/PRNewswire/ Udacity, the online learning platform powering the careers of the future, today announced the creation of the AWS Machine Learning Scholarship.
Subscribe Jeancarlos Nolasco proudly displays his diploma following URI s 2021 engineering commencement ceremony. Photo courtesy of Jeancarlos Nolasco.
KINGSTON, R.I. – May 26, 2021 – Jeancarlos Nolasco has always been very independent. A first-generation college student, he navigated the college admission and financial aid process on his own.
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However, even the most independent individuals need help once and a while. Nolasco, who earned a bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Rhode Island this spring, received support when he needed it the most. Even though I was used to doing things on my own, I learned that I didn t have to do that at URI, said Nolasco, who is from
While in high school, Rahel Imru didn’t see many Black students in her upper-level science classes. She decided to change that and carried her passion to Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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May 25 is the one-year anniversary of the horrific murder of George Floyd. More than nine minutes that took a man s life and changed the world.
In a historical moment of solidarity, corporate America largely came together to speak out against racial injustices and inequities following Floyd s murder and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, but did they follow through on their commitments and pledges they made to fight systemic racism? According to McKinsey, one-third of Fortune 1000 companies made a public statement on racial equity between May 25 and the end of October 2020, and of those companies, 93 percent followed up with an internal or external commitment. Moreover, 57 percent publicly announced the amount they were committing to racial equity initiatives, pledging a total of $66 billion.
Ohio State trustees recognize longevity of partnership with Honda
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The Ohio State University Board of Trustees will vote today on a resolution of appreciation to recognize the longevity of a partnership between the university and one of the world’s largest automakers.
On Wednesday, the board’s Research, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships Committee recognized the more-than 20-year collaboration between Ohio State and Honda. Last month both organizations signed a new memorandum of understanding to continue advancing the Honda-Ohio State Partnership.
“Ohio State and Honda have been long-term strategic partners over the last two decades and, most recently, we are very proud and excited that we have just renewed our partnership for the next five years,” said Grace Wang, executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge