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Top 10 Tips for Memorial Day Weekend 2021 Travel

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Friday, May 28, 2021
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ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AAA estimates that 37 million people will be travelling this Memorial Day weekend and Porter and Chester Institute wants to make sure you and your family stay safe and are prepared while on the road.

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  • ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AAA estimates that 37 million people will be travelling this Memorial Day weekend and Porter and Chester Institute wants to make sure you and your family stay safe and are prepared while on the road.
  • Here are 10 tips, courtesy of Porter and Chester Institutes Automotive Technology Department, to take into account before you hit the road:
    Get an oil change and change the filter.
  • Your car needs an oil change every 3,000 miles and you should replace your oil filter ever 12,000 miles.
  • Porter and Chester Institute hopes everyone has a safe Memorial Day Weekend.

Boston Arts Academy Foundation Names Avid CEO Jeff Rosica Board Chairman

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
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BOSTON, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Boston Arts Academy Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises essential funds for Boston Arts Academy (BAA), the city's only public high school for the visual and performing arts, today announced the election of Avid Technology CEO and President Jeff Rosica to Board Chairman.

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  • BOSTON, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Boston Arts Academy Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises essential funds for Boston Arts Academy (BAA), the city's only public high school for the visual and performing arts, today announced the election of Avid Technology CEO and President Jeff Rosica to Board Chairman.
  • Longtime BAA Foundation Chair Lee Pelton will be recognized as Chairman Emeritus, as he also becomes President and CEO of The Boston Foundation.
  • "It has been my privilege to serve as Chairman of the BAA Foundation Board of Directors and the Boston Arts Academy Trustees," said Pelton, who is celebrating nine years of service to the Boston Arts Academy community.
  • "Boston Arts Academy is an exemplary model of equity and access for underrepresented students, with exceptional support from BAA Foundation.

Babson College Celebrates and Honors the Classes of 2020 and 2021 in Multiple In-person and Digital Ceremonies

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Saturday, May 15, 2021
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"They needed to think far out of the box, and design completely new ways of working," he said.

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  • "They needed to think far out of the box, and design completely new ways of working," he said.
  • "\nA 1999 Babson College alumnus, Siminoff urged the graduates to follow their instincts in the undergraduate ceremony.
  • "\nBeginning May 1, Babson began hosting both in-person and digital celebrations to honor the tenacity and adaptability of the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.
  • Babson College is proud to graduate the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and formally present both the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 to the world.\nVIDEO AVAILABLE FOR CLASS OF 2021 IN-PERSON CELEBRATION:\n'

Business Development Director at Tyto Athene, LLC Begins 16th Year on Industrial Advisory Board at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Engineering

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Saturday, February 13, 2021
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Tyto Athenes Director of Business Development and Director of ACUITY Micro Data Center product line, Robert Mohr, has been named as a member of the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth).

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  • Tyto Athenes Director of Business Development and Director of ACUITY Micro Data Center product line, Robert Mohr, has been named as a member of the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth).
  • Robert Mohr joined Tyto Athene five years ago as the Director of Business Development responsible for leading Tyto Athenes global business development and capture.
  • Most recently Robert was named as the Director of ACUITY by Tyto Athene, Tyto Athenes product line consisting of portable micro data center and unified communications systems.
  • Members of the Industrial Advisory Board at UMass Dartmouth are appointed by the ECE Chairperson who is an ex-officio member of the IAB.

Medivolve Announces Webinar Introducing Newest Partners: Marvel Diagnostics, Startup Out of UCLA

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Monday, February 1, 2021
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It will also feature a special presentation from the UCLA-based research team behind Marvel Diagnostics and its novel technology.

