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Leading Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends EQT Shareholders Vote for ALL of the Rice Team’s Nominees

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Freitag, Juni 28, 2019
Oil, Gas, Energy, Corporate law, Proxy firm, Institutional Shareholder Services, Proxy, Rice University, Rice, Economy, Companies, Industries

Rice, J. Kyle Derham and William E. Jordan), shareholders of EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, issued a report recommending that EQT shareholders vote on the Rice Teams WHITE proxy card to elect all seven of the Rice Teams nominees and the five EQT nominees supported by the Rice Team.

Key Points: 
  • Rice, J. Kyle Derham and William E. Jordan), shareholders of EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, issued a report recommending that EQT shareholders vote on the Rice Teams WHITE proxy card to elect all seven of the Rice Teams nominees and the five EQT nominees supported by the Rice Team.
  • The Rice Team is pleased ISS has recommended shareholders vote for all of the Rice Team nominees.
  • Accordingly, the Rice Team urges all shareholders to vote for all of the Rice Team nominees on the WHITE universal proxy card.
  • VOTE FOR ALL SEVEN OF THE RICE TEAMS NOMINEES AND THE FIVE EQT NOMINEES SUPPORTED BY THE RICE TEAM.

Rice Team Responds to Series of Misleading Statements from EQT

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Freitag, Juni 21, 2019
Oil, Gas, Energy, Proxy, Rice University, Rice

EQT has failed to address the dozens of analyses offered by the Rice Team on the key performance issues driving EQTs underperformance or the merits of the Rice Teams plan.

Key Points: 
  • EQT has failed to address the dozens of analyses offered by the Rice Team on the key performance issues driving EQTs underperformance or the merits of the Rice Teams plan.
  • EQT has also claimed that an independent analysis demonstrated that EQT was as efficient as Rice Energy at drilling and completions.
  • Accordingly, the Rice Team urges all shareholders to vote for the Rice Team nominees on the white universal proxy card.
  • The Rice Team encourages shareholders to review its proxy materials, shareholder letters and its analysis of EQT, all of which are available at www.EQTPathForward.com .

BNED and OpenStax Partner to Expand OpenStax Catalogue of Open Educational Resources

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Mittwoch, Juni 5, 2019
Education, Primary, Secondary, University, Continuing, Other Education, Technology, Other Technology, Communications, Training, Publishing, Open educational resources, Education, Rice University, Contents, OpenStax, Barnes & Noble, Outline of open educational resources, OpenStax CNX

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) , a leading provider of educational products and services solutions for higher education and K-12 institutions, today announced a deeper partnership with OpenStax , the Rice University-based publisher of open educational resources (OER).

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  • Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) , a leading provider of educational products and services solutions for higher education and K-12 institutions, today announced a deeper partnership with OpenStax , the Rice University-based publisher of open educational resources (OER).
  • Beginning Fall 2019, OpenStax will include the Business Law textbook from BNC OER+ (formerly known as LoudCloud Courseware) in its catalog of open educational resources, which are available to all educators at no cost.
  • Currently, the OpenStax catalog covers various subjects including science, math, social sciences, humanities and business.
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Willo Labs, OpenStax Partner to Increase Student Access to New Affordable Math Courseware

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Dienstag, April 30, 2019
Open educational resources, Rice University, OpenStax, Willo, McKain

This new partnership will help increase the adoption and availability of affordable digital course materials across the country.

Key Points: 
  • This new partnership will help increase the adoption and availability of affordable digital course materials across the country.
  • "Willo Labs is thrilled to enable an industry leader like OpenStax," said Kate McKain, President of Willo Labs.
  • "This partnership will help accelerate the launch and delivery of their new Rover math courseware product and remove all friction from the student access experience," continued McKain.
  • With the development of courseware like Rover, OpenStax hopes to make effective online homework tools affordable for more students.

Norman Rice, M.D., appointed Chief Medical Officer at National Partners in Healthcare

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Mittwoch, Januar 9, 2019
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RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --National Partners in Healthcare (NPH) is pleased to announce Dr. Norman Rice is joining the leadership team as Chief Medical Officer.

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  • RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --National Partners in Healthcare (NPH) is pleased to announce Dr. Norman Rice is joining the leadership team as Chief Medical Officer.
  • "I am pleased to announce Dr. Norman Rice has joined NPH as our CMO.
  • Dr. Rice's experience and leadership in the anesthesiology community will be a great asset to the NPH team andavaluable resource for our physician partners," said Mike Saunders, CEO of NPH.
  • NPH is committed to partnering with the anesthesia community and investing in technology and analytics to support superior health outcomes," said Dr. Rice.

