Spotlight on American Education Week: grants in education

Deltek Analysts Emily Magurne and Erin Brady report. Grant funding for education initiatives is crucial to improving the U.S. academic system so students can get the most out of their education, and teachers can provide the best learning environment possible. Education-related grants that provide access to technology for students and faculty are incredibly important, asRead… Read more »

FYI-Suicide prevention

FYI: Included here are several prefatory paragraphs of an item posted online in NIMH science-news Nov 10, 2011 at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2011/widely-used-screening-tool-shown-to-successfully-predict-suicide-attempts.shtml#.TsPXQoUI8UU.gmail Title: Widely Used Screening Tool Shown to Successfully Predict Suicide AttemptsSource: NIMHA widely used suicide screening tool can help determine who is most at risk for suicide by pinpointing the threshold at which a person’sRead… Read more »

Apps for the Environment Winners Chosen

The EPA has announced the winners of the Apps for the Environment competition. The five winners are: Winner, Best Overall App: Light Bulb Finder by Adam Borut and Andrea Nylund of EcoHatchery, Milwaukee, Wis. Runner Up, Best Overall App: Hootroot by Matthew Kling of Brighter Planet, Shelburne, Vt. Winner, Best Student App: EarthFriend by AliRead… Read more »

Local purchasing preference in state and local contracts

Deltek Analyst Luke Harris reports. In order to grow local economies and tax revenue, many state and local governments now take the location of a vendor into account when making procurement decisions. Law and ordinances called purchasing preferences are being implemented across the county in order to give local vendors a leg up in contractingRead… Read more »

The PC is Changing Before Our Eyes

While PCs will likely remain with us for a long time, the PC era has come to a close. Bob Gourley discussed this transition and the rise of mobile in an interview with IDG’s Bill Laberis at the HP Protect 2011 conference on Monday, September 12, 2011. Though there are currently 1.2 billion PCs inRead… Read more »

The Business Of Collaboration

[Cross-posted from Communities and Collaboration blog] Some Background The last few years can be described as the age of social business and collaboration. The demands and expectations of today’s knowledge workers have been shaped by the plethora of social networks and social media tools. Communicating and sharing information has never been easier. Staying connected withRead… Read more »