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Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) Pledges $90,000 for Women of Maritime at SUNY Maritime College

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星期三, 六月 14, 2023

In an effort to make strides in reducing the gender gap in the maritime industry and create equal opportunities for all, Overseas Shipholding Group announces its support for the women at SUNY Maritime College with a three-year pledge totaling nearly $90,000.

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  • In an effort to make strides in reducing the gender gap in the maritime industry and create equal opportunities for all, Overseas Shipholding Group announces its support for the women at SUNY Maritime College with a three-year pledge totaling nearly $90,000.
  • The funding will go towards scholarships for women and a student government organization at the college, Women of Maritime, which cadets launched to build community and bring more awareness to the maritime career path.
  • SUNY Maritime College is located at Fort Schuyler, a preserved 19th-century fortification in the New York City borough of the Bronx .
  • Through partnerships with organizations like SUNY Women in Maritime and Women Offshore, OSG believes that industry-wide action will achieve a better balance of diversity and enhance maritime culture.

SUNY’s North Country Community College Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to Create, Manage, and Host Media Content

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星期二, 五月 30, 2023

Part of the State University of New York (SUNY) System, North Country Community College has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide an all-in-one video experience and enable the institution to securely create, edit, manage and distribute media in a centralized location.

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  • Part of the State University of New York (SUNY) System, North Country Community College has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide an all-in-one video experience and enable the institution to securely create, edit, manage and distribute media in a centralized location.
  • North Country Community College will benefit from the ability to provide lecture capture, live streaming, in-video quizzing, and the ability to share videos externally in a secure manner.
  • In addition to the Video Platform, the institution will use YuJa’s Zoom Connector to sync Zoom meeting recordings into the secure, cloud-hosted YuJa Media Library and make them viewable across any device.
  • “YuJa has a phenomenal relationship with institutions in the SUNY system, and we’re excited for North Country Community College to see the Video Platform and its powerful ed-tech tools in action,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.

Risk Strategies Expands Allen Blount’s Role to National Cyber and Technology Product Leader

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星期二, 五月 23, 2023

BOSTON, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Strategies , a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced that Allen Blount’s role has been expanded to National Cyber and Technology Product Leader.

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  • BOSTON, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Strategies , a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced that Allen Blount’s role has been expanded to National Cyber and Technology Product Leader.
  • Since joining Risk Strategies, Blount has worked in close partnership with Rob Rosenzweig, the Cyber Practice leader, who recently assumed a new leadership role at Risk Strategies.
  • He joined Risk Strategies as the Cyber Team Leader and has been working closely with Rob Rosenzweig to lead the day-to-day operation of the cyber team including CyberResolute, Risk Strategies proprietary market-leading coverage solution for clients under $250M in revenue.
  • “I am excited for the opportunity to continue building on the national cyber and technology strengths at Risk Strategies,” said Blount.

FIT Announces Recipients of the 2023 Bob Fisch Graduate Student Awards for Entrepreneurial Excellence

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星期四, 五月 18, 2023

NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 18, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a college of the State University of New York (SUNY), announced that two $25,000 awards for entrepreneurial excellence were presented to outstanding students in the Fashion Design MFA and Global Fashion Management MPS programs in its School of Graduate Studies. Robert (Bob) Fisch, founder and former chairman and CEO of rue21, award-winning author of the bestseller Get a Life: A Roadmap to Rule the World, and an FIT Foundation board member, established the awards to help advise and advance the careers of the students.

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  • The FIT graduate students are innovative thinkers, with big ideas soaring toward their futures.
  • "We are so grateful to Bob Fisch for recognizing the incredible talent of our master's level students, and for creating the entrepreneurial awards and scholarship for our School of Graduate Studies," said FIT President Joyce F. Brown.
  • "The outpouring of support and recognition we have received from Bob Fisch and the FIT community has been life changing.
  • Launched in 2021, the awards are an extension of the comprehensive Bob Fisch Graduate Student Award Program, which celebrates entrepreneurial excellence and intergenerational mentoring through an initial gift from Fisch of over $400,000.

SUNY Plattsburgh Chooses YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to Provide Video Creation and Content Management Campuswide

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星期四, 五月 18, 2023

Part of the State University of New York system, SUNY Plattsburgh has joined the rank of institutions to select the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to aid in video creation and content management campuswide.

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  • Part of the State University of New York system, SUNY Plattsburgh has joined the rank of institutions to select the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to aid in video creation and content management campuswide.
  • The institution was seeking a centralized portal for creating, storing, distributing and managing video and other media content and that provided video quizzing, in-video commenting, and easy-to-use editing tools.
  • The institution also wanted a Video Platform that integrated with the Moodle Learning Management System.
  • Administrators can also create data policies to archive content based on video views, the video type, user, and date of upload.

