Education Newswire
UC Davis Business School Dean to Step Down
DAVIS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Nicole Woolsey Biggart, dean of the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis, and an influential ambassador to the Northern California business community, has announced her intention to step down from her administrative...
Pursuant Takes Social Networking to a New Level with Formal Launch of Unifyer
DALLAS/FT. WORTH, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - After months of anticipation, Pursuant is pleased to announce the inaugural launch of Unifyer in a university setting. Unifyer is a web-based application that will decentralize communication, attract young donors, allow for...
New Study Shows Grandparents Plan To Help Finance Their Grandchildren's College Education, But Few Have Coordinated Plans With Their Children
SIMSBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Banks are cutting student loans and financial aid packages are dwindling as the nation's freshman class reaches an all-time high. This back-to-school season, there is good news for parents, according to a new 2008 study from The Hartford...
Mercur's 1st American History Essay and Lesson Plan Contest Set to Begin
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Mercur introduces its 1ST American History essay contest and lesson plan contest giving students and teachers around the nation a chance to win $500 in school and art supplies for their respective schools. With tighter school and household budgets, Mercur is...
Books-A-Million Helps Teachers Stretch Classroom Budgets with Educators' Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that all Books-A-Million stores will be hosting Educators' Day on Saturday, September 6, from 1-3 p.m. The Books-A-Million Educators' Day will be a special day for educators with extra savings...
Capella University Awards $100,000 in Military Scholarships
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited(a), fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults, has awarded $100,000 in military scholarships. Approximately 16 percent of...
WhiteWave Foods Teams up With the University of Colorado to "Green" the Gridiron
BROOMFIELD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - The grass won't be the only thing that's green in the University of Colorado (CU) football stadium this season. Colorado-based company WhiteWave Foods Company (WWFC) - known for its commitment to environmental responsibility - is presenting...
SchoolCity Inc. Releases Free State Accountability Reporting Tool to California Educators
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - SchoolCity Inc., a Silicon Valley-based K-12 technology firm announced the release of their 2008 version of California SchoolCharts(TM) for all public schools, districts and county offices of education in the state. They also announced that...
SuccessFactors' Chief Financial Officer to Participate in a Fireside Chat at the 2008 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference
SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced that Bruce Felt, chief financial officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 2008 Deutsche Bank Technology...
MIT Sloan and General Motors honor Harvard professor with Buck Weaver Award for outstanding contributions to the field of marketing
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Gerald Zaltman, the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School, was honored today with the Sixth Annual Buck Weaver Award for Marketing. Established by the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2003...
US Education Information Technology Expenditures By Education Level, 2007-2012
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Research and Markets We select data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time. Table of Contents Please Note: Due to the...
University of California, San Diego Forests Parking Areas With Solar Trees(TM) From Envision Solar
LA JOLLA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - The University of California, San Diego, which strives to be one of the nation's "greenest" college campuses, has undertaken a forestation program in an unlikely place...on the roof of two of its parking garages. Steel components have already...
UTEK Corporation to Present at the Merriman Curhan Ford Investor Summit
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - UTEK Corporation (AMEX:UTK) (LSE-AIM:UTK), an innovation services company, announced today that Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to deliver a corporate presentation at the Merriman Curhan Ford Investor Summit at the...
Phoenix Public Library Celebrates The Big Read in September and October
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Phoenix Public Library will celebrate The Big Read this September and October with a series of free events focused around this year's Big Read selection, "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett. The Big Read kicks off with a free screening of the film...
ARAMARK Volunteers to Revitalize Boston's Elizabeth Peabody House
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - ARAMARK, a global leader in professional services, today announced that Boston will be the next stop on the ARAMARK Building Community national tour, an initiative that will enhance community centers and create long-term commitments with community centers...
ARAMARK Volunteers to Revitalize San Francisco's Mission Neighborhood Center
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - ARAMARK, a global leader in professional services, today announced that San Francisco will be the next stop on the ARAMARK Building Community national tour, an initiative that will enhance community centers and create long-term commitments with...
Educational Equity the Focus of Congressional Briefing
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - In recent years due to research exposing distressing achievement gaps between students based on race/ethnicity and income, educational equity has captured the attention of millions of Americans interested in the future of individual children and...
Scientific Learning Chief Financial Officer to Depart Company
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Scientific Learning Corporation (NASDAQ:SCIL) today announced that Jane A. Freeman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company to further advance her career goals. Robert C. Bowen, Chief Executive...
Capella Education Company Announces Investor Event Webcast Schedule for Sept. 2008
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University (www.capella.edu), today announced its participation in the following webcasted investor event...
PLATO Learning Reports Order Growth for Second Consecutive Quarter
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR), a leading provider of K-adult e-learning solutions, today announced that total orders grew 5% to $27.7 million for the third quarter ended July 31, 2008, compared to $26.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal...
Learning Tree Adds New Title to IT Security Curriculum - Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE) today announced the addition of a new 4-day course to its hands-on IT security curriculum. Entitled Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On, the course offers attendees the opportunity to...
Education Management Solutions, Inc. Makes Philadelphia 100 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies
EXTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Education Management Solutions, Inc. (EMS), a leading provider of clinical skills training and evaluation software solutions, announced today that the Company was named to the 2008 Philadelphia 100 as one of the fastest growing privately held firms in...
Agresso North America Reports 74% Growth
VICTORIA, British Columbia-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Agresso, the ERP market's definition of agility, has announced an increase in revenues of 74 percent for the six months ending June 30 compared to the same period in 2007, continuing its impressive growth path in the U.S. and despite the...
