Ohio’s ‘Straight A’ education grants to go out this week (The Columbus Dispatch) – Ohio’s Straight A Fund is set to roll out its first round of grants totally $88.7 million today. From 570 applications, 24 school districts and education consortiums were chosen to receive funding. The 4 largest grants are listed in the article.
Holiday gifts that encourage STEM education (CNN Money) – To help increase the interest in STEM studies among females a number of companies are now offering toys marketed towards girls that include science and engineering.
Ohio, Michigan working together on clean-energy initiative (Columbus Business First) A joint venture between Ohio and Michigan has been formed to encourage manufacturers to work on clean-energy products and processes.
Digital Public Library of America: Young but Well Connected (The Chronicle) – The Digital Public Library of America has been growing successfully in its first nine months. By acting as a connection hub the DPLA links its patrons to digital archives from around the country, making it possible to access small regional libraries as well as major universities.
Loudspeaker is First-ever 3D-printed Consumer Electronic (Scientific Computing) – Researchers at Cornell University have produced a 3D printed loudspeaker that integrates the plastic, conductive, and magnetic parts seamlessly so that it does not require assembly. This is an important step forward to making 3D printers commercially viable.
