Today's news focuses on Ohio's Straight-A-Funding programs, IBM's Watson supercomputer, digital accessibility among higher ed students, Brazilian broadband deals, Microsoft's research lab closure, CincyTech bringing in $420 million in business funding, and Cray's viewpoint on analytics and simulation.
Today's highlights include UNLV's new supercomputer, a new technology facility on the University of Dayton's campus, impact vs. participation amongst community college students, a Massachusetts' library renaissance, a Northwest Ohio manufacturing center, Ohio solar energy, and Ohio's learning standards debate.
Today's Digest highlights information on Cray's new supercomputer contract with Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology, Lockheed Martin's donation of $500,000 toward women in STEM education, Harvard's computer science course popularity, a potential "Federal Robotics Commission" , and the battle between campus bookstores and online booksellers
In today's Digest, we focus on how one library is adapting to the digital world, a report on higher education creating a boost in need-based aid rewards, startups in the manufacturing business, technology in schools, the Big Data sector, and New York's excelleration in the manufacturing sector
Today we highlight news on a new cloud computing platform from Google, the new VP and CTO at a lead supercomputing company, online learning platforms, changes to Ohio's community college funding, and Ohio school district report cards.
Today we look at new K12 school standards in Colorado, digitalization of books in the EU, and the University of California's new solar energy purchase. Also included is information on an employee focused online learning platform, technologies driving data analytics, and a new robotics facility coming to Cininnati.
Highlighted in today's digest is information on Sinclair Community College taking the lead in drone technology research, Ohio's energy companies and the construction of a substation to improve services, along with an update on the SQL use in Big Data debate.
Today we focus on topics regarding higher education, education technology, STEM learning, the broadband public-utility debate, and issues surrounding Google's dominance in the tech atmosphere
Learn more about today's state, nationwide and international technology news. Today we feature information on the University of Arizona's new supercomputer, US economy job growth predictions and outcomes, STEM education and AP science courses, and more!
Congratulations go out today to Ohio State’s Venturi Buckeye Bullet team, which today announced that it has successfully nailed down yet another international land speed record.
In this Friday's Daily Digest we will be examining Georgia Tech's online master's program that has been modeled after MOOCs, new regulations taking place in California regarding autonomous vehicles, new projections on the continued growth of the e-learning industry, L.A. school's decision to stop purchasing iPads from Apple, and Washington D.C.'s unique approach to helping their homeless library patrons.
The Digest for today highlights an unprecedented lawsuit being filed against the Education of Department, a new look at the research around how students ask for help in the classroom, a Chinese supercomputing project aimed at improving urban planning, a set of new partnerships between two Cleveland universities and foriegn colleges, and a look into the potential use of the internet of things by the Postal Service.
In today's Digest we look at the impact that the economic recovery is having on state K-12 education budgets, research being done at Utah State in how autonomous cars can be hacked and the potential impact of these threats, a new report looking at the state of additive manufacturing in the U.S., recent studies that find that economic diversity among top teir colleges is still stagnant, and a new Amazon subsidiary that will be investing $1.1 billion in central Ohio to create a new datacenter.
In today's Daily Digest we will be highlighting Teach for America's third year of operating in Ohio, a new model of higher education for the U.S. that encorporates apprenticeships, renewel of the debate over creationism being taught in schools, a new NSF project to advance cloud computing, and the addition of a Makerspace to Youngstown, Ohio.
We begin the week with a look at new legislation working its way through Congress that would have major impacts on higher education, improved ACT scores and what they mean for the state of Tennessee, Gov. Kasich's pledged support for the Common Core in Ohio, the future of MOOCs and their ability to remain free to use, and the use of the San Diego Supercomputer Center to help fight forest fires.
On this Friday we will be discussing the apparently low rate of students that transfer their credits when they switch univerisites, a new grant from America Makes to further 3D printing research, a grant from the Ohio Department of Education aimed at helping support literacy programs, the opening debates over whether to withdraw Ohio from the Common Core standards, and a look at the differences between the number of students taking humanities versus science coruses.
