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Earth Day 2012 Finds Kids Ready to Do Their Part, Says Author Seymour Simon
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on March 23, 2012 By Larry Bock Founder and Organizer, USA Science & Engineering Festival Planet Earth — that fragile blue marble in space that we call home — deserves better from all of us, I think we would agree. And for good reason. With such issues as energy, pollution, conservation and sustainability, and climate becoming rising worldwide concerns,…
One Year After Fukushima, a Startup Named Kurion Continues to Shed Light on What it Means to Live in the Nuclear Age
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on March 15, 2012 By Larry Bock Founder and organizer, USA Science & Engineering Festival When searching for a prime, real-life example of how science and technology are making a difference in the world right now, my thoughts lately turn to a small but feisty greentech startup that you may never have heard of: Kurion, Inc. Based in Irvine,…
Is Science Just for Nerds? Ask will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas
Posted by Kandy Collins on August 26, 2011 When was the last time you saw a science special in prime time on one of the major networks? Better yet, when was the last time you heard rock stars speaking passionately and convincingly about the value of science, engineering and technology? If you had to think long and hard before answering, you’re not alone.…
Meet the founder of the USA Science and Engineering Festival
Posted by Joanna Pool on April 6, 2011 Meet Larry Bock, the founder of the USA Science and Engineering Festival, interviewed by engineering.com What do you think is important celebrating science and why we should celebrate science?
Building a Better Pipeline
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 16, 2010 In case you missed this on Huffington Post back in September. ~~ written by Larry Bock Sept 13th 2010 We pride ourselves on being a nation of diversity. But when it comes to diversifying our workforce in high-tech fields of tomorrow, well, let’s just say we still have a lot of work to do. Consequently,…
Biotech Foundations: Biotech VC Larry Bock Uses Start-up Spirit in Science Fest
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 14, 2010 Thanks BioWorld for the article on the USA Science Festival! Read more here: By Trista Morrison BioWorld Today Staff Writer Editor’s note: Biotech Foundations is a new BioWorld Today column that recognizes biotech-related nonprofit organizations, as well as those founded by biotech industry luminaries. Tell us about your nonprofit at newsdesk@bioworld.com. Former biotech venture capitalist…
Subject: I need your assistance…a Message from Festival Director Larry Bock
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 16, 2010 I need your HELP and it will take just three simple steps: copy the link, Add your friends to an email and Send. For the past year I have been organizing the USA Science & Engineering Festival in what I hope will be the country’s largest celebration of science and engineering — a FUN, entertaining,…
Shout out to Vincent Caprio – An advocate for Science and Technology
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 14, 2010 A shout out to Vincent Caprio for posting this interview with Larry Bock and blogging about the festival on his website. Thanks for helping us get the word out! NanoBusiness Alliance Interview – Larry Bock, Executive Director, USA Science & Engineering Festival Posted on September 1st, 2010 This month’s interview, 6th in our series, is…
Interview with Festival Director Larry Bock on CrazyEngineers
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 7, 2010 Shout out to CrazyEngineers for a recent interview with Festival Director Larry Bock Larry Bock – Celebrating Science & Engineering CEans, Mr. Larry Bock is the Founder of Nanosys Inc. He is a General Partner of CW Ventures, a $100M life sciences venture capital fund, and a Special Limited Partner to Lux Capital a $100M…
It’s Just Engineering
Posted by lbock on March 8, 2010 I remember, all too painfully, in many of my high tech and life science start-ups, a common refrain from the scientists would be, “We got the device to work….it’s just engineering from here.” Then, invariably – millions of dollars later – I would learn (as the CEO): that’s when the hard work really begins. It’s…