On the Cutting Edge of CSR: Intel Rural Connectivity Platform

The cutting edge of CSR is the tangible intersection of social improvement and business opportunity. I see the example of Intel’s Rural Connectivity Platform as one of the most real examples of that cutting edge. -Dave This entry was first … Continue reading

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The Role of the Supply Chain In CSR

I made my way to San Francisco Wednesday evening to attend Intel’s materials Supplier Day. I’ve been hearing about Supplier Day for more than 10 years in my career at Intel. I’ve even been writing about it for several years … Continue reading

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Breathing Life into CSR Reporting

Not too long ago, I participated in the second Israeli Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility at Tel Aviv University,Israel. The goal of this conference was to encourage more companies in Israel to join the global trend of CSR reporting. Sean … Continue reading

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STS, SSP, CSR, SE, IQ, SAT, DC

Is this some kind of new code to crack? No, these are just a few of the acronyms that come to mind as I return from the Intel Science Talent Search (STS) held in Washington D.C. Tuesday night.

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Announcing the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search winners!

ISTS comes to a close with the announcement of the three winners. Scroll down for audio and video podcasts of the competition. First place winner: Shivani Sud from Durham, NC. She developed a “50-gene model” which uses gene expression to … Continue reading

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Students of Serious Science

Imagine a circular room where the farther you walk around the outer rim of its stone-tiled floor, the more enlightened you become. Or the less enlightened you feel. The place exists, but only for a week, once a year in … Continue reading

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More from Intel STS: So, for $1 million dollars!!!! Does P = NP?

Yes, there is a $1 million dollar award for the person who can answer one of the most important open questions in computer science and mathematics – does P = NP? Louis Wasserman, a senior from Montgomery Blair High School … Continue reading

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Meeting with Today’s Leaders as well as some of Tomorrow’s

I don’t always do as much as I’d like to do on the subjects of Sustainability or CSR in my (current) home state of Arizona, but this week was different.

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ISTS Day Two: Let the judging begin!

The kids arrived in drips and drabs. Some of them arrived Wednesday night; those were the kids from out west…Portland, and Hawaii being the farthest distance. We don’t remember their being a finalist from Hawaii in all the time Intel’s … Continue reading

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ISTS Day One: Getting to know the finalists

Here is a short video from the first day of the Intel Science Talent Search, where you can meet some of the finalists and get a sense for what it’s like to be part of this select group. Every year … Continue reading

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