Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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Saab AB has announced the award of a contract for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) to the U.K.’s Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick. British Army infantry recruits will now use Saab’s Next Generation TES capability during their Attack Week exercises. This highly-deployable and high-fidelity capability will allow exercising... 17 January 2019
Canadian news publication, The Globe and Mail, reports that SickKids will announce the appointment of Dr. Goldenberg as the hospital’s first chair in biomedical informatics and artificial intelligence (AI), a post funded in part by a $1.75-million donation from Amar Varma, a Toronto engineer and entrepreneur whose newborn son underwent... 16 January 2019
Vcom3D released its new Virtual HHIO Training app on the Google Play store. This interactive serious game challenges the user’s knowledge in humeral head intraosseous infusion. This app is both instructive and educational, and can be used for students just learning the skill or seasoned practitioners looking to refresh their... 16 January 2019
Vcom3D released its new Virtual HHIO Training app on the Google Play store. It is an interactive serious game that challenges the user’s knowledge in humeral head intraosseous infusion. This app is both instructive and educational, and can be used for students just learning the skill or seasoned practitioners looking... 16 January 2019
The inaugural Simulation and Training for Resilience and Safety Symposium 2019 (STRS) will take place 26-27 March 2019 at No. 4 Hamilton Place, London, U.K. Through the sharing of information and ideas, this brand new event aims to encourage innovation and build partnerships in training and simulation across safety-critical industries... 16 January 2019
The inaugural Simulation and Training for Resilience and Safety Symposium 2019 (STRS) will take place 26-27 March 2019 at No. 4 Hamilton Place, London, U.K. Through the sharing of information and ideas, this brand new event aims to encourage innovation and build partnerships in training and simulation across safety-critical... 16 January 2019
Science Applications International Corp. announced the successful completion of its merger with Engility Holdings Inc. The merger was previously approved by SAIC and Engility stockholders at special meetings held early in January. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Engility became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAIC. The combined company will... 16 January 2019
Beyond Limits announced the formation of a healthcare advisory board composed of prominent physicians and healthcare executives from medical clinics and companies. The board will provide medical, scientific and technical guidance to accelerate deployment of Beyond Limits cognitive AI technology for patient monitoring, clinical decision support, population health management, drug... 15 January 2019
GE Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced a five-year partnership to enable safer and more precise cancer immunotherapies. Multiple diagnostic tools will be developed to help predict both the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment and its adverse effects for a specific patient before the therapy is administered. This... 15 January 2019
As part of the introduction of its new professional pilot training course, C3P Polynesian Center of Piloting Improvement signed a new contract with Alsim for a full-option FNPT II MCC ALX. This device will be delivered within the first half of 2019. Stéphane Chantre, C3P’s manager said, “We needed a... 15 January 2019
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