UC Irvine Extension Introduces "Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Other Anxiety Disorders"
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Millions of children across the United States suffer from disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome and anxiety disorders, including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - conditions which often affect their performance in school on both social and academic...
Capella University Announces Human Capital Management Scholarship Recipients
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited(a) online university, announced today that 10 current and prospective Capella University students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships to further their education in the field of human capital...
Utah Single Mom Foundation Launches New Website
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - The Single Mom Foundation of Utah announced today the launch of their new website, www.singlemomfoundation.org. The website was designed as a tool for single moms to help them develop long-term self-reliance through gaining a quality education...
ArtSelect.Com Thinks Outside the Frame, Introduces PostersEtc.Com - Art with Attitude
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Just in time for the new school year, ArtSelect.com (OTCBB:ATWO), the leading online custom frame shop and art gallery, has launched PostersEtc.com, an irreverent new poster and framed art retail website with fresh, edgy imagery in high demand...
Scantron(R) Delivers Next Step in Evolution of Desktop Document Scanning
EAGAN, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Scantron today announced the iNSIGHT(R) 30, the first desktop scanner to combine high-quality, high-speed, full-color imaging technology with the proven data collection capabilities and accuracy of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR). To develop this...
Architecture Student's Vision Inspires Green Classroom
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - The Modular Building Institute (MBI) and M Space Holdings announced the placement of an eco-friendly portable for the Waldorf School (Waldorf) in Charlottesville, VA. The unit was inspired by the winning entry from MBI's annual student...
NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 50.6%; August Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 51.6%; New Orders Index at 49.7%; Employment Index at 45.4%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in August, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the...
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe L. Broad make unprecedented gift to endow the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Declaring the success of an unprecedented experiment in science and philanthropy, Los Angeles-based philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced today that they have increased their total gift to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to $600...
Thomas M. Cooley Law Students Go Back-to-School with Wild Apricot Membership Management Software
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Wild Apricot, a leading Membership Website Platform, announced today that it has been selected to host the websites of all the officially sanctioned student organizations at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the largest law school in the United States, with...
Study Reveals Wellness Program Enrollment Rates Vary by Industry
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Today Gordian Health Solutions, Inc. revealed the results of a national study showing that enrollment rates in wellness and health coaching programs vary significantly by industry sector, with the healthcare and social assistance sector topping...
Exinda Networks Helps Universities Comply with New Law to Prevent Illegal Downloads
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - A recent update to the Higher Education Act of 1965 requires universities to have a plan to combat the illegal downloading of music, videos and other copyrighted works on college campus networks. The new law calls for universities to consider the use of...
The Judge Group Expands Executive Search Division with Additional Office in Stamford, CT
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - The Judge Group, a professional services firm specializing in Technology Consulting, Enterprise-Wide Staffing and Corporate Training, announced today the expansion of Judge Executive Search by opening a new location in Stamford, CT. "The opening of...
Sallie Mae Appoints Corporate Finance Officer
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Sallie Mae (NYSE:SLM), the nation's leading saving- and paying-for-college company, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Fischbach as senior vice president, corporate finance. In this role, Fischbach will oversee the company's debt investor...
Knowledge Adventure(R) Enters Console/Handheld Game Market; Signs Deal with Majesco
TORRANCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Knowledge Adventure(R), the leader in adventure-based 3D virtual worlds for 3-to-10 year olds, today announced it will be launching its award-winning Math Blaster(R) brand product on the Nintendo DS platform. Knowledge Adventure has entered into a...
James Lee Witt Associates Recommends That Parents Learn about the Crisis Program at Institutions of Higher Education This Fall
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - GlobalOptions Group's (Nasdaq: GLOI) Crisis Management and Preparedness Services Division, James Lee Witt Associates, recommends that parents going through the college and university orientation process ask questions about how they fit into the...
Tabula Digita's Algebra-Based Video Games Selected as Part of STEM Education Initiative
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (CASE) has selected Tabula Digita's DimensionM(TM) immersive math video games as a new component in the center's drive to ignite students' interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
University Study Finds Airline Disasters May Have Little Effect on Airline Stock Prices
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - The College of Business Administration at San Diego State University (SDSU) announced today research conducted by one of the University's professors concluded that major airline disasters may have little or no effect on the long-term pricing of the stock...
Detailed China Education and Training Industry Report for 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Research and Markets . The number of students aiming for various sorts of academic qualifications totaled 25.84 million in the year, of which, 1.63 million students studied in 297 private colleges and 1.87 million students studied in 318...
Environmental and Water Management Leaders Meet to Examine the Future of Earth's Water Supply at Rain Bird's Ninth Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit in Partnership with Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Leading environmental and water management experts convened today in Tempe, Arizona, to examine initiatives and strategies towards greater sustainability and preservation of Earth's water supply as part of Rain Bird's ninth Intelligent Use of Water...
Taft Law School Files Suit Over Ballot Designation of League of Women Voters Leader
SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Robert K. Strouse, Dean of Taft Law School, announced today that a lawsuit has been filed challenging the ballot designation of a candidate for the Coast Community College District. Charlotte Pirch, who is president of an Orange County Chapter of...
Michael Palazzo Productions Presents The Leadership Challenge Symposium
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Michael Palazzo Productions, a national leadership training firm, will present a four-day leadership symposium titled The Leadership Challenge(R) Workshop September 30 through October 3 at NHP Southern Training Academy, 6330 Sandhill Road, Las Vegas...
