Job Growth, Career Education, Online Library Material & More

Associate Vice President for Policy, OSU/OH-TECH
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Ohio Technology Consortium
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 4:29pm

$70 million from feds will seed 10,000 jobs, Ohio State says (The Columbus Dispatch) – EWI has been selected to work with OSU and UM to create a manufacturing research hub that will conduct R&D on lightweight materials.

 

Portman, Kaine announce Career & Technical Education caucus (Dayton Daily News) – The U.S. Senate has formed a new Career and Technical Education caucus to help bridge the skill gap that is keeping many manufacturing jobs unfilled.

 

Big data: What to trust – data science or the boss's sixth sense? (ZD Net) – Despite the growing use of data analytics, many retail firms continue to make decisions based on long held beliefs, even if the data may suggest something different.

 

Argonne supercomputer dramatically accelerates rapid genome analysis (Health Channel) – A team from the University of Chicago has been able to greatly reduce the time it takes to analyze a human genome with the help of the Beagle supercomputer.

 

Reserving library materials online grows in reader popularity

(The Columbus Dispatch) – Online library reservations along with drive up windows have made it easier and more convenient for patrons to get the books they want at the library.