Education & Workforce Development

One of the best ways to discover what an occupation entails is to shadow a professional in that field as they go about in their daily work routine. Even better is performing some of their tasks, guided by their supervision and encouragement.

As part of its partnership with the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes® program CooperVision is helping to facilitate a new continuing education series for eye care professionals.

Watching a robotic-assisted surgery live on their computer screens was clearly not a typical day in class for these approximately 150 New Jersey middle school students.

As the ninth of 13 children, Dr. Carmen J. Walters grew up in New Orleans, where her father built houses during the day and worked at the railroad at night, and her mother did a variety of jobs, such as cooking for local schools.

Thanks to a summer internship program sponsored by MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, students received hands-on exposure to help see what a career in science and technology has to offer.

Offering upskilling opportunities is a priority for any company that values its employees’ continuous growth and success. Skills-based volunteering facilitates professional development while giving back to nonprofits and the community.

The University of Georgia has received a grant of $1.25 million from the Truist Foundation and SunTrust Trusteed Foundations to establish the Truist Community Innovation Initiative.

To address the need to connect more children to gardens and outdoor play, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today opened its GroMoreGood Grassroots Grants with national nonprofit KidsGardening.

Rosemary Parker, Active Learning teacher, explains how the 3D printed keyguard is useful to Jayden Hernandez in the classroom.