Cogswell Polytechnical College Hosts Silicon Valley IGDA Event September 24
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Cogswell Polytechnical College for MMO's Paul Manwell of PX interactive presents the NetDog Networking engine for MMO's Don McClure of Digital Element, Inc. and Rajan Singh of ToneThis present ZorkSMS on a cell phone John Lovell of East Bay...
Harvard Business Publishing's Peter McAteer Selected to Give Opening Message at Talent Management Conference in Manila
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Harvard Business Publishing today announced that Peter McAteer, the organization's vice president and managing director of corporate learning, will give the keynote address at the Talent Management Conference 2008, taking place Sept. 4-5 in Manila...
Brandeis International Business School Launches ''Global Green MBA''
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Brandeis International Business School (IBS) announced today a new "Global Green MBA" that will help it fulfill its core vision. The new concentration, the MBA in Socially Responsible Business, strengthens the position of IBS as a leading global...
Henry Schein Helps Children Go Back to School for Eleventh Consecutive Year
MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - With the start of a new school year, Henry Schein's annual Back to School program is helping less fortunate children in communities across North America step into the classroom well dressed and properly supplied for their first day of learning. This...
Digital Media & Touch Screen Technology: An Increasing Trend In Education
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Just in time for back to school, Teachers' Domain, a free online educational website, is expanding digital media content in science, math, language arts, social studies and art, as well as introducing two new editions; Teachers' Domain College Edition (a...
Trinity Preparatory School Eliminates Unauthorized HTTPS Requests with Cymphonix; Gains More Control over Bandwidth Resources
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Cymphonix has announced Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Florida, has integrated the Cymphonix Network Composer DC30X as its sole content filtering solution and is now able to prioritize its bandwidth and prevent students from bypassing...
Nationwide Insurance, NASCAR Driver Jeff Burton Encourage Local Drivers to Stop Texting While Driving
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Today, Nationwide Insurance teamed up with the Columbus City Schools and NASCAR driver Jeff Burton to raise awareness among drivers in Columbus about DWD - Driving While Distracted. "I am an active safety advocate in NASCAR and do everything to...
Nikki HM Jackson Named UC Irvine Women's Opportunities Center's Corporate Liaison
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Director of UC Irvine Extension Women's Opportunities Center Barbara Barone named Nikki HM Jackson as the Center's new Corporate Liaison. Jackson will take up her duties immediately. As Corporate Liaison Jackson will help the Women's Opportunities...
9th Edition of The Border Guide - Definitive Guide to Living on Both Sides of U.S./Canadian Border - Now Available
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The 9th Edition of The Border Guide, a best-selling book on living and investing on both sides of the Canadian/U.S. border, is now available at Amazon.com. Written by international finance expert Robert Keats, the 9th edition has been expanded to assist...
Cub Foods Rolls Out $40,000 in Scholarships in Honor of 40th Anniversary
STILLWATER, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - To commemorate 40 years of service, Cub Foods will award 40 high school seniors who plan to continue their education with a total of $40,000 in scholarships to institutions of their choice. Presented by the Cub Cares Community Foundation, which...
Whole Foods Market Joins Brown Bag Naturals to Sponsor L.A. Alliance Public Charter School's Lunch Program
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Whole Foods Market(R) (NASDAQ:WFMI) (www.wholefoodsmarket.com) today announced that it has partnered with Brown Bag Naturals (www.brownbagnaturals.com) to sponsor a school lunch program at College Ready Academy High School No. 7, an L.A...
University President Honored with National Award for Role in Innovative Alcohol Prevention Work
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter, President of Frostburg State University, was honored today with a national award recognizing his success in promoting a vibrant intellectual and social campus climate that de-emphasizes the role of alcohol. In the midst of a...
Get in the Zone with New Comfort Seating by Mity-Lite
OREM, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Mity-Lite, Inc. (www.mitylite.com), a leading producer of durable lightweight furniture systems, today announced the availability of its new Comfort Seating, a feature-rich line of stackable banquet chairs designed to add style and function to any...
Minnesota State University Gives Alpha Five Platinum an A+
MANKATO, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology of Minnesota State University, Mankato, has selected Alpha Software's Alpha Five Platinum as the standard programming tool for its engineering curriculum. Engineering students...
CUBIC Awards Judging Panel Announced at IQPC's 10th Annual Corporate University Week
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - IQPC (International Quality and Productivity Center) has confirmed the judging panel for the Corporate University Best-In- Class (CUBIC) Awards, part of the 10th Annual Corporate University Week, taking place November 16-20, 2008 in Orlando, Florida...
NYU Stern School and Swiss Finance Institute Launch Banking & Financial Institutions Management MBA
NEW YORK & ZURICH, Switzerland-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and the Swiss Finance Institute announce a new executive learning program to tackle future challenges presented by the global financial system. The specialized executive...
Amsterdam Institute of Finance & NYU Stern School of Business Partner to Launch the Executive Master of Science in Risk Management
AMSTERDAM, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Amsterdam Institute of Finance (AIF) and New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern) are partnering to launch the Executive Master of Science in Risk Management, an innovative, global executive degree program in risk management. This...
Girls from across the United States and Canada Send Letters to the World
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Girls Incorporated, the nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, launches the Dear World public education campaign as part of an on-going commitment by Girls Inc. to show girls that their voices are trusted, respected...
Amigos Library Services Delivers Digitization Solutions Through a Partnership with Olive Software
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Amigos Library Services signs a partnership agreement with Olive Software. Now, the not-for-profit organization will be able to bring its members leading newspaper preservation and archiving solutions. In light of increasing interest in historical materials...
