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MIT Technology Review hosts Future Compute Feb 10-11, 2021

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Monday, February 8, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT Technology Review's February 10-11, 2021 virtual conference, Future Compute.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT Technology Review's February 10-11, 2021 virtual conference, Future Compute.
  • Future Compute combines the authoritative, influential, and trustworthy programming MIT Technology Review is known for with a virtual, attendee-centric experience designed for interaction.
  • Attendees will have opportunities to connect and engage with speakers, MIT Technology Review editors, and each other through lively panel discussions and interactive chats, polls, and Q&A sessions.
  • Alan Lee, Corporate VP, Head of Research and Advanced Development, AMD
    Attendees are offered exclusive access to MIT Technology Review and Future Compute content:
    One-year digital subscription to MIT Technology Review, including a subscriber-only weekly AI newsletter
    The Future Compute presenting partner is Playground Global , an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on emerging technologies and offers world-class expertise across a wide variety of business and technical domains to help companies achieve their potential.

PDI Named to UGA Alumni Association’s 2021 Bulldog 100 List

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Monday, February 8, 2021

PDI ( www.pdisoftware.com ), a global provider of enterprise software solutions to convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers, announced it has been named to the University of Georgia Alumni Associations 2021 Bulldog 100.

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  • PDI ( www.pdisoftware.com ), a global provider of enterprise software solutions to convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers, announced it has been named to the University of Georgia Alumni Associations 2021 Bulldog 100.
  • The list recognizes the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni.
  • Were very proud to have made the Bulldog 100 list again this year and to share in this honor with so many other deserving companies, said PDI CEO and UGA graduate, Jimmy Frangis.
  • The UGA Alumni Association will host the annual Bulldog 100 Celebration virtually Feb. 11 to celebrate these alumni business leaders and count down the ranked list to ultimately reveal the No.

University Of Northern Colorado To Host Its Second Free App Day

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

This is in addition to the state-initiated, Colorado-only Free App Day that takes place each fall.

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  • This is in addition to the state-initiated, Colorado-only Free App Day that takes place each fall.
  • The second of UNC's Free App Days will be on Monday, Feb. 1.
  • Colorado Free App Day is an initiative started by the Colorado Department of Higher Education in 2018, in partnership with Colorado colleges and universities, to make it possible for more students to apply for college.
  • UNC's third 2021 Free App Day is happening on April 1 with a focus on transfer student applications.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport And Oceans Healthcare Open New Behavioral Health Facility

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Louisiana Behavioral Health .

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  • SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Louisiana Behavioral Health .
  • We look forward to creating meaningful change at Louisiana Behavioral Health with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and improving lives by making behavioral health care more accessible."
  • ABOUT OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT:
    On Oct. 1, 2018, Ochsner Health (Ochsner) and LSU Health Shreveport jointly formed Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport to oversee and coordinate activities between the health sciences center and the healthcare delivery system in Shreveport and Monroe, La.Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is a public-private partnership with a vision to improve health and well-being of its communities, access to care, quality, and facilities, expand patient-centered technology, grow the medical school, and enhance research in North Louisianaby building on the strengths of Ochsner and LSU Health Shreveport.
  • With more than 4,000 employees and the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Physician Group of approximately 500 physicians, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport serves more than 140,000 patients with more than 625,000 visits annually.

Great Business Schools Releases National Rankings of Construction Management Master's Programs

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

The Top 3 Best Construction Management Programs for 2021 are: 1) Yale University; 2) Columbia University; 3) Georgetown University.

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  • The Top 3 Best Construction Management Programs for 2021 are: 1) Yale University; 2) Columbia University; 3) Georgetown University.
  • The Top 3 Online Construction Management Programs for 2021 are: 1) Duke University; 2) University of Wisconsin; 3) University of Connecticut.
  • "As such an enormous and important industry, construction needs good leaders," the editors of Great Business Schools explain; "While many become leaders in construction through experience and expertise, in the 21st century a master's in construction management can have a real job market advantage."
  • As the editors explain, "This gives you a wide list of choices when you graduate with a degree in construction management masters online and are ready to pursue a career in construction management."

