In today's news we look at Kent State University, Ohio wanting to attract more international students, LeBron James offering full scholarships for his I PROMISE kids, China's supercomputer resuming after Tianjin blasts and Ohio universities uniting to expand Ohio exporting...
In today's news we explore a new robot from MIT with human reflexes, the breathtaking simluation of tornado-producing thunderstorms and Verizon's new technology that would allow it to deliver 10 Gbps broadband.
In a small, intimate setting at the restaurant 9 Tables in The Plains near Athens, I spoke to Ohio University’s Institute for Chinese Academic Leaders about shared collections and services and the challenges and opportunities for academic library consortia. After giving a brief overview of OhioLINK to a group of about 15 people, including leaders from Beijing Normal University and Northeast Normal University, I spoke about the practicalities of building and sustaining a consortium model. Consortia models exist in all shapes and sizes, and I enjoyed the opportunity to speak about OhioLINK and to give a brief overview of several other models here in the United States. Academic library consortia have many different membership models, resources and services
In today's news we look at Windstream expanding rural broadband, the top technologies in the ICT market, and NASA's new Curiosity simulator.
In today's news we look at cyber attacks within the United States and internationally, a standardized approach to recognizing online degree programs, the Internet of things, and colleges trying out SDN.
In today's news we look at President Obama's executive order to build the world's fastest supercomputer, the nation's first public safety broadband network , improvements to OU's Alden Library, the Pacific Research Platform and IBM's Watson supercomputer partnering with CVS pharmacy.
In today's news we look at MVAPICH User Group returning to Ohio, Morrow County improving it's emergency communications, University of Akron laying off 161 employees, a DC makerspace helping improve STEM and Ebook vendors taking another look at the library market...
Earlier this month, I traveled to Bari, Italy, to deliver a pair of presentations, including the keynote address, at Progetto “RIESCO” Challenge GPU4EO 2015. The event showcased solutions to improve the performance of software used to process remotely sensed data through the use of GPUs (graphics processing units). In this article, I summarize my talk, “GPU applications for scientific computation, training and visualization.” I focus on several examples of how we’ve leveraged GPU computing in the Interface Laboratory at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC).
In today's news we look at Amazon planning to create 2,000 jobs in central Ohio, school districts in Ohio cutting librarian jobs, Ohio offering a tax-free day on school supplies, presidential campaigns using online tracking and a British Navy warship testing a 3-D printed drone at sea..
In today's news we look at Gov. Kasich joining the GOP race, three Dayton colleges sharing $900K to bolster graduation rates, three Columbus education focused groups merging together, Amazon using North Carolina wind power to meet the energy needs of Ohio data centers, and Hudson launching a city-owned fiber-optic broadband plan...
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