in 2017 and is a project of Arizent, which includes American Banker, and Best Companies Group.
“We believe strongly in the importance of community and regional banking and in increasing access to homeownership, to include underserved communities. When your mission is service-oriented, you tend to attract like-minded individuals to the team,” said Promontory MortgagePath CEO and Founder Gene Ludwig. “We have a truly collaborative, people-first culture where everyone from our technologists, coders, and programmers to our senior mortgage-industry and compliance veterans work alongside each other in pursuit of this shared vision.”
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Mar 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) Inc. magazine today revealed that Aligned Technology Solutions is No. 181 on its second annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: D.C. Metro list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Washington, D.C., area-based private companies. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the D.C. area economy’s most dynamic segment-its independent small businesses.
The companies on this list show stunning rates of growth across all industries in the Washington, D.C., region. Between 2017 and 2019, these 250 private companies had an average growth rate of 211 percent and, in 2019 alone, they employed more than 120,000 people and added nearly $15 billion to the D.C. area economy. Companies based in major metro areas-Baltimore, Maryland, the Washington, D.C. area, and Richmond, Virginia-brought in the highest revenue overall.