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AgroFresh Builds Upon Senior Leadership Through Executive Appointments

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., the global leader in near-and post-harvest produce freshness solutions with a mission to reduce food loss and waste, announced four key appointments to its senior leadership team. These new leaders will strengthen AgroFresh's leadership and enhance its capabilities in global operations, manufacturing, information technology (IT), digital solutions, and human resources.

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  • Four Key Leadership Appointments Enhance Capabilities in Global Operations, Information Technology, Digital Solutions and Global Talent
    PHILADELPHIA, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., the global leader in near-and post-harvest produce freshness solutions with a mission to reduce food loss and waste, announced four key appointments to its senior leadership team.
  • These new leaders will strengthen AgroFresh's leadership and enhance its capabilities in global operations, manufacturing, information technology (IT), digital solutions, and human resources.
  • "As part of our growth strategy, we have appointed new leaders to our senior team who will bolster our capabilities and enhance our ability to support our customers," says Clint Lewis, Chief Executive Officer.
  • Lewis further commented, "These new leaders complement previous changes that we've made to our senior leadership team in the areas of Commercial and R&D over the last 18 months.

Quantum Computing Inc Appoints Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Specialist Lewis Shepherd to Its Technical Advisory Board

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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("QCI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: QUBT), a first-to-market full-stack photonic-based quantum computing and solutions company, today announced the third appointment to its Technical Advisory Board launched on February 2, 2023.

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  • ("QCI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: QUBT), a first-to-market full-stack photonic-based quantum computing and solutions company, today announced the third appointment to its Technical Advisory Board launched on February 2, 2023.
  • Mr. Shepherd is the Senior Director, Research & Emerging Technologies Strategy at VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.
  • Mr. Shepherd currently sits on the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission which focuses on emerging technologies such as quantum computing for improvement in communications services.
  • Remarking on Mr. Shepherd's appointment, the Honorable James (Jim) Simon, Jr., Chair of Quantum Computing Inc's Technical Advisory Board stated, "The technical advisory team that we are building at QCI is high functioning, proactive and success-driven.

Oracle Database 23c Free Version Now Available to Developers

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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SINGAPORE and AUSTIN, Texas, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle CloudWorld Tour – Oracle today announced a free version of Oracle Database 23c. The new Oracle Database 23c Free—Developer Release meets growing demand from developers and organizations worldwide to access the newest features in Oracle Database 23c "App Simple". Developers now have access to innovative Oracle Database features that simplify development of modern data-driven applications, getting them ready for the planned release of Oracle Database 23c, the next Long-Term Support Release.

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  • Developers have first access to new application development features coming to Oracle Database 23c, including the groundbreaking JSON Relational Duality
    SINGAPORE and AUSTIN, Texas, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle CloudWorld Tour – Oracle today announced a free version of Oracle Database 23c.
  • The new Oracle Database 23c Free—Developer Release meets growing demand from developers and organizations worldwide to access the newest features in Oracle Database 23c "App Simple".
  • Developers now have access to innovative Oracle Database features that simplify development of modern data-driven applications, getting them ready for the planned release of Oracle Database 23c, the next Long-Term Support Release.
  • "Oracle is delighted to provide developers early access to the world's most advanced database technologies for developing and running modern applications," said Juan Loaiza, executive vice president, mission-critical database technologies, Oracle.

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.