Engineering education

The University of New Orleans Enlists Academic Partnerships to Launch New Online Graduate Degree Programs Focused on Working Adults

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of New Orleans has announced a partnership with Academic Partnerships (AP) to support the expansion of its online portfolio of graduate degree programs.

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  • NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of New Orleans has announced a partnership with Academic Partnerships (AP) to support the expansion of its online portfolio of graduate degree programs.
  • UNO will launch six online graduate programs designed to meet the needs of working adults looking for an alternative to traditional on-campus education.
  • The University of New Orleans is a public metropolitan research university committed to providing educational excellence to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body.
  • "AP is proud to partner with the University of New Orleans to expand their online programs," said Fernando Bleichmar, CEO of Academic Partnerships.

GREENZIE JOINS AUBURN UNIVERSITY OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT CONSORTIUM, DONATES COMMERCIAL MOWER TO SCHOOL

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autonomous mowing software technology leader Greenzie has joined the Auburn University Outdoor Power Equipment Consortium to help Auburn professors and students perform research, development, and performance assessments that drive technological innovation, commercial adoption, and advanced collaborations in support of the outdoor power equipment industry.

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  • ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autonomous mowing software technology leader Greenzie has joined the Auburn University Outdoor Power Equipment Consortium to help Auburn professors and students perform research, development, and performance assessments that drive technological innovation, commercial adoption, and advanced collaborations in support of the outdoor power equipment industry.
  • The Auburn University Outdoor Power Equipment Consortium (AU OPEC) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between Auburn's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and Auburn's College of Agriculture to establish an Industry-University Research Consortium.
  • In addition to joining AU OPEC, Greenzie donated an electric mower to Auburn.
  • AU OPEC provides a mechanism whereby a university environment can be used to perform research, development, and performance assessments that drive technological innovation, commercial adoption, and advanced collaborations in support of the outdoor power equipment industry.

COUR Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dannielle Appelhans as Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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CHICAGO, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COUR Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immune-modifying nanoparticles designed to reprogram the immune system, today announced the appointment of Dannielle Appelhans as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

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  • CHICAGO, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COUR Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immune-modifying nanoparticles designed to reprogram the immune system, today announced the appointment of Dannielle Appelhans as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
  • Ms. Appelhans served most recently as the Chief Executive Officer of Rubius Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded and clinical-phase biopharmaceutical company pioneering cellular medicines.
  • She previously served as its Chief Operating Officer, where she oversaw corporate strategy, communications, quality, technical development, and operations.
  • "COUR represents an ideal opportunity to apply my relevant skill-set at an important inflection point in the Company's evolution in bringing two promising, proprietary autoimmune programs to treat Myasthenia Gravis and type 1 diabetes into human proof-of-concept studies in the near-term," said Dannielle Appelhans, incoming Chief Operating Officer at COUR Pharmaceuticals.

NeoGraf Solutions Selects Natesh Krishnan as New CEO

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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NeoGraf Solutions , a leading company in the specialty materials industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Natesh Krishnan as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

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  • NeoGraf Solutions , a leading company in the specialty materials industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Natesh Krishnan as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
  • Prior to joining NeoGraf Solutions, Natesh held various key positions at Saint-Gobain, where he spent over 25 years.
  • “We are confident that Natesh is the ideal leader to steer our organization toward new heights of success,” said Bob Girton , chairman of the board at NeoGraf.
  • “His strategic vision, deep industry knowledge, and exceptional leadership qualities will be instrumental in driving NeoGraf forward.”
    The entire NeoGraf Solutions family warmly welcomes Natesh Krishnan as the new CEO.

Ansys Expands Presence to Africa with New Office in Rwanda

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, is establishing its first physical presence in Africa with a new office in Kigali, Rwanda. Opening in August, the office will expand Ansys' world-class customer support team, servicing Ansys' global customer base out of Kigali Innovation City, a growing Pan-Africa technology hub.

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  • Ansys' new customer technical support office will neighbor and partner with Carnegie Mellon University, creating access to advanced engineering talent from CMU-Africa for the Ansys Customer Excellence team
    PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, is establishing its first physical presence in Africa with a new office in Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Opening in August, the office will expand Ansys' world-class customer support team, servicing Ansys' global customer base out of Kigali Innovation City, a growing Pan-Africa technology hub.
  • Ansys' Innovation City location will neighbor and partner with CMU-Africa , the only U.S. university conducting research and offering master's degree programs supported by full-time College of Engineering faculty, staff, and operations in Africa.
  • "We are tremendously excited to establish Ansys' presence in Africa and immensely proud to expand our current partnership with Carnegie Mellon in Kigali Innovation City," said Anthony Dawson, vice president of customer excellence at Ansys.

