Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’
Woody Harrelson Earns Honorary Doctorate
Dr. Woody Harrelson? Okay. York University in Toronto is giving an honorary Doctorate to the actor for his work with environmental issues. “Mr. Harrelson’s understanding of why we each need to reduce our ecological footprint is authentic, and his efforts to inspire others to grasp and act on this concept provide an object lesson for those of us who teach,” said Prof. Dawn Bazely, director of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability at York. “I don’t consider myself much of
LiveBlogging: OnDC Speaker Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy US CTO
He’s been on the job now for 3 1/2 months. He moved here from San Francisco. I’ll talk about the theory of what we are trying to do in the White House now, why it’s hard, and then take a look at the president’s innovation agenda, and what you can do if you choose. Our strategy is rooted in Moore’s law. Explosion in computing power, storage, connections. Moore predicted that the number of transistors on a chip would double about every 18-24 months. The terrabyte of memory you have now would hav
IT Plays a Role in Net-Zero Buildings
Colin G. Harrison, Director of Corporate Strategy for IBM, discusses how information technology can help buildings achieve a net-zero carbon status, speaking at the Oct. 7-8 meeting, “Innovation 2009: The Net-Zero Energy Buildings Conference II: Technologies, Materials, and Systems for Getting to Zero.” Also at the meeting, which was presented by McGraw Hill Construction, Helmut Jahn, [...]
The Levi’s(R) Brand Partners With Berkeley Repertory Theatre to Support the Stage Version of Green Day’s American Idiot
The Levi’s(R) Brand Partners With Berkeley Repertory Theatre to Support the Stage Version of Green Day’s American Idiot The original jean company’s “Go Forth” ad campaign echoes the spirit of the ground-breaking show about America’s youth forging its own path SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing in its long-standing heritage of supporting innovation in the arts, the Levi’s brand has signed on as the lead sponsor of Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s world premiere of American Idiot,
WATTech Series – Coming Soon!
At WATBlog , our primary aim is to cover everything Web Advertising and Technology. Initially, the three might seems mildly distinct, but the three are what I believe drive development, encourage enterprise and inspire innovation. I still remember the surprise that dawned on me as a child when I realized that all of television, all the TV shows, all the cartoons, everything that happened on that screen was only because someone had a product, and needed a medium to advertise it. That apart, over