The GIA’s latest museum exhibit, “Tablet to Tablet: Treasured Pages from Past to Present,” showcases more than 26,000 pages from rare books on gems, minerals and natural science dating back to the 15th century, and is on display at the institute’s museum here.

The American Gem Society has inked an agreement with Sarin Technologies that gives its members significant discounts when they use the PGS estimated grading and ASET image software to generate reports on Sarin’s Diamond Assay Service.

The GIA’s 4C’s iPad application for consumers and retailers is now available in simplified Chinese.

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that plans are underway to establish a laboratory in Japan for 2012.

The American Gem Society Laboratories LLC has added Quick Response codes to a number of its documents, giving users fast access to the Report Verification section of the AGS website.

G4S International Logistics, the freight-forwarding division of secure solutions provider G4S, is now offering a special round-trip shipping service in conjunction with the Gemological Institute of America.

The Gemological Institute of America’s 2012 education catalog, “Reach Across the World,” is now available online and in print, featuring in-depth descriptions of GIA’s online gemology curriculum, lab classes and on-campus programs worldwide.

The Gemological Institute of America has created a free iPad application to help educate and engage consumers on the 4C’s of diamond quality.

The Gemological Institute of America will run its education programs at the Indian Institute of Gem & Jewellery in cities across India.

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has announced that its director of business development Scott Friedman has earned the Master Gemologist Appraiser (MGA) accreditation from the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).

The annual GIA Career Fair & Open House took place last Friday at the institute's world headquarters here, with more than 600 people in attendance.

The GIA has terminated an agreement with a Florence, Italy, school that provided GIA educational programs upon learning that the licensee owners of the school intend to file for bankruptcy.

The Gemological Institute of America recently reported that a 21.73-carat light pink diamond that came through its New York laboratory was identified as being treated using the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) process.

The GIA Alumni Manhattan Chapter is presenting Appraisals – The Right Way, with Gail Brett Levine, graduate gemologist, on Tues., Sept. 13, here.

Insurance company Jewelers Mutual has donated more than 500 carats of rough diamonds to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to aid researchers in scientific study. The company originally acquired the collection to display in its on-site R. Harder Gallery of Gems and Minerals.

The Gemological Institute of America plans to open a lab in Israel in fourth quarter 2011. In addition to the lab, the GIA center will include education and research activities.

The Troy Diamond Report, a diamond and gold pricing guide, is the latest industry entity to get into the application game with the release of the “DiamondMaster App” for the iPhone and iPad.

Rough diamonds from Zimbabwe's contested Marange region that were held in Dubai since November were allowed on Wednesday to leave the emirate and are understood to be in India now.

The Diamond Dealers Club of New York recently inked a deal with the Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association for reciprocal membership, the DDC announced.

The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America has announced the results of its most recent election, held during its June 21 general membership meeting.

The 3rd annual Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF) is scheduled for Jan. 29 to 31, 2012 and, for the first time, will include an expanded roster of invitees.

The GIA has announced the opening of its 2012 scholarship application period. The institute is increasing the total number of scholarships offered and doubling the number of international locations where on-campus programs can be taken.

For the first time, students in China are being afforded the opportunity to enroll in an on-campus Graduate Gemologist program from the Gemological Institute of America.

Symposium took place Sunday and Monday at GIA’s headquarters. This year’s Symposium was the fifth such conference organized by the GIA. Past Symposiums took place in 1982, 1991, 1999 and 2006.

The 100.67-carat Steinmetz “Sunrise” fancy intense yellow diamond will be one of nearly 1,000 gems and pieces of jewelry on display next week at the Gemological Institute of America’s 2011 Symposium.