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Today's digest highlights recent news on 3D printing efforts when it comes to biomedical engineering of bone implants. Also included is information on technology implementation in Ohio classrooms to help track student performance, companies and colleges partnering to increase the skilled workforce, a new R&D center in Dayton, and schools focusing on teaching computer coding. 

The first  digest of this week features another interesting article on the increase of women in the STEM profession, specifically through programs at The Ohio State University. Also included is information on law classrooms moving toward the "flipped classroom" model, a vote to hold off on the second round of sequestration, and an investment in early learning in Ohio. Also included is information on GE's new efforts with additive manufacturing and how it may change traditional welding work. 

Today's digest focuses on women in STEM education and workforce efforts, funding for the Ohio Third Frontier, and aviation manufacturing in Dayton, Ohio. Also featured is information on OSU's new efforts to help the Cleveland Browns use better energy saving techniques in their stadium and an update on Massive Open Online Courses and the Public Library. 

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It was just a year ago that OARnet officially lit its 100 Gigabit-per-second network backbone service. At the time OARnet's implementation was the first statewide lighting of a 100G service and was one of the first in the United States. The pace and acceleration of technology advancement is relentless, and in just one year 100G services are now commercially available. To put it in perspective, at the time OARnet lit the 100G service, it was still highly experimental.

The digest for this Wednesday includes information on the expansion of massive open online courses, a new health education program at Cleveland State University, and a new unusual supercomputing design used for researching climate change. Also included is information on oil and gas industry tax increases for the state of Ohio, along with the status of income generation for Ohio's research. 

Today's digest features information on a Northeast Ohio community college receiving grant funding for job training, investment in even more job creation throughout the state of Ohio, and technology being used as a study aid for many students. Also featured is information on manufacturers working with NASA to solve product issues and manufacturing and health care involvement. 

Today's digest focuses on information on an Ohio bill making changes to teacher evaluations, US achievements in comparison to other nations, Medicaid savings going toward a Straight-A-Fund for educational advancement, and Northeast Ohio's job growth. Also included is information on Russia's supercomputing efforts. 

The final Digest for this week focuses on new forms of supercomputing tailoring to the consumer market, along with information on how Big Data is used to solve real world everyday problems. We also provide information on a delay in the release of the new Common Core aligned SAT, a Northeast Ohio community college job training program, and information on a report focusing on performance funding in higher education institutions. 

OARnet 100G logo

This month, in addition to celebrating the holiday season, the OARnet staff will be marking a signal event in the history of the organization. A year ago, Gov. John Kasich visited our offices to recognize the lighting of Ohio’s statewide 100 Gigabit per second network. The announcement sealed his January State-of-the-State promise to deploy the ultra-fast network by the end of the year.

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