awards

Science Museum's Launchball Receives Best Of The Web Award

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:59:10 -0500

The game, developed to accompany the museum's recently reinvented interactive gallery Launchpad, has won both 'Best Innovative Site' and overall 'Best of the Web' at Museums and the Web 2008 – the international conference for museums and heritage online in Montreal, Canada. Launchball had already been named 'Best Game' and 'Best in Show' at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Opens Today

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:13:33 -0500

More than 1,500 Students Compete for Nearly $4 Million at World's Largest Pre-College Science Fair

IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin Wins IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:45:19 -0500

At the IEEE International Magnetics Conference today in Madrid, IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin received the Daniel E. Noble Award for his fundamental contributions to the development of magneto-resistive devices for non-volatile, high density, random access memory. Dr. Parkin's innovations in memory technologies led to the revolution of the hard disk drive industry and are found in nearly every disk drive on the market today.

Rena Shagan Receives Dance/USA Trustees Award

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:17:30 -0500

At the culmination of its 25th Anniversary, Dance/USA announces the selection of Rena Shagan to receive the Dance/USA Trustees Award. The award will be presented at the Dance/USA Honors Celebration Dinner, held at the Sheraton Hotel, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Honors Celebration Dinner will be the kick off of the 2008 Dance/USA National Roundtable.

National Gallery Of Canada Celebrates Governor General's Awards Exhibition

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:42:39 -0500

In collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, the National Gallery of Canada opens an exhibition today devoted to the eight winners of the 2008 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts (GGAVMA), which are organized by the Canada Council.

IBM Professor Spotlight Of The Month

harminka — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:16:59 -0500

IBM today announced that Professor Cameron Seay, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), has been named the IBM Academic Initiative Professor Spotlight of the Month. The IBM Professor Spotlight is a monthly showcase award given to only one college or university professor across the globe, who in working with IBM, has demonstrated a long term commitment to teaching students mainframe and large enterprise skills.

Motorola Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:41:22 -0500

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announces that its Point-to-Point Fixed Wireless Solutions Group has been recognized by the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Arts and Humanities Research Council grants in History and French

seher — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:20:39 -0500

Two Bristol academics are among the 43 UK researchers to have been successful in getting funding as part of the latest round of awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Grants (Standard) Scheme.

International award for distinguished Cambridge Social Anthropologist

seher — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:55:11 -0500

One of the world’s most renowned scholars of Soviet and post-Socialist Russia and Asia has received a prestigious prize for her work on concepts of freedom.

5 Women Honored for Leadership Roles at 'Vital Voices' Awards

seher — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:57:31 -0500

First Lady Laura Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton joined other female leaders of business, politics and the arts to honor five women working to increase women's economic and political progress around the world.

Major international award for world’s leading group theorist

seher — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:26:59 -0500

One of the most prestigious prizes for mathematics has been awarded to a Cambridge professor for his outstanding work in the study of symmetry.

Nokia wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Mobile Advertising

harminka — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:53:33 -0500

Nokia has been awarded the 2008 North American Mobility Award for On-deck Mobile Advertising by Frost & Sullivan, solidifying the company's position as one of the pioneers and continued leaders of the mobile advertising industry.