$5 million Honda gift to support growth of Ohio State’s research into virtual engineering methodologies (The Ohio State University) A $5 million gift from Honda R&D Americas, Inc. to The Ohio State University has launched a center for virtual simulation and modeling of product performance and manufacturing processes in the College of Engineering. The new SIMCenter will combine expertise from several College of Engineering departments, Integrated Systems, and include a partnership with Ohio Supercomputer Center.
Cloud Control: Universities Put IaaS into Action (EdTech Magazine) North Carolina State University’s Virtual Computing Lab, in combination with the private infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud, makes technology easier for students to access and helps reduce IT costs.
Consumer 3-D Printing -- Does it Matter to Hardcore Manufacturing? (IndustryWeek) As 3D printing expands to multiple fields, it is increasingly important for designers to be familiar with the particular advantages and challenges that 3D printing has. As children grow up with this technology, those currently in the industry must standardize methods so that they can be transferred to new generations of workers.
UW female professors building a culture for engineering (The Seattle Times) The University of Washington received a grant from the National Science Foundation that launched an initiative to get more women as faculty members in engineering and science, and advance them into leadership positions. The program has proven to be successful and continues even after the grant ended.
Why Schools Make Bad Buying Decisions (edSurge) Harold Levy, former Chancellor of the New York City Schools and current board member of Cambium, outlines why he believes that poor purchasing systems are one of the major contributors to slow and ineffective technology adoption in schools. Without an efficient purchasing system for education technology, schools are unable to make the best and most effective purchases.