HED Receives National Recognition for Exemplary Engineering Achievement at ACEC's Engineering Excellence Awards

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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ROYAL OAK, Mich., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HED , a national architecture, engineering, and planning firm committed to integrated architectural and engineering design, is proud to announce that it has been honored with a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the 56th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).

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  • ROYAL OAK, Mich., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HED , a national architecture, engineering, and planning firm committed to integrated architectural and engineering design, is proud to announce that it has been honored with a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the 56th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
  • The ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the engineering industry, recognizing firms that demonstrate exceptional innovation, technical expertise, and engineering excellence.
  • "We are honored to receive this National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies," said Michael Cooper, PE, LEED AP, MBA, FACEC, President of HED.
  • HED's achievement will be celebrated at the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on June 13th in Washington, DC.

Allurion Presents Findings from Landmark Study Evaluating Fully Remote Weight Loss Coaching Program

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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The study evaluated a health coach-led, digital behavior change program delivered entirely by text-based messaging.

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  • The study evaluated a health coach-led, digital behavior change program delivered entirely by text-based messaging.
  • It was designed to drive patient behavior change, improve wellbeing, and sustain weight loss.
  • The digital behavior change coaching intervention, offered alongside the Allurion Program, was integrated into Allurion’s Virtual Care Suite (VCS)*, providing a seamless patient experience.
  • The coaching included advice on goal setting and action planning and support to manage the emotional challenges associated with weight loss.

Knowles Gifts $200K to Advance Gender Diversity in Engineering

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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“A diverse workforce is crucial for ensuring innovation in technology,” said Jeffrey Niew, President and CEO of Knowles and chairman of the UIC College of Engineering Advisory Board.

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  • “A diverse workforce is crucial for ensuring innovation in technology,” said Jeffrey Niew, President and CEO of Knowles and chairman of the UIC College of Engineering Advisory Board.
  • High-achieving first-year STEM students who identify as female are eligible for UIC’s College of Engineering Society of Women Engineers Knowles Scholarships.
  • UIC’s Women in Engineering Summer Program (WIESP): The annual intensive program exposes junior- and senior-level female high school students to various engineering fields.
  • In addition to its longstanding support for the UIC College of Engineering, Knowles prides itself on fostering gender diversity in the workplace through mentorship, leadership and career opportunities.

NeurOK ThermoCon Inc., SDSU Leverage Space Tech to Improve Energy Efficiency of Data Centers

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Data centers consume over 200 terawatt hours of energy worldwide each year and generate enormous amounts of heat. To keep millions of computers at a functioning temperature, these centers spend around ten billion dollars per year for different types of cooling. These expenditures are likely to grow because of the high demand for computing power from e-commerce and artificial intelligence, supported by a new generation of powerful processors and servers.

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  • SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Data centers consume over 200 terawatt hours of energy worldwide each year and generate enormous amounts of heat.
  • To keep millions of computers at a functioning temperature, these centers spend around ten billion dollars per year for different types of cooling.
  • NeurOK ThermoCon Inc., a leading provider of passive liquid cooling products for data centers, and San Diego State University's College of Engineering, are partnering to research and develop advanced technologies that reduce energy used by data centers and general electronics and help to keep cooling costs down.
  • This is the common ground we found in our dialogue with NeurOK ThermoCon," said Eugene Olevsky, dean of SDSU's College of Engineering.

DIII-D National Fusion Facility Completes Highest-Powered Negative Triangularity Experiments in History of U.S. Fusion Research Program

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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It produced the highest-powered negative triangularity experiments in the history of the U.S. fusion research program.

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  • It produced the highest-powered negative triangularity experiments in the history of the U.S. fusion research program.
  • DIII-D is an Office of Science scientific user facility, operated by General Atomics (GA) for the U.S. Department of Energy.
  • This is known as “positive triangularity” and is the configuration used in nearly every experiment at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility.
  • “The negative triangularity research team deserves a lot of credit for their planning and execution of this research campaign,” said Dr. Richard Buttery, Director of the DIII-D National Fusion Facility.