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Anita Borg Institute Releases New Report on Hiring Practices to Help Companies Compete in the Global War for Technical Talent

March 9, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Technology

  tResearch-based Report Offers Proven Solutions to Overcome “Blind Spots” in Recruiting Technical Women to Increase Workforce Diversity and Innovation – http://bit.ly/zvrRgk The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology today released a new report that outlines four key areas where companies should focus their recruitment efforts to increase access to a range of technical …

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Rensselaer President Discusses the Importance of Communication in an Interconnected Global Society to Address World Problems – video

December 23, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Technology

Advisor to President Obama Says Science and Technology Work across Language and Culture Video – Shirley Ann Jackson, president, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently discussed the importance of communication in today’s interconnected global world where people of different cultures must work together. Jackson, a theoretical physicist, was chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the …

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New Book, A Novel Diet, A Diet Novel, Sheds Light On “Food Drama”

August 17, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Education

Author Nancy Goodman is announcing her latest book to a hungry audience. A Novel Diet, A Diet Novel is a fictional work currently being promoted by Networlding Publishing and JumpStart Ink Anyone who over eats will recognize themselves within the pages of A Novel Diet, A Diet Novel. With A Novel Diet, A Diet Novel, …

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Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Recognizes IBM with the Inaugural Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award

March 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Awards

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced that IBM is the recipient of the 2011 Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award, a new annual award recognizing an organization that has demonstrated measurable results in the recruitment, retention and advancement of technical women at all levels. Grounded in organizational research and based …

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