NASA awards grants to eight university technological concepts
The Space Reporter, August 15, 2015
NASA just announced approximately $1.6 million in grants to researchers the agency feels are the best positioned to help plan trips to the stars…
Dayton gets national kudos as a STEM community
Dayton Business Journal, July 31, 2015
While continuing to attract jobs in STEM-related fields from Fortune 500 companies and multi-national corporations, the region’s elite research institutions continue to excel, the area’s healthcare base continues to grow and several world-class research and development centers now call Dayton home…
Turning a page: downsizing the campus book collections
The Conversation, August 19, 2015
A mainstream trend is occurring in which the printed book, though still part of the academic library ensemble, is being relegated to the role of supporting player rather than the lead actor…
Kentucky Communications Network Authority created to manage statewide broadband network
The Ohio County Monitor, August 18, 2015
Governor Steve Beshear has signed an executive order creating the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) and its governing board to manage the KentuckyWired open-access broadband network…
First almost fully-formed human brain grown in lab, researchers claim
The Guardian, August 18, 2015
An almost fully-formed human brain has been grown in a lab for the first time, claim scientists from Ohio State University. The team behind the feat hope the brain could transform our understanding of neurological disease…
