Northern Arizona University is reinventing itself as a semi-public institution amid record enrollment increases and diminishing state support, President John Haeger said during a public forum at the High Country Conference Center. More than 200 people attended the event to hear the president address how the university will mitigate the $30 million cut for FY2012, with nearly 700 more participants tuning in via live web stream. The president said university budget reduction strategies … [Read more...] about Moving Toward Semi-Public University
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Cleantech Open’s Information Session
Apr 25. 1-3p.m. The Cleantech Open will be holding an information session at NACET. They invite companies in the cleantech industry to learn more about about the Cleantech Open's business competition and venture acceleration programs. The Cleantech Open is a non-profit Organization with the mission to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges such as: Air, Water and Waste Energy Efficiency Green … [Read more...] about Cleantech Open’s Information Session
SouthWest Windpower–Globe Sustainability Award
Personal wind turbine developer internationally recognized for contributions to sustainable living Southwest Windpower, the world’s leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, has been awarded a Globe Sustainability Innovation Award, recognizing the company’s economic, social and ecological innovations that contribute to developing a sustainable society. “Southwest Windpower stands out as a principled manufacturer of sustainable, renewable energy products that represent true innovation … [Read more...] about SouthWest Windpower–Globe Sustainability Award
World’s Largest Solar Plant Planned for So. Colorado
Mortenson Construction has been selected as the general contractor for Charlotte-based Cogentrix Energy, LLC’s 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar Generating Project in southern Colorado. Once completed, the project will be the world’s largest solar field utilizing concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology. The CPV equipment for the project is designed and manufactured by Amonix, Inc., a leader in concentrating photovoltaic technology. Mortenson recently built another Amonix CPV solar facility at the … [Read more...] about World’s Largest Solar Plant Planned for So. Colorado
Best/Worst Jobs List Reflects Employment Trends
According to CareerCast.com and the 2011 Jobs Rated Report, the title of America’s Best Job goes to Software Engineer. This continues to be on trend with previous years where the majority of professions ranked among the best required expertise in the fields of math, science or technology. However, this year’s top pick is the result of two emerging technological industries, web applications and cloud computing (location-independent computing). Since software engineers are involved in the … [Read more...] about Best/Worst Jobs List Reflects Employment Trends