In 1980, the United States Congress passed the Bayh-Dole Act--also known as the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act--which was intended to help universities and national laboratories bring technology to the ...READ»
Talk about reinventing yourself! Marjorie Alfus is someone who has successfully navigated numerous iterations of her career including scientist, lawyer, real estate, television producer, entrepreneur, mother, grandmother, and health care advocate.READ»
Before getting into energy efficiency, Adam D. Ganz worked in real estate. Since getting his MBA, Adam has taken on the role of Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions. Read about how he changed his career path to a green one with an MBA in sustainability.READ»
"Everything has changed in society, except the classroom," says Vicky Colbert, founder of Escuela Nueva, at the Clinton Global Initiative earlier this week. While the rest of the world has begun to close the antiquated gap between ...READ»
Corporations and governmental organizations have poured billions of dollars into clean energy initiatives over the past few years. But with those investments comes a need for qualified green collar workersREAD»
One of the more charming parts of today's Google Voice phone calling announcement is the unveiling of a few promotional, British-style phone booths. The twist: They're totally free.READ»
What makes a college environmentally friendly? Does it need scores of rooftop solar panels and LEED-certified buildings or will a PETA-approved cafeteria menu suffice?READ»
DoSomething, headed by Fast Company columnist Nancy Lublin, has recognized five young social entrepreneurs with $10,000 grants--and one with a prize of $100,000. Fast Company will profile one of these enterprising youth each day this ...READ»
What makes "Silicon Valley" Silicon Valley? I offer my random thoughts on the "secret sauce" that makes Silicon Valley truly unique in the world as Russia embarks on a journey to duplicate what we cherish here in Northern California.READ»
We all have to grow up sometime, and that's exactly what's happened to Andy -- the "real boy" owner of Woody and Buzz Lightyear -- who, 15 years after the franchise's first installment, is heading to college. The two earlier films ...READ»
When I was given the opportunity to interview Srikumar S. Rao, Ph.D., author of the new book, Happiness at Work, I jumped for a couple of reasons. First, I’d been hearing about the “Creativity and Personal Mastery” ...READ»
A common trend to get ahead in the race to accomplish a superior GMAT score has seen GMAT aspirants spend thousands of dollars on books and resorting to expensive test prep sources like Kaplan and Princeton. But why expend on books ...READ»
We have been trained so well to associate the light bulb with insight and creative thinking that simply sitting under one can inspire, well, insight and creative thinking. That's the conclusion researchers at Tufts University came ...READ»
We asked Stanford d.school students to provide some insight on their new digs. Today, a group of students prototype an in-store environment in their classroom.READ»
Last week, we saw how the Stanford d.school's new building was designed for innovation. This week, how the school converted into a trade show to give students an opportunity to showcase--and sell--their ideas.READ»
Throughout my professional career, I have endeavored to participate in
the greater legal community. Below, you can find information on a few of
the groups in which I maintain membership.
American Civil Liberties Union ...READ»
The job market has become more stringent than before in today's precariously uncertain economic situation. Today it requires more than a mere graduate qualification to catch the eye of employers who are now looking to hire those with ...READ»
I earned my Juris Doctor at the University of San Francisco School of
Law. The school,established in 1912 shortly after the University of San
Francisco was founded by a group of Jesuit Fathers, is dedicated to the
pursuit of ...READ»
If you’ve ever been told a college degree is needed to have a high paying career, consider that over 25 percent of all college graduates work in jobs where no degree is needed. READ»
I pursued graduate study in microbiology at the University of
Cincinnati, a public university that has been recognized for research
excellence by The Center at Arizona State University and the Carnegie
Foundation for the ...READ»
