Every week, we update this list with new meetings, awards, scholarships and events to help you advance your career. If you’d like us to feature something that you’re offering to the bioscience community, email us with the subject line “For calendar.” ASBMB members’ offerings take priority, and we do not promote products/services. Learn how to advertise in ASBMB Today. Feb 28: AWIS award application deadline The American Association for Women in Science has several award categories relevant to people in biochemistry and molecular biology, and the deadline for applications is Feb. 28. The AWIS Distinguished Doctoral Research Award, which recognizes important dissertations, is $10,000. Three winners will be selected. The AWIS Opportunity Scholarships for Career Re-entry are for people who’ve been out of the workforce for more than two years. Eight winners will get $2,500 apiece. The Schechtman scholarship is $2,000 for undergraduate women. Learn more. ASAP: Secure your hotel room for #DiscoverBMB If you are going to #DiscoverBMB, the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . it is time to book your lodging. There’s a block of discounted rooms available, but they’re likely to fill up before everyone has booked. The Sheraton Grand […]

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When the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs fell short of its small disadvantaged business (SDB) goals in fiscal 2022, it made a decision to aggressively reach out to potential companies. With the numbers in for the first half of 2023, the agency said it still has some work to do. “We missed the small disadvantaged business goal by a little over 1% [in fiscal 2022]. The Department of the Navy had a goal of 8.3%. And I believe we came in about 7%, a little over 7%. We missed the goal just slightly in bringing in 8(a) firms ,” said Arveice Washington, deputy director of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs in an interview with Federal News Network after she spoke at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Expeditionary Warfare Conference on Feb. 23. So far this year, Navy prime contract awards through Feb. 14 show SBDs awards coming in at 4.5% of the total, with a year-end goal of 7.44% of total contracts. Overall, the Navy spent $31.91 billion on contract awards by Feb. 14, with $4.14 billion going to small businesses. Washington said the second half of the fiscal year tends to have more small business […]

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Have you ever gone through a severe weather warning? Whether it was preparing for a blizzard, a hurricane or maybe even needing toilet paper during a pandemic , the panicked rush to the local grocery store is a sight to behold. Shoppers frantically drive carts and carry bags piled with canned goods, paper towels, toiletries, batteries, water gallons, pet supplies and so many "essentials." The checkout lines are swarming, the urgency of the situation creating an "every man for himself" mentality. It’s chaos preparing for potential chaos. Continue reading this article — and all of our other premium content with Entrepreneur+ For just $5, get access to a ton of exclusive content and resources that will help grow your entrepreneurial mindset. You’ll find: Exclusive content from our network of today’s leading CEOs and business strategists Receive our flagship Entrepreneur Magazine – free! No more ads, and get access to the Entrepreneur+ homepage Free E-books written by our staff and other industry thought leaders

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Water pollution is threatening the livelihood of Debabrata Khuntia By Priti Gupta in Mumbai & Ben Morris in London Business reporters For generations the family of Debabrata Khuntia made a living by fishing in the Bay of Bengal and the rivers and canals of Purba Medinipur in West Bengal. He remembers being able to catch 10 tonnes of fish a year, some of which he would keep and the rest he would sell in the market. But those days are gone. There are few fish and Debabrata now makes a living growing tomatoes and brinjal. He is in no doubt what is to blame. "Excessive shrimp farming." Many farmers have shifted to shrimp farming because the money is better, he says. But that involves building shrimp ponds, feeding the shrimp and treating them with antibiotics. At the end of the growing cycle – when the shrimp are ready for market – the water is flushed into the river untreated which, Debabrata says, has caused pollution. "The water turns black and smells," he says. The poor quality of the water has even hit his vegetable crop. Shrimp farming has also been blamed for social and environmental problems elsewhere in the […]

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings per share for the fourth quarter, which exclude changes in the value of the company’s investment portfolio, fell 7%, the company said Saturday. Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings declined 8% in the fourth quarter to $6.7 billion after taxes, hurt by a drop in profits at the company’s railroad business and a decline in the U.S. dollar. Excluding the dollar’s fall, which increased the value of the company’s BRK.A, +0.51% BRK.B, +0.31% foreign-currency debt, Berkshire’s operating earnings for the period would have risen about 13% from the fourth quarter of 2021, to $7.9 billion. This is more indicative of the company’s earnings power, given that quarterly currency volatility has little impact on Berkshire’s underlying earnings power. Stock repurchases totaled $2.6 billion, up from $1 billion in the third quarter, bringing the total for 2022 to $7.9 billion. That’s down sharply from $27 billion in 2021 and $24.7 billion in 2020. Berkshire’s operating earnings per share for the fourth quarter, which exclude changes in the value of the company’s investment portfolio, fell 7% to about $4,585 per class A share, Barron’s estimates. That fell short of the FactSet consensus estimate of $5,305 a share. Berkshire’s […]