In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt established National Aviation Day, placing it in on the calendar to coincide with the birthday of Orville Wright on August 19. Orville and his brother Wilbur designed and built the Wright Flyer and in 1903 used it to perform “the world’s first controlled powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight.”
In today's Digest we will be looking at the impact that the Affordable Health Care Act is having on the status of student employees, the Columbus library system's use of small 'express' libraries to help reach underserved areas, the July job figures for Ohio's economy, the preperation many campuses are taking for receiving students from Ebola affected countries, and the expansion of Hoopla streaming service to another major library.
As we start the week the Daily Digest highlights a new partnership between Columbus State and the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries that will include a CSCC room at 10 new or renovated libraries, a new nonprofit that has begun reviewing Common Core based textbooks to assess their content and alignment, changes to the way Ohio k-12 school days are measured, a look at the participation rate that shows MOOCs to be more effective than some people realized, and a discussion of how to better frame aspects of education policy to make the debate easier for people to understand and relate to.
We end this week with a look at the current advantage that libraries have over tech companies in the realm of e-book rentals, the new graduation requirements that incoming 9th graders will have to face, a new STEM focused university and supercomputer center in Florida, the high rate of delinquency for the most common type of federal student loan, and a call from manufacturing leaders for Congress to address the issue of currency manipulation being practiced by a number of foriegn countries.
Today we delve into the use of big data by the Centers for Medicaire and Medicaid Services to try and improve health care costs, Apple's recent diversity report and the growing attention big tech firms are paying to their workforce diversity, the disparity in high speed internet access between urban and rural library systems, strong economic indicators for the U.S., and a growing number of free online academic journals that are challenging the standard subscription based journals.
In today's Daily Digest we will be examining a growing debate over some key words in Ohio's Constitution regarding school funding, a new tool developed by Google to help manage their databases, a start-up supercomputer company that is planning to revolutionize computer processing with an optical processor, the growing focus on education policy in part thanks to some celebrities, and a team from MIT that has analyzed hundreds of hours of MOOC videos to learn what makes an engaging video lecture.
In today's Daily Digest we will be highlighting Denver City Schools move to invest $7 million in developing new STEM career classes for its high schools, new data that shows that white students will no longer be the majority in public schools, a data analytics tool that was able to spot the Ebola epidemic prior to the WHO announcement of the outbreak, the mayor of Milwaukee's push to invest in building a strong library system for the city, and an unusual library storage system in Australia that relies on robots to retrieve and manage the books.
We begin this week by discussing a set of rule changes from the Dept. of Education aimed at easing restrictions on student loans, a new law that will require states to offer in state tuition to veterans regardless of how long they have lived in the state, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush team up to talk about the importance of providing women worldwide with education, manufacturing companies are facing a shortage of STEM trained workers, and a new computer chip offers the power of a supercomputer in the size of a postage stamp thanks to a unique process.
We end this week with a review of the low percentage of Ohio school districts that passed their proposed levies in the recent August special election, an announcement from NASA that it is near completion of a 3D printed telescope, a survey that shows mixed opinions regarding how robots are affecting people's jobs, a report that has found that Ohio students in the Appalachian counties are falling behind their peers in the rest of the state, and with the school year aproaching a number of districts are figuring out how to handle the nearly 50,000 immigrant students who have recently arrived in the U.S.
In today's Digest we will look at the strong growth in service industry jobs in the U.S., a study that has found that more challenging math and science courses can help improve student performance in these topics, Ohio's partnership with Michigan and Indiana to obtain funds to help improve water quality in Lake Erie, the Army's use of 3D printed skulls to study shockwave damage, and a $45M grant that will help Ohio learning centers improve their literacy education efforts.
This Wednesday's Digest will take a look at a range of topics including a set of new additive manufacturing competitions to be hosted by America Makes, a new partnership that is aimed at expanding the digital offerings of the textbook renting company Chegg, a study from Standard & Poor's that suggests that the widening wealth gap is responsible for the slow economic recovering, new rankings from the Princeton Review are out on everything from food services to partying for which Miami University ranks the highest in Ohio, and a recent survey looks at how Americans view the idea of autonomous vehicles.
