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Educational Leaders Elected to 1EdTech Board of Directors

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 19, 2023  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 1EdTech (formerly IMS Global) added eight new directors for 2023 and re-elected one incumbent via its annual member board election process.

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  • LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 1EdTech (formerly IMS Global) added eight new directors for 2023 and re-elected one incumbent via its annual member board election process.
  • Paul Czarapata, president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, will be the 1EdTech board chair for 2023.
  • Melissa Loble, chief customer experience officer at Instructure, will be the board vice-chair for 2023.
  • "The leadership from our board and our Contributing Members are having a profound impact on educational institutions' ability to accelerate and scale both strategic and operational innovation."

Craig Behm named President and CEO for CRISP and CRISP Shared Services

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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As part of the COVID-19 response efforts, CRISP mastered lab results and vaccination data to enable a data-driven pandemic response in their region.

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  • As part of the COVID-19 response efforts, CRISP mastered lab results and vaccination data to enable a data-driven pandemic response in their region.
  • CRISP shares the technologies it develops with other HIEs nationwide through CRISP Shared Services.
  • Behm replaces David Horrocks, who was president and CEO of CRISP when it was created in 2009.
  • CRISP Shared Services (CSS) is a nonprofit support organization that provides technology infrastructure and other core services to Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) across the country.

Apollomics Inc. Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Jane Wang, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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FOSTER CITY, Calif. and HANGZHOU, China, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollomics Inc. an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Jane Wang, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer.

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  • FOSTER CITY, Calif. and HANGZHOU, China, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollomics Inc. an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Jane Wang, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer.
  • She will also serve as Apollomics China General Manager and will report to the Chief Executive Officer.
  • We are very excited to have Jane join our team, said Guo-Liang Yu, PhD, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • I look forward to growing our global team to discover and advance new compounds into the clinic, added Jane Wang, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer.

Apollomics Inc. Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Jane Wang, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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Foster City, CA, and Hangzhou, China, July 26, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Apollomics Inc. an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Jane Wang, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer.

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  • Foster City, CA, and Hangzhou, China, July 26, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Apollomics Inc. an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Jane Wang, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer.
  • She will also serve as Apollomics' China General Manager and will report to the Chief Executive Officer.
  • "We are very excited to have Jane join our team," said Guo-Liang Yu, PhD, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • I look forward to growing our global team to discover and advance new compounds into the clinic," added Jane Wang, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer.

NASA Aircraft Conducting Atmospheric Studies Over DC to Baltimore

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A NASA aircraft will fly over the I-95 corridor from Washington to Baltimore and Hampton, Virginia, in support of an atmospheric campaign in the mid-Atlantic region between July 5 and 16, 2022.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A NASA aircraft will fly over the I-95 corridor from Washington to Baltimore and Hampton, Virginia, in support of an atmospheric campaign in the mid-Atlantic region between July 5 and 16, 2022.
  • Additional passes during each flight will include a 1,000-foot pass over the Chesapeake Bay and one spiral track over Hampton, Virginia.
  • The day before a flight, Wallops will post the estimated time the P-3 aircraft will fly over the I-95 corridor and Hampton.
  • The P-3 aircraft will carry instruments collecting atmospheric data over variable surface types such as urban, rural, vegetation and water to support a variety of scientific projects.

Cetya Therapeutics Welcomes Dr. Anthony Wutoh to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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Cetya Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the addition of Dr. Anthony Wutoh, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Howard University, to its Board of Directors.

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  • Cetya Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the addition of Dr. Anthony Wutoh, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Howard University, to its Board of Directors.
  • in Pharmacy and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration (Pharmacoepidemiology) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Pharmacy.
  • We are thrilled by the addition of Dr. Anthony Wutoh to Cetyas Board of Directors, stated Ron A. Lowy, Chairman.
  • Cetya is a Fort Collins, Colorado drug development company advancing its lead compound, CT-101, for treatment of sickle cell disease.

Sierra Space Fortifies Senior Management Team, Hires Troy Lahr as New Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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Sierra Space , a leading commercial space company today announced the appointment of Troy Lahr as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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  • Sierra Space , a leading commercial space company today announced the appointment of Troy Lahr as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Lahr brings to Sierra Space more than three decades of proven leadership in executing successful financial and investment strategies in both private and public markets.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220328005753/en/
    Sierra Space Hires Troy Lahr, former Boeing Defense & Space CFO, as New Chief Financial Officer.
  • Prior to joining Sierra Space, Lahr served as Chief Financial Officer for Boeings Defense, Space & Security business, and he spent 12 years as an award-winning equity analyst researching the aerospace & defense industry.

Agencies in 12 States Now Using INRIX Signal Analytics to Find and Reduce Excessive Delays and Emissions

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Friday, January 21, 2022
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The City of Austin is adjusting signal timing to reduce delay as traffic volumes and patterns shift throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The City of Austin is adjusting signal timing to reduce delay as traffic volumes and patterns shift throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Others leveraging Signal Analytics include agencies in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Rhode Island, and Washington.
  • Signal Analytics is a cost-effective tool to reduce emissions immediately and ensure continued emission reductions by eliminating needless vehicle idling.
  • To learn more about how INRIX Signal Analytics can find and reduce excessive delays and emissions, please visit https://inrix.com/products/signal-analytics/ .

Volt Energy Utility, LLC Selects Yinka Bode-George to Lead the Solar Developer's Environmental Justice Community Impact Program

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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Yinka will lead the strategy and management of Volt Energy Utility's environmental justice and community impact practice.

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  • Yinka will lead the strategy and management of Volt Energy Utility's environmental justice and community impact practice.
  • She will manage programs associated with Volt's Environmental Justice Power Purchase Agreement (EJPPA) which generates funds through utility-scale solar projects that support environmental health and justice programs nationwide.
  • "As an environmental health advocate, Yinka has a developed a stellar reputation in advancing environmental justice and sustainable development through public policy and community building," said Volt CEO Gilbert Campbell.
  • Volt Energy Utility, LLC www.voltenergyutility.com is a national minority-owned solar energy development firm that develops, finances, and operates utility-scale solar projects.

New Research from Cornell University and FreedomPay Reveals Cybersecurity Confidence Gap in Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Sectors

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Thursday, November 11, 2021
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How Restaurant, Retail and Hospitality Businesses are Managing Cybersecurity Risks a joint study between Cornell and FreedomPay is based on a new survey of small, medium, and large-size enterprises across the hospitality, retail, and food and beverage sectors.

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  • How Restaurant, Retail and Hospitality Businesses are Managing Cybersecurity Risks a joint study between Cornell and FreedomPay is based on a new survey of small, medium, and large-size enterprises across the hospitality, retail, and food and beverage sectors.
  • Retailers and hospitality businesses increasingly view their payments systems as more than transaction processing they are important sources of data and customer insights.
  • Companies also fear internal threats, with hospitality companies most frequently citing human error (86%) and lack of employee education (81%) as negatively impacting cybersecurity systems.
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    Cornells Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) was created in 1992 for the purpose of expanding both the quality and volume of research supporting the hospitality industry and its related service industries.