Ohlone College Biotechnology In the News

2008

Community Post Ohlone shows High School students real-world Biotech, India Post News Service - "For four weeks, twenty Bay Area students will explore Molecular-Cell Biology principles and lab skills at this summer workshop. The Summer Institute is providing a concentrated glimpse of the profession, allowing participants to explore biotechnology in a real-world setting."
Ohlone biotech fair set for today in Newark - Inside Bay Area, May 7, 2008 - "Take a strawberry, mash it up, mix in detergent to break open cell membranes, add rubbing alcohol to separate out the DNA, and voila, you are on your way to a career in biotechnology."

California State Assembly & Senate Select Committee on Biotechnology, "The Impact of the Biotechnology Industry on Local Economies", Monday, October 29, 2007, held at Ohlone College, Fremont.
Labor Day 2007: "Hot Jobs, Cool Customers": Ohlone College Bio-Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Program Graduate: Cynthia Chacon - California Employment Development Department, August 31, 2007 - Cynthia Chacon's journey into the new and fascinating world of biotechnology began when Kelly Green came to the FujiColor lab in Hayward last fall. … Kelly, coordinator of Ohlone College's Biotechnology Program, came to the lab with a Rapid Response team because she saw the Fuji workers as potential candidates for the program."
Ohlone College Biotechnology Information & Career Fair, April 30, 2007
Programs open up new careers - Inside Bay Area, March 11, 2007 - "Job experts say the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors are the fastest growing industries in the Bay Area. … Community colleges such as … Ohlone College in Fremont offer programs that train people for biomanufacturing jobs."

Job development grant given to Ohlone - Tri-City Voice, December 19, 2006 - "Ohlone College has been awarded a two-year Job Development Incentive Fund (JDIF) grant, by The California Community College Chancellor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development."
Ohlone to expand biotech program: Courses give college credit to high school students, put them on early track to defining career - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, October 11, 2006 - "Ohlone College has received a $251,000 grant to expand its biotechnology program for high school students by offering classes at several additional East Bay sites next year."
Door opens for careers in biotech: Newark Memorial, Ohlone program aims especially for minorities - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, June 18, 2006 - In August, 62 high school sophomores will start on the path to a biotechnology certificate from Ohlone College if the plan — structured like a college preparatory program — goes as designed, said Michelle Mensinger, coordinator of the Biotech Academy at Newark Memorial."

Fremont students receive biotech internships - The Argus, August 1, 2005 - "Nine students received internships with local biotech companies after participating in the Ohlone College Biotech Institute, a four-week program to train high school students in biotechnology."
12 Regional High School Students Secure Biotech Internships, July 26, 2005
Three-Year National Science Fund Grant Awarded to Ohlone College, July 26, 2005
ETA Recognition of Excellence 2005 (PDF 3.4 mb)
July 14, 2005 U.S. Department of Labor News Release: Bay Area Biotech Consortium Receives Recognition of Excellence Honors (PDF)
July 14, 2005 U.S. Department of Labor News Release: Labor Department Presents Second Recognition of Excellence Honors (PDF)
2004-2005 WIB Biotechnology Grant from the ETA U.S. Department of Labor - President's High Growth Job Training Initiative: Bay Area Biotech Consortium Career Pathway Project

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