IBM and Columbia Univ. Prepare Students for Green Job Market

An increasing number of businesses, communities and governments around the world are undertaking transformation projects to make aging infrastructures such as buildings, electricity grids and transportation systems more sustainable. To ensure students have the right skills to take on these challenges, the Center for Technology, Innovation and Community Engagement (CTICE), part of Columbias Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and IBM (NYSE:IBM) are launching a new joint initiative to provide technology resources to college students that will prepare them for the emerging green economy. See the press release: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29945.wss

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• electrical grids
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