Today's digest highlights news on Third Frontier funding to University of Toledo, wind turbines providing renewable energy at a Honda transmission plant, and Bob Evans working on manufacturing efforts. Also included is information on IBM Watson supercomputing and STEM education promotion among girls and young women across the country.
Watty Piper’s classic message from 1930 in The Little Engine That Could is applicable today, more than eighty years later. Although the first time the phrase – “I think I can” – was found was in a 1902 Swedish journal, and again soon after, in 1906, in Reverend Charles Wing’s sermon to his Brooklyn congregation that had just paid off the church’s mortgage … most humans believe they are capable of greater achievements.
. Today's Digest has an assortment of articles from high-tech library training to Big Data efforts across the country. Also included is information about a new STEM teacher recruitment campaign at USC's College of Education and the Ohio Export Internship Program through Ohio State's Fisher School of Business.
Today's digest features a variety of information from Brazil's efforts in development of massive open online courses (MOOCs), to an update on the sequester and the new federal spending plan. Also included is information on the Smithsonian working on expanding its digital collection, the upcoming Ohio Educational Technology Conference, and a new website called "RoboEarth" that will allow researchers to share design and programming information about robots.
Today's Digest contains information on IBM Dublin reducing energy use, free databases to provide public access to big data, and an Ohio school district implementing an energy conservation project to save costs. Also included is information on President Obama's announcement of a new tech-hub at North Carolina State University to help foster collaboration between the public and private sector, and a new DNA supercomputer built by Illumina.
What is a Discovery Layer?
In terms familiar to most users, a discovery layer is a Google-like search across all library resources. In library language, a discovery layer is a searchable meta-index of library resources, usually including article-level metadata, e-book metadata, metadata from library catalogs, open access resource metadata, etc., and it includes a means of retrieving resources in the result set through linking technology.
Today's digest contains information on supercomputers working on new platinum-group alloys, Battelle's predictions about R&D growth this year, and a new e-reading program in Texas. Also included is information on teacher education programs in Ohio and colleges adjusting to the new Obamacare changes.
Today's digest features a wide variety of articles ranging from Ohio's casino-tax revenue and its effects on cities and school districts, to start-ups using research funds from Ohio State. Also included is information on a new degree program focusing on the use of unmanned aircrafts, supercomputing efforts in Japan venturing into the human brain activity research, and 3D computing used to develop fighter jets.
Today's digest focuses on US energy efforts revolving around the shale boom in relation to Big Data, 3D printing updates presented at an International CES tradeshow, and how high costs of research at universities are said to be made worse by the funding gap. Also included is information on how Cleveland Public Libraries are using technology to promote creativity among children and collaboration between US and Chinese manufacturing through a local US facility.
We are back kicking off another week with the Daily Digest--featuring articles on Big Data at MIT, NVIDIA's automatic cars and a new algorithm providing genomes and internet sites with greater efficiency. Also featured is information on STEM growth in Ohio through a new house bill and JobsOhio providing $250,000 for a program to help college students pay for education while working for tuition assistance.
Today's digest features information on a new cloud service hosted by Amazon, new credit transfer programs among 16 western US colleges, STEM efforts to increase collaboration between government and corporations, and growth in US jobs. Also included is information on online standardized test changes
Today's Digest focuses on a variety of information revolving around the big data development front, Ohio's focus on funding public-works projects, STEM in higher education being funded through grant opportunities, and US manufacturing exports. Also included is information on a new venture capital firm helping to fund start-up companies in the Mid-West
After a quick pause due to the cold front, we start again with our Daily Digest. Today's articles feature information on the Common Core, a new solar powered car, women in manufacturing, and competency-based education. Also included is information on a project in Illinois concerning public libraries and e-book policies.
In anticipation of National Trivia Day, celebrated on Jan. 4 of each year, I asked for some trivia questions from my few Ohio Technology Consortium colleagues who happened to be in the office over the holidays. As usual, they didn’t disappoint. First, a selection of their trivia questions:
Today's digest focuses on small businesses facing issues of cybersecurity, operational consolidation efforts, and a new step with big data leading toward paid searching. Also included is information on the new 2014 agenda for Ohio lawmakers concerning the state budget changes and college programs offering fixed-rate tuitions.
Happy New Year! The first digest of the year features stories on STEM assistance at Ohio universities, drone testing at US institutions, the impact of sequestration on various branches of government, higher education news for Northeast Ohio, and multi-scale simulation benefits.
Today's digest focuses on the future of big data, Stanford University's combination of technology and design, the NSF support for a cyber-enabled research program, and a free web platform aimed at teaching computer coding. Also included is information on the Common Application changes and how colleges will deal with past issues when it comes time to submit college applications this week.
With just two days left in 2013, we focus today's Daily Digest on recent news featuring NASA's exploration developments, publishing associations fighting against illegitimate open-access journals, and the future for HPC systems. Also featured is information on Columbus, Ohio being named the driver of Ohio's economic recovery and the President's Council on Advisors on Science & Technology making the case for Massive Open Online Courses to President Obama.
At this special time of year, many people look forward to spending quality time with their family, friends and other loved ones, sharing family stories, preparing sumptuous meals, exchanging gifts and, in general, following their faith. The technology of communication, it seems, may have impacted these holiday gatherings as much as many other human activities. And, since I am not an engineer or professor, it is not my intention to document the smallest details of the evolution of communication technology, but, rather, to share a few of my personal observations.
The final digest for this week features information on HPC power and energy saving techniques, supercomputing and molecular research, computer software developments for university exams, and a global comparison of online learning techniques. Also included is information on an effort to gain funding for a data and cybersecurity center in central Ohio.
We will be taking a week-long break from the Daily Digest due to the holidays. Please stay tuned for new digest entries around the New Year!
Today's digest focuses on topics of education, clean-energy, and 3D printing. We provide information on Ohio's Straight-A-Fund education grants set to be awarded this week, engaging STEM education through holiday gift-giving, and efforts of the Digital Public Library of America to spread access among libraries and universities. Also included is information on Ohio and Michigan working together on a clean-energy initiative and a 3D printed loudspeaker at Cornell University.
The digest for this Wednesday features information on the oil and gas energy boom in relation to manufacturing in the US, NASA using new tools for climate and earth science research, and US education companies focusing on expanding operations in China. Also included is information on building a STEM pipeline through high school education, along with information on the approval of $12.8 million for funding in biomedical technology research in Ohio universities.
The Research & Education community’s networks have always been the platform upon which new innovations have launched. From the creation of the basic routing protocols that underpin the Internet, to the invention of search, social networking and online media, research and education delivered the platform upon which new applications were built and where whole new classes of sophisticated users developed.
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.
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