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While many people learned how to bake bread during the pandemic, not everyone turned it into a business.(Hawaii Bread Co.) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Keala Souza created Hawaii Bread Co. out of her Kapolei home during lockdown and looked to her own Hawaiian culture for inspiration. Souza has a background as a hula dancer, but before baking, she worked as a flight attendant for Hawaiian airlines for 9.5 years. During the time she traveled the world, she found a love for classic Parisian baked goods, but she noticed an opportunity to bridge a gap between traditional French baking and her Hawaiian culture. “When you think of a bakery, you think French, European, and I really wanted to show that Hawaiians can hold space, Hawaiian flavors, Hawaiian textures, can really hold space in a place where you wouldn’t normally see or think of Hawaii.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by @hawaiibread.co Her baking journey began as a means of keeping her family healthy and sustainable during the pandemic. “It was something born out of a bad time for all of us,” said Souza. But once she mastered the art of the perfect sourdough loaf, she began to see […]

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Used vehicles for sale.Source: Bloomberg American Car Center told employees the business was closing its doors, a day after it pulled a $222 million bond sale from the market, according to people familiar with the matter. The used car retailer, which tends to target consumers regardless of their credit history, said in an email to employees on Friday the firm was ceasing all operations, closing its headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, and that all employees would be terminated by the end of the business day, the people said. The headquarters has about 288 people. Prices slid at the end of 2022 Source: US Census Bureau The closure email came a day after the company sent another message to staff saying management and advisors had been working with lenders to improve liquidity and continue operations, the people said. American Car Center, which has more than 40 dealerships across 10 states, is owned by York Capital Management LLC . A representative for York Capital declined to comment, while American Car Center Chief Financial Officer Noah Hogan did not respond to a inquiry to his LinkedIn account. No one was available for comment at the company’s headquarters, and repeated calls to several of […]

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Amarillo Globe-News TTUHSC names Executive Director for Telehealth Technology and Innovation Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has named John Gachago, DHA, as the executive director for Telehealth Technology and Innovation. As a pioneer in telehealth, TTUHSC has expanded and evolved the accessibility of medical care. Telehealth is a valuable vehicle to extend health care across the regions they serve and beyond. With Gachago’s leadership, TTUHSC will build on existing academic, clinical and rural telehealth platforms to establish a future Institute for Telehealth Technology and Innovation. “In our effort to support rural health providers, our goal as a university is to develop and implement emerging telehealth and digital health adaptations to improve and expand access to care,” TTUHSC President Lori Rice Spearman, Ph.D., said. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Gachago to our team in this critical hire to help increase coordinated telehealth and digital health implementation and adoption. In his role, he will build upon the existing TTUHSC telehealth components in the clinical, academic, and rural health settings as TTUHSC stays at the forefront of advancements in these technologies.” Of the 108 counties in the TTUHSC service region, 20 have no practicing physician and 11 have no […]

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Florida State University recognized the fastest-growing companies owned or led by FSU alumni during the 6th annual Seminole 100 Celebration Saturday night at the FSU Student Union Ballroom. The 2023 fastest-growing business, Floorzz, LLC, is led by FSU alumni Crissie Anderson (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’09) and Mike Anderson (B.S. ’04). The company, based in Miramar Beach, Florida, is a retail store with an e-commerce component focused on selling tile, hardwood, luxury vinyl and laminate. They “believe in a personal relationship with their clients and giving customers an unprecedented online customer service experience.” To view the complete list of 2023 Seminole 100 businesses, visit seminole100.fsu.edu . “We’re proud to celebrate the success of our outstanding alumni who are leading the way in business by providing needed products, services and solutions, creating jobs and building stronger communities,” said President Richard McCullough. “They embody the brave and bold entrepreneurial spirit that thrives at Florida State University and inspires the next generation of innovators and leaders.” “We’re proud to celebrate the success of our outstanding alumni who are leading the way in business by providing needed products, services and solutions, creating jobs and building stronger communities. They embody the brave and bold entrepreneurial […]

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during his news conference in Tokyo, Japan on February 24, 2023. Stanislav Kogiku/Pool via REUTERS TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country to conquer rising inflation as annual labour negotiations wrap up next month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday, with backing from a major business lobby. For years wages have been slow to grow in Japan as cautious firms hoarded a record cash pile, while curbing labour costs, despite government pressure on companies to raise pay. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The government has put a strong focus on wage hikes to stimulate private consumption that makes up more than half of the economy, hoping to stoke a positive cycle of economic growth and wealth distribution under Kishida’s new capitalism agenda. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "Above all, wage hikes that beat price hikes are needed," Kishida told an annual gathering of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which lays out its policy agenda for this year. Latest Updates Iran’s currency slides to record low as savers buy dollars India’s push to regulate crypto gains IMF, U.S. […]

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