SkillSurvey, the leading provider of online reference checking, announced today that the California State University (CSU), the largest public university system in the U.S. with 23 campuses statewide, has selected SkillSurvey’s online reference checking and sourcing solutions to increase the university system’s recruiting efficiency and provide greater insights with regard to candidate selection. More...
Pierpont Community & Technical College, WV Northern, Murray Energy partner
Pierpont Community & Technical College and West Virginia Northern Community College are now partnering with Murray Energy Corporation. This joint effort will offer a new Associate Degree program for Mine Maintenance. More...
Taconic Biosciences licenses Easi-CRISPR tech from the U. of Neb.
Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing genetically engineered mouse model and service solutions, has been granted a license to the Easi-CRISPR technology from the University of Nebraska. More...
Sony is teaming up with a U.S. university to make robots that cook
Sony, via its U.S. subsidiary the Sony Corporation of America, has entered into an agreement with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) that will see them work together on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics research. More...
UH partners with Johnson Controls and Pacific Current
Today the University of Hawai'i (UH) announced that its Maui College campus will soon be among the first in the nation to generate 100 percent of its energy from on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) systems coupled with battery storage. More...
Clemson generates millions in revenue with Ricoh
Clemson University has worked with Ricoh USA, Inc. to revitalize its campus mail and print centers and implement a managed document services program. This collaboration has generated more than $500,000 in documented savings and uncovered more than $2.5 million in new revenue, which has offset nearly 90 percent of the cost of print and mail services. More...
NCWV higher ed continues to add programs, diversify to aid industry needs
Higher education institutions across North Central West Virginia are working to add new programs to better help students become successful in a variety of fields. More...
Tesla establishes START training program at CPCC
Tesla, manufacturer of electric vehicles and scalable clean energy generation and storage products, and Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) have launched an automotive training program called Tesla START at CPCC. CPCC is the first community college to participate in Tesla START. More...
Tech giants partner with Ohio community college for job programs
Apple, IBM and Microsoft are partnering with a Cleveland-area community college to create better training for information technology jobs. More...
More companies teach workers what colleges don’t
At Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman, Wash., workers take classes in algebra, physics and writing in the factory complex and can check out books from a company library. More...