IBM Expands Higher Education Research Program
By Ronald Roach
ARMONK, N.Y.
IBM announced in December that it is working to speed cancer research and explore advanced technical applications in “e-education,” medicine, bioinformatics and human behavior through partnerships with more than 130 of the world’s leading universities — all part of its expanded, $36 million global university award program.
Through a set of highly competitive and selective initiatives, the company and its university-based partners explore leading-edge information technology concepts and bring them to bear on some of society’s most complex challenges — including life sciences, education and the environment.
