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Cultivating a Distinct College Experience: The Vital Role of Student Engagement at Itawamba Community College

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Monday, March 25, 2024

The following is written by Dr. Jay Allen, President, Itawamba Community College, a member of the American Associate of Community Colleges.

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  • The following is written by Dr. Jay Allen, President, Itawamba Community College, a member of the American Associate of Community Colleges.
  • As the proud president of Itawamba Community College (ICC), I am excited to reflect on the vibrant tapestry of student life that makes our institution truly exceptional.
  • College life extends far beyond the classroom, and Itawamba Community College recognizes the paramount importance of fostering a holistic educational environment.
  • What sets Itawamba Community College apart from other institutions is the unique blend of academic excellence and a vibrant student life.

FPT Software Partners with Nanyang Polytechnic, Providing Students with International Tech Internships

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

FPT Software, a global technology solution provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic, providing internships for software engineering students at FPT’s Headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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  • FPT Software, a global technology solution provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic, providing internships for software engineering students at FPT’s Headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Spanning over eight weeks, Nanyang Polytechnic students will join FPT Software Global Internship Programme, where they gain practical experience from the company’s international projects.
  • “FPT Software and Nanyang Polytechnic share many common goals and values centred around innovation and education.
  • With Vietnam emerging as a key player in tech innovation, this collaboration provides the software engineering students at Nanyang Polytechnic with a unique opportunity to explore Vietnam’s tech environment and gain hands-on experience in various technologies.

Kensho Technologies Streamlines Client Data Management by Integrating its Link AI Solution with S&P Global Market Intelligence's Cross Reference Service Dataset, BECRS

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Monday, October 2, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensho Technologies, a company of S&P Global, today announced a significant enhancement to its Kensho Link solution with the integration of S&P Global Market Intelligence's Business Entity Cross Reference Service (BECRS) dataset. Customers can now use Kensho Link to map company entities to identifiers using both S&P Global Market Intelligence's Capital IQ (CIQ) identifiers and BECRS identifiers. The integration will significantly simplify the user data management & linking workflow via a one-step process supported by both programmatic API and simple drag-and-drop user interface access.

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  • Customers can now use Kensho Link to map company entities to identifiers using both S&P Global Market Intelligence's Capital IQ (CIQ) identifiers and BECRS identifiers.
  • Link uses an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm trained to return high quality links, even when the data inputs are ambiguous or contain errors.
  • "We're very proud to enhance Kensho Link with S&P Global Market Intelligence's BECRS," said Jonathan Leibowitz, Commercial Lead for Kensho Data Management & Linking Solutions.
  • "This integration strengthens Kensho Link by providing users with further data enrichment capabilities and additional disambiguation, all in one centralized output.

Kensho Technologies Launches a Natural Language Processing Solution that Conceptually Understands and Classifies Documents

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensho Technologies , a company of S&P Global, today announced its newest Natural Language Processing (NLP) solution, Kensho Classify .

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensho Technologies , a company of S&P Global, today announced its newest Natural Language Processing (NLP) solution, Kensho Classify .
  • Classify derives value from vast amounts of text and documents by making content more discoverable, enabling analysis of text, smart search, content recommendations, and streamlined research and analysis.
  • Historically, making sense of vast amounts of text and documents has been incredibly laborious, requiring huge amounts of labeled data and substantial Machine Learning (ML) expertise.
  • Together, NERD and Classify can give a complete picture of large amounts of text in a quick and efficient manner.

Merriam-Webster Launches New Children’s Books

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

This high-energy collection offers a years worth of fascinating words, amazing facts, captivating illustrations, and zany stories.

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  • This high-energy collection offers a years worth of fascinating words, amazing facts, captivating illustrations, and zany stories.
  • With 12 audio downloads, kids can hear each story read aloud by celebrity narrators Rachel Bloom, David Harbour, and Soledad OBrien.
  • Future Merriam-Webster Kids titles include activity books, picture dictionaries, and story books.
  • In print, our publications include Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary (among the best-selling books in American history) and dictionaries for English-language learners.

Merriam-Webster Announces “Pandemic” as 2020 Word of the Year

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Monday, November 30, 2020

Springfield, MA, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher helping millions of people understand and use language better, has announced its Word of the Year for 2020: pandemic .

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  • Springfield, MA, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher helping millions of people understand and use language better, has announced its Word of the Year for 2020: pandemic .
  • In this exceptional year the data was exceptionally clear: the story of the year is the word of the year.
  • The word pandemic, though familiar, came into the news this year with an urgent specificity.
  • Pandemic is not only an important medical term; its likely that this period of time will be forever known by this word, says Sokolowski.

Huawei Partners with Merriam-Webster to Bring World-Class Dictionary App to AppGallery Users

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Merriam-Webster Dictionary app is now accessible on Huawei devices, with an exclusive activation offer to promote further learning

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  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary app is now accessible on Huawei devices, with an exclusive activation offer to promote further learning
    SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster's most trusted and useful dictionary app has arrived on AppGallery.
  • "We're thrilled to partner with Huawei to bring trusted definitions and language content to more people worldwide."
  • Users who are unsure of a word's spelling can look it up with Dictionary-Merriam-Webster app's exclusive voice search feature.
  • Not only does AppGallery ensure user privacy and security, it also provides unique functional experiences and enhanced app discovery.

Huawei Partners with Merriam-Webster to Bring World-Class Dictionary App to AppGallery Users

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster's most trusted and useful dictionary app has arrived on AppGallery.

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  • SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster's most trusted and useful dictionary app has arrived on AppGallery.
  • "We're thrilled to partner with Huawei to bring trusted definitions and language content to more people worldwide."
  • Users who are unsure of a word's spelling can look it up with Dictionary-Merriam-Webster app's exclusive voice search feature.
  • Not only does AppGallery ensure user privacy and security, it also provides unique functional experiences and enhanced app discovery.