US Department of Education CTO Challenge Semi-Finalist Announcement: 10 States Selected
US Department of Education CTO Challenge Semi-Finalist Announcement: 10 States Selected By Gordon Freedman https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-connecting-talent-opportunity-challenge-semifinalists Congratulations to the 10 state winners of the US Department of Education’s Connecting Talent to Opportunity (CTO) Challenge. The governors of competing states had to sign off on their teams’ submissions: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, South Carolina,…Read more…
Cancer as a Window into Mitochondria
By Gary C. Howard “There is a lot we can learn from putting together the mitochondria and cancer research fields, from a better understanding of basic biological processes to identifying metabolic vulnerabilities with clinical potential. I am particularly looking forward to seeing how the Mitochondria-Cancer Atlas Working Group will provide a higher resolution into mitochondrial…Read more…
Mitochondria Goes Mito-Engineering at Biotech Conference
A Report from the Mitochondria Panel at SynBioBeta conference in San Jose, CA, May 7, 2026 For the first time in the conference’s fourteen-year history — SynBioBeta draws up to 1,500 founders, investors, Fortune 500 executives, scientists, and government program managers annually — mitochondrial had its own dedicated session in the Longevity Track. The session…Read more…
The Challenge of Creating Talent Marketplaces
Click here to read The Challenge of Creating Talent Marketplaces: Complexity, Understanding, and Consumer Expectations (PDF) Current federal and state initiatives reflect a growing recognition that education and workforce systems must move beyond incremental coordination toward integrated talent infrastructure. National efforts led by the U.S. Department of Education, alongside state-level actions such as those underway…Read more…
National Laboratory for Education Transformation Announces A. Phillip West, Ph.D. to Board of Directors
Oakland, California (January 5, 2026) — The National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET), a nonprofit research and development organization advancing strategic innovation in science, education, and health, is pleased to announce the appointment of A. Phillip West, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. West brings distinguished expertise in mitochondrial biology, immunology, and translational research,…Read more…
GoEducate and Accion Labs Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale Career Navigation and Workforce AI Platforms Nationwide
GoEducate, Inc. (www.goeducate.com) and Accion Labs, Inc. (www.accionlabs.com) today announced a formal partnership to expand GoEducate’s AI-powered career navigation and regional opportunity marketplace platform across the United States. Following several successful deployments—including the Sacramento Opportunity Portal (https://sacramento.goeducate.com), the Northern New Mexico College Career Navigation System (https://nnmc.goeducate.com), and integration with Nucleos (www.nucleos.com) for correctional education programs…Read more…