Ecosystem
JACUMÉ, México — Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence. A quail on the Mexican side called back, triggering a back-and-forth soundtrack […]
In this interview, Nia Batts, a General Partner at Michigan-based Union Heritage Ventures, provides insights into her journey into venture capital and her perspectives on the evolving landscape in Michigan. With over three decades of experience in the capital markets, Nia is not only committed to driving growth in investment portfolios but also dedicated to […]
In the resilient and innovative city of Detroit, Black Tech Saturdays is paving the way for Black entrepreneurs and founders to succeed. We caught up with the visionary founders Johnnie and Alexa Turnage, to learn more about their transformative initiative and its impact on the Detroit tech community. Alexa Turnage (L) and Johnnie Turnage (R) […]
An anonymous Slashdot reader writes: An article in Nature Sustainability suggests that models may have underestimated the impact of warming on ecosystems. Two main reasons for this are the difficulty in accounting for variability and combining climate change with other pressure factors: for instance, pollution, excessive exploitation of species, deforestation due to increased demographics growth […]
Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2023) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $18 million in new conservation grants from the Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund (LLSF) to restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests in nine southern states. This year’s grant slate, the largest in the program’s history, will leverage more than $14.7 […]
The real estate development industry has long been dominated by white-owned companies, with only a small fraction of the 112,000 firms in the United States being Black-owned. However, Black real estate developers are proving to be just as successful as their white counterparts, and they are also more likely to hire Black owned businesses. This […]
The Caribbean is breaking away from its dependency on tourism and focusing more on building its tech economy. TechBeach Retreat is a tech platform built to connect Caribbean startups with leading global technology companies. They also provide founders with access to the resources needed to solve problems and accelerate their growth. We caught up with […]
The 2022 State of Tech Diversity report by the Kapor Center and the NAACP breaks down disparities across the tech industry, from K-12 and post-secondary academic institutions, to recruiting, hiring, retention, and VC funding. OAKLAND, Calif., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today the Kapor Center, a nonprofit addressing racial inequities in STEM education and the […]
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