Bennington Writing Seminars hosts acclaimed authors with virtual Writers Reading series vermontbiz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vermontbiz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MIT professor emeritus of planetary physics Gordon Pettengill, a pioneer in radio astronomy, has died at 95. Pettengill helped repurpose military radar technology for science and space exploration and contributed to numerous NASA missions.
The event will be webcast live from this page.
Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with businesswoman and philanthropist Jean Case, CEO of the Case Impact Network and Chairman of the Board of National Geographic. She will discuss her work on redefining capitalism and making it more inclusive as well as why she is so committed to ensuring the next generation has the tools they need to invest in good.
Jean has a long and diverse track record of innovation and transformation as a business builder, tech pioneer, investor, policy advocate and philanthropist. Since 2016, she has served as Chairman of the National Geographic Society, an organization she has been actively involved in for more than a decade. Since 1997, Jean has served as CEO of The Case Foundation. In that role, she has led cross-sector partnerships that have brought business, government and nonprofits together to drive impact in areas including inclusi
By Asit K. Biswas/Cecilia Tortajada | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-31 07:21 Share CLOSE A vast expanse of solar panels shadows the surface of a semi-desert in Northwest China s Qinghai province, turning it into a photovoltaic park. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
To objective China observers, China s pledge that its carbon emissions will peak before 2030 and it will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 should not come as a surprise. It is a logical extension of its policies of Made in China 2025 , high-quality development model and new infrastructure plan, all of which are focused on achieving development through low-carbon and advanced technologies.