Memora Health Partners With SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to Support Patients After Discharge

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星期三, 五月 17, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Memora Health, the leading intelligent care enablement platform, today announced a partnership with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. As Brooklyn's only academic medical center for health education, research, and patient care, the collaboration with Memora will enable SUNY Downstate to better support patients as they transition from the University Hospital at Downstate (UHD)'s emergency department and after hospital stays back to their homes.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Memora Health, the leading intelligent care enablement platform, today announced a partnership with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
  • As Brooklyn's only academic medical center for health education, research, and patient care, the collaboration with Memora will enable SUNY Downstate to better support patients as they transition from the University Hospital at Downstate (UHD)'s emergency department and after hospital stays back to their homes.
  • The Emergency Care Center at UHD sees nearly 45,000 patients each year with another 9,000 patients discharged from inpatient settings annually.
  • Together, Memora and SUNY Downstate will be able to augment SUNY's care team in support of patients through the often difficult transition from hospital to home.

AddOn Networks Announces Award of Information Technology Umbrella Contract by New York State Office of General Services

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星期二, 五月 16, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AddOn Networks, an Amphenol company, and a leading provider of active and passive fiber optic interconnect components, today announced that it has been awarded an Information Technology Umbrella Contract – Manufacturer Based (Statewide) by the New York State Office of General Services (NYS OGS).

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  • IRVINE, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AddOn Networks, an Amphenol company, and a leading provider of active and passive fiber optic interconnect components, today announced that it has been awarded an Information Technology Umbrella Contract – Manufacturer Based (Statewide) by the New York State Office of General Services (NYS OGS).
  • This contract certifies that AddOn Networks is a vetted and state-approved information technology (IT) vendor.
  • AddOn's channel partners can also resell AddOn's full portfolio of OEM-compatible transceivers, cabling, memory, and network accessories to New York State-authorized users.
  • "AddOn Networks continues to grow and invest in our people, operations facility, and technology to best support our diverse customer base," said Matt McCormick, managing director of AddOn Networks.

Tivic Announces Appointment of New Interim CFO, Kimberly Bambach, and Strategic Advisor to the Board, Christine Valauri

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星期三, 五月 3, 2023

Ms. Bambach brings over 30 years of financial leadership experience in both public and private companies across industries.

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  • Ms. Bambach brings over 30 years of financial leadership experience in both public and private companies across industries.
  • Her background includes financial leadership in medical and retail markets, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, licensing, digital media, and broadcasting.
  • Since leaving Jushi as CFO, Bambach has continued as an advisor to the company while providing consulting services to several private companies.
  • “I am pleased to have such an experienced financial leader join our leadership team,” said Jennifer Ernst, CEO of Tivic.

SEC to Highlight Free Investor Education Resources During Financial Capability Month

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星期一, 四月 3, 2023

“We also encourage younger investors to check out the saving and investing resources on Investor.gov .

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  • “We also encourage younger investors to check out the saving and investing resources on Investor.gov .
  • Know that the earlier you start understanding the importance of managing your money and building wealth, the stronger your financial future.”
    Some of the SEC’s events planned for Financial Capability Month include:
    High School Students – SEC leadership and outreach staff will meet with Washington, D.C. high school students to teach investor education basics and share the new HoweyTrade Investment Program activity.
  • SEC leadership and staff will also host a joint OIEA, SEC Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), and SEC African American Council “Financial Literacy and Career Day” program for middle and high school students.
  • Native Americans – SEC leadership and staff will participate in the Reservation Economic Summit in Nevada to provide investor education materials to highlight the importance of creating a saving and investing plan and how to avoid fraud.

NRL Recognized with FLC Innovation Award in Technology Transfer

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星期五, 三月 31, 2023

Naval Research Laboratory was recognized with the Innovation in Technology Transfer Award at the 2023 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Meeting March 29.

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  • Naval Research Laboratory was recognized with the Innovation in Technology Transfer Award at the 2023 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Meeting March 29.
  • With this new application, NRL discovered a powerful new tool to support commercial licensing and meet the intent of federal technology transfer.
  • “Formal recognition of trade secret protection and licensing is an exciting new development in the federal technology transfer industry,” said Kerry Leonard, head of NRL’s Technology Transfer Office.
  • Now we just need to be able to shine light on this new approach, in a way that signifies the magnitude of potential returns for this new type of agreement.”
    The FLC Technology Transfer Innovation Award recognizes federal laboratories that successfully implemented innovative or unconventional technology transfer approaches that resulted in a significant increase in technology transfer activities.