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Inside Higher Ed: Obama’s Final Two Years
The following story was published on https://www.insidehighered.com/ on January 21, 2015. By Michael Stratford The White House has highlighted a range of higher education policy ideas in the days and weeks leading up to President Obama’s penultimate State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Some of the proposals — like the free community college plan — are brand-new. […]
Chancellor Brady Joins 160+ University Leaders in Urging Congress and President Obama to Close Innovation Deficit
Washington, DC – Deeply concerned about major federal budget cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, 165 university presidents and chancellors today called on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.” In an open letter to President Obama and Congress published as […]
United Healthcare bringing jobs to the Triad
United Healthcare announced yesterday that it will expand its business by more than 1,000 new jobs, with the majority located out of its Greensboro office. Approximately 600 of the positions are currently unfilled and include customer service representatives, claims processors, nurses and clinicians. Several elected officials were on hand to show support of the move, including […]
JSNN is creatively breaking into nanotechnology research
The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, or JSNN, is a dual project between UNCG and North Carolina A&T State University specializing in education and research in the growing nanotechnology field. As ADVANCE reported, “As an institution, JSNN strives to develop a trained workforce of nanoscientists and nanoengineers,” among other projects within research and schooling. […]