Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Yesterday marked one month until UP 2011. We can’t believe its already here! We’d love to hear which speaker you are most excited to hear this year!
And, while we’re busy with final preparations for this year’s UP Experience, our UP alumni have been busy pushing their initiatives forward. This past week:
John Gerzema at Inc.com took a look at “Why You Should Hire E-lancers,” citing UP 08 speaker Sir Ken Robinson‘s work on learning that takes place outside of the classroom and what these “citizen-teachers” can offer the rest of us.
As always tech companies are making headlines and UP 10 speaker David Pogue is breaking down the details for us. Don’t miss his analysis of Netflix’ recent announcement that it will be splitting off its DVD service into a separate service, Qwikster.
UP 09 alumni Michio Kaku was in the news this week as physicists around the world commented on an experiment that appeared to call into question Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Get UP 09 speaker Dan Ariely's advice on how to pay employees. Image courtesy of flickr/aresauburn
Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely, who spoke at UP 09, took to BusinessWeek.com this week to talk about, “How to Pay People.”
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Have we made Wednesday your favorite day of the week yet? Thanks for reading! Check out the links below to see which of your favorite UP speakers are making headlines this week.
Don’t forget to weigh in on your favorites and feel free to post more links in the comments section if there is anything we missed!
Our thoughts have been with all those affected by the earthquake in Japan since we heard the news, and we continue to be glued to news coverage of the rescue efforts. UP 2009 speaker and theoretical physicist Michio Kaku has been busy helping reporters and the public understand the potentially long lasting physical affects of the quake. We’ve also heard that UP 2009 Speaker Neil deGrasse Tyson has been interviewed about the quake, but haven’t been able to locate coverage. If you’ve seen it please add the link below.
The future is your decision says UP 2008 speaker, economist and trend analyst Alan Beaulieu. Check out the link to get his investment advice, as well as short and long term economic predictions.
UP 2010 speaker Jessica Jackley was named to the World Economic Forum’s Forum of Young Global Leaders. An elite and well deserved honor! Check out the link to learn more about the program and the other members of its 2011 class.
Congrats are also in order for UP 2010 speaker Dennis Littky! Littky was honored by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) this week for his work in overhauling higher education.
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