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Social impact pre-accelerator Goodie Nation is producing the Spring 2018 version of Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator, a three-month program designed to help passionate leaders launch early-stage tech startups, open source projects, or digital marketing campaigns that save the world. This season's theme ...

Students from more than 25 high schools across the Toronto area came to U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs last week for the Global Ideas Institute's final symposium. A collaboration between Munk, University of Toronto Schools, the Rotman School of Management, the Ontario Institute for Studies in ...

4/16/2018. ITN International, a world leader in event technology and Zebra® PartnerConnect reseller, announced today that it recently issued a brand new format for on-demand, full color, NFC-enabled plastic XXL badges at EXHIBITORLIVE 2018 in Las Vegas. ITN first introduced NFC technology to the event industry in ...

Adeosun, Emefiele join economic experts to discuss global issues at IMF/WorldBank meeting. On April 15, 2018 3:12 pmIn Business, News by adekunleComments. Washington DC – The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, left Nigeria for Washington DC ...

The loss of foreign-born workers in the agricultural sector is occurring on a global scale, GlobalMeatNews can reveal. The National Pork Producers Council in the US revealed in a study last week that a tighter supply of foreign-born workers would reduce overall demand for workers as production costs ...

WASHINGTON — “Disconnected” is how brothers Josh and Jonny Zients described feeling when they returned home after volunteering at an AIDS orphanage and children's home near their mother's hometown of Cape Town, South Africa. “We kind of fell out of sync with that day-to-day involvement and ...

King-Murphy sixth-graders take on global issues during Exhibition. -A A +A. Bookmark and Share. By Deb Hurley Brobst. Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 12:08 pm. Sixth-graders at King-Murphy Elementary School want their fellow students to know about global issues that affect people and the environment.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 53. By Katie Woodward. Share. In this issue: The benefits of updating Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems, Finland's first hybrid-electric ferry, using predictive analytics to help ports cut costs, questions posed by autonomy on the seas, and more. Previous.

“For our students, there's almost no direct experience of that given the recent experience of our country,” Feinstein said. “Where issues of all kinds, including global issues, are so polarized.” Both Lugar and Hamilton asserted their pride in America's history of global leadership. “The better we do at home, the ...

The marketing sector can be a complicated place as new marketing tools and techniques are launched, almost on a weekly basis. Powered by The Drum Network, this regular column invites The Drum Network's members to demystify the marketing trade and offer expert insight and opinion on what is ...

Basel forward Mohamed Elyounoussi has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Arsenal after revealing how much it could cost to land his services. The Norway international has been attracting interest from the Gunners, who watched him again as he played in Basel's Champions League fixture against ...

Reclaim Connecticut also reported last month that Connecticut already has the highest electricity rates in the continental United States. Of course, Malloy's focus on the global issue of climate change – an issue often left to leaders of nations and international bodies – may be one way to avoid addressing ...

“This event is a great opportunity for guests to become more involved with global issues that also impact Canada,” said Forrest. “Additionally, it is a way to increase connections between the broader Sault Ste. Marie community and the community at Algoma University. “We have created partnerships with ...

Shakira Donovan, Global Citizen's Michael Sheldrick and Jessica Vu at the Global Citizen Festival. Picture: Leinard Tapat. TWO UWA students had the chance to tackle global issues during their recent internships in New York City. Law student Jessica Vu and psychology student Shakira Donovan took on ...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Leaders' Plenary Session of the Asean-Australia Special Summit in Sydney yesterday. BERNAMA PIC. By FARRAH NAZ KARIM. March 19, 2018 @ 8:00am. FARRAH NAZ KARIM. SYDNEY: Kuala Lumpur led other Asean ...

Supercomputing has morphed greatly since its early days back in the 1970s. From megabytes and megaflops to petabytes and petaflops, supercomputers have evolved over the years to keep pace with the exponential growth of data and the constant demand for ever-increasing application performance at ...

By Euronews. last updated: 16/03/2018. Advertisement feature presented by. How are Poland's innovative startups and entrepreneurs competing in the global market? Now Reading: Startups in Poland Tackle Global Issues. Startups in Poland Tackle Global Issues. Share this article. facebook Share · twitter Tweet · reddit ...

Brazil recently announced an end to its mega-dam construction policy, but the rapid growth of small dams and their impact to the environment have been spotlighted in a new study. small hydropower plant A shift away from building mega-dams will lead for a stronger push for small hydro development that ...

The 13th Gin Conference took place from the 8-10 March in the Chambre de Commerce of Luxembourg in Kirchberg, where over 300 participants from 34 schools came together from all over the world to discuss global issues and generate realistic solutions. This annual conference invited student Gin ...

Brazil recently announced an end to its mega-dam construction policy, a strategy other nations may embrace as understanding of the massive environmental and social impacts of big dams grows. However, a trend long neglected by scientists and policymakers ¬ the rapid growth of small dams – has been ...

“Great scepticism is warranted,” according to Murray International trust manager Bruce Stout, who has warned that the likelihood of central banks achieving a balancing act of withdrawing monetary stimulus and avoiding recession “is virtually zero.” In his outlook for 2018, the Aberdeen Asset Management ...

