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Fujitsu and Ochanomizu University establish new AI ethics research lab, leveraging AI technologies to promote gender equality

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Friday, March 17, 2023
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TOKYO, Mar 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Ochanomizu University today announced the establishment of the "Fujitsu-Ochanomizu University Social Collaboration Program for AI Ethics", a new joint research laboratory to develop AI solutions contributing to the solution of gender equality issues.

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  • TOKYO, Mar 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Ochanomizu University today announced the establishment of the "Fujitsu-Ochanomizu University Social Collaboration Program for AI Ethics", a new joint research laboratory to develop AI solutions contributing to the solution of gender equality issues.
  • Ochanomizu University in April 2022 established the Institute for Gendered Innovations(3) to promote research, innovation, and social communication based on gender perspectives, strengthening its track record in research on gender equality issues.
  • To address these issues, Fujitsu and Ochanomizu University established the "Fujitsu-Ochanomizu University Social Collaboration Program for AI Ethics" to explore the possibility of utilizing AI solutions to contribute to the solution of gender inequalities.
  • To this end, Fujitsu and Ochanomizu University aim to develop practical solutions to gender issues, while addressing the risk of bias in AI by leveraging Fujitsu's strength in R&D in ethical AI technologies and Ochanomizu University's research on gendered innovations.

CIEE Celebrates the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows

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Friday, March 17, 2023
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SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is pleased to announce the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows, twelve exceptional student leaders who will participate in a three-continent global journey that will take them to Washington, D.C.; Cape Town, South Africa; and Dublin, Ireland; for a comparative study of social justice leadership.

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  • SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is pleased to announce the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows , twelve exceptional student leaders who will participate in a three-continent global journey that will take them to Washington, D.C.; Cape Town, South Africa; and Dublin, Ireland; for a comparative study of social justice leadership.
  • The Government of Ireland will co-sponsor the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows in honor of the meeting between 27-year-old abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the great Irish reformer Daniel O'Connell in Dublin in 1845 – an experience that expanded Douglass' view of social injustice and influenced his style of agitating for positive change through non-violent social and political efforts in the United States.
  • The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship was launched in 2017 as part of CIEE's commitment to increasing access to study abroad by students in underrepresented groups.
  • To learn more about the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, visit ciee.org/FDGF .

Minister Rodriguez announces reappointment of Leslie Weir as Librarian and Archivist of Canada

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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Leslie Weir was first appointed as Librarian and Archivist of Canada in 2019.

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  • Leslie Weir was first appointed as Librarian and Archivist of Canada in 2019.
  • GATINEAU, QC, March 15, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez announced the reappointment of Leslie Weir as Librarian and Archivist of Canada for a four-year term, effective August 30, 2023.
  • Since her first appointment in August 2019, Leslie Weir has led Library and Archives Canada through a series of exceptional challenges and major initiatives.
  • She previously worked at the National Library of Canada, Statistics Canada Library and Côte St. Luc Public Library in Montréal.

ComEd Encourages Illinois Students to Apply for College Scholarships of Up to $10,000 Each

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Today through March 31, 2023, students in Illinois can apply for scholarships of up to $10,000 each and the opportunity to intern with ComEd.

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  • Today through March 31, 2023, students in Illinois can apply for scholarships of up to $10,000 each and the opportunity to intern with ComEd.
  • The scholarship recipients are:
    Avidar Al-Kurdi, currently a student at the University of Illinois Chicago, pursuing a chemical engineering degree.
  • Sterling Morton East High School in Cicero, Ill.
    Jonathan Eghan, currently a student at Illinois State University, pursuing an information science degree.
  • For more information or to apply for the ComEd Future of Energy STEM scholarship, visit: https://need.force.com/ComEd/s/scholarship-information .

ThinkCyte Broadens Advisory Board with the Appointments of Dr. Diether Recktenwald, Ph.D. and Dr. Bo Saxberg, M.D. Ph.D.

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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The appointments complement the strengths of ThinkCyte's existing advisory team and bring deep experiential insights into emerging flow cytometry markets, strategic product development, and clinical applications to ThinkCyte's SAB.