Janet Northrup and Brendetta Scott of Hughes Watters Askanase to Speak at the University of Houston Law Foundation's Collecting Debts and Judgments Seminar
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Janet Northrup and Brendetta Scott of Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. (www.hwa.com) are serving as speakers for the Collecting Debts and Judgment Seminar sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation offered live Sept. 11-12 in Dallas and Sept...
Gateway Program Awards Winning Financial Case Management Team
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Gateway to Leadership(C), a summer internship program that places academically superior students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Wall Street's top firms, has awarded the top prize in its annual financial management case...
Sprint Deploys Multimillion-Dollar Wireless Expansion at Vanderbilt University and Medical Center
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Students, faculty, staff and visitors at Vanderbilt University and Medical Center (VUMC) will now have additional wireless connectivity on campus. Sprint (NYSE:S), a long-time provider of wireless services to this campus, will provide an...
Attorney General Patrick Lynch Honored by The Century Council for Commitment to Fighting Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The Century Council, a national not-for-profit organization funded by distillers, honored Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch for his outstanding commitment to reducing drunk driving and underage drinking on August 26th. Attorney General Lynch and...
Concept Media Nominated for Prestigious FREDDIE Award for Excellence in Healthcare Media
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Concept Media, a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education media, has been announced as a 2008 FREDDIE Award finalist for its series, "Domestic Violence: Portrait of Abuse". The FREDDIE Awards are also known as, "the Oscars for...
Northwood School Secures Campus Network with Mirage Network Access Control
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that the Northwood School, an independent co-educational college preparatory school located in Lake Placid, New York, has selected Mirage's...
Registration for MATHCOUNTS (R) 2008-2009 Programs for All U.S. Middle Schools is Now Open
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - As students return to classrooms to begin the new school year, MATHCOUNTS (www.mathcounts.org) is gearing up for its 26th year of providing teachers and coaches with new programs, promotions and math problems that engage and educate...
Kaivac Helps Schools Take it Off the Mat
HAMILTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - With the school season underway, schools, parents, and students are concerned about the superbug MRSA, the tough-to-beat infection responsible for killing at least one student in 2007. MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a...
Tech Data U.S. Helps Resellers Save Time, Cut Costs With New Online Training
CLEARWATER, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD), a leading IT products distributor, has made it easier and more cost effective for resellers to obtain the training they need to stay familiar with the latest technology from dozens of leading hardware and...
Paid, Inc. Extends Website Development, Branding Services to Educational Institutions
SUFFIELD, Conn. & BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Paid, Inc. (OTCBB:PAYD)(www.paid.com) celebrity services has expanded its website development and maintenance services and online brand management to a broad range of educational organizations and institutions, including...
D3Publisher and The Guildhall at SMU Host "The Bangai-O Spirits Elite Level Design Contest" on IGN.com
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - D3Publisher is hosting "The Bangai-O Spirits Elite Level Design Contest," an invitation-only design competition for influential industry veterans, in conjunction with The Guildhall at SMU, on IGN.com is a registered trademark of Digital Extremes...
Wi5Connect Debuts Social Learning 2.0 Strategy with LearnSocial(TM) Online Community Platform
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Organizations worldwide are allocating millions of dollars to social media initiatives that offer at best, uncertain outcomes. But an emerging Web 2.0 company, Wi5Connect, is changing all of that with the launch of private social networks that...
Universities Adopt BridgeWave's Gigabit Wireless Solutions for Campus Connectivity
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions, today announced that several universities have adopted BridgeWave's gigabit wireless links to provide network connectivity on college campuses. Three of the latest...
CUNY to Form Open Source Solutions Lab with Collaboration from Red Hat and Intel
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced a collaboration with Intel and the City University of New York (CUNY) to form the New York City Open Source Solutions Lab at the CUNY Institute for Software...
Dailymotion Brings Video to One Laptop per Child Foundation's XO Laptop
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Dailymotion, the world's largest independent video sharing site, today announced a partnership with One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization established to bring the benefits of technology to the developing world. Under terms of the...
NetApp's David Dale to Discuss Storage Networking Standards and Virtualization Over IP at SNIA Europe Academy
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - NetApp's (NASDAQ:NTAP) David Dale will deliver presentations titled "Storage Networking Standards: Recent Developments" and "Server and Storage Virtualization with IP Storage" at the upcoming Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA...
Broad Prize for Urban Education Doubles to $2 Million; Largest U.S. Education Award Honors Most Improved School Districts, Money Goes to Students for Scholarships
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - After six years of increased national attention on "Broad Prize" school districts - those urban school districts that have demonstrated the strongest growth in student achievement in America while narrowing achievement gaps between income and ethnic...
Novel Collaborative Educational Initiative on Constipation to Supply Patient-Level Outcomes Data to Multidisciplinary Providers
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners announced today the kickoff of a large educational initiative designed to educate a variety of healthcare providers on the gastroenterology-specific...
Chadbourne & Parke Signs on as Sponsor of The Bourne Report
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Bourne Research LLC today announced that the international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP has signed on as an underwriting sponsor of The Bourne Report. The Bourne Report is a ground-breaking radio program that explores the...
US Education Telecom Services & Equipment Expenditures by Education Level, 2007-2012
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Research and Markets We select data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time. Table of Contents Please Note: Due to the...
Colorado Groups Enrich Latino Life
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - In Colorado, high quality of life is a core value for residents. For Latinos, who comprise 20 percent of the state's population, life-enriching opportunities abound. A number of organizations dedicate their mission to celebrating the...
