Diversity Management, News and Updates
Originally Published by Abbott. Advances in heart technology are helping people lead longer lives without a transplant. In a strange way, getting robbed at gunpoint saved Tyrone Morris’s life. The scare eventually led to the discovery that Morris was living with congestive heart failure. Morris was just 38 years old,…
Originally Published by AT&T. Twenty-five years ago, we dared people to imagine a world where you could take a meeting from the beach, talk to someone through your watch, and even get directions from your car’s dashboard. Today, these possibilities are realities. For the 25th anniversary of our “You Will”…
Originally Published by Abbott. What do scientists at Abbott do They create tiny, life-saving devices for baby’s hearts, seek out neurons that cause Parkinson’s and develop tests for Zika. They invent wearable sensors that eliminate the need for painful fingerpricks for people with diabetes. They drive breakthroughs in infant formula…
Approximately 100 Baltimore high school students took a conceptual journey to Wakanda during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 48th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. The “Wakanda Design Challenge,” named after the fictional country located in Sub-Saharan Africa in Marvel’s blockbuster film “Black Panther,” gave Pathways in Technology Early College…
A group of racist Internet trolls tried to hack a NASA competition to take votes away from the only group of all Black girls who were lead contenders in the race. But these “Hidden figures in the making,” as they call themselves, refuse to let the negativity tarnish their Black…
Tech Knowledge is an online video series about Abbott innovations. Imagine going from complete independence — where you like, when you like, how you like — to being unable to control your arms to brush your own teeth. It can be crushing, mentally and emotionally. For many people living with…
AT&T is No. 3 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list (Originally published on ATT.com) Corporate boards are waking up to a new reality. With tech innovators and early adopters leapfrogging ahead in a range of industries, technology is now at the top of the business agenda.What does your board…
Cox Communications (No. 18 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) announced the launch ofConverge, the company’s new storytelling platform designed to inform, inspire and connect people to the things they enjoy through technology. Stories on Converge are organized into three categories: Community:Stories that illuminate the lasting changes Cox is…
The Anita Borg Institute(ABI), a nonprofit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, has recognized ADP(No. 17 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list)as one of the 2017 Top Companies for Women Technologists, marking the second straight year ADP has participated and made the list. The national program…
Apple’s shareholders this month will vote to try and increase diversity within management, a proposal being pushed by its major investors. Despite conclusive data showing that diversity in management is critical for a company’s performance, Apple’s management says the proposed policy is “not necessary.” The annual shareholders meeting on Feb….