Master of Advanced Studies

Concerto Biosciences Announces Strategic Business Development Hire

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Concerto Biosciences, a biotechnology company designing microbial communities that restore health to our bodies and our environment, announced today that it has appointed Didier Vingadassalom, Ph.D., MBA, as Senior Director, Business Development.

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  • Concerto Biosciences, a biotechnology company designing microbial communities that restore health to our bodies and our environment, announced today that it has appointed Didier Vingadassalom, Ph.D., MBA, as Senior Director, Business Development.
  • He will be responsible for maturing the team’s business development infrastructure, evaluating co-discovery and co-development partnership opportunities, and helping prioritize internal technology development directions from a business development perspective.
  • “Didier has both a deep scientific background and years of business development experience— a potent combination and a perfect match for Concerto as our first senior director of business development,” said Cheri Ackerman, CEO of Concerto.
  • “Our science team already excels at rapidly discovering optimized microbial products with our kChip platform, and Didier will help us point that unique capability at pressing, high-value opportunities in collaboration with our partners.”
    Prior to joining Concerto Biosciences, Vingadassalom was senior director, business development and head of alliance management, SQZ Biotechnologies.

Intelligence and Investigations Expert Chris Ribeiro Joins Nardello & Co. as Managing Director

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Nardello & Co. , the global investigations firm, is pleased to announce that Chris Ribeiro has joined the firm as a Managing Director.

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  • Nardello & Co. , the global investigations firm, is pleased to announce that Chris Ribeiro has joined the firm as a Managing Director.
  • He has particular expertise in strategic intelligence collection and analysis, technology-enabled research, complex litigation support, and physical and reputational threat monitoring and mitigation.
  • Ribeiro brings a strong national security background to Nardello and Co., derived from a decade of government service.
  • Ribeiro joins Nardello & Co after nine years with a global corporate intelligence and investigations firm, where he led business intelligence for the Americas.

Carnegie Corporation of New York Announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

To help address important and enduring issues confronting our society, Carnegie Corporation of New York today announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.

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  • To help address important and enduring issues confronting our society, Carnegie Corporation of New York today announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220426005105/en/
    Carnegie Corporation of New York Announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows: Philanthropic grants will fund 28 fellows conducting scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities.
  • The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is a continuation of the mission of Carnegie Corporation of New York, as founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911, to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.
  • Read more about the Class of 2022 , the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program , the work of past honorees, the criteria for proposals, and a historical timeline of scholarly research supported by the Corporation.

David Nirenberg Named 10th Director of the Institute for Advanced Study

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Monday, November 1, 2021

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.
  • At UChicago, Nirenberg was also founding director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Dean of the Social Sciences, and Executive Vice Provost.
  • Earlier, Nirenberg spent a year as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study.
  • The Institute for Advanced Study is one of the world's foremost centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry.

David Nirenberg Named 10th Director of the Institute for Advanced Study

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Monday, November 1, 2021

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director andLeon Levy Professor, effective July 1, 2022.
  • The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed David Nirenberg as its 10th Director, effective July 1, 2022.
  • At UChicago, Nirenberg was also founding director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Dean of the Social Sciences, and Executive Vice Provost.
  • Earlier, Nirenberg spent a year as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Institute for Advanced Study Partners with Redaptive To Achieve Significantly Reduced Carbon Emissions

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Through the partnership, Redaptive is installing a geothermal system demonstrating the company's aggressive expansion of its holistic, multi-faceted Energy-as-a-Service offering.

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  • Through the partnership, Redaptive is installing a geothermal system demonstrating the company's aggressive expansion of its holistic, multi-faceted Energy-as-a-Service offering.
  • As part of the efficiency measures, Redaptive has installed LED lighting, a hot water recovery system, and variable-frequency drives (VFDs).
  • That is equivalent to 3,200 metric tons of CO2 emissions or the greenhouse gas emissions from 696 passenger or 385 homes' energy use.
  • IAS' work with Redaptive also further demonstrates the partners' emphasis on reducing emissions rather than offsetting them as many corporations do, according to a recent UN report .

National Civil Rights Museum virtually presents new book Until I Am Free

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Memphis, TN, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings New York Times bestselling author Dr. Keisha N. Blains, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamers Enduring Message to America to its Book and Author Series on Wednesday, October 6.

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  • Memphis, TN, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings New York Times bestselling author Dr. Keisha N. Blains, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamers Enduring Message to America to its Book and Author Series on Wednesday, October 6.
  • Set to release on October 5, the book is a highly anticipated blend of biography and social commentary on the civil rights activists seminal moments.
  • Fannie Lou Hamer is an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, said Dr. Noelle Trent, the museums Director of Interpretation, Collections and Education.
  • The Book & Author Series virtual event is at 6:00pm Central and is free and open to those who register online .