EWI gets $5M slice of innovation funding pool for research project (Columbus Business First) The Edison Welding will lead a $5 million research project on developing new sensing and monitoring capabilities to improve consistency in the manufacturing process, funded through NAMII.
Ohio's rural biz incubators thrive with best practices, clear results (HiVelocity Media) Rural business incubators create a real impact on their region in terms of jobs and economic growth. Ohio University's Innovation Center has been particularly successful.
Ohio State/Brazil collaboration funds 24 proposals to build on existing partnerships (The Ohio State University) Ohio State University and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) will build upon existing partnerships and collaborate in new ways, as a result of the Scientific Cooperation Agreement that called for the two organizations to contribute $700,000 each to funding grants for institutional collaboration.
Renewable energy and energy efficiency under attack in Ohio, says industry group (Cleveland.com) Clean energy proponents and the Ohio Manufacturers Association are opposing a bill that would allow utilities to buy Canadian hydropower in place of power generated by wind and solar in Ohio, which they say would destroy Ohio’s growing renewable energy sector.
Researchers develop robots for disaster zones (Nanowerk) Researchers at OSU have partnered with a Drexel University lead team to develop humanoid robots to perform disaster response. The Ohio State team is responsible for equipping the robot to travel across rubble, which might be anything from rocks to large piles of debris.
Why the S in STEM Is Overrated (The Atlantic) Early career earnings reports show that general science majors earn substantially less than their peers who earned degrees in technology, engineering, and mathematics. With all the emphasis on STEM, students and legislators should be cautious to lump them all together as if the degrees have the same earning potential.