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  • It will also feature a special presentation from the UCLA-based research team behind Marvel Diagnostics and its novel technology.
  • Medivolve has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire up to 40% of Marvel Diagnostics Inc, for an aggregate price of up to US$1 million through a series of milestone-based payments.
  • The Marvel Diagnostics research team led by Pirouz Kavehpour (Professor, UCLA) with Jonathan Rothstein (Professor, UMass-Amherst) and Jeff Ruberti (Professor, Northeastern U.
  • Specifically, Medivolve offers investors a diversified investment in the COVID-19 medical space across three areas; prevention, detection, and treatment.

MIT Sloan Prof. Edward Roberts Receives the GCEC Legacy Award

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Monday, November 2, 2020
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The MIT Sloan School of Management recently announced that Prof. Edward B. Roberts received the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Legacy Award.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The MIT Sloan School of Management recently announced that Prof. Edward B. Roberts received the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Legacy Award.
  • "We could not be more pleased to present the GCEC Legacy Award to Prof. Roberts.
  • The GCEC Legacy Award is announced at the conclusion of the annual GCEC conference that has become the premier gathering of the world's leading minds in university-based entrepreneurship.
  • His work is a legacy and gift to so many others, which makes him an ideal recipient of the GCEC Legacy Award," says Aulet.

Great Business Schools Releases National Rankings of Entrepreneurship Master's Programs

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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The Top 3 Online Entrepreneurship Master's Programs for 2021 are: 1) Columbia University; 2) University of Massachusetts-Amherst; 3) Temple University.

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  • The Top 3 Online Entrepreneurship Master's Programs for 2021 are: 1) Columbia University; 2) University of Massachusetts-Amherst; 3) Temple University.
  • By covering a range of traditional campus and online programs, GBS rankings seek to provide direction for all sorts of students.
  • Great Business Schools doesn't get caught up about which schools are the "best."
  • They focus on what makes business schools great places for students to learn and grow.

FOLIO Beta Partner The Five Colleges Consortium Adopts FOLIO ERM On Its Way to Implementing FOLIO

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
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IPSWICH, Mass., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Five Colleges Consortium , as part of its FOLIO beta partnership with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), has become the first consortium to implement FOLIO Electronic Resources Management (ERM).

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  • IPSWICH, Mass., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Five Colleges Consortium , as part of its FOLIO beta partnership with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), has become the first consortium to implement FOLIO Electronic Resources Management (ERM).
  • Associate Dean for Library Technology at UMass Amherst Steve Bischof is the chair of the Five Colleges FOLIO implementation team.
  • Bischof says, "The Five Colleges Consortium provides a unique environment for testing FOLIO as we use a shared catalog collection among member institutions.
  • "This beta partnership offered both the FOLIO Community and EBSCO the opportunity to address the issues library staff confront across a consortium.

'Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration' Winner of MIT Sloan Management Review 2020 Beckhard Prize

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today the editors of MIT Sloan Management Review announced that Ethan Bernstein, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer are the winners of the 2020 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize .

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today the editors of MIT Sloan Management Review announced that Ethan Bernstein, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer are the winners of the 2020 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize .
  • MIT SMR awarded the prize for the article titled " Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration " from the fall 2019 issue.
  • A longtime friend of MIT Sloan Management Review, Beckhard was known for his efforts to help organizations function in a more humane and high-performing manner and to empower people to be agents of change.
  • At MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), we share with our readers an excitement and curiosity about how the practice of management is transforming in the digital age.

Naturepedic Fights to Prevent Non-Hereditary Childhood Cancer Incidence

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Naturepedic is on a mission to reduce the rising incidences of non-hereditary childhood cancer cases.

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  • CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Naturepedic is on a mission to reduce the rising incidences of non-hereditary childhood cancer cases.
  • September's national Childhood Cancer Awareness month casts a grim light on the alarming 34% increase in childhood cancer rates in the United States since 1975, as it continues to be the nation's leading cause of death by disease in children after infancy (1-19 years old).
  • Recent scientific proposals indicate the development of childhood cancer can depend on exposure to environmental risk factors in critical periods of development in utero, childhood and adolescence.
  • Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP, remarks, "There is much to be discovered on causal links to childhood cancer.