From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship
An increasing number of higher education institutions are investing in entrepreneurial pipelines that help students launch startups after graduation. Earlier this year, 15 top U.S. universities joined forces to launch a one-stop shop where.....»»
Hankering for status found to drive non-executive directors to outstay effectiveness
Long-serving non-executive directors (NEDs) who can't wean themselves off the social status attached to belonging to the corporate board are failing shareholders and damaging the companies they are meant to serve, new research from the University of.....»»
Dawn Project"s anti-Tesla Super Bowl ad falls flat with NTSB
A tech billionaire drew a rebuke from the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday after using the federal safety organization's logo in an anti-Tesla Super Bowl ad without permission......»»
New research finds women and minorities likely to pay higher auto loan premiums
New research has found that women and minorities are more likely to pay higher premiums when they take out auto loans. A new study conducted by researchers at three leading universities found that women and minorities pay a statistically significant.....»»
5 Things to Know About the Starfield 1.9.67 Patch
Bethesda’s confirmed a new Starfield 1.9.67 patch for the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Windows. The company’s latest update for the game is much smaller than the previous update, but it has important changes on board including visual.....»»
Watch all 4 Super Bowl auto ads from BMW, Toyota, VW and Kia
Viewers will see commercials promoting the BMW i5, Toyota Tacoma, VW ID Buzz and Kia EV9......»»
Nikola rejects board nominees from disgraced founder Milton
Nikola Corp. said it rejected several director nominees proposed by an entity controlled by founder and former Chief Executive Officer Trevor Milton, who was recently sentenced to prison for fraud......»»
French navy enforces fishing ban to protect dolphins
"They see us, and we see them," said French Navy Lieutenant Dany, board commander of a nimble Falcon 50 surveillance plane flying over the vast Bay of Biscay......»»
Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought
Rejected chips, hidden microSD cards plague the USB stick market. Enlarge / A microSD card of "unknown origin" is soldered onto a USB interface board to serve as makeshift NAND storage. (credit: CBL Data recovery) When a.....»»
Anyone Can Use AI
Build your first AI project using a micro:bit board and Google's Teachable Machine The post Anyone Can Use AI appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
The long journey of a child who died more than 2,000 years ago
In 2020, the pandemic disrupted everyone's lives, isolated people from each other and ushering in a new reality for all. At universities, activities shifted into low gear and moved online. And in Université de Montréal's Department of Anthropology,.....»»
8 Reasons to Wait for the 2024 iPad Pro & 5 Reasons Not To
We didn’t see any changes to the iPad lineup in 2023, but that won’t be the case in 2024. Apple’s reportedly working on new iPad Pro models and the devices are rumored to have significant changes on board. If you’re in the market.....»»
An astronaut controls a robotic dog from orbit
Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt took control of a series of robots in Germany while on board the International Space Station, zipping around the Earth at 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 mph.) Researchers want to understand how time delays can affec.....»»
Research reveals minerals in soil shield microbial remains to aid carbon storage
A new study by Chinese researchers has revealed that soil minerals play a critical role in protecting the remains of dead microbes, thereby promoting carbon and nitrogen storage in the soil......»»
Field weed control: Synthetic microbial communities slash herbicide use
Synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) are emerging as powerful allies in the battle against weeds. These carefully crafted assemblies of microorganisms, such as compatible Pseudomonas strains, are designed to target specific weeds while promoting.....»»
A cholesterol precursor mediates sensitivity to cell death by ferroptosis
A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa and researchers from other universities and research centers around the world has discovered that 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis, which could have important i.....»»
Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay plan voided as shareholders beat Tesla in court
Judge: Tesla board members "were beholden to Musk or had compromising conflicts." Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Duncan Hull / Getty) Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $55.8 billion pay package was unfair to the electric carmaker'.....»»
Affirmative action policies to increase diversity are successful, but controversial, around the world
In a landmark judgment in June 2023, the US supreme court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions in colleges and universities. This decision marked a controversial end to affirmative action in US higher education admissions......»»
Researchers develop high-precision double slit for space spectrometer
ESA plans to launch its FLEX mission in 2025. The aim is to collect data on the Earth's vegetation from space. For the spectrometer on board the satellite, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in.....»»
New research highlights the importance of bystander intervention when tackling anti-social behavior
Witnesses to anti-social behavior must speak up to support the lone voices of people who confront it to reduce the risk of such behavior becoming tolerated in society, according to research from the Universities of Bath, Groningen and Western Austral.....»»
With deep roots and expanding collection, herbarium offers window into plant history
The offices on the perimeter of the third floor of Bessey Hall on the Iowa State University campus have windows. A complex of four adjacent interior rooms across the hallway from those offices is a window, albeit a figurative one......»»