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  • 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 entrepreneurs who share your path and passion? Want to connect with investors who share your vision and value for the business?

    Come join NEW 2014! All it takes is to submit your applicatoin here. It is free, we take no equity.
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    The NEW 2013 Winners were recognized at 2014 NECINA annual meeting (photo by David Li).
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  • 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 to eighth spots in the top ten list.
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  • 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 high-tech benches will be deployed in green spaces in Boston over the next week, including in Titus Sparrow Park in the South End, the Boston Common, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Soofa debuted last week at the White House Maker Faire in Washington, D.C., where select innovators and entrepreneurs gathered to encourage robust development of new American ideas.
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    Sandra Richter(left) and Mayor Walsh talk about the Solar Bench.
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  • 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 were challenged to produce computer applications with societal benefits. Students submitted rigorous and creative projects across a variety of subjects. These included educational games, media applications, robotics, productivity apps, and more. Four finalists were selected from 20 participants.
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    Finalists from the Business and Science Competition. (L to R front row) Ewen Wang of Belmont (first place), Sky Li from Acton (second place), Lenny, and Alex. Back row second Ben, Luke, Kenneth, and Chi Bong.
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  • 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 lighting product. Kickstarter reward levels include a $99 basic kit, which includes 3 light bulbs and a base station that connects to speakers to stream audio.
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    (L to R)mentor Sam Schaevitz, co-founders Michael Chen, Daniel Taub, Alan Zhou and mentor Louis Morales pose for a picture.
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  • 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 alumna, is one of them.

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  • 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.
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  • 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 opportunities and provides insights and inspiration on major trends affecting the industry.
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    CD Cover of Hillary Rodham Clinton Living History (file photo).
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  • 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 2011 meeting when Steve Jobs answered questions about the proposed new Apple headquarters.
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  • 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.
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    J.W. Bizzaro, president of Bioinformatics Orgnization, congratulates Ms. Berman (photo by David Li).
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