This recorded presentation describes a project to train librarians to create subject headings for Indigenous nations. It also reports on the creation of a set of best practices based on feedback from participants in the project.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of California will address the audience about recognizing innovation transfer and entrepreneurship in the academic personnel process.
Since its establishment in 1950, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded discoveries and innovations that have transformed our lives, from the Internet to Google to MRI machines. In this session, I will provide an overview of NSF’s first new directorate in more than three decades, the Directorate for Technology,...
Tenure has often been situated as a non-negotiable tenet of modern academia, a status granted after a probationary period and extensive review, and critical for academic freedom. However, the processes by which promotion and tenure (P&T) are vetted depart in practice from the meritocratic ideal that is frequently used to...
The global academic community is at a powerful crossroad as it relates to perspectives, recognition and response to innovation and entrepreneurship achievements in the academic environment. Virtually every major institution is stressing the importance of innovation and transfer of technology to faculty, staff and students however the recognition and reward...
VentureWell has been a national thought leader in the STEM and innovation space for over 25 years. As pioneers, we have fostered collaboration among the best minds from research labs, academic institutions, classrooms, and beyond. We have helped launch over 850 ventures that have raised close to $1 billion in...
