Education Technology Is In Its Infancy But It Is Growing Up Fast (Forbes) – MOOC’s may offer a solution to help stem the dramatically increasing costs in the education sector. However, despite their growing popularity the companies providing MOOCS still have a long way to go before they are a viable alternative to the traditional classroom. Much of this rests on their ability to offer accredited courses and incentivize participants to complete the course.
Cleveland State University to Debut New Interprofessional Model for Health-Care Education (PR Newswire) – Cleveland State University has announced the building of a new $45 million Health Sciences building that will be shared with the Northeast Ohio Medical University. This partnership is one of the first of its kind with the various healthcare students learning and working together rather than being separated into different schools.
Unusual Supercomputer Design Poised to Enable More Accurate Climate Change Forecasts (Science World Report) – A new supercomputer named the Green Flash has shed light on a new method of building a supercomputer. Aimed at helping to model clouds for climatologists the Green Flash uses processors that have been designed to only include the portions necessary to run climate models and omit the rest to conserve energy. This makes the Green Flash a powerful single purpose supercomputer.
House GOP Severance Tax Hike Includes Exemptions, Credits For Industry (Gongwer) – A House bill is moving forward that would help generate tax revenue from oil and gas companies operating in the state while offering tax credits to certain actors in the industry. The bill is aimed at generating revenue while still encouraging production of shale gas and making Ohio firms competitive.
Ohio State’s pricey research fails to generate much income (The Columbus Dispatch) – Ohio State University currently ranks last among Big Ten schools for income generated from patent licensing and royalties, despite increasing research spending to $934 million. However, the university is confident that this research spending will pay dividends in the long run given the time lapse between a research discovery and developing a marketable patent.
