Jill Singer, vice president of national security for AT&T‘s global public sector business, spoke at the University of West Florida’s fall 2018 commencement ceremony held Saturday. She earned both her bachelor's degree in computer science and master's degree in systems analysis from the university, UWF said Friday. Singer also serves as a trustee there. “UWF's ongoing commitment to […] More
A partnership between United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace will select more than 20 K-12 teams to design and build payloads through the 2019 Student Rocket Launch competition. Participants will aim to guide payload systems to a designated ground-based target for a chance to win as much as $5K and use the prize money to support a nonprofit organization or […] More
Lockheed Martin has provided three-year, $300K grant to support the establishment of a second advanced manufacturing training center at Valencia College in Orlando. The company said Friday it made the investment as part of efforts to help grow the city’s pipeline of high-technology professionals. “With major contract wins over the past several years, we’ve been able to […] More
AT&T and Learfield Communications' Campus+ division have partnered to develop and deliver new educational technologies and career opportunities for students in higher education institutions. AT&T said Monday it will coordinate with administrators and other campus stakeholders to address various challenges in on-campus learning, as well as customize academic resources for students, faculty and alumni. Chris […] More
Northrop Grumman has partnered with George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College in an effort to increase graduation rates and boost the workforce for science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas. The company said Tuesday it is working with the schools’ ADVANCE partnership program aiming to help community college students graduate with a four-year degree […] More
A Leidos-managed federally funded laboratory has partnered with the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology in an effort to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs at higher education institutions within Frederick County, Md. The center said Monday it will use the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research’s facilities to administer biological, biochemical and […] More
Leidos is providing education and training services to help students and workers develop their skills and empower the country’s workforce in support of the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers program. The company said Wednesday it will develop learning programs encompassing apprenticeships, continuing education, reskilling, on-the-job training and work-based education for more than 2.1K recipients […] More
Battelle Education, Clemson University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining have received grants with a combined total of $5.7M under a Defense Department engineering education effort. The recipients will use the funds to administer educational programs in the manufacturing engineering area under the three-year Manufacturing Engineering Education […] More
Twelve universities will work to develop an eco-friendly road vehicle for a Department of Energy-supported competition with General Motors and software firm MathWorks serving as co-sponsors. The four-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge tasks teams to each modify a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer into an an energy-efficient vehicle geared for carsharing uses, EcoCAR said Friday. Participants will employ […] More
Science Applications International Corp. will support national education campaign and outreach efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of a Ketchum-led industry team that won a spot on a potential $900M contract. SAIC said Monday it can vie for task orders to help the CMS develop, implement and evaluate integrated communications campaigns via the indefinite-delivery, […] More