In today's Daily Digest we discuss Columbus's trash problem that has been created by the mass move out of students near Ohio State, a new program for Columbus City Schools that will provide free lunch to all students, a study that has found that single parents tent to invest more in their child's education than their own retirement, a new test that is aimed at assessing kindergarten readiness in Ohio, and the strong economic impact that National Parks have had for the state of Ohio.
This week we begin by examining which college majors have the highest average salaries, a new program in Ohio that will allow high school students to take the ACT or SAT for free, the elimination of the Ohio Graduation Test requirement for graduting, the Dept. of Education's announcement of a new series of sites aimed at testing more flexible education programs, and a study that has found Ebay to have one of the most diverse workforce amoung the high tech giants.
We begin the month of August by discussing the approval of 37 grants to help Ohio schools improve innovation in their classrooms, the Federal Reserve suggests that the economy may not be growing as strongly as it appears, the architect of the Columbus City Schools data scrubbing scandal has plead no contest, IBM is providing supercomputing time to scientists working on climate change projects, and a number of schools are switching to having year round classes to avoid 'learning loss' in the summer months.
For the last day in July we will be looking at the rising average cost of school supplies, England's approval to allow autonomous vehicles to use public roads starting next year, a new 3D printing method that will allow multiple types of metal to be used in one print, a significant increase in consumer confindence for the summer months, and unexpectedly high growth of 4% for the U.S. economy in the second quarter this year.
For this Wednesday's Digest we will discuss Amazon's announcement that it will be launching a 3D printed product store, Canada's purchase of a supercomputer system to help combat crime, a closer look at the reality of the cost of college, a new Ohio House bill that has been introduced that would eliminate the Common Core standards in Ohio, and Google's partnership with Duolingo to create standardized tests.
In today's Daily Digest we will be highlighting Columbus's free online pre-k program SPARK, a new look at the Census Bureau's STEM Report that is questioning the supposed shortage of STEM workers, a look at Ohio's economic recovery as compared to other states, research being conducted by the Army to create 3D printed weapons, and Ohio's low rank for providing long-term health care in an AARP report.
This Friday the Daily Digest takes a look at the pay gap within the healthcare industry between jobs that require college degrees and jobs that don't, Ohio University's high ranking internationally, an effort among Columbus' small businesses to train people for the jobs they have available, a study that looks at the differences between students who take one versus two math courses at a time, and a report that suggests that 3D printing in space may be more difficult than previously known.
This Thursday's Digest looks at the implications of some recent reports. In Ohio the poverty rate has been increasing, however fewer people have been receiving state aid at the same time, likewise education and healthcare have been increasing for children in Ohio despite Ohio's rank of 24th for poverty amoung children. A study from the Federal Reserve has found that starting salaries for recent graduates have been rising slower than most other positions, principals in the U.S. have been found to be more likely to view their students as poor, and young female scientists are struggling with harrassment during work in the field according to a recent study.
Today's Daily Digest takes a look at the possible effects that autonomous cars will have on fuel consumption, a record setting year at Ohio State for donations from alumni and others, some changes in the FAFSA application that will help correct for incorrectly reported incomes, an upcoming announcement from the President regarding a nationwide effort to improve education for minority students, and Ohio's increasing collection of sales tax from online sales.
In today's Digest we highlight a new competition to create electric cars out of old refrigerators, recent data from public universities that shows low on time graduation rates, an announcement that 11 of Ohio's 13 public universities are planning to increase tuition this year, a report that shows high job growth in states that have recently raised their minimum wage, and the high unemployment rate that is currently impacting people ages 18-29.
In this Monday's Daily Digest we will be discussing Microsoft's recent announcement of large scale layoffs in an attempt to improve profits, Home Depot's move to start offering MakerBot 3D printers at a number of its locations, Ohio's June unemployment figures which remain at 5.5%, efforts from a number of top teir universities to draw more women into computer science programs, and a new report that points to a turnover rate of about 20% for teachers in the U.S., much higher than just a few years ago.
