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Shreya Ramesh (12th Grade, Milton High School, Milton, GA) was named the overall winner of the International BioGENEius Challenge, the premier competition for high school students that recognizes outstanding research and innovation in biotechnology....

ServiceNow , the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, today announced that ChargerHelp! has won ServiceNow's Digital Workforce Challenge, the company's first-ever global competition designed to crowdsource...

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting today announced that two of its latest additions to the award-winning CCH Axcesstm cloud-based tax preparation, compliance and workflow management platform were named as finalists in the 2020 Software & Information...

XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, in partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest 5-star airline, announce the winner of a global writing contest to imagine future use-cases of telepresence technology, as...

Total Life Changes announced through its community Facebook page the winners of the company's "Spring Back Challenge." The initiative was meant to encourage people to eat better and move more in anticipation of the summer season. Ten winners...

During a livestream virtual celebration event, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today the five National Grand Prize Winners in the 10th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest ? a $3 million* national competition that challenges public...

The Jack Ma Foundation's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has joined forces with local partners from across Africa to identify and mobilise innovative, resilient, and mission-driven African entrepreneurs, as well as support them throughout...

Michigan-based health and wellness company Total Life Changes announced today its initiative to award a convertible Mustang GT to one person, chosen at random, from the comments posted to its 2:00 pm podcasts through the month of June. Each...

Gaia Herbs, a leading natural herbal products brand in the United States, is now accepting applications for $5,000 grants via its social impact program, the Gaia Herbs Roots Initiative (Gaia Roots). Open through July 31, the program is exclusive to...

EVERFI, Inc., the leading social impact education innovator, today announced the winners of the academic scholarships from the first annual National Financial Bee. Hosted by EVERFI, and sponsored by a number of leading financial institutions, the...

Regions Bank on Monday launched a monthlong campaign to raise awareness and provide financial support for nonprofits serving people with autism, as well as their families. The campaign is part of Regions' "What a Difference a Day Makes" program....

ComPsych® Corporation announced today the call for entries for the 16th annual Health at Work AwardSM, honoring organizations who have demonstrated commitment to promoting health and wellness for their employees. ComPsych Corporation is the world's...

Honoring its American roots and community of owners, today Polaris Off Road, the world leader in powersports and off-road innovation, launched Polaris Salutes American Heroes campaign. Since its founding in 1954, the American-based company has placed...

Building on the success of previous Logitech G Challenge eRacing competitions, Logitech G, a brand of Logitech, (SIX: LOGN) and leading innovator of gaming technologies and gear, alongside McLaren, the racing and technology brand and creator of...

UiPath, the leading enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, today announced the launch of the UiPath Automation Awards 2020 competition. Open to emerging B2B software automation start-ups and scale-ups in the CEE region and...

The World Poker Tour® has crowned its latest champion in the first-ever WPT® Online Championship on partypoker, won by Christian Jeppsson. The Swedish-born Jeppsson wins $923,786 and a $15,000 seat to the Season XVIII WPT Tournament of Champions...

Directing Change Program & Film Contest, a statewide mental health promotion and suicide prevention program for youth, announced the winners of its eighth annual program at an awards ceremony broadcast on Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 19. As part...

Today, XPRIZE ? the world's leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges ? announced XPRIZE Connect, a new learning initiative that will democratize access to learning through technology, and allow a...

For the first time in history, the whole world has been united against a common enemy: fighting COVID-19 from home. Over the past months, more than 95 countries have imposed quarantine measures to protect their population from the global pandemic....

Women In Film LA, ReFrame and IMDbPro (http://www.imdbpro.com), the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals, today announced the CURBSIDE SHORTS Two-Minute Film Challenge, inviting female and non-binary filmmakers from North...

Ready, set, INNOVATE! T-Mobile US, Inc. today unveiled six exciting companies handpicked to participate in this year's T-Mobile Accelerator. These companies will work directly with T-Mobile leaders and other industry experts and mentors to develop...

Shell Oil Company and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) today announced the grand prize winner and four national finalists in the Shell Science Lab Challenge. The competition encouraged teachers (grades 6?12) in the U.S. and Canada,...

The HPC-AI Advisory Council (HPCAIAC), a for community benefit organization promoting high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) education, along with the ISC Group, organizers of Europe's premier HPC forum, ISC High...

Lykke Corp, the Swiss fintech company and builder of marketplaces for digital financial assets, today launched The Open Initiative, a project dedicated to helping governments envision the ways digital technology can transform the global supply chain...

Nickelodeon, TIME and TIME for Kids today announced that submissions have opened for the first-ever Kid of the Year honor, a multiplatform initiative recognizing extraordinary young leaders who are making a positive impact in their communities. Now...

