Archive for August 2020

our society’s reliance on science, and science’s reliance on high-performance computing, exposes a flaw in our system of academic research — the absence of a steady talent pipeline of people to make sure the computers are doing what scientists need them to do. Read More

Sharnetta “Sharqi” David is a human resource business partner, learning and development lead and founder of CONNECT, a networking and event brand. Read More

Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square cofounder and CEO, has donated $10 million to Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, which launched six weeks ago. The center is led by Ibram X. Kendi. Read More

Arguably, the travel and leisure industry is going through its worst financial crisis in history because of the pandemic. Congress needs to be creative to save the industry from collapse. Read More

Shorelight finds international students for undergraduate and graduate programs, prepares them for the challenge and comprehensively supports them for their first year. Read More

The biotech is in discussions to provide up to 405 million doses of its experimental drug to European countries. Read More

As the Covid-19 pandemic wears on, chambers of commerce play an important role in voicing the concerns of their member businesses. Here’s our annual list of the biggest ones in Massachusetts. Read More

The Business Journal talked with Attorney General Maura Healey’s new data privacy and security division chief about the cybersecurity risks for businesses managing a remote workforce and trends in Massachusetts data breaches. Read More

Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to get your busy day started, plus another Irish Pub closes, sports playoffs continue, and why I wore pants and socks yesterday for the first time in months. Read More

Despite the profound uncertainty around the pandemic, lawmakers owe it to business leaders to provide as much information as possible about what they intend to fund and at what levels. Read More