CNX Resources Corporation and CNX Midstream Partners LP Announce Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

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Dienstag, Januar 8, 2019
CNX, New York Stock Exchange, New York City, BSE SENSEX, Television, Open educational resources, Rice University

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CNX Resources Corp. (NYSE: CNX) and CNX Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CNXM)will issue their fourth quarter earnings releases at 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 31.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CNX Resources Corp. (NYSE: CNX) and CNX Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CNXM)will issue their fourth quarter earnings releases at 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 31.
  • These releases will be followed by conference calls and live webcasts, which will be available on the 'Investor Relations' page of the CNX Resources website, and the 'News and Events' page of the CNX Midstream website.
  • Also, earnings call slides will be available at 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 31, on each company's websites.
  • CNX Resources Corporation (NYSE: CNX) is one of the largest independent natural gas exploration, development and production companies, with operations centered in the major shale formations of the Appalachian basin.

SK Innovation continues its values of sharing with a donation to Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA

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Dienstag, Dezember 11, 2018
Economy of South Korea, Chaebol, SK Group, David Leebron, Ulsan, Rice University, Rice, Nam District, Ulsan

HOUSTON, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Innovation has donated $50,000 to the Korean Studies Program at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA, its second donation since October of last year.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Innovation has donated $50,000 to the Korean Studies Program at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA, its second donation since October of last year.
  • Kim Taewon, President of SK E&P America, (SK Exploration & Production) attended the scholarship donation ceremony at Rice University on December 6 with David W. Leebron, President of Rice University.
  • Last June, Rice University students who were SK scholarship recipients in Korean Studies, participated in a six-week long program in Korea.
  • During their stay, they visited SK Innovation's production base in Ulsan at the SK Ulsan Complex (or SK Ulsan CLX).

Savage President Bethany Andell Honored with 2018 Rice University Business Alumni Award

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Montag, September 10, 2018
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HOUSTON, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Savage Brands President Bethany Andell is the recipient of the 2018 Rice University Business Alumni Award Industry Excellence Award in Consulting for outstanding professional achievements and exemplary leadership.

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  • HOUSTON, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Savage Brands President Bethany Andell is the recipient of the 2018 Rice University Business Alumni Award Industry Excellence Award in Consulting for outstanding professional achievements and exemplary leadership.
  • Established by the Jones Graduate School Alumni Association, the Rice Business Alumni Awards annually recognize alumni in four industry categories.
  • "I am truly honored to receive such a distinguished award," said Andell, a graduate of Rice University's Full-Time Master's of Business Administration (MBA) degree program, class of 2001.
  • The Rice University Business Alumni Award ceremony and dinner was Friday, September 7, at Cohen House on the Rice University campus.

Rice University Launches First Data Analytics Boot Camp in Partnership with Trilogy Education

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Donnerstag, Juli 12, 2018
Business intelligence, Computing, Analytics, Big data, Boot camp, Rice University, Data science, Information, Data

HOUSTON, July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Rice University today announced the launch of its first data analytics boot camp in partnership with leading workforce accelerator Trilogy Education.

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  • HOUSTON, July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Rice University today announced the launch of its first data analytics boot camp in partnership with leading workforce accelerator Trilogy Education.
  • Geared toward working adults in Houston, the Rice University Data Analytics Boot Camp will teach both the technical and teamwork skills necessary to become a proficient data scientist or analyst.
  • "Both Rice University's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies and Trilogy Education share the belief that stronger skills equals stronger cities," said Dan Sommer, CEO and Founder of Trilogy Education.
  • To learn more about the Rice University Data Analytics Boot Camp, visit techbootcamps.rice.edu .

AbbVie and Rice University establish K.C. Nicolaou Research Accelerator to advance therapies in oncology

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Montag, April 30, 2018
Rice University, V-12 Navy College Training Program, Accelerator, Rice, Education in Texas, Texas

The research at the Accelerator will focus on synthesizing novel cytotoxic agents for use in the fight against cancer.

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  • The research at the Accelerator will focus on synthesizing novel cytotoxic agents for use in the fight against cancer.
  • Dr. Nicolaou, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, will lead the Accelerator's research team at Rice.
  • Nicolaou Research Accelerator is a new model for university-industry collaboration," said Yousif Shamoo, vice provost for research at Rice University.
  • "Collaborations like this one afford exciting opportunities for the commercialization of Rice research," said Asha Rajagopal, director of technology transfer at Rice University.