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Open for Questions: The BRAIN Initiative
Posted by on April 2, 2013 at 10:39 AM EDTHave questions about the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative? Administration officials will answer during a session of "Open for Questions."
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BRAIN Initiative Challenges Researchers to Unlock Mysteries of Human Mind
Posted by on April 2, 2013 at 10:15 AM EDTPresident Obama unveils the “BRAIN” Initiative—a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
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Hanging Out with “Makers” at the White House
Posted by on March 28, 2013 at 7:29 PM EDTThe White House invites innovators from around the country to join a Google+ Hangout to discuss the Maker Movement.
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White House Hangout: The Maker Movement
Posted by on March 27, 2013 at 12:11 PM EDTOn Thursday, March 28th at 3:00 pm ET, White House innovation advisor Tom Kalil will join a Google+ Hangout to discuss the Maker Movement with leading innovators and Makers from around the country.
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Calling all Innovators: Demo @ the Next Health Datapalooza
Posted by on March 25, 2013 at 9:16 AM EDTOne of the many ways the Federal Government is contributing to the transformation of health care is by unleashing vast amounts of data from the vaults of government, while rigorously protecting privacy. These public data resources, made openly available in machine-readable form, include a broad range of useful information that fuel for innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Administration Drives Release of Car Safety Data
Posted by on March 21, 2013 at 10:33 AM EDTToday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new "SaferCar" app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. This new app puts the power of NHTSA's tremendous volume of vehicle safety data, including real-time vehicle safety information from NHTSA’s SaferCar.gov site, at the fingertips of American consumers.
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The Road to Cutting-Edge Robots
Posted by on March 20, 2013 at 1:33 PM EDTToday, leaders from academia and industry unveiled A Roadmap for US Robotics: From Internet to Robotics—a new report on robotics research, development, and education in the United States. The Roadmap, funded in part by Federal grants, builds on President Obama’s June 2011 announcement of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI)—a broad effort to develop robots that can work with humans to extend and augment human skills.
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Winning Cities in Mayors Challenge Receive Prizes to Implement Innovative Ideas
Posted by on March 19, 2013 at 6:56 PM EDTLast week, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the winners of the Mayors Challenge, a competition designed to encourage American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve tough problems. Proving that there is plenty of room for big ideas in a small state, Providence, RI, won the Mayors Challenge Grand Prize for its cutting-edge early education initiative.
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Sharing Ideas that Work: How Technology can Improve Education
Posted by on March 15, 2013 at 11:27 AM EDTThis week, school leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, and leading educational thinkers gathered in New York City to share innovative ideas about how technology can improve education. The gathering is being led by the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools—a national center created by Congress and launched at the White House in 2011 to advance technologies to transform teaching and learning.
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All-Star STEM Students Meet the President!
Posted by on March 12, 2013 at 6:36 PM EDTToday at the White House, President Obama met with 40 of the Nation's top scientists and engineers - all student finalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search (STS) competition. Winners of the competition will be announced tonight at a gala event in Washington, DC.
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