Scientific Learning to Present at BMO Capital Markets Back to School 2008 Education Conference
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Scientific Learning Corporation (NASDAQ:SCIL), makers of the award-winning Fast ForWord(R) learning intervention software and the Reading Assistant(TM), announced today that it will be presenting at the 8th Annual BMO Capital Markets Back to School...
Remarks by the First Lady at a "ONE" Campaign Event
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Minneapolis Convention Center 3:06 P.M. CDT MRS. BUSH: Thank you very much, Cindy. Thanks a lot. Thank you all. Thanks to everybody who's come out today to put these kits together. Thank you all. Thanks so much. I am very happy to be here today to be...
MDI's LearnSafe(R) Selected as District Safety, Security and Law Enforcement Solutions Provider to Los Fresnos CISD
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDII), today announced that its LearnSafe(R) Initiative has been selected by the administration and board of trustees of Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District to provide school safety, security and law enforcement...
ETA/Cuisenaire Offers Special Back-to-School Savings on Popular VersaTiles(R) Product
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - ETA/Cuisenaire announces a special deal on VersaTiles(R), its exclusive self-correcting, independent student practice system designed to build essential skills and improve test scores in math, science and reading. At a time when classroom...
GageMap Software to be Used in the University of Virginia Rotating Machinery and Controls (ROMAC) Laboratory for Graduate Led Industry Research
SPRING HILL, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - EDAS Inc. has provided use of GageMap software to the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science Rotating Machinery and Controls (ROMAC) Lab and has joined the ROMAC Consortium. Paul Allaire, professor and director of ROMAC...
Woodbridge Group Closes Smethport-Patch Deal
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Woodbridge Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of its client Smethport Specialty Co. to Patch Products Inc. The transaction, which closed on August 30, 2008, creates a dynamic blend of products and resources for two innovative toy...
Fiduciary360 Introduces Enhanced Web-Based Training Program for Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) Designation
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Fiduciary360 (fi360) announces its newly upgraded Web- based fiduciary training program that leads to the highly sought-after Accredited Investment Fiduciary(R)(AIF(R)) designation. This release features expanded content, a much greater opportunity...
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Sponsors Jumpstart's Read for the Record(R) for Second Straight Year
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - For the second consecutive year, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will serve as a national corporate sponsor of Jumpstart's Read for the Record(R) campaign, participating in a global effort to highlight the importance of early childhood education by breaking the...
Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents Selects Classworks
DULUTH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Curriculum Advantage, Inc. announced today that the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) has selected Classworks as one of the premier curriculum and remediation tools of choice for Tennessee's elementary, middle and high schools...
CSU Fans Out-Text CU to Win Qwest Rocky Mountain Showdown Off-Field Competition
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - The University of Colorado (CU) squared off with Colorado State University (CSU) on the field for the 80th time this weekend in the Qwest Rocky Mountain Showdown, giving the Buffaloes a 38-17 win over the Rams in the season opener. Off the field the CU...
Allison Whitehead, Executive Director of the Non-Profit Alley's House, is Available for Interviews Regarding the Challenges Facing Teen Moms, and the Statistics of Teen Sexual Behavior
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Alley's House is a non-profit organization that empowers teen mothers and their children to achieve independence through support services, education and mentoring; Executive Director Allison Whitehead is available for interviews regarding the challenges...
Multi-Core Chip Research to Lead to Performance Gains, Power Reduction for High- and Low-End Computing with $6M Support From SRC, NSF
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Leaders of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today announced a major joint initiative for...
UCLA Anderson Forecast Presents: September 2008 Economic Forecast Conference
-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - UCLA Anderson Forecast: -0- *T WHAT: UCLA Anderson Forecast Economists will discuss their quarterly economic outlook for the Nation and California regions. Industry leaders will examine how globalization has evolved to encompass more than just trade and...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Scooter Kids, LLC Announces Charitable Program for Schools Focused on ''The Adventures of Scooter McDoogal'' Reading Program
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Fourth graph, second sentence of release dated August 25, 2008 should read: To participate in the PEACH Program, please call 818-597-8098 (sted To participate in the PEACH Program, please call (need number)). The corrected release reads...
Families and Organizations Invited to Give BIG for Children in Need
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Individuals, families and organizations throughout the Philadelphia region are invited to help needy children this fall through Shire's "BIG GIVE" event benefiting Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit that helps children. The goal: to collect donated...
WTC Launches Website to Aid Higher Education and Public Sector Clients with IT, Networking, and Telecommunication Strategy
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - WTC, Inc., a consulting firm delivering strategy for complex networking, IT, & telecommunication decisions, today announced the unveiling of its new corporate website (www.wtc-inc.net), which features a new look and a redesigned structure that...
Environmental Law Scholar Michael Wara Joins Stanford Law School Faculty
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of environmental scholar Michael Wara as Assistant Professor of Law. Trained as a lawyer and a scientist, Wara's current research focuses on the emerging global carbon trading market and...
Environmental and Water Management Experts to Convene at Arizona State University to Discuss the Future of Earth's Water Supply at Rain Bird's Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit
-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - -0- *T WHAT: Rain Bird and Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability partner to present a two-hour environmentally focused symposium aimed at providing insight and perspective on the future of global water management programs, policies...
College Dorms Attracting Bed Bugs
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - As college students return to campus, many face a new concern about dorm living - bed bugs. Research conducted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) finds that bed bug reports have increased 71% between 2001-2005, and pest management...
Jeans Day at Novus Helps Kids Go Back to School in Style
PLYMOUTH, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Novus Print Media Network and long-time client Office Depot helped hundreds of children head back to school in style this fall with new supplies, and it all started with a Jeans Day at work. During the monthly Jeans Day fund raising event, Novus...
