﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hertz Foundation News</title><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org</link><description>News from The Hertz Foundation</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright&amp;copy; 2012 The Hertz Foundation. All Rights Reserved</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:17:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>The Hertz Foundation Selects 50 Finalists for 2012-2013 Hertz Fellowship</title><description>The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has announced its finalists for the 2012-2013 Hertz Fellowship. Fifty are chosen from over 600  applicants.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=162</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hertz Fellows at UC Berkeley Featured in eGrad</title><description>Four Berkeley students—three grad students and an undergrad who became an alumnus—have been among recent Hertz Fellows, chosen from more than 600 applicants.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=163</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Christopher Loose, PhD is Inaugural Recipient of the Peter Strauss Award</title><description>The Peter Strauss Award is given to a recently graduated or current Hertz Fellow who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his or her entrepreneurial endeavors.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=158</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Erez Lieberman-Aiden Authors Prize Winning Essay from GE and Science Magazine</title><description>GE Healthcare &amp; Science magazine award the Grand Prize essay for Young Life Scientists.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=159</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alex Wissner-Gross Elected to Philosophical Society of Washington</title><description>Hertz Fellow Alex Wissner-Gross, selected as a lecturer by the PSW, spoke on artificial intelligence emerging in quantitative finance.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=161</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hertz Foundation Names 2011 Thesis Prize Winners</title><description>The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has announced its annual, 2011 Thesis Prize, given this year to three Hertz Fellows for most outstanding doctoral dissertations.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=157</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hertz Fellows Receive US Govt's Highest Award for Young Scientists</title><description>The PECASE Award aligns with the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Mission to find and nurture young leaders in Applied Sciences and Engineering.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=156</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jay Davis Accepts Appointment to Prestigious Advisory Group for Fighting Terrorism</title><description>A-T Solutions Inc, a global, industry-leading anti- and counterterrorism firm, has established a Strategic Advisory Group to offer invaluable consults and insights into market trends.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=155</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hari Shroff and Kartik Srinivasan Receive PECASE Award</title><description>Kartik A. Srinivasan, (Hertz Fellow 2000) and Hari Shroff, (Hertz Fellow 2002), are among 94 researchers named as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=154</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alex Wissner-Gross is Keynote Speaker for TradeTech Architecture Conference</title><description>Alex Wissner-Gross is Keynote Speaker for TradeTech Architecture Conference</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=150</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alex Wissner-Gross to Speak at Singularity Summitt 2011</title><description>Alex Wissner-Gross to Speak at Singularity Summitt 2011</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=149</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hertz Foundation Feature in San Jose Mercury News and Affiliates</title><description>The Foundation recently moved to a new home on First Street in the heart of downtown Livermore. "...The goal is to increase its visibility," said Jay Davis, president of the Hertz Foundation.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=153</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ely Sachs Committing to 1366 Technologies he Co-Founded and Leaves MIT</title><description>Engineering prof Ely Sachs resigns from MIT to go all-in at solar start-up 1366 Technologies</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=152</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alex Wissner-Gross Featured in IEEE Spectrum Magazine</title><description>Alex Wissner-Gross F published an article last year in Physical Review E titled "Relativistic Statistical Arbitrage."</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=148</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>David W. Thompson Receives 2011 International Von Karman Wings</title><description>ORBITAL'S DAVID W. THOMPSON RECEIVES THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL VON KARMAN WINGS-the Prestigious International Aerospace Award from Aerospace Historical Society and Cal Tech.</description><link>http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/newsevents/pressrelease.aspx?d=147</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
