Enrolling Now: NECINA Entrepreneur Workshop 2014

NECINA Entrepreneur Workshop (NEW) 2014  By Entrepreneurs, For Entrepreneurs  NEW 2014 Date & Time: 10.16.2014 – 05.21.2015  NEW 2014 is proudly sponsored by KPMG Have an itching start-up idea, but wondering how to take it to the next step? Want to find your co-founder and teammates? Want to enrich your knowledge, complete your business plan and sharpen your presentation skills? Want to network with your peer… Continue reading Enrolling Now: NECINA Entrepreneur Workshop 2014

A-B High Makes US News Top Ten List for Best High Schools for STEM

By Tong Chen, bostonese.com Acton, Mass., July 31, 2014, — In a US News ranking of best public high schools for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) earlier this year, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton made to the top ten list. Five high schools in the Silicon Valley region of California took the fourth… Continue reading A-B High Makes US News Top Ten List for Best High Schools for STEM

Solar Bench Charging Station Coming to Boston Parks

Boston, June 27, 2014, –Some Boston area parks will be piloting a 21st Century bench upgrade through a partnership with the MIT Media Lab spin-off firm, Changing Environments. “Soofa,” as the bench is termed, is a solar-powered outdoor charging station that also collects and shares location-based information like air quality and noise level data. The… Continue reading Solar Bench Charging Station Coming to Boston Parks

Belmont and Acton Students Took Top Prizes in KTByte’s Programming competition

Boston, June 20, 2014, –Ewen Wang, a 9th grader from Belmont, and Sky Li, an 8th grader from Acton, won first ($1000 cash) and second ($500 cash) prizes respectively from KTByte’s Business and Technology Contest on June 15, 2014. KTByte runs competitions for aspiring computer scientists in addition to their camps and classes. All participants… Continue reading Belmont and Acton Students Took Top Prizes in KTByte’s Programming competition

World’s First Smart Home Audio and Lighting Solution Launched by Belleds Technologies

Cambridge, Mass., — June 17, 2014 — Cambridge, MA — June 17, 2014 — Belleds Technologies announces its support for Apple’s HomeKit during its Kickstarter campaign launch today from the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. The Belleds team recently won the Audience Choice Award at the MIT Clean Energy competition for their innovative LED… Continue reading World’s First Smart Home Audio and Lighting Solution Launched by Belleds Technologies

Chen Xuemei: Female Students of Life Sciences Need More Encouragement

Beijing, China, May 22, 2014 (from pku.edu.cn) — There are ten Chinese scientists who have been elected Member of National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States with higher education background in Mainland China, according to preliminary estimates in 2014. Only three of these ten are women. Professor Chen Xuemei, an outstanding Peking University… Continue reading Chen Xuemei: Female Students of Life Sciences Need More Encouragement

Baidu Opens Silicon Valley Lab

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced the appointment of pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Andrew Ng as Chief Scientist of Baidu. Mr. Ng will lead Baidu Research, with labs in Beijing and Silicon Valley.

Hillary Clinton to Deliver Keynote at BIO International Convention

Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2014) – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 BIO International Convention® in San Diego. The Keynote Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, June 25 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm PDT. The BIO International Convention regularly draws over 15,000 attendees, offers key networking and partnering… Continue reading Hillary Clinton to Deliver Keynote at BIO International Convention

Barry Chang — One of the Last Few Politicians Who Questioned Steve Jobs

By David Li, bostonese.com Cupertino, Calif, May 2, 2014, — According to a video released recently, the site of Apple’s new headquarters will be 80% green space with its own native trees. The designers’ goal was to create a building with no net increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The following picture was from a June… Continue reading Barry Chang — One of the Last Few Politicians Who Questioned Steve Jobs

Helen Berman of Rutgers University Wins Ben Franklin Award

By David Li, bostonese.com Boston, May 1, 2014, — The Bio-IT World Conference handed out the pretigious Ben Franklin Award to Prof. Helen Berman yesterday morning in a plenary session. The winners of the tenth annual Best Practices Awards competition were also announced in the same session at Seaport World Trade Center in South Boston.… Continue reading Helen Berman of Rutgers University Wins Ben Franklin Award