Local High School Girls Invited To Audition on September 21st and 25th for Bellarmine's ''En Fuego!'' Fashion Show
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Bellarmine College Preparatory announced today that modeling and dancing auditions for professionally choreographed roles in the upcoming 54th Annual Mothers' Guild Fashion Show for Financial Aid, "En Fuego!" will take place on September 21st...
YoNaturals Natural and Organic Health Food Vending Program Continues to Thrive in '08.
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - In two short years, healthy vending trailblazer YoNaturals Inc. is well on its way to making healthy vending a part of our daily life. In the last few years, the previously unregulated vending industry has come under immense scrutiny by school boards and...
Aggregate Knowledge Selected as Technology Summit Speaker at Missouri School of Journalism 2008 Centennial/Dedication
SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Aggregate Knowledge, the leader in the Discovery category, today announced that it has been chosen to present at the University of Missouri, for an event launching the Reynolds Institute, an advanced studies center for innovation in journalism...
Earth Charter Community Summits - October 11
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - On October 11, 2008, people will gather in cities worldwide to discuss global climate change and work together to address its effects on the local level. Earth Charter U.S. is coordinating the summits in celebration of U.N. International Year of Planet...
The Principal Financial Group Helps Business Owners Prepare for the Unexpected
DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - The Principal(R) Women in Business Teleclass Series will feature Victoria Colligan, founder of Ladies Who Launch and co-author of Ladies Who Launch: Embracing Entrepreneurship and Creativity as a Lifestyle, September 30 at 12 p.m. (CT). The...
Experience Biotechnology Firsthand: BioTech4U - BIOTECHNICA 2008 Program for Schoolchildren
HANNOVER, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - "BioTech4U" is the new accompanying program for schoolchildren at Europe's largest biotechnology trade fair BIOTECHNICA held from October 7 through 9, 2008. The youth initiative will be aimed at 12th-grade pupils who are particularly interested...
K12 Inc. to Present at BMO Back to School Education Conference
HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a leading provider of proprietary, technology-based curriculum and education services created for online delivery to students in kindergarten through 12th grade, today announced it will present at the BMO Capital Markets 8th...
Haights Cross Communications Announces Sale of Sundance/Newbridge Publishing
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Haights Cross Communications, Inc. (HCC) today announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its Sundance/Newbridge Publishing business to Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., based in Lanham, MD...
Lights, Camera, Lunch! Sara Lee Asks Kids to Make Lunchtime Showtime in 90-Second Video about Whole Grain Goodness
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Coming soon to a lunchbox near you: Sara Lee Soft & Smooth(TM) Bread and Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Sara Lee Fresh Bakery, the makers of the best-selling bread in the country, is asking kids to get in front of the camera...
GSE to Present at Singular Research "Best of the Uncovereds" Third Annual Research Conference
SYKESVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) (AMEX:GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and Government sectors, will be presenting at the Singular Research Third Annual "Best of the...
College Students Headed Back to School Are Prime Targets for Identity Theft
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - College students headed back to school are prime targets for identity theft. Before heading back to school, IdentityTruth, the leading provider of a new breed of service to help consumers safeguard their Privacy and Identity, has come up with a list...
ICJR: The New Face of Orthopaedic Education
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Pri-Med introduces the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR), a new community of orthopaedic surgeons who have come together to improve patient care through innovative education formats. Each of ICJR's founding board members, led by...
University President to be Honored with National Award for Role in Innovative Alcohol Prevention Work
-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - -0- *T When: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 1:00 pm Where: American Council on Education One Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC Who: Hosted by American Council on Education Brandon Busteed, Founder and CEO, Outside The Classroom Michael Lanahan, President, The...
Tyler Technologies Continues Growth in Education Market with Acquisition of School Information Systems, Inc.
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) today announced that it has acquired all the common stock of School Information Systems, Inc. (SIS) of St. Louis, Missouri. SIS develops and sells a full suite of student information and financial management systems...
