3-D printing technology: impact on agriculture (Farm Industry News) The integration of 3-D printing in farm operations could allow small manufacturing start-ups to compete with big business. With agriculture’s demand for customizable pieces and quick replacement parts, the industry could be home to the next 3-D printing revolution.
Explosion of Wireless Devices Strains Campus Networks (The Chronicle of Higher Education) The rapid increase in the number of wireless enabled devices that students and staff bring to campus has put a strain on university technology departments and particularly their budgets.
Local schools join in effort to increase STEM graduates (Dayton Business Journal) The National Science Foundation has awarded a $3.5 million grant to help increase the number of bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields, to 11 colleges and universities in the state, including Miami University, Wright State University, Central State University, Sinclair Community College, Wilberforce University and The Ohio State University.
LSU Receives Record Grant for Supercomputer (HPC Wire) Louisiana State University’s Center for Computation and Technology recently received a $3.92 million grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase a new supercomputing cluster known as SuperMIC.
Moving Beyond Congress (Inside Higher Ed) The leaders of American research universities may be well-advised to shift some of their energy away from lobbying Congress and focus more on partnerships with state governments and businesses, several higher education leaders said Thursday at a meeting sponsored by the National Academies.
Ohio student loan default rate among highest in U.S. (Mansfield News Journal) Ohio’s student loan default rate is among the 10 highest in the country with nearly 30,000 Ohioans defaulting on federal loans they were supposed to start repaying in 2010. From 2010 to 2013 Ohio’s default rate increased from 13.2 percent to 16.2 percent.
