North Bay Business Journal

Dominican University receives $1 million to study Sudden Oak Death

SAN RAFAEL – Dominican University of California is receiving a $989,798 grant from the 2008 Farm Bill to establish the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University.

Scientists from the national and international research community will conduct studies focused on understanding and controlling Phytophthora ramorum, the plant pathogen known to cause Sudden Oak Death and ramorum blight on nursery stock.

The research site will be the first in the United States dedicated to the study of diseases of ornamental plants in a simulated nursery setting.

BioMarin latest partner on Dominican master’s

BioMarin Pharmaceutical and Dominican University have partnered to offer research-based master’s of science degrees administered by the college.

Education: College of Marin dental program gets grant

College of Marin has received a $106,500 workforce grant for its dental assistant program.

Public officials benefitting from college programs on sustainability

NORTH BAY – The city of San Rafael has launched a Climate Change Action Plan with the goal of reducing greenhouse emissions 25 percent by the year 2020, and a leader of that program tapped a local university to learn how to create it. City of San Rafael Community Development Director Bob Brown went through [...]

Who’s Who in Education

NORTH BAY – In order to have cutting-edge ideas in business today, a community needs innovative leaders in education. In the North Bay, there is an abundance of people dedicating their lives to developing the leaders of tomorrow. From superintendents, to business school deans, to principals dedicated to giving the most opportunity to high schoolers, this special report highlights some of those committed individuals in the community making an outstanding difference.

Accounting standards shift creates stir

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a roadmap for the change from the rules-based American Generally Accepted Accounting Principals, or GAAP, to the principles-based International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, and has the document open for comment.

Students, employers embrace internships

NORTH BAY – When Sonoma State business major Patrick Teixeira went out looking for a job, he was not necessarily seeking an internship or a career. But when he went for his interview at insurer AFLAC, he found both.

NORTH BAY – When Sonoma State business major Patrick Teixeira went out looking for a job, he was not necessarily seeking an internship or a career. But when he went for his interview at insurer Aflac, he found both.