Municipalities in Ohio to Connect Via Fiber-Optics Network, Kent State University Doubling Research Spending, OSU-OU Venture Capital, and More

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 2:30pm (updated Monday, May 9, 2016 - 1:08pm)

Municipalities to Connect Via Fiber-Optics Network

This Week Community News, April 6, 2015

Bexley, Gahanna and Whitehall plan to get connected with the expansion of a fiber-optics network, thanks to a $1 million grant from the state capital budget…

 

Kent State University Wants to Double Research Spending

Akron Beacon Journal, April 7, 2015

Kent State University wants to double the amount of research money coming into the school within the next five years, with the goal to become one of the top 200 research universities in the country…

 

OSU-OU Venture Capital Fund (Finally) Ready to Launch

Columbus Business First, April 7, 2015

Three years after its unveiling, the $35 million venture-capital fund being pooled by Ohio State University and Ohio University is taking concrete steps toward launching…

 

Baseball Analytics: Mystery MLB Team Uses Cray Supercomputer to Help Win More Games

Geek Wire, April 6, 2015

Out of the 28 Major League Baseball teams, one is utilizing a high-powered Cray supercomputer to run a complicated statistical analysis on the numbers…

 

Guide for Ed-Tech Developers Issued by U.S. Department of Education

Education Week, April 7, 2015

Saying that educational technology must promote equity, personalize learning, and make teaching a more sustainable career, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan unveiled Tuesday a new guide for software developers, startups, and entrepreneurs…