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American Council of Learned Societies Launches 2024 Leading Edge Fellowship Competition for Recent Humanities and Interpretive Social Sciences PhDs

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木曜日, 1月 18, 2024

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NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the 2024 competition for Leading Edge Fellowships, made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. The program demonstrates the dynamic capacity of the humanities to advance justice and equity in society and illuminates career pathways for early-career PhDs beyond the academy.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the 2024 competition for Leading Edge Fellowships , made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation.
The program demonstrates the dynamic capacity of the humanities to advance justice and equity in society.
In 2024, the ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship Program will offer 21 two-year fellowships with mission-driven nonprofits for recent humanities and interpretive social sciences PhDs.
Applicants for the Leading Edge Fellowship competition must have a PhD in the humanities or interpretive social sciences officially conferred by their university on or after September 1, 2019, and no later than August 31, 2024.

NW Natural Renewables Announces New President

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水曜日, 1月 10, 2024

NW Natural Renewables Holdings, LLC (NW Natural Renewables), a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE:NWN) (NW Natural Holdings), has promoted Anna Chittum to president of NW Natural Renewables.

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NW Natural Renewables Holdings, LLC (NW Natural Renewables), a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE:NWN) (NW Natural Holdings), has promoted Anna Chittum to president of NW Natural Renewables.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240110073044/en/
Anna Chittum has been promoted to president of NW Natural Renewables.
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Chittum replaces Mike Kotyk at NW Natural Renewables, which focuses on providing renewable natural gas (RNG) to a variety of sectors.
NW Natural Renewables is a subsidiary of NW Natural Holdings committed to leading in the energy transition and providing renewable natural gas to the utility, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors.

Attain Capital Announces Ted Davies, Managing Partner-Government, and Launches New Website

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水曜日, 1月 10, 2024

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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attain Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in companies delivering high-value, technology-enabled solutions and services to government and education clients, announced that Ted Davies, a recognized leader in the technology and government communities, will serve as Managing Partner of Attain Capital taking the lead of the company's private equity investments in the government technology and services market. Prior to joining Attain, Davies served as Chief Executive Officer for Altamira Technologies Corporation and President, Federal Systems at Unisys Corporation. Earlier in his career, he spent 17 years with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he was a partner in charge of cross-agency service offerings.

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Prior to joining Attain, Davies served as Chief Executive Officer for Altamira Technologies Corporation and President, Federal Systems at Unisys Corporation.
"I am thrilled to welcome Ted to the team and look forward to his leadership of Attain Capital's government-related activities and investments.
"What better way to kick off a new year than to formally launch our brand aligned around three core principles: operator led, market obsessed, and people focused," said Ted Davies, Managing Partner at Attain Capital.
At the core of Attain Capital and how it operates is a sense of purpose: to be and attain the best for those it serves.

American Council of Learned Societies Names Finalists for 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards

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水曜日, 1月 10, 2024

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NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce 10 finalists for the 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards. The finalists, five history titles and five multimodal works, were selected by a distinguished panel of scholars, librarians, digital humanities experts, and accessibility specialists. Supported by Arcadia, these prizes recognize and reward the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open humanities books published from 2017 to 2022.

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Amplifying humanistic scholarship through initiatives such as the ACLS Open Books Prizes helps cultivate a twenty-first-century ecosystem in which humanistic publications can thrive.
Sign up to receive additional information about the ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award.
Formed a century ago, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a nonprofit federation of 80 scholarly organizations.
Arcadia is a charitable foundation that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage and promote open access to knowledge.

Fitness Supreme Introduces Certified Female Personal Trainers Tailored for Dubai's Diverse Demographics

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月曜日, 1月 8, 2024

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The initiative caters to a target audience, including women who feel more at ease working with female trainers.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates--(Newsfile Corp. - January 8, 2024) - Fitness Supreme, a Dubai-based personal training business, has announced that it now has certified female personal trainers in its roster.
This strategic initiative aims to cater to Muslim conservative women and others who prefer female trainers.
To make fitness more attainable for women of all backgrounds, clients can get personal trainers to come to their building gym, home, or favourite park.
The trainers will offer custom workouts to ensure that fitness is not a one-size-fits-all approach but a personalized journey tailored to individual needs."

