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    eBriefing

    Betting on Biotech: Careers in Equity Research

    Speaker: Eric Staeva-Vieira (Majestic Research)

    Expertise in the sciences, combined with financial smarts, can be a ticket to Wall Street, where equity analysts advise investors on the best bets in their field.

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    Clean Technology in New York: A Survey of the State's Strengths and Prospects

    Speakers: Paul DeCotis (Deputy Secretary for Energy, New York State), Francis Murray (President and CEO, NYSERDA), and Edward Reinfurt (Executive Director, NYSTAR); René Bastón, Karin Pavese, and Christopher Cooke (The New York Academy of Sciences)

    A report produced by the Academy has identified a number of cleantech fields in which the state has particular R&D strengths. Stakeholders gathered to discuss how to translate these assets into economic development.

    eBriefing

    Innovate New York: Envisioning an Inventive City

    Moderator: Garrick Utley (Levin Institute)

    How will New York adapt and thrive in turbulent times? Two recent events looked at how to leverage the city's international talent and its status as the hub of the U.S. media industry.

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    Innovation in New York: How Can the State Do Better?

    Speakers: Irving Wladawsky-Berger (IBM Academy of Technology, MIT), Jerry MacArthur Hultin (Polytechnic University), James H. Singer (A.T. Kearney), Garrick Utley (Levin Institute)

    New York has the talent to spur high-tech innovation. But to compete in a global economy, government and business must work together to reduce costs and fund ventures.

    Annals

    Reducing the Impact of Poverty on Health and Human Development: Scientific Approaches

    Edited by Stephen G. Kaler and Owen M. Rennert (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland)

    Diverse elements contribute to poverty in the United States and elsewhere in the world. This volume provides a look at this problem from the perspectives of many disciplines.

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