UC irresponsible in hiring of H1-B visa workers
By Steven Mintz The recent decision by the UC San Francisco to outsource about 100 IT jobs of Americans to foreign workers under the H1-B visa program smacks of irresponsibility. UC is training software engineers at the same time they are outsourcing those jobs to foreigners. It is the height of hypocrisy to rationalize their Read More →
UC great launch pad for tech startups
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New UC venture fund to pump $250M into spinoffs
There certainly is no shortage of money available for startup companies — total venture investments in 2014 were more than $57 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, and there are signs 2015 could top that by billions. There hasn’t been this much cash flowing, particularly in the tech sector, since the late 1990s dot-com boom. Read More →
Dubroff: Tri-Counties on the front lines of clean energy innovation
The region has a lot at stake in the climate talks in Paris. That’s my takeaway as more than 190 nations gather in the French capital to ponder the future of the carbon-based economy. Bending the curve on carbon emissions has attracted a big global constituency – engaging the Pope, multinational companies, communist regimes Read More →
640 Santa Barbara City College students will get the boot from Isla Vista
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