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Rice's OpenStax awarded $90M to lead first-of-its-kind NSF research hub for transformational learning and education research

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenStax at Rice University was awarded $90 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to build and lead SafeInsights, a groundbreaking research and development (R&D) hub for inclusive learning and education research to benefit tens of millions of students and their instructors across all educational levels.

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  • SafeInsights will enable extensive, long-term research on the predictors of effective learning while protecting student privacy.
  • This five-year project represents the NSF's largest single investment in R&D infrastructure for education at a national scale.
  • "We are thrilled to announce an investment of $90 million in SafeInsights, marking a significant step forward in our commitment to advancing scientific research in STEM education," NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan said.
  • "There is an urgent need for research-informed strategies capable of transforming educational systems, empowering our nation's workforce and propelling discoveries in the science of learning.

American Council of Learned Societies Awarded $355,000 Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Grant for New Program Researching Value of Liberal Arts Education

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Friday, June 30, 2023
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NEW YORK , June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has been awarded a $355,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF). The grant will support a new program, the AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts, which will provide funding and data training to up to five scholarly projects on the impact of liberal arts education using the College and Beyond II (CBII) database.

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  • NEW YORK , June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has been awarded a $355,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF).
  • AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts will support research on the impact of liberal arts education.
  • Formed a century ago, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a nonprofit federation of 80 scholarly organizations.
  • The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations were organized in 1952 and are supported by two trusts established by Mr. Arthur Vining Davis.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation hits 800 Member Milestone at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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VALENCIA, Spain, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced today the addition of 37 organizations, dedicated to working together with over 800 other members to drive innovation through the development and standardization of cloud native technology.

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  • VALENCIA, Spain, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced today the addition of 37 organizations, dedicated to working together with over 800 other members to drive innovation through the development and standardization of cloud native technology.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome so many Europe-based organizations this quarter as our global community convenes in Spain for the first in-person KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in three years," said Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
  • Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem.
  • They are using cloud services to further improve their safety, environmental footprint, user experience, and production.