STEM graduate programs place too much emphasis on GRE scores (Inside Higher Ed): A new analysis argues that the GRE is part to blame for the low numbers of female and minority students in STEM fields.
World’s top electric car makers talk collaboration (Industry Week): Nissan and BMW talk collaboration with rival Tesla after the company agreed to share its patents with competitors, a move that could benefit the public if a simpler way to charge electric cars was developed.
Kasich inks education, workforce, veterans, BWC, tax MBR bills (Gongwer Ohio): Governor Kasich signed five MBR bills into law that make substantive changes to K-12 education (HB487), workforce training, veterans, workers’ compensation and tax administration. Changes to K-12 education include standardizing high school students’ access to college credit along with changes to the College Credit Plus program.
Northeast Ohio tech companies, projects receive nearly half of Ohio Third Frontier Commission funds awarded (Crain’s Cleveland Business): Northeast Ohio companies received nearly half of the $84 million that the Ohio Third Frontier Commission awarded on June 11th. The Commission also loaned a total of $12 million to four local funds that finance high-tech startups, with nearly $3 million going to each of the funds.
British spy agencies are said to assert power to intercept web traffic (New York Times): In a legal rationale for collecting information from Internet use, the British government has asserted the right to intercept communications through services such as Facebook, Google and Twitter that are based in the United States and other foreign nations, even if they are between people in Britain.
