Trucking is an industry large enough and diverse enough to accommodate the interests and skill sets of virtually everyone. However, because it also happens to be “invisible” , those outside of trucking are left unaware of the ...
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The National Pork Board honored Maynard Hogberg, Ph.D., as the recipient of its Distinguished Service Award on March 8. Hogberg is professor and chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. The award was presented ...
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Collaboration between retailers, brands, their manufacturing partners and suppliers is starting to drive a recovery in the UK’s garment making sector. This was the optimistic and overwhelming conclusion of speakers at the recent ASBCI ...
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The Prime Minister has announced that a new Trailblazers project will be put in place to help enhance apprenticeships in the retail industry. The Trailblazer projects have been set up by the Government to lead the way in implementing ...
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At its foundations, The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is an educational body with a broad mission to impart packaging expertise to the wider industry. So, early in 2013, the AIP worked with the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) ...
Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field. But researchers warned in a paper published today that not enough ...
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03 Feb 2014 APPMA and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) are taking submissions for the sixth annual scholarship program. Now is the time to do more than dream about what a Diploma in Packaging Technology will do for your career. ...
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Generally, supply chain managers agree that the right talent is some combination of technical skills, industry-specific understanding, real-world business experience, and various soft skills. Finding those candidates can be a challenge ...
This year marks the 10th Annual Luminaire Design Competition for students enrolled in Designing with Light (DES 136 B) at the University of California, Davis. The competition gives students the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art ...
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Woodcraft and its customers donated more than $6,000 in 2013 to support Fresh Wood, a student competition founded to encourage and support young woodworking designers and builders like Mollie Ferguson, a beginning furnituremaker who won two ...
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Held at the House of Commons, the launch event was attended by high profile representatives from industry and Government, along with educators and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) organisations. In the UK, fewer than one ...
Silent Circle and Geeksphone today announced a new Switzerland-based joint venture and its inaugural product, Blackphone, the world's first smartphone placing privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. Blackphone, powered by ...
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Coverings has partnered with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Architecture, to develop a course that will investigate the use of tile as a medium for furniture design. Through a 13-week series of lectures and ...
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The University of Minnesota is looking to recruit students for its master's degree program in medical device innovation. The engineering-focused curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in the medical device industry, which ...
More women are choosing science careers, yet women are notoriously underrepresented in senior academic positions—often because they abandon their careers due to pessimism about advancement. New research suggests that putting more ...
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