President & CEO Shelton J. Haynes Announces Southpoint Park Shoreline Restoration Project to Receive 2024 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

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金曜日, 1月 5, 2024

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Roosevelt Island, NY, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) President and CEO Shelton J. Haynes is pleased to announce the Southpoint Park Shoreline Restoration project has been recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York as one of their 2024 New York Engineering Excellence Platinum Award winners.

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Roosevelt Island, NY, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) President and CEO Shelton J. Haynes is pleased to announce the Southpoint Park Shoreline Restoration project has been recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York as one of their 2024 New York Engineering Excellence Platinum Award winners.
The project, which will be honored at the 2024 ACEC Excellence in Engineering Awards on April 13th, was selected for its outstanding quality of work and the engineering expertise demonstrated in its planning and execution.
“Southpoint Park is one of the many wonderful open spaces we enjoy here on Roosevelt Island, and the shoreline restoration project the park underwent several years ago was an important step in expanding shoreline access while preserving the beauty of the park for future generations,” said RIOC President and CEO Shelton Haynes.
“When we brought Langan on to do the project design, the park was in dire need of work, including to the seawall which was failing.

President Haynes Announces Southpoint Park Shoreline Restoration Project to Receive 2024 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

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金曜日, 1月 5, 2024

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Roosevelt Island, NY, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) President and CEO Shelton J. Haynes is pleased to announce the Southpoint Park Shoreline Restoration project has been recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York as one of their 2024 New York Engineering Excellence Platinum Award winners.

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Roosevelt Island, NY, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) President and CEO Shelton J. Haynes is pleased to announce the Southpoint Park Shoreline Restoration project has been recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York as one of their 2024 New York Engineering Excellence Platinum Award winners.
The project, which will be honored at the 2024 ACEC Excellence in Engineering Awards on April 13th, was selected for its outstanding quality of work and the engineering expertise demonstrated in its planning and execution.
“Southpoint Park is one of the many wonderful open spaces we enjoy here on Roosevelt Island, and the shoreline restoration project the park underwent several years ago was an important step in expanding shoreline access while preserving the beauty of the park for future generations,” said RIOC President and CEO Shelton Haynes.
“When we brought Langan on to do the project design, the park was in dire need of work, including to the seawall which was failing.

ACEC California Announces 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards

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金曜日, 1月 5, 2024

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced the 2024 recipients of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced the 2024 recipients of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards.
"These ACEC California engineering firms are being honored for bringing an outstanding degree of innovation, accomplishment, and value," said Brad Diede, Executive Director of ACEC California.
The winner of the Golden State Award, an honor bestowed for the best overall project, will be announced at the Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on February 28, 2024.
The awards celebration is also a fundraiser for the ACEC California Scholarship Foundation 501(c)3, which provides scholarship awards to graduate and undergraduate students who are recognized for their notable and outstanding academic achievements.

ACORE Names 2024 Class of New and Returning Board Members

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木曜日, 1月 4, 2024

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national nonprofit that unites finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy, today announced its new Board class for 2024.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national nonprofit that unites finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy economy, today announced its new Board class for 2024.
"We are delighted to kick off the new year by welcoming a terrific class of new and returning members to ACORE's Board of Directors," said ACORE President and CEO Ray Long.
"We are delighted to kick off the new year by welcoming a terrific class of new and returning members to ACORE's Board of Directors," said ACORE President and CEO Ray Long.
"Congratulations to all of our new ACORE Board members," said Kevin Gresham, ACORE's Board Chair and Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs at RWE Clean Energy LLC.

Halff Welcomes Baker Daily, Pylant to New Leadership Roles

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水曜日, 1月 3, 2024

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Baker Daily starts her historic appointment as the firm's first female president and CEO, placing Halff among a select few of Engineering News-Record's Top 100 design firms with a woman solely in the top leadership position.

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Baker Daily starts her historic appointment as the firm's first female president and CEO, placing Halff among a select few of Engineering News-Record's Top 100 design firms with a woman solely in the top leadership position.
She is the sixth leader for Halff, joining Albert Halff (1969-1981), Joe Novoa (1981-1996), Martin Molloy (1996-2013), Pat Kunz (2013-2019) and Mark Edwards (2020-2023).
Baker Daily earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and has been at Halff exclusively since joining the firm as an intern in 2003.
Halff's Leadership Team consists of Jessica Baker Daily as president and chief executive officer, Todd Jackson as chief operating officer, Joseph Sagel as chief financial officer, Steven Miller as chief strategy officer and Ben Pylant as chief people officer.