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The American Association of University Professors has appointed Roger Bowen to succeed Mary Burgan as the association's next general secretary.
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Virginia's Institute for Defense and Homeland Security recently named Henry Connors Jr. as its business development director.
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The National League of Cities has hired Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis as director of policy and federal relations.
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George Herrera, president and chief executive officer of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, recently announced his resignation, effective Jan. 20, 2004.
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LaMoyne Hyde, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce, also announced he will resign his position by the end of the year.
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Karl Koehler is returning to the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund to serve as its director.
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Jerry Lonergan is Kansas Inc.'s new president.
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Dr. Doros Platika is the new chief executive officer of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse.
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Minnesota Technology Inc. has hired Wayne Pletcher as its new president.
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Larry Walther has replaced Jim Pickens as director of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development. Pickens retired earlier this month.
VC Holds Steady in Q3 2003
For the fifth consecutive quarter, venture capital (VC) investments in the U.S. hovered around the $4 billion range, showing a sign of stability, according to two independent reports. The reports affirm the industry's shift in focus away from information technology and toward the life sciences.
Commerce Report Helps Define Biotech Industry
Biotechnology is projected by many to be the "next big thing" for economic growth — and money is following the hype. Congress has over the last several years accomplished the goal of doubling the budget for the National Institutes of Health, already the nation's largest funder of life science research.
Angels Aligning in Own Association
In 2002, angels invested $15.7 billion in entrepreneurial businesses in the U.S., according to the Center for Venture Research. Yet – until now – there was no organization to establish best practices or collect data on how to maximize the performance of groups of angel investors.
Pew Report Spotlights University-Community Partnerships
Can universities, foundations and funding agencies, local governments and nonprofits work together to mainstream research and evaluation while improving program operations?
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Iowa: Davenport Sells City Land for Tech Incubator
Useful Stats: 2002 S&E Doctorate Awards by State
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a statistical report on Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards: 2002. The data show trends in science and engineering (S&E) doctorate awards by S&E field and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and postgraduation plans of recipients.
$20 Million Gift Targets Women in S&E
The majority of an anonymous gift of $26.5 million to the University of Southern California (USC) will be used to increase the representation of women in the hard sciences and engineering faculty and encourage middle school girls to choose a science pathway in education. Money also will be used to create new faculty positions in the sciences, upgrade laboratories, increase scholarship aid for undergraduates, create new fellowships for graduates and fund child care.
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Dr. Angeline Dvorak has been named as the first full-time president of Mississippi Technology, Inc. She will also serve as chief executive office of the Institute for Technology Development.
The Maine Science & Technology Foundation has appointed Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones as statewide director of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
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Dr. Angeline Dvorak has been named as the first full-time president of Mississippi Technology, Inc. She will also serve as chief executive office of the Institute for Technology Development.
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The Maine Science & Technology Foundation has appointed Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones as statewide director of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
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SSTI is sad to report the October death of Gloria Timmer, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO). Ms. Timmer was very helpful to SSTI on several projects in her capacity at NASBO and previously as the Kansas state budget director.
The States, Science & Technology, and Election 2000
With what’s shaping up to be the closest presidential election in the last 40 years and control of the U.S. House and Senate up in the air, little press attention has been focused on the other elections occurring throughout the country. Today’s issue of the SSTI Weekly Digest provides an overview of some of the other races affecting S&T. On Thursday we’ll report on the results.
Job Opportunity in Tech-based Economic Development
Minnesota Technology Inc. (MTI), the leading technology-based economic development organization in the state of Minnesota, is seeking a Deputy Director to serve as the right hand to the CEO. This critical position will be responsible for the following:
South Takes on Digital Divide
In an economy driven increasingly by computer literacy and connectivity, leading the nation in the percentage of households not connected to the Internet is a distinction many in the South are working to eliminate. One South, Digitally Divided, the second annual TelecomSouth conference of the Southern Technology Council (STC), and its accompanying report Creating the CyberSouth are efforts in that direction.
NASA Courts More University Involvement in R&D
After surpassing $1 billion in university-based R&D for the first time ever in FY 2000, and receiving a budget increase of $633 million for FY 2001, NASA has kicked off a major effort to further strengthen its relationship with universities and colleges.