Ohioans need of education options, Kent State mobile technologies for special education, NASA Glenn full funding and more

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 11:45am (updated Monday, May 9, 2016 - 1:46pm)

Higher Ed director: Ohioans need more options

Record-Courier, Dec. 10, 2015

In an interview with Record-Courier staff on Wednesday, John Carey said the state needs to make a greater variety of resources available to meet the higher education needs of Ohioans and keep education affordable…

 

Kent State receives contribution from AT&T to improve mobile technologies for special education

Kent State University, Dec. 10, 2015

AT&T has made a $200,000 contribution to Kent State University’s Research Center for Educational Technology to implement new technology in special education environments with a focus on mobile apps, including those intended to help students learn science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM)…

 

Congress to give NASA Glenn full funding

Cleveland, Dec. 16, 2015

 Despite a Maryland U.S. senator's desire to boost NASA spending in her state by taking it from elsewhere, the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will be left alone, according to U.S. Sen. Rob Portman…

 

Acquisition complete: say hello to Ex Libris, a ProQuest Company

Library Journal, Dec. 15, 2015

ProQuest has completed its acquisition of Ex Libris Group, a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education…

 

Got a drone? FAA says you must register it

Cleveland, Dec. 15, 2015

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring recreational drone owners to register their toys. The new rule, announced Monday, requires recreational drone users to register devices purchased after Dec. 21 before the first flight…