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Category Archives: Community
Life at Heart Mountain – Japanese internment camp
On October 8, 2019, I attended a lecture by Sam Mihara at Laramie County Community College. Sam is a Japanese American born in the United States prior to World War II. He and his family were sent to live at … Continue reading
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“How to Start a Drone Business” Workshop
A few weeks ago, I attended the “How to Start a Drone Business” workshop presented by Probyn Thompson from Air Probe UAV and hosted by the North Carolina Small Business Center Network and Pitt Community College. The workshop discussed the … Continue reading
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Accommodating Subjective Preference in Engineering Design
On February 25, 2016, the Eastern North Carolina chapter of PENC (Professional Engineers of North Carolina) held a joint event with engineering students at ECU (East Carolina University). Brian Sylcott (Assistant Professor at ECU) spoke on “Accommodating Subjective Preference in … Continue reading
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ENC Entrepreneurship Summit 2014
Though I arrived late and had to leave a few minutes early, I thoroughly enjoyed the Eastern North Carolina Entrepreneurship Summit last Monday. I arrived just in time for the Top 3 business plan presentations. Johnny Grimes with Broadside Software, … Continue reading
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Economic Development of Biotechnology in Eastern North Carolina
On May 15, 2014, the Triangle/Eastern chapter of the British-American Business Council of North Carolina (BABCNC) hosted a Healthcare/Biomedical Forum at the East Carolina Heart Institute in Greenville, NC. Co-sponsors included NC East Alliance, NC Biotechnology Center (Eastern Office), East … Continue reading
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The Future of Hospitals: My Prediction
Living close to Brooklyn, the news is filled with stories of hospital closings. Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is fighting to close, and Interfaith Medical Center is following close behind. Throw in the fact that Coney Island Hospital is still … Continue reading
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Obesity as a Disease
The American Medical Association recently reclassified obesity as a disease instead of a major public health problem. This change has been heavily discussed in my household over the past few weeks. On the positive side, this reclassification can be a … Continue reading
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Just What I was Afraid Of
In August, I posted about my experience with Loosecubes and my concerns for how they would generate revenue. Well, unfortunately yesterday, Loosecubes announced to its customers that it would be closing its doors this Friday. I’m very sad to hear … Continue reading
Introduction to NYC Start-Up Community
Last week, Anand Chopra-McGowan (Business Development for General Assembly) gave a short presentation about General Assembly, start-up needs in general, and the start-up community in New York City specifically. This blog post gives some of the snippets of information that … Continue reading
Lessons from the Brooklyn Book Festival
The culmination of the Brooklyn Book Festival last Sunday was better than I expected. Hundreds of writers, publishers, and organizations had booths setup in Columbus Park, and there were so many interesting presentations that it was difficult to choose which … Continue reading
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