FastTrack Fundraising Offers Healthy Alternatives to Traditional School Fundraising Efforts
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past three decades the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6-11 years (Source: U.S. Department of Health). For...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Nation's Top Youth Volunteers
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 80,000 middle and high school students across the country for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Maine's Top Youth Volunteers
AUGUSTA, Maine-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 400 middle and high school students across Maine for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for New Hampshire's Top Youth Volunteers
CONCORD, N.H.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 400 middle and high school students across New Hampshire for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Vermont's Top Youth Volunteers
MONTPELIER, Vt.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 300 middle and high school students across Vermont for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Massachusetts' Top Youth Volunteers
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,400 middle and high school students across Massachusetts for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Rhode Island's Top Youth Volunteers
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 400 middle and high school students across Rhode Island for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Connecticut's Top Youth Volunteers
HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 1,300 middle and high school students across Connecticut for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for New York State's Top Youth Volunteers
ALBANY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 5,400 middle and high school students across New York state for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for New Jersey's Top Youth Volunteers
TRENTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 3,100 middle and high school students across New Jersey for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Delaware's Top Youth Volunteers
DOVER, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 360 middle and high school students across Delaware for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Maryland's Top Youth Volunteers
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,600 middle and high school students across Maryland for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for the District of Columbia's Top Youth Volunteers
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 130 middle and high school students in the District of Columbia for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Virginia's Top Youth Volunteers
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 2,100 middle and high school students across Virginia for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for North Carolina's Top Youth Volunteers
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 2,200 middle and high school students across North Carolina for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for South Carolina's Top Youth Volunteers
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,100 middle and high school students across South Carolina for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Georgia's Top Youth Volunteers
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 2,000 middle and high school students across Georgia for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Florida's Top Youth Volunteers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 4,600 middle and high school students across Florida for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Pennsylvania's Top Youth Volunteers
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 3,600 middle and high school students across Pennsylvania for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for West Virginia's Top Youth Volunteers
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 700 middle and high school students across West Virginia for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Ohio's Top Youth Volunteers
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 3,100 middle and high school students across Ohio for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Michigan's Top Youth Volunteers
LANSING, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 2,500 middle and high school students across Michigan for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Indiana's Top Youth Volunteers
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 2,000 middle and high school students across Indiana for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Kentucky's Top Youth Volunteers
FRANKFORT, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 1,200 middle and high school students across Kentucky for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Tennessee's Top Youth Volunteers
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,700 middle and high school students across Tennessee for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Alabama's Top Youth Volunteers
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,300 middle and high school students across Alabama for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Mississippi's Top Youth Volunteers
JACKSON, Miss.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 900 middle and high school students across Mississippi for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Illinois' Top Youth Volunteers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 3,000 middle and high school students across Illinois for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Wisconsin's Top Youth Volunteers
MADISON, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,700 middle and high school students across Wisconsin for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Minnesota's Top Youth Volunteers
ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,600 middle and high school students across Minnesota for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Iowa's Top Youth Volunteers
DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,100 middle and high school students across Iowa for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Missouri's Top Youth Volunteers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,800 middle and high school students across Missouri for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Arkansas' Top Youth Volunteers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 800 middle and high school students across Arkansas for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Louisiana's Top Youth Volunteers
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,100 middle and high school students across Louisiana for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for North Dakota's Top Youth Volunteers
BISMARCK, N.D.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 400 middle and high school students across North Dakota for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for South Dakota's Top Youth Volunteers
PIERRE, S.D.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 600 middle and high school students across South Dakota for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Nebraska's Top Youth Volunteers
LINCOLN, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 1,200 middle and high school students across Nebraska for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Kansas' Top Youth Volunteers
TOPEKA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,200 middle and high school students across Kansas for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Oklahoma's Top Youth Volunteers
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,300 middle and high school students across Oklahoma for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Texas' Top Youth Volunteers
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 5,500 middle and high school students across Texas for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Montana's Top Youth Volunteers
HELENA, Mont.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 600 middle and high school students across Montana for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Wyoming's Top Youth Volunteers
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 300 middle and high school students across Wyoming for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Colorado's Top Youth Volunteers
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 1,400 middle and high school students across Colorado for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for New Mexico's Top Youth Volunteers
SANTA FE, N.M.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 400 middle and high school students across New Mexico for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Idaho's Top Youth Volunteers
BOISE, Idaho-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 600 middle and high school students across Idaho for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Utah's Top Youth Volunteers
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 800 middle and high school students across Utah for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Arizona's Top Youth Volunteers
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 1,500 middle and high school students across Arizona for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Nevada's Top Youth Volunteers
CARSON CITY, Nev.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 500 middle and high school students across Nevada for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Washington's Top Youth Volunteers
OLYMPIA, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,900 middle and high school students across Washington for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Oregon's Top Youth Volunteers
SALEM, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 1,100 middle and high school students across Oregon for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for California's Top Youth Volunteers
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 6,300 middle and high school students across California for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Alaska's Top Youth Volunteers
JUNEAU, Alaska-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 400 middle and high school students across Alaska for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
14th Annual Search Under Way for Hawaii's Top Youth Volunteers
HONOLULU-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 350 middle and high school students across Hawaii for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their...
WebCE(R) Releases Texas-Specific Long Term Care Partnership Training Course
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - WebCE, a nationwide provider of continuing education for insurance professionals, announced the release of a new state-approved training course titled Long-Term Care: Programs, Policies, and Partnerships. This course enables Texas producers to obtain...
Golden Apple Award Winners to Be Honored at Chicago Gala on Saturday, Sept. 6
-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Golden Apple Foundation: -0- *T What: The 23rd Annual Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching will be presented to 10 outstanding Chicago-area teachers of grades 4 through 8 at a black-tie gala attended by 800 civic leaders, educators and benefactors...
Hong Kong Education Bureau Selects Teach Away Inc. as the Exclusive North American Recruitment Provider
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Teach Away Inc. to the Japanese public school system. For more information regarding services offered by Teach Away Inc. visit www.teachaway.com.
400+ Early Stage Investment Groups Join Up Online
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - A majority of the world's early stage investment networks can now be reached online through a single web site that was unveiled today. For the first time, entrepreneurs are able to browse over 400 angel investment groups and early-stage venture capital...
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and MySpace Team Up for Ultimate High School Spirit Contest As "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" Big-Screen Debut Approaches
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - To gear up for the highly anticipated theatrical release of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" on October 24th, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has teamed up with MySpace, the world's premier social network, to create the ultimate "HSM3...
Lumifi Redefines Research and Collaboration
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - Today Lumifi introduced Lumifi Emergence, a new end-to-end research platform to better serve students, professionals and others in dealing with information overload. With the advances in search technology and the movement to digitize the world's content...
The International Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects Presents Data from More Than 100 Library and Museum Digitization Programs
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The International Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects" report to their offering. The study presents data from more than 100 library and museum digitization programs from...
New Approach, Old Drug Show Promise Against Hepatitis C, Stanford Research Shows
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2008 - The fight against the liver disease hepatitis C has been at something of an impasse for years, with more than 150 million people currently infected, and traditional antiviral treatments causing nasty side effects and often falling short of a cure...