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  • The appointments complement the strengths of ThinkCyte's existing advisory team and bring deep experiential insights into emerging flow cytometry markets, strategic product development, and clinical applications to ThinkCyte's SAB.
  • "I was honored to join ThinkCyte's Advisory Board to contribute to their excellent team's approach and vision," said Dr. Recktenwald.
  • I look forward to working with the extremely accomplished team as a member of the Advisory Board to help bring this vision to reality."
  • Recktenwald and Saxberg join our SAB alongside a team of renowned interdisciplinary experts in technology and science," said Janette Phi, Chief Business Officer at ThinkCyte.

New Book from Solution Tree Guides Elementary Teachers in the Why and How of Early STEM Implementation

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Author Jason McKenna firmly believes STEM can change the lives of students and teachers.

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  • Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Author Jason McKenna firmly believes STEM can change the lives of students and teachers.
  • McKenna wrote this book to help fuel the passion teachers have, or at least had at one time, for their craft.
  • “When you think about why teachers got into the profession, it’s not because they thought ‘I want to inspire more students to become engineers someday,’ explains McKenna.
  • What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom: Improving Student Problem Solving, Collaboration, and Engagement, Grades K–6 is available to order at SolutionTree.com.

China: Threat or Hope -The Pragmatic Revolution English Edition Published

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Monday, January 16, 2023
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It has gone from being one of the poorest countries in the world to being close to unseating the USA as the world's leading power.

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  • It has gone from being one of the poorest countries in the world to being close to unseating the USA as the world's leading power.
  • And it has done so without violence, without interfering in foreign countries, through peaceful development and the enormous effort of its people.
  • This book China:Threat or Hope -The Pragmatic Revolution attempts a documented approach to that understanding.
  • Mr.García has a Bachelor's Degree on Information Sciences and Journalism by Madrid Complutense University and received several poetery prizes in Galician language.

Long Island University's Palmer School Receives Key Funding from Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to Preserve Local History

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Long Island University announced the Palmer School of Library & Information Science was awarded a $1 million grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to support the University's "Digitizing Local History Sources" program. The funding provides students and faculty additional opportunities to preserve sensitive historical documents relevant to Long Island's history.

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  • "Long Island University is grateful for the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation's continuous partnership and ongoing commitment to preserve Long Island's illustrious history," said Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, President, Long Island University.
  • Students enrolled in the Palmer School at LIU preserve local Long Island history through advanced digital technology to capture images of important historical documents.
  • Since 2017, the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has contributed more than $2.2 million to Long Island University's historical preservation projects.
  • Established in 1987, the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation primarily supports the study of New York State history.

GE HealthCare Names Health Tech Pioneer Taha Kass-Hout First Chief Technology Officer

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced today that Taha Kass-Hout MD, MS has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company’s new science and technology organization.

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  • GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced today that Taha Kass-Hout MD, MS has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company’s new science and technology organization.
  • Prior to joining GE HealthCare, Dr. Kass-Hout served as Vice President, Machine Learning and Chief Medical Officer Amazon and Amazon Web Services.
  • “GE HealthCare has a strong track record of industry-first technologies and an innovation pipeline of products focused on improving patient care,” said Peter Arduini, GE HealthCare President and CEO.
  • “As a clinician, public servant, and digital heath and ML expert, I am honored to join the GE HealthCare team, whose passion, purpose and commitment to lead the digital transformation and improve outcomes for patients and providers clearly aligns with mine,” said Taha Kass-Hout MD, MS, Chief Technology Officer, GE HealthCare.

Led by Legend Capital, GS Biotech Completes Nearly CNY100 million Pre-A Round Financing

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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HONG KONG, Dec 9, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Recently, Zhongke Guosheng (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "GS Biotech") officially announced the completion of its nearly CNY100 million pre-A round financing, led by Legend Capital.

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  • HONG KONG, Dec 9, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Recently, Zhongke Guosheng (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "GS Biotech") officially announced the completion of its nearly CNY100 million pre-A round financing, led by Legend Capital.
  • Founded in 2021 with the vision of "Biomass Change Lives", GS Biotech is a bio-based material and R&D company dedicated to building a bio-based material industry chain.
  • GS Biotech has pioneered the HMF continuous production process globally and realized the large-scale and low-cost production of HMF.
  • The core team of GS Biotech graduated from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.