Technology to Policy: A Case Study in Biofortification

Summary of OPAR's Technology to Policy Case Study on Biofortification. Presented at Georgia Tech's Undergraduate Research Symposium. Toby Tatum received the award for "Outstanding Orator" for this presentation. Continue...

Virtual Worlds and Education (November 2008)

Examines how virtual worlds are currently being used within the educational arena with special attention on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas. Continue...

US Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (November 2008)

A brief look at the differences in Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards around the US. Continue...

Georgia Legislative Analysis: Innovation (November 2008)

This bulletin surveys how states characterize innovation in legislation. Continue...

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Recent News

Tower of Power
11/02/2009
From Time:

In China, one doesn't have to look far to see the country's commitment to renewable energy. In cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, rooftops are now covered with solar water heaters. On the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, towering white wind turbines are popping up where only cattle, sheep and herders on horseback once roamed. While coal consumption is expected to climb more than 3% annually for the next two decades, the government has also required that electrical companies add a significant amount of alternative energy to their portfolios. With the global economy languishing, China ? which is not only the world's most populous country, but also the most polluted ? offers the promise that its green-energy drive can become a major source of demand for international wind and solar companies. Continue...

Government Pushes To Create A New Health Internet
10/30/2009
From The Huffington Post:

Hoping to provide the backbone for a grand plan to put the nation's medical records online, federal officials have been quietly retooling an obscure government data-sharing service into a robust new Health Internet. Continue...

NSBA honors '20 to Watch'
10/28/2009
From eSchool News:

At its annual Technology + Learning (T+L) Conference in Denver this week, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) is honoring 20 emerging leaders in education technology, ranging from school teachers to superintendents to directors of nonprofit organizations. Continue...

Wireless Ronin Provides Interactive Digital Signage Technology for ARAMARK's New
10/28/2009
From Reuters:

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNIN), a Minneapolis-based digital signage provider, announced today that its relationship providing digital signage solutions for ARAMARK has expanded to include its newly launched Burger Studio brand through its Higher Education division. Continue...

Shapiro Negotiations Institute Opens New Training Centers Inside the Sistine Chapel, at the North Pole, at Camden Yards, and on Mt. Everest
10/28/2009
From Reuters:

BALTIMORE--(Business Wire)-- Shapiro Negotiations Institute (SNI) today launched a new online, 3-D approach to corporate training and education that delivers dramatic results and has the potential to change perceptions and expectations of such programs worldwide. Virtual Training Partners moves the experience of learning from conference rooms to the online, virtual world of Second Life, where participants and instructors interact as avatars in dynamic, ever-changing environments. Continue...

Virtual goods resellers on the rise
10/28/2009
From CNET:

Gamers are not just making purchases to enhance their gaming experience but also selling virtual assets to other players, according to new research from video game market research firm VGMarket. Sales of virtual goods are expected to reach $1 billion this year and already generate near $4 billion annually in China. But there are some challenges, primarily the fact that once you convert your real money to virtual cash you can't readily get the dough back out. Continue...