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17.04.2025 | Homeowners Take Charge: Energy Efficiency and Tax Credits Amid Economic Uncertainty | In a world where energy bills can feel like a relentless tide, homeowners are finding ways to build their own levees. With the help of tax credits, they are transforming their homes into energy-efficient havens. This trend is not just about... |
15.04.2025 | This homeowner cut her heating bill in half — and got a $1,200 tax credit | The energy efficient home improvement tax credit offers taxpayers up to $3,200 per year to offset the cost of projects like installing a heat pump or insulation.
The Inflation Reduction Act extended the tax break through 2032 and made it mo... |
11.04.2025 | Dr. Kanans Visvanats Appointed as Principal Researcher for the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) | Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Kanans Visvanats, an internationally acclaimed researcher and thought leader, has been appointed as Principal Researcher for the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). His Engagem... |
02.04.2025 | UC Berkeley Student Launches Startup Code Blue For Detecting Stroke Signs | When Ashmita Kumar was eight years old, her grandfather suffered a stroke that prevented him from being able to walk or talk. Her grandfather did not recognize the signs of a potential stroke, such as a drooping face and slurred speech, so ... |
14.02.2025 | The Plant-Based Renaissance: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in the Vegan Sector | The plant-based food industry stands at a crossroads. Once a burgeoning sector, it now faces a myriad of challenges. Yet, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, there is potential for a renaissance. This transformation hinges on innovation, ... |
13.02.2025 | INSEAD celebrates five years of impact in North America during its second Americas Conference 2025 | SAN FRANCISCO and SINGAPORE and FONTAINEBLEAU, France, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- INSEAD, The Business School for the World, celebrated five years of impact of its San Francisco Hub for Business Innovation during its second Americas Conf... |
10.02.2025 | Can Vegan Pioneer Miyoko Schinner Shake Up the Food System with UC Berkeley Plant-Based Course? | 9 Mins Read After revolutionising vegan cheese, Miyoko Schinner is leveraging her decades-long experience to teach everything plant-based at all nine University of California campuses.
Longtime animal rights activist, vegan dairy entreprene... |
13.01.2025 | Swift Ventures: Interview With General Partner About The AI-Focused Firm Of Founders Backing Founders | Swift Ventures is a venture capital firm with roots in Berkeley, California that primarily invests in early-stage AI startups. Investments by Swift include Arize AI, Dash Bio, GrayMatter Robotics, Superhuman, SafelyYou, Tubi (acquired), and... |
15.10.2024 | The Military and the Border: Trump’s Bold Plans for America’s Future | In the political arena, words can be weapons. Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric, framing the upcoming election as a battle against an “enemy from within.” This phrase echoes through his speeches, resonating with supporters who feel th... |
14.10.2024 | National Politics | Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on housing | For first-time homebuyers, Harris wants to provide a $25,000 tax credit for down-payment assistance. The campaign estimates this could help more than 4 million households. Some economists have questioned the idea, saying it could further in... |
17.08.2024 | Harris Takes Center Stage: Immigration and Economy at the DNC | The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is set to unfold in Chicago, and all eyes are on Kamala Harris. The Vice President is poised to take the spotlight, addressing two critical issues: immigration and the economy. With the political lan... |
17.08.2024 | The Intersection of Tech and Narrative: A New Wave of Storytelling in Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley is a land of innovation, where technology meets ambition. It’s a bustling hub of creativity, but it’s also a breeding ground for self-doubt. This duality is captured in the works of emerging authors like Kyla Zhao. Her journe... |
16.08.2024 | Harris likely to raise issues of immigration, economy at Democratic National Convention: Analysts | Listen to this article
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11.07.2024 | J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital Hires Joseph Siletto to Target Investments in Healthcare Transformation | Mr. Siletto joins from Vivo Capital as Co-Managing Partner
NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- J.P. Morgan Private Capital, a venture and growth equity investment team within J.P. Morgan Asset Management Alternatives, today announced it... |
15.05.2024 | Women MBAs are asking for higher pay, but still earning less | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The idea that women are less likely to ask for higher pay has long been one explanation for the gender pay gap — the difference in earnings between men and women — but new research finds women MBAs ar... |
04.08.2023 | The case for paying to scrap polluting stuff | The Biden administration's climate law has big incentives for building and buying cleaner things, but a new paper says something's missing: More incentives for scrapping high-carbon infrastructure and equipment.