NordicTrack powered by iFit, the leader in at-home connected fitness equipment, is partnering with elite runner Zach Bitter to set a new 100-Mile Treadmill World Record on May 16, 2020, live streaming all day from 6:30 a.m. to approximately 7 p.m....

SONIC®, America's Drive-In® asks America's teens to take a royal ride as it looks to crown the nation's first prom queen and king of quarantine. To celebrate the officially titled QuaranQueen and QuaranKing of Prom 2020, SONIC is giving away a...

Nominations are now open for the 17th annual IDC FinTech Rankings and 6th annual IDC FinTech Rankings Real Results 2020. For almost two decades, IDC Financial Insights has evaluated the revenues of the leading global technology and service providers...

The U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) announced that 20 student teams from across the United States have been selected as National Finalists in the 18th Annual eCYBERMISSION Competition. The web-based science, technology, engineering and...

The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO®), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing health technology innovation and commercialization, announced today a Canada-wide call for applications from companies for its Early Adopter...

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey (the Partnership), in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health, today announced the winners for the eighth annual Protect Me With 3+ adolescent immunization awareness...

EVERFI, Inc., the leading social impact education innovator, today announced that it is joining forces with six sports leagues to launch a first-of-its-kind education challenge for students who are homebound during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside...

The 10th annual Sunstone Innovation Challenge held its final pitches and announced winners on Monday, May 11 over livestream. Four teams of university students and independent professionals participated in the finals to develop and launch innovative...

Washington Prime Group Inc. today announced that it has launched #ScholarSpree, a celebration of high school seniors nationwide. During the next few months the Company will be honoring the Class of 2020's accomplishments with outdoor and digital...

Eighteen middle and secondary school science teachers have been named district winners in the Shell Science Lab Challenge. Sponsored by Shell Oil Company and administered by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the competition encouraged...

Zebra Technologies Corporation , an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, is celebrating the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by encouraging nurses and nursing students...

Docket, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing intelligent meetings, today announced its selection as the winner of the Zoom App Marketplace competition. The event included a top prize of up to $2 million in potential funding by...

Edible Communities, the award-winning network of more than 80 independently-owned locally focused food magazines, is collecting nominations for food heroes going above and beyond to support their communities. Edible magazine publishers from across...

Casey's General Stores, Inc. , is bringing both fun to your summer and cash to your pockets ? and to a cause in your hometown ? with its "Win-Win" summer program. Starting now and ending September 7, every purchase made using Casey's Rewards, after...

Esports Stadium Arlington is proud to partner with the U.S. Army to host U.S. Army presents Reload Collegiate CS:GO Invitational. The 28-team online tournament began on April 27 and wraps up on May 9-10, 2020 weekend, with the top teams competing for...

Triller, the AI-powered music video "social streaming"tm platform, today announced "Step Up to the Mic" powered by Boost Mobiletm, a nationwide digital elimination-style talent search competition. The contest is open to the public and serves as a...

More than 200 teams from around the world have submitted designs for a rapidly deployable, minimum viable ventilator as part of a hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com, with round one ending May 1. The CoVent-19 Challenge has now shifted to a finalist...

Energy Systems Network (ESN) and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), primary organizers of the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), have announced that 37 universities that excel in AI software and autonomous vehicle engineering have formed 31 teams...

The Childhood Cancer Society, partnering with Adventure Ted, from Adventure Ted: Night At The Enchanted Theme Park, invites families to join their #AdventureTedChallenge2020. Centered around the book's hero, Adventure Ted is a brand of positivity...

Ingram Micro Cloud announced today an agreement with Canva to offer Comet Competition finalists and runners-up access to Canva for Enterprise, a leading online design platform that provides top-tier design tools and brand management resources to fuel...

FedEx announced today that Access Trax? a California based company that manufactures a foldable pathway that allows people with physical disabilities to access outdoor terrain? is the grand prize winner of its eighth annual FedEx Small Business Grant...

The Zayed Sustainability Prize has announced the extension of its submissions' deadline for the 2021 awards edition to June 11th, 2020, in efforts to accommodate its diverse international audience base throughout the ongoing global health crisis....

Syngenta and the Analytics Society of INFORMS are proud to recognize a team from Iowa State University as the winner of the 2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics. The Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics is an annual collaborative effort...

May is upon us and so is the latest poker competition from Intertops; a seven-day Texas Hold'em tournament series with over $25k up for grabs, including a phenomenal $5,000 in the final showdown. The Soft Poker Series 2020 gets under way on May 4...

Two Bit Circus Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, today announced plans for the first virtual Cardboard Challenge, an online version of the original event started by Imagination.org, designed to encourage the worldwide STEAM community...