SouthernLINC Wireless Kicks Off High School Football in Alabama, Georgia and Florida
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), suits up this fall in support of high school football in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The company is sponsoring giveaways, an award program and radio coverage of high school games in Birmingham, Ala...
High School Students Win College Vouchers Through Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - The Purdue Research Park presented college tuition vouchers to high school junior and senior students who were among the top three finishers in the second annual Entrepreneurship Academy. The vouchers ranged in amounts from $100 to $500 and...
College Students Urged to Protect Possessions upon Return to Campus
HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - College students returning to school this fall are being urged to guard their possessions as they lug high-tech gadgets and expensive computer equipment to off-campus housing. Jeff Cook, vice president of product management for Travelers of...
New Research from NYU Stern Professors Finds Power Influences Disaster Response; Offers Insight into Katrina and Advice Should Gustav Hit
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and with Hurricane Gustav forecasted to reach landfall in New Orleans by Tuesday, NYU Stern management professors Frances Milliken and Joseph Magee say that the different levels of power of those involved in a...
Llano Independent School District Integrates Cymphonix Network Composer; Enjoys Increased Network Visibility
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Cymphonix has announced that Llano Independent School District in Llano, Texas, has integrated the Cymphonix Network Composer DC30X to provide superior content filtering, bandwidth prioritization and track individual user Internet activities within...
Play N Trade "Games for Grades" Promotion Recognizes Academic Excellence and Donates to Schools
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc., one of the fastest-growing franchises worldwide, today announced the local launch of its "Games for Grades" promotion designed to encourage responsible video game playing and provide financial support for schools...
Major Announcement About the Broad Institute Thursday, Sept. 4, 9:15am - Noon ET
-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT -0- *T What: Major announcement about the future of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, followed by media availability and teleconference Who: Governor Deval Patrick Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Note...
Non-Denominational Spiritual Teacher Sri Raniji Kumra of the Oneness Movement With 14 Million Supporters Comes to Chicago to Teach Positive Life Patterns and Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body & Spirit
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Join world renowned spiritual teacher Sri Raniji of The Oneness Movement for divine energy transmission and blessings to rejuvenate your mind, body & spirit and create oneness within oneself, with the world around and with your God. This four day...
Chicago Businessman and Humanitarian of the Universal Flag Companies Launches New Primary Schools and Implements Education Programs in Sierra Leone & Uganda, Africa
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Brian McClure, president of The Universal Flag Companies, launches a number of primary schools and adult educational programs in Freetown, Sierra Leone and Uganda, Africa on September 7- 16th 2008. McClure and youth social worker Michael Langevin will...
SLM Corp. Vice Chairman & CEO to Speak at Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference on Sept. 10
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - SLM Corp. (NYSE:SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae and the nation's largest provider of education credit and related services, today announced that Vice Chairman & CEO Albert L. (Al) Lord will speak at the Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services...
Tabula Digita, Monsanto Fund and International Society for Technology in Education to Develop First Multiplayer, Interactive Science Video Game
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - To address the growing demand for up-to-date curriculum materials that stimulate student interest in learning science, the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, has partnered with leading K-12 educational video game developer...
Chevron Announces Opening of Vocational Training Center in Tsunami-Affected Indonesian Province
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia & SAN RAMON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), the government of Indonesia, the local government of Aceh province, the National Education Department, the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias, and the United States...
Home of Golf and Language Offers to Assist LPGA
MONTEREY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is offering to partner with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) to design a custom language learning program for its members. Located at one of the nation's premier golfing...
Business Wire Announces September Webinar Schedule
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Business Wire's webinar series continues in September with more press release how-to sessions that focus on the searching (SEO) and sharing (social media) that help press releases get seen. The free webinars, attended by thousands of professional...
MDI's LearnSafe(R) Initiative Completes and Delivers Security Risk Audits for Two Additional South TX Districts
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDII), today announced that its LearnSafe(R) Initiative professional services team has received orders for, completed and delivered risk audits for Ben Bolt - Palito Blanco ISD and Goliad ISD in compliance with the safety and...
MakeMusic Publishes New SmartMusic Videos
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - MakeMusic, Inc. (Nasdaq: MMUS) announced today the release of three new SmartMusic videos at www.smartmusic.com. Created to demonstrate the benefits of SmartMusic learning software, each video has a specific focus: — The Teacher Video: Shows how...
Splash Media Announces Agreement with 360training.com to Create "360TV"
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Splash Media LP, an Emmy Award winning innovator of digital video publishing, has partnered with 360training.com to create 360tv, a branded video based e-learning platform designed to deliver soft business skills and professional development training...
PLATO Learning Announces Date for Release of Third Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR), announced today it will report its third quarter financial results on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 3 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The Company will hold its regular quarterly conference call following the release...
GEICO Poster Contest Aims to Boost Safety Belt Use
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Break out those markers and dust off your paint brushes, it's time to enter GEICO's annual Safety Belt Poster Contest! The national GEICO competition is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States based on the latest 12...
Learning Tree Adds "Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight Introduction" Course to .NET Curriculum
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE) has extended its .NET Development curriculum with a new 4-day, hands-on course entitled Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight Introduction. The course features an expert instructor who leads...
FSN Southwest Announces 2008 Dodge High School Football Game of the Week Schedule
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Euless Trinity, the nation's No. 1 ranked high school football team and the defending Texas Class 5A Division I state champion, headlines FSN Southwest's 2008 Dodge High School Football Game of the Week schedule announced today. The eight-game package, back...
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