Buffalo, N.Y.-based Synacor is currently looking for a lead mobile engineer to help develop and maintain the company’s lineup of mobile software offerings. Synacor’s lead mobile engineer is in charge of developing mobile applications for Synacor clients, as well as maintaining mobile-application back ends. Additionally, the lead mobile engineer is responsible for providing consultation and…

Policymakers, judges and academics filled a modest press room at the National Press Club Wednesday morning in Washington to discuss the harsh disparities in the level of disciplinary actions between white and minority students for the same infractions — detailed in the latest report by Daniel Losen, director of UCLA’s Center for Civil Rights Remedies.…

One of the most unusual bands of its time, Fishbone and its eclectic alternative rock sound are the stars of the upcoming biopic Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone. Centered around the band members’ experiences amid the racial strife of the Reagan era and the evolving dynamics of 1980s rock music, Everyday Sunshine delves into…

Fast-growing, Illinois touch screen manufacturer UICO is currently looking for an electronics buyer to help secure high-end parts for the company’s range of products. UICO’s electronics buyer will manage the company’s rapport with several suppliers, ensuring the production and transportation of preproduction materials. In addition, UICO’s electronics buyer is in charge of making sure the…

Buffalo, N.Y., company Synacor is currently looking for a product manager to help plan, develop and support the company’s line of software and server products. Synacor’s product manager helps ensure that the company’s goals and expectations are met through the company’s wide range of software products. In addition to overseeing product projects from the start,…

R&B songstress Monica plans to release her seventh studio album, New Life, next month, returning to a more mature sound that defined earlier parts of her career. The album’s first official single, “Until It’s Gone,” with its sophisticated rhythm and slower tempo, was released last week to fanfare among devout Monica fans and R&B aficionados.…

Health care company Amerigroup is currently looking for a medical director in Metairie, La., to help with the company’s entire repertoire of medical products and services. Amerigroup’s medical director will be in charge of ensuring that all Amerigroup medical participants receive adequate care and will also serve as the policy adviser to the company’s CEO…

Coe Booth’s Bronxwood serves as a compelling follow-up to his previous novel blockbusters, Tyrell and Kendra. Following his cross-novel protagonist Tyrell, Booth paints a dishearteningly realistic picture of Tyrell’s day-to-day life in New York’s South Bronx. A carefully crafted mélange of anguish, hope, enthusiasm and humor populates the pages of Bronxwood, creating a true-to-form novel…

Minnetonka, Minn.-based Jobs2Web is currently looking for an interactive developer to help develop and maintain the startup’s collection of Web applications, including Java, Flex and ColdFusion, among others. Jobs2Web’s interactive developer is also responsible for communicating directly with internal clients, such as the sales department, to ensure that the website is leveraging their initiatives. Ideal…