In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York was one of the areas hardest hit with more than 300,000 known cases by late May. To support the COVID-19 response efforts, the New York State Department of Health faced a major data challenge, collating clinical data being received from six separate healthcare information exchanges (HIEs), referred to as qualified entities (QEs), across the state. From this challenge, came a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Consulting Partner Cloudticity, to create the nation’s first COVID-19 registry.
The University of California (UC) will expand its pilot program testing to a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system. The initial pilot began this fall on two UC campuses, but will now add five more campuses to the pilot.
While many in higher education are focused on remote and hybrid learning for the more mainstream majors, a dance professor at George Mason University (GMU) developed a new virtual tool to make remote dance, and other performing arts classes, possible.
Engageli, a startup looking to build an inclusive digital learning platform, announced it has raised $14.5 million in seed funding,
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) needs to gather additional data on how its program that helps ensure universal access to broadband service in rural, remote, and other areas of the country is working, and data to help drive decisions on effective use of available funds, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said.
Federal and local government officials are licking their chops over a wide variety of new services – and improvements on existing ones – that 5G wireless infrastructure and services will allow them to bring to citizens, but also cautioned that a lot of work remains to be done on the to get to those goals.
As technology plays an increasing role in student education – both inside and outside of the classroom – teachers are turning to AI assistants to help meet students’ needs. But, for the technology to be worthwhile, it needs to be effective.
A survey released by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), found that there is a need to provide improved student privacy support to teachers, parents, and students – with almost half of teachers reporting that they have received no substantive training on data privacy.
Indiana University-Bloomington is thinking outside the box – or classroom – this semester to keep students safe and learning.
In a move to level the playing field between urban, suburban, and rural students, Michigan’s public television stations are partnering with educators and community leaders to create the Michigan Learning Channel.