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the world's fastest-growing economy, and Emmanuel Macron, President of the world's most aggressive climate change saviour, have a rendezvous starting from March 9 in New Delhi. They truly represent the strongest redeemers of the world's most formidable challenges of ...

A team from Hulstrom K-8, an Adams 12 Five Star Schools campus, took first place. The eight students worked with Golden-based nonprofit Freshwater Project International to raise enough money to repair a water pump in rural Malawi. The team received $500 from World Affairs Challenge and mentoring ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that China is ready to play a more active role in resolving pressing regional and global issues. Wang made the remarks at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress, adding that it is not only what ...

An ageing workforce and a shortage of young replacements will eventually force New Zealand's construction sector to modernise, a British expert says. Construction consultant Mark Farmer, who wrote a report for the UK Government in 2016 called "Modernise or Die," said the shortage of construction ...

Vatican hosts first hackathon to tackle global issues ... is to bring people with backgrounds in technology, business, civil society and the humanities together to bring new perspectives to key global issues,” said Father Eric Salobir, a Catholic priest and president of the research and innovation network Optic.

Could you give me a brief overview of tribology testing and its importance in global issues? Any scientific instrument in the lab that can measure friction force or wear of moving parts can be referred to as “Tribology Test Instrument”. A bigger goal of such instruments is to reproduce the friction and wear ...

Speaking at his ministry's Committee of Supply debate, Dr Balakrishnan told Parliament that international issues will increasingly be dragged into the domestic discourse, and Singaporeans need to be well-informed of what's happening around the world. "Singaporeans must be well-informed about not only ...

Mose Wolfe, fifth-grader at Morris Jeff Community School, explains his project on “Recess and Success in the Classroom” to avid listeners. Fifth grade students at Morris Jeff Community School are now one step closer to a future of social activism, courtesy of an annual presentation open to the community.

Ship Technology Global: Issue 52. By Katie Woodward. Share. In this issue: The challenges of implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention, using satellites to monitor the oceans, the advantages of slowing down vessels, how landlocked countries have developed maritime economies, and ...

The destruction of the rule of law in Turkey is clearly evident in the trial of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), wrote Stephen Knight, a human rights lawyer who visited Turkey to monitor the trial. Demirtaş was arrested alongside the party's ...

The firm's four-day Hackfest event – currently taking place at the Address Boulevard hotel in Dubai – allows Microsoft's customers to work with the firm's engineers and data scientists to develop code running on Microsoft's platforms that can solve their biggest challenges. The Hackfest is giving IT decision ...

On Feb. 8, AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, recognized 29 business pioneers for their positive impact on communities around the world. Bowling Green State University alumnus Paul J. Hooker was among them. Hooker was recognized at AACSB's 2018 ...

More from Bullard: High demand for safe assets is a global issue. Mon 26 Feb 2018 13:37:55 GMT. Author: Adam Button | Category: Central Banks. Author: Adam Button. share ...

High school students from nine countries gathered at the Qatar National Convention Centre recently to engage in mock international negotiations as a part of the Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Model United Nations (MUN). The event, now in its 13th year, is the longest-running international MUN ...

From February 11−13, more than 400 student delegates from 47 yeshiva high schools and community day schools gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Stamford, Connecticut, to participate in the 28th annual Yeshiva University National Model United Nations conference ...

Oman, the Netherlands hold talks on economy, regional and global issues ... At the diplomatic and political level, the two sides exchanged views on several challenges, current regional and international issues, and the efforts exerted to solve these issues through peaceful means, as well as dialogue and ...

The group is part of a worldwide effort aiming to better understand climate change and how we can prepare for the future. Source: 1 NEWS. Related. Sam Clarke · Climate Change · League. LIVE: Raiders hold onto narrow lead over Warriors after brutal NRL first half in Canberra. Fri, Mar 23. share. Source: 1 NEWS.

It was lettuce harvest time in January in this field near Santiago, Chile. Chris McQuillan of Holdrege, left, and Dusty Knuth of Kearney were among nine Hub Territory members of the LEAD 36 class who traveled to Chile, Argentina and Uruguay for their international travel-study seminar. Dave Rowe ...

Canada's minister of environment and climate change, Catherine McKenna, recently offered more details on plans to use the June G7 Summit in Quebec as a platform to advance the country's plastic waste reduction agenda. "We are looking at a zero-plastics-waste charter," she said, as reported by CBC ...

Today's important global issues, such as trade, climate change, terrorism and migration, impact Africans the most. Africa is undergoing transformation that is increasingly giving its people and leaders power, confidence and a voice. In the past countries were weak and open to arm-twisting and even ...

Editor,. Thanks to Rick Hannold for responding to my somewhat grim portrayal of his environmental record in light of Earth Day this month. Any response sure beats the absence of discussion or recognition of these important issues. Climate Change. Rick asserts that 1,350 studies climate denial studies ...

Honoring Students' Emotional Response to Complex Global Issues ... how we can help our students process the often shocking and overwhelming feelings we experience when learning about any complex global issue. ... Pay attention to your own emotional response to the global issues that you teach.

Fourteen universities from around the globe competed in the first successful pilot for Invent for the Planet, an event that encouraged students to tackle big issues such as species conservation and human rights. Wichita State hosted the local portion of the competition -- in conjunction with the regional ...