Why it matters: Existing law... |
13.12.2022 | Revised proposal to reform California’s rooftop solar program doesn’t go far enough | In summary
On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission will vote on a controversial reform of the state’s rooftop solar program. Proponents who want to scale back subsidies and eliminate the “cost shift” on poorer households arg... |
26.07.2022 | Connecticut to allow distributed resources to compete with distribution grid upgrades | Connecticut utilities proposing a distribution grid upgrade project that would cost more than $1 million would soon be expected to issue a competitive non-wires alternatives (NWA) solicitation, under a proposed program developed by the Conn... |
23.09.2021 | Professor David Teece named a Citation Laureate for pioneering economics research | UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor David J. Teece has been named as a 2021 Citation Laureate in economics for his pioneering research on entrepreneurship, innovation, and competition. |
14.04.2021 | As Impact Investing Grows, So Do Expectations | By Andrew Mayeda
In the spring of 2019, representatives from 60 investors gathered in the sun-filled atrium of World Bank Group headquarters to adopt new market standards for impact investing. One by one, they stepped on stage to place the ... |
14.03.2021 | Covid, Couples & Kids: No, You Aren’t Going Insane | Coupledom in Lockdowngetty |
04.02.2021 | How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations And Inspire Collaboration | Francesca Gino discusses the psychology of conversation in politicized workplaces and how managers ... [+] can improve their conversation styles to create high-quality collaboration.isayildez |
03.02.2021 | Want To Make Money? This U.S. Town Will Pay You To Move There | Here we go again—another U.S. destination is trying to entice new residents to move there by luring them with cash. This time, the location is Natchez, Mississippi, which has developed an initiative that offers a package worth up to $6,100.... |
29.09.2020 | What is distributed generation’s real worth for the grid? | California and other locations are moving to renewable energy at high speed. But even in these forward-leaning areas, there is still an active debate about which renewables and where. Part of that debate centers on the role of distributed g... |
04.05.2020 | Forget carbon tariffs: Existing trade policies give dirty industries a boost | Countries around the world consistently apply lower tariffs on products produced by 'dirty' industries than by 'clean' ones, finds a new analysis. (iStock photo)
In the United States and around the globe, products produced by 'dirty' or hig... |
16.10.2019 | A Wall Street recruiter and finance-career experts reveal the best ways to get a job at Goldman Sachs | Advertisement
The best way to get a job at Goldman Sachs is to prepare.
On a Business Insider Prime conference call, finance career experts shared their best tips for navigating the bank's application and interview process.
For example, mak... |
10.07.2019 | UC Berkeley names its first-ever chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer | The University of California at Berkeley appointed professor Richard Lyons as the university’s first-ever chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer (CIEO).
In this new role, effective January 1, 2020, Lyons will work with campus partner... |
10.07.2019 | UC Berkeley names its first-ever chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The University of California at Berkeley appointe... |
22.11.2018 | Is California going the way of Germany when it comes to energy? | One place possesses the fourth-largest economy in the world. Another is home to the fifth-largest.
Both places have instituted ambitious energy and climate goals.
But one — Germany — is struggling to meet those targets and its citizens pay ... |
21.11.2016 | Despite Disruption for B-Schools, Haas Dean Sees Growing Benefits of Edtech | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Surely, one of the most interesting business case studies an MBA class could chew over these days must be the challenging conditions facing business schools themselves.
That t... |
27.07.2016 | Revolutionizing An Industry By Building An Empire Based On Values | When I went to school, the last thing I wanted to do was eat lunch prepared there. Yuck! |
21.03.2016 | Are Good Managers Born or Made? | For many an ambitious worker, the measure of success lies just ahead in a path toward management. Career arcs in a wide variety of sectors are simply built that way, and sooner or later the serious-minded employee finds him or herself champ... |
03.08.2015 | Should we love Uber and Airbnb or protest against them? | An angry crowd has attacked Uber cars with bars and stones outside Mexico City airport, the latest in a series of worldwide protests against the ride-hailing app. More than 1,000 taxi drivers blocked streets in Rio de Janeiro a few days ago... |
05.06.2014 | Three things I learned on Commencement Day | Great grades are not a pass for a great life
In the last five years I’ve been at Commencement Day at universities around the world – a few times to receive awards and three times as the commencement speaker. But attending both my daughters’... |
23.05.2011 | How EA’s John Riccitiello sees the past few years of struggle | Like many seasoned executives, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello believes that learning from failure is essential to success. He said so in a recent commencement speech at the Haas business school at the University of Califor... |
23.05.2011 | How EA’s John Riccitiello sees the past few years of struggle | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Like many seasoned executives, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello believes that learning from failure is essential to suc... |
09.03.2011 | Discount tickets for Berkeley-Asia conference | Vator readers get a 20% discount off the event on March 22 in Shanghai
The Asia Business Center and the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley invite you to join us for a
day of networking and learning at the Berkeley Asia Business Center... |
- | The rise of the ‘tradwife’ — why some women say they are opting out of work | TikTok’s latest “tradwife” and “stay-at-home girlfriend” trends show an idealized view of adhering to very traditional gender roles.
Staying at home necessitates a degree of privilege that fewer young adults have these days.
If anything, wo... |
- | SA 100 2014: The Coolest People In New York City Tech | Business Insider New York City has become home to some of the tech industry's most promising companies, including Etsy, MongoDB, and Vice Media.
So we created the Silicon Alley 100 to celebrate people who did the coolest things in the past ... |
- | Sam Altman says successful people ‘believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion’—that’s frightening, says expert | Just about every highly successful person has confidence. Some, like ex-OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, believe in taking it to an extreme — and that’s when they turn from inspiring to frightening, says a leadership expert.
“Organizations should be ... |
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