Tag: Stanford University

InductEV charging station.Technology

InductEV Appoints Silicon Valley Veteran as CEO Following $20M Funding Round

King of Prussia-based InductEV, a startup specializing in wireless charging for electric vehicles, has secured $20 million in new funding, reports Ryan Mulligan for…

WCU hosts Greg Wrenn (pictured right) for a discussion/book signing of "Mothership," followed by Zach Brown’s (left) talk on “The True Nature of the Climate Crisis.”Education

WCU To Host Sustainability Double Feature on Oct. 16 Featuring Greg Wrenn and Zach Brown

Writer Greg Wrenn turned to coral reefs and a psychedelic tea called ayahuasca in search of healing from complex PTSD. Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder…

Dustin YorkEducation

MCCC To Host Free 30th Annual Technology and Learning Conference Oct. 11

Coinciding with its year-long 60th anniversary, Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) will host its 2024 Technology and Learning Conference on Oct. 11 — now celebrating…

Exterior of Pennovation building.Entrepreneurship

University of Pennsylvania is One of the Top Schools in Producing Future Founders, Entrepreneurs

The University of Pennsylvania ranks among the top schools in the world for producing founders, writes Ryan Mulligan for PHL Inno.

The ranking is from…

Jane Golden at a podium speaking at an event.Leadership

Montgomery County Leadership: Jane Golden, Founder and Executive Director, Mural Arts Philadelphia

Jane Golden, Founder and Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Margate, New Jersey, where she fell in…

UPS driver sits in his truck.Economic Development

More Companies Are Opting to Bring Employees Back to Office Five Days a Week

UPS recently informed its employees that it will require full-time office attendance, joining a small group of big companies that are pushing for five…

Stanford University’s Hoover Institution is bringing one of four nationwide Town Hall meetings to Valley Forge Military Academy & College. Educating leaders for nearly a century, many of whom go on to serve in the military, VFMAC will host the program about the Role of Post 911 Veterans in the Community.Events

Post-9/11 Veterans Topic of Nov. 10 Valley Forge Military Academy and College Town Hall

After the attacks of 9/11, the ranks of the all-volunteer military grew as dedicated men and women signed up to fight the enemies…

ESG investorsInvestments

Study Finds Some ESG Investors Have More Than Just Ethical Motives

A new study found that while ESG investors are motivated by ethical concerns, some of them also expect those investments to outperform the U.S…

Douglas LenatTechnology

Researcher Formerly of Wyncote Spent Decades Trying to Make Artificial Intelligence More Human

Douglas Lenat, an artificial intelligence researcher formerly of Wyncote, will always be remembered for his pioneering work in AI, writes Cade Metz for The New…

David Smith UConn.Sports

Collegeville Native Selected by Detroit Tigers on Final Day of 2023 MLB Draft

UConn star David Smith, a Collegeville native and Perkiomen School graduate, got selected on day three of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers…

Leon SpencerNonprofit

Montgomery County Leadership: Leon Spencer, CCRES Board Member and Chair of Franklin Mint Credit Union’s Board

Leon Spencer, CCRES board member and Chair of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union’s board of directors, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up on…

Kevin Heywood Royersford.Sports

Royersford’s Kevin Heywood, Four-Star Offensive Tackle, Commits to Wisconsin

Royersford’s Kevin Heywood, a Pope John Paul II High School four-star offensive tackle, has decided he wants to continue his football career at…

Dean Phil ClosiusEducation

Montgomery County Leadership: Phil Closius, Dean, Wilmington University School of Law

Phil Closius, dean of the Wilmington University School of Law, spent his childhood in two very different environments – New York City and the suburbs of…

Several college students standing in a lineEducation

Scaling Ivy-Covered Walls: One Montco College Makes National List of Most Rigorous Admissions Policies

Two of the most difficult colleges to get into in the U.S. are local to the Phila. suburbs, and one is in Montgomery County…

bald man with glassesAwards

Friends’ Central School Graduate Achieves Same Prestigious Nobel Honor as Did Marie Curie

K. Barry Sharpless, a graduate of Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood, won his second Nobel Prize in chemistry this week, writes Tom Avril for The…

Chuck LageHealthcare

Wall Street Journal: As the World Moves On, Millions of People Like This Chester County Man Stay Out of Workforce

While the world moves on from the pandemic, immunocompromised individuals like Landenberg resident Chuck Lage continue to avoid pre-pandemic activities, including work, writes Josh…

Montgomery County

Not All Small Businesses Plan to Follow Gov. Wolf’s Latest Shutdown Orders

So far, at least a dozen restaurants and gyms statewide have said they plan to remain open despite the latest shutdown orders issued by Gov…

Banking & Finance

Keynote speakers confirmed for Pottstown Investors Conference

Planners for the Third Annual Pottstown Investors Conference on Friday, April 12 (see details below) have confirmed and funded the participation of two notable keynote…