AF Group / Johns Hopkins Research on COVID-19 Identifies Industries Most Affected by Workers' Compensation Claims

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The study, titled "What Industrial Categories Are Workers at Excess Risk of Filing a COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claim?

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  • The study, titled "What Industrial Categories Are Workers at Excess Risk of Filing a COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claim?
  • A Study Conducted in 11 Midwestern States," was lead-authored by Dan Hunt, D.O., corporate medical director at AF Group, and Edward Bernacki M.D., MPH, emeritus professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
  • According to the study, the overwhelming proportion of all COVID-19-related workers' compensation claims submitted and accepted during the term studied were from healthcare workers (83.7 percent).
  • "We are grateful to Dr. Bernacki and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for their partnership in this important study."

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Robotics Team Makes It to Final Round of NASA-Sponsored Competition

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Friday, January 15, 2021

WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A team of robotics students and faculty from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has passed the qualification round in the second phase of the NASA-sponsored Space Robotics Challenge (SRC) and is now officially invited to participate in the final competition round, NASA announced today .

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  • WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A team of robotics students and faculty from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has passed the qualification round in the second phase of the NASA-sponsored Space Robotics Challenge (SRC) and is now officially invited to participate in the final competition round, NASA announced today .
  • "We are thrilled to have passed the qualification round and are excited to be invited to the competition round," said Michael Gennert , co-principal investigator for the project and a professor of robotics engineering at WPI.
  • "This is testament to the tremendous work ethic of each and every member of our team."
  • Of that figure, 25 teamsincluding WPImade it to the final competition round.

College Consensus Publishes Aggregate Ranking of the Best Online Bachelor's in Game Design for 2021

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus , a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its first ever ranking of the Best Online Bachelor's in Game Design .

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  • HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus , a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its first ever ranking of the Best Online Bachelor's in Game Design .
  • The international industry of game design was booming prior to the shelter-in-place orders in response to COVID-19, but it gained even more traction once people began to search for additional ways to engage virtually.
  • We have ranked the 25 Best Online Bachelor's in Game Design according to the following metric: cost, reputation, student success rate.
  • The Best Online Bachelor's in Game Design program for 2021 is the BS in Software Engineering at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, followed by the BS in Software Engineering at Arizona State University, and the BS in Simulation and Game Design at the University of Baltimore.

Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute Receives Support From Major Technology Companies for the College’s Smart Manufacturing Program and Facilities

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Purdue Universitys Polytechnic Institute (Purdue Polytechnic) is receiving support from major technology companies for the colleges Smart Manufacturing program and facilities.

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  • Purdue Universitys Polytechnic Institute (Purdue Polytechnic) is receiving support from major technology companies for the colleges Smart Manufacturing program and facilities.
  • The cornerstone of this university-industry collaboration is the development of a first-of-its-kind Smart Manufacturing undergraduate program in North America.
  • The Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in aviation, computing and graphics, construction management, engineering technology, technology leadership, and technology education.
  • In addition to Purdue Universitys main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue Polytechnic offers select degree programs in nine Indiana communities.

National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center Welcomes Regenstrief Institute to NESTcc Research Network

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

The National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center ( NESTcc ), an initiative of the Medical Device Innovation Consortium ( MDIC ), today announced the Regenstrief Institute as the newest Network Collaborator to join the NESTcc Research Network.

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  • The National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center ( NESTcc ), an initiative of the Medical Device Innovation Consortium ( MDIC ), today announced the Regenstrief Institute as the newest Network Collaborator to join the NESTcc Research Network.
  • Based in Indianapolis, Regenstrief Institute is a global leader dedicated to improving health and healthcare through innovations and research in biomedical informatics, health services and aging.
  • With the addition of Regenstrief Institute, the NESTcc Research Network is now comprised of 15 Network Collaborators with access to data from more than 150 million patients.
  • In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) funding to establish the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc).