Numeracy

Ten63 Therapeutics Elects Steve Hall as Independent Director

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten63 announces the election of Steve Hall to its board of directors. Hall, who retired as a Partner at LV Management Group (Lilly Ventures) after 12 years, brings a distinguished career in drug discovery and venture capital to Ten63. Among his many successful investments, Hall was a Series A investor in Kymera and Nimbus, companies that, similar to the goals of Ten63, seek to bring to clinical proof of concept small molecule drugs discovered through new modalities.

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  • DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten63 announces the election of Steve Hall to its board of directors.
  • Hall, who retired as a Partner at LV Management Group (Lilly Ventures) after 12 years, brings a distinguished career in drug discovery and venture capital to Ten63.
  • In addition, Steve served as a board director of many successful companies during similar phases of growth in which we find ourselves.
  • As a venture investor, Hall led investments in, and served on the boards of, nine drug discovery companies, including: Cavion, Cerulean Therapeutics, Esanex, FORMA Therapeutics, Hydra Biosciences, Kymera Therapeutics, Lysosomal Therapeutics, Nimbus Therapeutics, and Numerate.

Gain Therapeutics to Participate in Virtual Fireside Chat On Computational Biology in Drug Discovery with Key Opinion Leaders

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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The fireside chat, titled “Computational Biology in Drug Discovery with Gain Therapeutics (GANX) CTO & Two Experts,” will take place on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:00 pm ET.

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  • The fireside chat, titled “Computational Biology in Drug Discovery with Gain Therapeutics (GANX) CTO & Two Experts,” will take place on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:00 pm ET.
  • He is an entrepreneur focused on applying machine learning (ML) and large scale computational methods to improve human health.
  • Prior to Valo Health, Brandon was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Numerate, a leader in ML-driven computational small molecule drug design.
  • Dr. Barril has over 18 years of experience in computational chemistry and drug discovery.

University Carlos III of Madrid and Engageli Announce Strategic Partnership

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Articles, Literacy, Educational technology, Learning, Charles III University of Madrid, LEGANÉS, Digital literacy, Education, Numeracy, Digital learning

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), a leading Spanish institution, and Engageli , a purpose-built digital learning platform designed to provide superior learning experiences, today announced a strategic partnership.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), a leading Spanish institution, and Engageli , a purpose-built digital learning platform designed to provide superior learning experiences, today announced a strategic partnership.
  • UC3M will leverage Engageli across a variety of core courses focused on foundational skill building, such as Digital Literacy and Digital Numeracy, among others.
  • The partnership with Engageli will allow UC3M to achieve its broader objective: to drive active learning across all types of learning modalities, whether fully online, hybrid, synchronous or asynchronous.
  • Engageli is revolutionizing digital learning, said Carlos Delgado Kloos, Vice President for Strategy and Digital Education at UC3M.

Support for Young Canadians on World Youth Skills Day

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Articles, Education, Learning, Knowledge, Literacy, Mathematics education, Numeracy, YESS, Skills for Life, 21st century skills

That is why we are taking strong action to ensure that young people and students have the skills and opportunities they need for their long-term goals.

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  • That is why we are taking strong action to ensure that young people and students have the skills and opportunities they need for their long-term goals.
  • The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) is a Government of Canada initiative delivered in collaboration with 11 federal departments and agencies, including Employment and Social Development Canada.
  • Canada Summer Jobs is part of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which is the Government of Canada's commitment to help young peopleparticularly those facing barriers to employmentget the skills, work experience and abilities they need to transition successfully into the labour market.
  • The program will fund organizations to design and deliver training to help all Canadians to enhance foundational skills such as numeracy, as well as soft skills, such as collaboration.

Frontier College commends Government support for literacy in federal budget, now critically important in wake of pandemic

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Articles, Literacy, Applied linguistics, Frontier College, Numeracy, Twitter

"We are now seeing research that shows that people who struggled with literacy before the pandemic will struggle even more going forward.

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  • "We are now seeing research that shows that people who struggled with literacy before the pandemic will struggle even more going forward.
  • Volunteers are trained by Frontier College and meet with learners in one-to-one or in small groups sessions, by phone and online.
  • We work collaboratively with community-based agencies to provide targeted, innovative literacy and numeracy support for individuals throughout Canada.
  • For more information about Frontier College visit www.frontiercollege.ca and follow @frontiercollege on Twitter.\n'

Proliteracy's Career Pathways Platform that Helps Low Literacy Adults Develop Education and Career Goals to be Featured on National TV Program, Behind the Scenes

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Literacy, Knowledge, Mathematics education, Numeracy, Career, Fishburne

Workforce Atlas is a free online career pathways platform that assesses a person's work interests and skills along with their literacy and numeracy levels.

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  • Workforce Atlas is a free online career pathways platform that assesses a person's work interests and skills along with their literacy and numeracy levels.
  • Once an adult completes the assessments, they are directed to recommended occupations, online resources, and local education providers that can help them achieve their education and career goals.
  • Behind the Scenes is an award-winning television program hosted by Laurence Fishburne that highlights the evolution of education, medicine, science, technology and industry through inspiring stories.
  • The Behind the Scenes episode featuring Workforce Atlas will be distributed to public television channels across the U.S. in the month of January.

UK's First Ever Virtual Festival of Numbers to Help a Nation at Home With Maths, From National Numeracy

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Even Amazon's Alexa will be joining in by answering questions about numeracy.

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  • Even Amazon's Alexa will be joining in by answering questions about numeracy.
  • With home schooling, for instance, the most effective way to help children is for parents to improve their own confidence and skills with numeracy.
  • Mike Ellicock, Chief Executive of National Numeracy, said: "National Numeracy Day is about showing that being confident with numbers isn't a special talent, it's something we can all improve throughout our lives.
  • But with a little help, everyone can start to see the benefit of a better relationship with numbers."

UK's First Ever Virtual Festival of Numbers to Help a Nation at Home With Maths, From National Numeracy

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Mathematics education in the United Kingdom, Lewes, National Numeracy, Numeracy, Education, Articles, Learning, Skills for Life

With home schooling, for instance, the most effective way to help children is for parents to improve their own confidence and skills with numeracy.

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  • With home schooling, for instance, the most effective way to help children is for parents to improve their own confidence and skills with numeracy.
  • Mike Ellicock, Chief Executive of National Numeracy, said: "National Numeracy Day is about showing that being confident with numbers isn't a special talent, it's something we can all improve throughout our lives.
  • For the full festival line-up visit: www.numeracyday.com
    1Numerate Nation: What the UK think about numbers, National Numeracy 2019. www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/sites/default/files/national_numeracy_day_20...
    National Numeracy Day is all about numbers and how we use them in everyday life.
  • For National Numeracy Day 2020, we are encouraging everyone in the UK to take one simple step towards improved confidence with numbers, by taking the National Numeracy Challenge .

ProLiteracy Releases New Volume of Adult Education Research Journal

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Reading, Knowledge, Articles, ProLiteracy, Academic disciplines, Academic journals, Literacy, Numeracy

SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --ProLiteracy, the largest adult literacy and basic education membership organization in the United States, announces the release of Volume 2, Issue 1, of the online research journal, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy (ALE).

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  • SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --ProLiteracy, the largest adult literacy and basic education membership organization in the United States, announces the release of Volume 2, Issue 1, of the online research journal, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy (ALE).
  • This special issue, Broadening the Lens on Adult Literacy Education Outcomes, explores research, policy, and practice that looks at adult literacy education through broader and longer-term lenses.
  • The purpose of the ALE journal is to publish research on adult basic and secondary education and transitions to career and college.
  • "ProLiteracy is thrilled to be able to partner with an outstanding editorial team to continue to produce Adult Literacy Education, a true peer-reviewed research journal with new resources for the adult literacy field," says ProLiteracy President and CEO, Kevin Morgan.

African Edutainment Producer Says Building Brains Is Building Futures

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Monday, March 23, 2020
Articles, Education, Knowledge, Literacy, Distance education, Education in Africa, Educational television, Ubongo Learning, Educational entertainment, Ubongo, Numeracy, Educational technology

Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, that through TV, radio, and mobile phones, Ubongo is supporting kids with "pre-literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional learning" in the African nation.

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  • Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, that through TV, radio, and mobile phones, Ubongo is supporting kids with "pre-literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional learning" in the African nation.
  • Ubongo was founded in 2013 with the goal of closing the learning gap in Tanzania.
  • Today, they give kids low-cost education entertainment with the tools people often take for granted in other developed countries.
  • Nisha Ligon is Co-Founder and CEO of Ubongo, Africa's leading kids' edutainment company.