Kazi Awal/Insider Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Courtesy of Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute University of Utah's Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute helps students launch startups and raise money. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni have access to mentorship and other resources. The university also plans to offer an online master of business creation degree to expand its reach. This article […]
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Trump called on lawmakers to institute the ‘death penalty for drug dealers’ despite the fact that he pardoned people convicted of selling drugs
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Trump spoke at a rally Saturday for the first time since the August 8 search at Mar-a-Lago. Trump said he was calling on lawmakers to institute capital punishment for drug dealers. But before leaving office, Trump pardoned […]
Top Universities in the USA 2019
Once again, US universities are well represented in the QS World University Rankings, with 157 US institutions of higher learning included in the 2019 rankings. American schools claimed 5 of the top 9 spots, including a repeat sweep of the top four positions. Here are some of the schools featured in our Top Universities […]
Was ‘Institute for Statecraft’ behind Ofcom’s targeting of RT? Sleuths point to yes
Documents that show the shadowy UK outfit ‘Institute for Statecraft’ previously filed complaints to Ofcom about RT raise the question if the impetus for the regulator’s most recent actions against RT came from the same source. On Thursday, Ofcom announced it had found RT in breach of UK impartiality rules in seven instances, going back […]
Future Today Institute: China will become the world’s ‘unchallenged AI hegemon’ in 2018
Future Today Institute founder Amy Webb today released her annual tech trends report, and much of it focuses on the continuing impact of artificial intelligence. Other trends highlighted by the report include space travel, human gene editing, and a global shortage of data scientists. Webb, a quantitative futurist and professor of strategic foresigh…Read More
Blaze engulfs historic Naval Institute building in St. Petersburg, Russia (VIDEO)
A broke out in one of the buildings of the St. Petersburg Naval Institute in Russia’s second largest city. Over a hundred firefighters, assisted by the cadets, took part in battling the flames. Smoke blanketed the Vasilyevsky Island district of the city Friday night, as the flames engulfed a mid-18th century building belonging to St. Petersburg’s oldest […]
Sundance Institute Announces Titles for 2018 Film Fest
The Sundance Film Festival announced its first wave of programming late Wednesday afternoon, a smorgasboard of the independent films you’ll likely hear a whole lot about next year. The announcement included feature films in ten categories: U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, Next, Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Midnight, […]
A Psychologist Created Wonder Woman to Institute Female Rule
William Moulton Marston created the heroine to acclimate boys to the idea of strong and powerful women. https://media.wired.com/photos/5942a20505aeaa0c20fbf440/master/pass/WonderWomanGroupHP.jpg Wired
Get 99% off this Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification
Looking to turn your love of photography into a career, but not sure where to start? Look no further than this Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification program, available for $ 20 and currently discounted 99 percent. This 22-module program can be taken entirely online, and you’ll receive a certificate nationally accredited by the Photography Council. […]
Women's Institute members in The Archers make Red Nose Day baking appeal
Some of the Radio 4 soap’s most famous female characters – Jill Archer, Jennifer Aldridge, Lynda Snell and Susan Carter – have been snapped together standing next to a table laden with cakes. Patricia Greene, who has played The Archers‘ matriarch Jill, the lynchpin of Ambridge life, since 1957, said: “It’s a real honour to […]