*I always wondered how these people got by.
*I wonder how their attitudes would change if one of their most generous sponsors was, like, an Egyptian feminist revolutionary group.
"Singularity University Announces New Corporate Partnership with Genentech to Explore The Future of Exponentially Advancing Technologies
"World Leading Biotechnology Company to Support SU Programs Aimed at Solving Humanity’s Grand Challenges
"Mountain View, California (February 6, 2012) – Singularity University (SU), the only educational institution uniquely focused on the impact and opportunities presented by exponentially advancing technologies, (((Maybe they should rename themselves "Exponentiarity U"))) has announced a new high-level partnership with Genentech, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. The announcement was made on the opening day of FutureMed, a signature SU program which explores the future of medicine through rapidly developing, disruptive, and convergent technologies and how they are poised to revolutionize healthcare.
"Genentech will join Singularity University Founding Partners Autodesk, Cisco, Google, the Kauffman Foundation, Nokia, and ePlanet Ventures at the highest level of sponsorship, in addition to becoming a Platinum Sponsor of the 2012 FutureMed Program at Singularity University. FutureMed runs from February 6-11 on the SU campus at NASA Research Park at Moffett Field, California.
“We are very excited to welcome Genentech to Singularity University as our first large-scale biotech partner,” said Rob Nail, CEO of Singularity University. “It’s a tremendous opportunity to be partnered with a company so committed to cutting edge science, innovation, and improving medicine and healthcare.”
"The new partnership between Singularity University and Genentech will also support the annual SU Summer Graduate Studies Program, a 10-week graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum designed to facilitate innovation across a broad range of scientific and technological disciplines whose developments are accelerating exponentially. The keystone of the program, the Ten to the Ninth Plus (10^9+) Team Projects, challenge students to develop services, products, companies and organizations that have the ability to positively affect the lives of one billion people within 10 years.
"Read More @ singularityu.org
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"SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
"FutureMed 2012 (February 6-11, 2012) starts today!
"Exponential Technologies Executive Program (EP) dates are April 11-18 and December 1-8, 2012. We offer 7 day sessions for both periods. Seats are still available. Register here
Graduate Studies Program runs from June 16-August 26, 2012 (Application deadline: March 31)
"SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY GLOBAL (SU - GLOBAL)
"SU-FIAP Executive Program March 16-17, 2012 - How will projected breakthroughs and converging technologies affect specific markets and industries within the next three to twenty years? What will this mean for businesses and industries in Brazil? Join us in Sao Paulo for this special program to explore how the world is changing and what that means for you and for Brazil. (((A Brazilian Singularity hopefully features cool Abravanista disco costumes.)))
"SU Global Impact Competitions: With SU's 40 international Ambassadors and partners, we've launched a number of Global Impact Competitions for the 10-week GSP program this year. We're running up to 15 competitions in countries like the Dominican Republic, Russia, Spain, Indonesia, Mexico, Israel, Brazil, Holland, Chile, Italy....with more to be confirmed. The next few months should be exciting as some great future leaders are selected and competition projects are implemented around the world. If you want to get involved, let us know @ [email protected]"
