Amgen brings Biotech Experience to the East Coast
Now in its 30th year, the Amgen Foundation’s Amgen Biotech Experience education program is expanding into Tampa, Fla., where it opened a $25 million capability center in late 2018. The program offers three weeks of teacher development through lab and class initiatives, the Thousand Oaks pharmaceutical research giant said in a news release April 17. Read More →
Read More →Our view: Region nonprofits step up, get together to help shooting victims
In a year of tragedy and recovery, amid mud flows and devastating fires, one event stands above all others for its social impact. The Nov. 7 shootings at the Borderline Bar and Grill mark the second time in five years that a mass killing has taken place in the sheltered, affluent and largely safe communities Read More →
Read More →Amgen Foundation gives $3M for biology education
The Amgen Foundation announced Oct. 12 that it would donate $3 million over three years to Mountain View-based digital education nonprofit Khan Academy. The foundation has previously provided funding to support the production of biology content for the Academy’s lessons, including new videos, articles and exercises for ninth-graders. More than 1 million students per month access Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: A look at the exciting year ahead for the Business Times
The masthead signals that we’re at issue 52 and about to start into a new year. So I’ll exercise my editor’s privilege and provide an update from the Business Times newsroom as we launch Volume 18. On April 13, CSU Channel Islands President Erika Beck will be the keynote speaker and special honoree at this Read More →
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