Environment

IBM Provides Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management

Information technology can’t stop the rain, but the intelligent collection and use of data can help governments and others plan proactively for disasters and mitigate their impact. Following the devastating Typhoon Haiyan (also known as Typhoon Yolanda), the Philippine Department of Science and Technology began working with IBM in 2013 to launch an integrated disaster management solution.

Education & Workforce Development

Guest Post by Sam Gary: Attending the 2015 U.S. Amgen Scholar Symposium

It’s the homestretch, but instead of cars racing to the finish line, there are over 200 young scientists scrambling to collect significant data worthy of publication.

Rewind to a week ago and these same Amgen Scholars were basking in the California sun on UCLA’s campus, enjoying a tremendous weekend of lectures, graduate/medical school admissions advice, and networking at the Amgen Scholars Summer Symposium.

Education & Workforce Development

Guest Post by Isabelle Rosenthal: Attending the 2015 U.S. Amgen Scholar Symposium

Guest post written by Caltech Amgen Scholar Isabelle Rosenthal

As we clambered out of the bus, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Amgen Symposium which was taking place over the next few days. I had already spent the previous four weeks as an Amgen Scholar at Caltech getting to know my compatriots there, but this was new territory on another campus and with every Amgen Scholar in the country.

Education & Workforce Development

Exploring Long-Term Solutions To Strengthen the Diversity and Support of the STEM Teacher Workforce

Individuals with degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines have no shortage of job opportunities. However, the majority of STEM fields - including teaching - continue to be disproportionately comprised of individuals who are Caucasian and come from backgrounds with higher income levels.

Events

MGM Resorts Employees Mark Educator Appreciation Day 2015 with Donated Supplies

Annual event provides support to Clark County School District teachers and students by filling the Mirage Grand Ballroom with free supplies that have been donated by MGM Resorts employees.

Environment

Finalists Named for Central Florida’s Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote

ORLANDO, Fla., August 19, 2015 /3BL Media/ — WFTV 9 Family Connection and The Trust for Public Land are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Cathy Brown, Chuck O’Neal and Jim Thomas have been selected as finalists for Central Florida’s inaugural Cox Conserves Heroes program, and the public is being asked to vote now through September 14. To vote, visit www.9family.com.

Corporate Responsibility

The Key to Making Clients Successful

Philanthropy

Chris Young Assists with Operation Backpack in NYC

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Responsible Stewardship of Native American Assets

Responsible Stewardship of Native American Assets - How the Oneida Tribe honors today & tomorrow

by Susan White, a citizen of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin and Director of Oneida Trust and Enrollments

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