Last week, a new study conducted by the University of Southern California revealed that minority college students who major in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields earn at least 25 percent more than their peers who study humanities or education do. They also found that minority graduates who took jobs related to their STEM [...]
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Neustar Labs Innovation Center Grand Opening Video
In March, we announced the opening of the Neustar Labs Innovation Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Our friends at Illinois were kind enough to take a video of the grand opening and we wanted to share it.
My Digital Life Certifies 100+ as New Digital Citizens
Last week, over 100 students at Mason County Intermediate School in Maysville, Kentucky successfully completed our My Digital LifeSM program, powered by EverFi, Inc. This online program, which we launched in January, uses leading-edge instructional design, rich media and game-like simulations to educate students and empower them with the skills necessary to leverage technology safely [...]
Neustar Celebrates Digital Citizenship at Stone Bridge High School
Last week, we celebrated the certification of 23 students in Mr. Dave Palanzi’s Computer Information Systems class at Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County, Virginia; the very first class to certify in our My Digital LifeSM platform, powered by EverFi, Inc. This online program, which we launched in January, uses leading-edge instructional design, rich [...]
Local Search Trends; Girls in Technology; Helping Small Businesses Get Online
Here’s our roundup of the headlines that got our attention this week–from both inside Neustar and out. The Top 6 Trends Shaping Local Search in 2012 and Beyond [comScore] – Mark your calendars, Localeze President Jeff Beard will join reps from comScore and 15 miles on Wednesday, April 18th to discuss trends in marketing and [...]
Neustar Weekly Reading: Geeks Wanted, Mentoring Women in STEM, Mobile Marketing
Neustar’s Weekly Reading provides a roundup of the headlines that got our attention this week–from both inside the company and out. Helping STEM Grow: Knowledge to Fuel Innovation [USNews.com} - Our CEO Lisa Hook highlights why we need more geeks and how Neustar is helping. How to Find Mentors for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering [...]
Neustar Innovation Center Opens
We have announced our partnership with University of Illinois to open the Neustar Innovation Center, a research facility located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Center will bring students together with tech innovators to develop technologies to solve a variety of customer problems. In 2012, the Innovation Center will focus on Big Data, in [...]
Neustar Weekly Reading: Intelligent Cloud; Trends in DDoS Attacks; Hacking
Neustar’s Weekly Reading provides a roundup of the headlines that got our attention this week–from both inside the company and out. CloudTimes Interviews Jean Foster at Mobile World Congress [CloudTimes] – CloudTimes.org talks to our own Jean Foster about what’s new in Neustar’s cloud services. Trends and Truths in DDoS Attacks [InfoSecurity Magazine] – A [...]
Creating Cyber Defense Professionals, One Student at a Time
The other day, I was sifting through the mass of emails I receive on a regular basis, and I noticed one from YouTube. I was almost ready to dismiss it as another advertising email trying to get me to go to the service, but then I saw the subject: “your video has been approved.” That’s [...]
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