Several weeks ago, an email from a colleague arrived in my inbox with an interesting attachment – an article from the International Journal of Surgery that reviewed the validity of studies using virtual reality to improve training for surgery of the ear, nose and throat (ENT).
Today we discuss Dayton's emergance as a top place for STEM careers, the FCC's new plan to invest in providing wireless internet in schools, the positive impact that aviation is having on Ohio's economy, the noticable gender gap among that nation's biology professors, a report that shows which STEM based jobs are the most lucrative, and an article discussing OSC's role in leading research.
Editor’s note: This column showcases the extraordinary talent and leadership of the librarians and staff at OhioLINK’s member institutions. If you have suggestions for a library staff member who should be featured in this series, please email Meghan Frazer at mfrazer@ohiolink.edu (link sends e-mail).
In today's Daily Digest we highlight the growing enrollment in vocational training courses by people that already have a higher education degree, the use of 3D printing at college campuses to help student projects such as building model rockets, an Ohio STEM high school that will soon be offering college level courses developed by Ohio State, growing conern over the loss of employment benefits for many long term unemployed, and a study that has found that as many as 20% of students who had planned to enroll in college end up not atteding.
Following the long holiday weekend the Digest returns with a look at the latest U.S. unemployment figures which point to a stronger recovery, a new report that examines the various reasons people pursue online degrees, the continued use of high tuition and high financial aid among private universities, Senator Brown's discussion of the need for job training to help fill open jobs in Ohio, and a local SWAT team member that has developed a new device that can help protect schools against shootings.
For this Thursday's Daily Digest we will be looking at a new 6-12 school that is using a curriculum heavily centered on math, the growth of bioscience in the state of Ohio, Americorps search for recent college graduates to work in their Cleveland programs, a $800M surplus for Ohio's budget, and the continued growth of manufacturing across the nation.
The Digest for today highlights Apple's new iTunes U App that will give teachers more control over their coursework, Carnegie Mellon University's research into how MOOCs can be improved, a ranking of colleges by cost, a study that has found a gender gap amoung the nation's biology professors, and the launching of five online degree programs at Terra State Community College.
For today's Daily Digest we will be discussing the findings of a new research into how MOOCs are actually working, the growing number of big name companies investing in additive manufacturing, a new survey about how teachers feel about their jobs and place in society, a growing trend of college graduates becoming entrepreneurs, and research into how to improve student loan counseling tools.
To start of this week we will take a look at the relatively high levels of diversity among Facebook employees, Ohio's choice to use both Common Core and pre-Common Core based tests in teacher evaluations, a recent study that discusses the learning outcomes from online versus traditional classrooms, a list of the best U.S. cities for STEM based careers, and China's construction of pollution cleaning towers.
For this Friday's Digest we will be discussing Airbus's increased research into 3D printed parts, Cincinnati's addition of 13,000 new jobs last month, a poorly chosen tweet that has led to an apology from the Education Dept. for its use, technical issues with the new Ohio Means Jobs website, and an expansion of additive manufacturing education at RAMTEC thanks to a grant from the Straight A Fund.
In today's Daily Digest we will be looking at Columbus's efforts to help third graders that still need to pass the reading exam this summer, Google's commitment of $50M to help encourage more women to enter computer science fields, a new 3D printing project funded by America Makes aimed at expanding additive manufacturing in the Air Force, a look at the slow response of public schools to meet the new laws on how to handle students with disabilities, and an investigation into 60 Columbus educators stemming from the student data scandal from earlier this year.
In today's Daily Digest we will be looking at the impact that proposed changes to the E-Rate program may have on student internet access, the use of technology to bridge the language gap for immigrant students, Columbus's risk of running a budget deficit, an expansion of the Defense Department's national STEM youth program, and China's Tianhe-2 supercomputer's third straight ranking as the world's most powerful supercomputer.
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