Education & Philanthropy Archives - Page 26 of 27 - S. Florida Business & Wealth
Two South Florida companies rank high when it comes to remote jobs

FlexJobs has released its annual list of the Top  100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs in 2019. Two South Florida companies made the list, Kaplan of Fort Lauderdale and

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FAU gets key grant for artificial intelligence

Florida Atlantic University has received a $652,820 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish Florida’s first NSF-funded Major Research Instrumentation Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Training and Research Laboratory.

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Tech Runway Receives Federal Grant Money

To help promote entrepreneurship in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the National Science Foundation recently awarded a $254,997 I-Corps grant to Florida Atlantic University’s collaborative Tech Runway research facility. The

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Rhys L Williams
Foundation Serves Students and Teachers

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Making a Holiday Wish List Come True

This is the month when most children look forward to receiving holiday gifts from friends and family. However, not all kids are fortunate enough to get the presents they desire,

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Smiling faces, thanks to the Empty Stocking Program
Guy Harvey Foundation Aims to Save Marine Ecology

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Guy Harvey
Something Great is Brewing

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Amy Schatzman and one of her start-up employees with a Seaside Brew cart
Children’s Safety at Home

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Tim Curtin
Free Enterprise Plays a Big Role at PBA

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Robert Lloyd
Projects extend through all grade levels

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FIU has New Med School Dean

Robert Sackstein has been appointed dean of FIU’s Wertheim College of Medicine and senior vice president for health affairs. Sackstein comes to FIU from Harvard Medical School, where he was

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Bridging the gap between training and job openings

By Martin Lenkowsky Employers say too many high-tech jobs are unfilled because students are not being taught the necessary skills to meet today’s workplace demands. The promising news is many

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