TheRTP Blog http://thertpblog.org The blog of The Research Triangle Park Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:52:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 RTP Week Ahead, September 7-10 http://thertpblog.org/?p=800 http://thertpblog.org/?p=800#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:52:34 +0000 Ross Maloney http://thertpblog.org/?p=800

World's first 3d video game debuted at Major League Gaming: Raleigh last weekend

Monday, September 6

Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday, September 7

UPGG and IGSP Seminar Series: Origin of AIDS and Malaria

12:30 – 2:00pm

Duke University, Nanaline Duke Building, Room 147

Speaker: Beatrice H. Hahn, MD, Professor of Medicine [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=800 0 RTP Announces a Master Plan Project http://thertpblog.org/?p=797 http://thertpblog.org/?p=797#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:37:42 +0000 Cara Rousseau http://thertpblog.org/?p=797 The Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, owner and developer of The Research Triangle Park (RTP), announced today that the organization will undertake a comprehensive Master Plan for RTP. The 12-month Master Plan project will consider changes needed within the Park’s boundaries to ensure RTP remains a pre-eminent and globally competitive location for research [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=797 0 Robotics in RTP http://thertpblog.org/?p=783 http://thertpblog.org/?p=783#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:09:59 +0000 Cara Rousseau http://thertpblog.org/?p=783 Access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is becoming increasingly important for success in the global work place. STEM education and development is a necessary element for knowledge-based environments like The Research Triangle Park (RTP).  As more and more jobs depend on employees with strong STEM skills, today’s students need a way [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=783 1 RTP Week Ahead, Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 http://thertpblog.org/?p=777 http://thertpblog.org/?p=777#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:48:52 +0000 Ross Maloney http://thertpblog.org/?p=777 Full house for CED at RTP HQ

Monday,  Aug. 30

Nanofiber Conference: N3M 2010 Program

Three-day conference (Mon. 8/30 – Wed. 9/1)

The Nonwovens Institute, 2401 Research Dr. Raleigh, NC 27695

The objective of the conference is to accelerate the adoption of nanofibers in a wide range of innovative functional products.

Register here.

[...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=777 0 The Research Triangle’s “Fast 10″ http://thertpblog.org/?p=772 http://thertpblog.org/?p=772#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:31:07 +0000 Cara Rousseau http://thertpblog.org/?p=772 Congratulations to the 10 Research Triangle companies included on the 500 fastest-growing private companies list for the United States.

A-10 Clinical Solutions leads the Raleigh-Durham representation on The Inc. 500, which was released Tuesday, August 24. The Cary-based clinical research organization took slot #92, boasting a three-year growth rate of 2,714 percent. The [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=772 0 RTP Week Ahead: August 23-27 http://thertpblog.org/?p=767 http://thertpblog.org/?p=767#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:12:12 +0000 Cara Rousseau http://thertpblog.org/?p=767

Wednesday, August 25

GREEN Awards – Nominations Deadline

Triangle Business Journal’s GREEN Awards will honor those in the Triangle who make efforts to incorporate environmentally sustainable practices into their businesses and their communities.

Learn more here.

RTP Durham Bulls Outing

The Research Triangle Park is hosting a Durham Bulls game in appreciation of [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=767 0 The Research Triangle: America’s Smartest City http://thertpblog.org/?p=765 http://thertpblog.org/?p=765#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:08:36 +0000 Cara Rousseau http://thertpblog.org/?p=765 The Daily Beast has announced their annual “America’s Smartest Cities” ranking and the Research Triangle Region came out on top for the best talent concentration in the U.S., according to this year’s report.

“Raleigh-Durham has just about every intangible useful in attracting and developing a smart populace: It’s a university hub, including three of [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=765 0 MCNC wins $76M in federal funding for broadband project http://thertpblog.org/?p=758 http://thertpblog.org/?p=758#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:40:26 +0000 Ross Maloney http://thertpblog.org/?p=758

Report by Triangle Business Journal:

Research Triangle Park-based nonprofit MCNC will receive more than $75 million to upgrade the infrastructure needed for broadband connections in 69 rural North Carolina counties, Gov. Beverly Perdue’s office announced Wednesday.

The $75.8 million allocation in federal stimulus funds from the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture will [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=758 0 IEM joins The Research Triangle Park family http://thertpblog.org/?p=753 http://thertpblog.org/?p=753#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:36:37 +0000 Ross Maloney http://thertpblog.org/?p=753 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmaathrEFtA

International risk management consulting firm IEM celebrated the opening of its new headquarters facility in Research Triangle Park Tuesday with an open house and celebration kicked off by Gov. Beverly Perdue and U.S. Rep. David Price. — IEM moved its headquarters from Baton Rouge, La., to RTP after IEM Chief Executive Madhu [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=753 0 Back 2 School Drive: Race to the Finish Line http://thertpblog.org/?p=743 http://thertpblog.org/?p=743#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:31 +0000 Ross Maloney http://thertpblog.org/?p=743 A big thank you to all who have contributed to our 2010 RTP Back 2 School Drive! We’ve seen an outstanding effort thus far.

The deadline to donate is tomorrow, Wed. August 18 at 5:00pm. We still need your help! Backpacks, pencils, paper, binders…whatever you can spare to share. Here is a form listing [...]]]> http://thertpblog.org/?feed=rss2&p=743 0