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Ohio's supercomputer: 154 trillion calculations per second

Douglas J. Guth Thursday, August 29, 2013

A massive computer cluster housed in the Ohio Supercomputer Center operates at staggering speeds--and businesses large and small around the state are using the digital giant to break through technological barriers.

Apps, Education-Research, High Tech, Information Systems, Information Technology, IT, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Innovation, Ohio State University, Ohio Third Frontier, Science/Technology Research & Development, Software, Technology

Cincinnati, Canton, Toledo, Akron, Lima, Cleveland, Youngstown, Athens, Dayton, Columbus

you've got talent: new online platform simplifies fine arts college admissions process

Kitty McConnell Thursday, February 09, 2012

Derek Brown and Don Hunter both know something about the value of acceptance. They excelled in the Honors-PLUS program at the Carl Lindner H. College of Business at the University of Cincinnati with the help of critical scholarships. Last year, they also launched an online platform that helps fine arts administrators and applicants to simplify the college admissions process. They're living proof that the entrepreneurial ecosystem is alive and well across Ohio.

arts & culture, Columbus/Central Ohio, Education, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Ohio State University, Ohio Third Frontier, Talent, Technology

Columbus

Fusing art and technology

By Feoshia Henderson Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Fuse Factory makes digital beauty accessible for the masses through education and art space. If you haven't seen what this lab can do with technology and arts, you're missing out on something special.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Digital Design, Education, Higher Education, Ohio State University

Columbus

The Talent Dividend: How more college grads can add to Ohio's bottom line through its cities

By Tracy Certo Thursday, December 01, 2011

What's the best thing a city can do to achieve more economic success? Increase its number of college graduates. The most prosperous cities have the highest number of college grads. Read how the Talent Dividend calculates just how much college degrees add to a city's bottom line--think billions--and why cities from Cleveland to Cincinnati are among the 57 cities competing for the million dollar prize to boost college attainment.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Education, Entrepreneur Programs, Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Ohio State University, Talent Dividend

Youngstown, Cincinnati, Akron, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland

Research giant Battelle flies under radar, but reach is worldwide

Val Prevish Thursday, August 25, 2011

Despite its status as the world's largest independent research and development organization and the creator of such ubiquitous products as compact discs and UPC codes, few people understand what Battelle is or its importance to Ohio.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, STEM, Tech Transfer- Research

Columbus

Video: This house fights cancer

Ohio State University Medical Center Thursday, August 11, 2011

A house that fights cancer? That's what this one does. Take a peek at this video, which tells the whole story.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University

Columbus

Q&A: Agricultural Incubator Foundation�s Bernie Scott describes ag entrepreneurship efforts

Gabriella Jacobs Thursday, March 24, 2011

Agriculture Incubator Foundation Chairman Bernie Scott is no stranger to the field of food and agriculture. His devotion to the land and its capabilities grew while participating in 4-H and FFA (then called Future Farmers of America), earning degrees in agriculture and agricultural education from Ohio State University (he was OSU's 2009 Alumni Citizenship Award winner), and working as an ag teacher in the Otsego School District. Here, he fills us in on the foundation and its work with agricultural entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur Programs, Ohio State University, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Q&A: OSU's Michael Camp gives a bird's eye view of Ohio's entrepreneurial landscape

Gene Monteith Thursday, January 13, 2011

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Ohio's entrepreneurial landscape? As one of the nation's leading professors in entrepreneurship, Ohio State's S. Michael Camp should know. So, we asked him.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Ohio State University, Third Frontier, Venture Capital

Columbus

Video: Alleviating Poverty Summit looks at market-based solutions

Thursday, January 13, 2011

The Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship Summit at the Ohio State University is an event designed to engage the public in conversations about market-based solutions to global and local poverty. Here's a short video that describes the summit, scheduled for April 15th in Columbus.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Ohio State University

Columbus

ProjectOne to pump 10,000 jobs, $1.7 billion into Ohio economy

Gene Monteith Thursday, October 21, 2010

At a cost of $1 billion, ProjectOne is the largest construction project in Ohio State University's history. It's also expected to be one of the largest job-generators in central Ohio history, with as many as 10,000 new full-time positions by 2015.

Biomedical, Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, Tech Transfer - Research, Third Frontier

Columbus

God save the queens

Val Prevish Thursday, September 09, 2010

About one third of the food we eat is either directly or indirectly tied to honeybee crop pollination. Bees are under attack, however, by both manmade and natural forces. To help save them, Ohio beekeepers are breeding stronger queens that can withstand the stress our human lifestyles are placing on them.

Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, Sustainability, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Ohio moves toward fast lane in electric, hybrid car development

Val Prevish Thursday, August 26, 2010

Paul Havasi of Cleveland gets a lot of stares from fellow drivers on his way to work. His three-wheeled electric NmG is a rare sight. But laugh all you want; his choice of transport is the way of the future, according to the many businesses and researchers in Ohio developing technology and products for hybrid and electric cars.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University

Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati

NSBE nurtures pipeline, retention, of Ohio engineers

Gene Monteith Thursday, August 12, 2010

Of the 10,000 or so African American students who enroll in U.S. engineering programs each year, fewer than 3,500 graduate with engineering degrees. The National Society of Black Engineers wants to change that, and one of its targets is Ohio.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials, Biomedical, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, Ohio State University, STEM, University of Akron, University of Dayton

Cleveland, Columbus

Talent, timing, shaped Curtis Moody into one of Ohio's premier architects

Colin McEwen Thursday, July 29, 2010

For architect Curtis Moody, the mastermind behind Buckeye-born projects such as the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, the Ohio Statehouse renovation and the Center of Science and Industry, there was no easy road to success.

Columbus/Central Ohio, High Tech, Ohio State University

Columbus

Business plan competitions give flight to fledgling ideas

Gene Monteith Wednesday, July 28, 2010

There are good ideas and then there are good ideas with a plan. The former often die on the vine, having nowhere to go. The latter create companies. More and more Ohio entrepreneurs with good ideas are now developing their business acumen through university business plan competitions. They are turning heads. And creating the kinds of enterprises that lead to jobs.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Ohio State University, Third Frontier, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton

Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton

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