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New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

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students in foundational computer courses are female, according to a new annual report out Wednesday from the educational nonprofit Code.org. Washington, which has policies supporting the funding of computer science education and course requirements for schools, was slightly below the U.S. Only 31% of U.S. ”

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Released from court oversight, a Seattle research institution rebrands and resets

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After cutting budgets and paying debts, the institute has now re-emerged as a leaner enterprise with new philanthropic support. It also was set up as a nonprofit that operated like a biotech company, taking discoveries through early-stage research to manufacturing and clinical trials. The project is funded by the U.S.

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Book Excerpt: How Microsoft leverages employee giving to build a culture of purpose

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First, she convinced then-CEO Steve Ballmer that the employee giving budget should be budgeted as an employee benefit within human resources rather than part of the philanthropic budget. More importantly, by moving the budget within HR it would ensure its permanency and be treated similarly to other employee benefits.

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$10B Bezos Earth Fund hires a long-time global leader on climate issues as president and CEO

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“Andrew has decades of experience in environmental and climate science as well as economic and social policy in the U.S., The organization noted that during his tenure the organization, whose reach spans more than 60 countries, grew its staff five-fold and its budget quadrupled between 2012 and 2021.

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Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes

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His idea was to create affordable, easy-to-assemble pods that would provide budget travelers with privacy and security at a lower price than a typical hotel room. Julie Willie , community development director for the City of Everett, checked out a demo pod on Wednesday as a potential option for her community north of Seattle.

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What It Means To Be A Leader — EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS

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Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting edge programs/processes. Developing Others. Understands/appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations and policies related to specialized expertise.

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Should you build or buy generative AI?

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s already showing up in the top 20 shadow IT SaaS apps tracked by Productiv for business users and developers alike. But many organizations are limiting use of public tools while they set policies to source and use generative AI models. With this new superpower, how should we develop or refine refactoring these business processes?”