2015 best brag-worthy programs in Central Ohio, digital potential of graduates, Malone University National Science Foundation grant and more

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 4:15pm (updated Monday, May 9, 2016 - 1:45pm)

2015 best schools: brag-worthy programs & initiatives in Central Ohio

Columbus Monthly, Dec. 2, 2015

School just isn’t what it used to be. Central Ohio districts are thinking outside the classroom, affording students the opportunity to learn and grow in job-training programs, hands-on learning environments and even other countries…

 

Ohio tech entrepreneurs and industry executives say more tech workers needed

Cleveland, Nov. 30, 2015

Ohio's IT industry accounts for more than 92,000 jobs, but technology entrepreneurs and executives don't believe the state fully values their contributions, according to a new "Tech Issues" report

 

Unlocking the digital potential of graduates: addressing the 'employability gap' through technology

Jisc, Dec. 2, 2015

At Jisc, we have been looking into the hot topic of employability and the growing ‘employability gap’: the fact that the skills students have as they leave our educational institutions aren’t meeting the expectations of employers, and that employers also want wider, softer skills as well as demonstration of knowledge and hard competencies…

 

An Ohio University professor is growing biotech commercialization

WOUB Digital, Nov. 30, 2015

JD Kittle is an Ohio University faculty member in chemistry and biochemistry but he also is helping develop new companies to commercialize and optimize biotech discoveries – some of those companies are based in Athens…

 

Malone University receives National Science Foundation grant

Hudson Hub Times, Nov. 19, 2015

The National Science Foundation awarded Malone University a grant that will both advance scientific research in Ohio and later be shared with similar institutions throughout the nation…