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America Makes, Third Grade Reading, Education Laws & More

By on Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 11:39am

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. 

Columbus's Budget, Supercomputer TOP500 List, E-Rate Program & more

By on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 10:20am

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.

Drones on Campus, Kindergarten Cutoff, 3D Printing & More

By on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 9:50am

In today's Digest we look at a new 3D printer that will soon be sent to the serve aboard the International Space Station, a Florida university's choice to offer drones at its media library, the continueing debate on what age kindergarten students should be to begin school, efforts by various MOOC providers to make their content available in countries currently banned due to trade embargos, and a look at Ford's use of 3D printing to drive its rapid pace of development. 

Library E-Books, Electric Motorcycles, Data Breaches & More

By on Monday, June 23, 2014 - 1:36pm

We begin this week by examining the demographics of students enrolled in online courses, the targeting of universities for cyber-attacks, Harley-Davidson's new all electric motorcycle, the struggle between college libraries and e-book publishers over pricing, and a look at the impact the Common Core has had on investment in education technology. 

Summer Institute: A quarter-century of STEM enrichment and beyond!

By on Friday, June 20, 2014 - 1:30pm (updated Friday, July 18, 2014 - 2:50pm)
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This year, 2014, marks the 25th anniversary of OSC’s Summer Institute program for high school students. Since the Ohio Supercomputer Center grew from academic roots, it was only natural for the center’s founders to develop a program through which they could share with students the fascinating and empowering computational resources they’d assembled. It also was logical that they would create a pipeline to help educate and inspire future scientists and engineers.

Common Core, Student Loans, HPC Clouds & More

By on Friday, June 20, 2014 - 11:54am

This Friday's Digest highlights a strong projected growth for the HPC and data analytics market in the coming years, a school district's use of grant funding to develop low cost personalized education programs, a research data sharing platform developed by the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Louisiana's recent move to drop its Common Core Standards, and the Senate's decision to not consider a recently proposed student loan bill. 

3rd Grade Reading, Veterans, Additive Manufacturing & More

By on Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 10:20am

On this Thursday we take a look at Cleveland State's expansion of additive manufacturing, the completetion of the first ever U.S. House STEM App Competition, a ranking of Ohio's teacher education programs, the current passing rate of the new 3rd Grade Reading Garauntee, and a new set of bill's signed by Gov. Kasich aimed at improving the education and job placement of recent veterans. 

Electric Cars, Ohio Budget, Third Frontier & More

By on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 9:26am

In today's Digest we examine the impact that GRE scores are having on enrollment in STEM graduate programs, a partnership between the world's three largest electric car companies, the signing of Ohio's mid-biennium budget, the distribution of Ohio Third Frontier funding, and a claim from an English spy agency that they have the right to intercept online communications of anyone.

Ohio Manufacturing, Aerospace Technology, Ohio State's EcoCar & More

By on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 10:31am

This morning's Digest will examine the move by a number of manufacturers to use more 3D printing in the aerospace sector, a new program at Starbucks that will allow employees to take free college courses, a recent report on Ohio's manufacturing economy, Ohio State's recent win of the 3 year long EcoCar 2 Competition, and the creation of 500 new jobs at Dayton's new "Racino".

3D Printing, Small Businesses, STEM & More

By on Monday, June 16, 2014 - 11:48am

The Digest for this Monday will take a look at a new ad from Verizon that is hoping to spark interest in STEM for young girls, a new federal bill that would help streamline the tax write off process for small businesses, a reboot of the Magic School Bus tv show that will focus on STEM topics, a new health services partnership for Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, and a look at 2014's strong growth in additive manufacturing.

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