LEARN is a non-profit consortium of 43 orgs in TX that includes higher ed., community colleges, the NWS, & K-12. Connects to the national & international RONs.
As we honor #blackhistorymonth at LEARN, we will be using our social media channels to highlight Black technology innovators the next few weeks. Is anyone missing from this video? Let us know in the comments and we will highlight them in a future post!
youtube.com/watch?v=dJV9Dy_H…
This Friday, we'd like to give a special shout-out to our event planners, Melissa and Dawn! They work tirelessly to assist LEARN with in-person meetings. Check Melissa out during a recent hotel site visit! Thank you for all you do, ladies!
When a volcanic eruption severs an isolated country's only fiber optic connection to the Internet, what happens next? Find out how the nation of Tonga is working to fix it.
bbc.com/news/technology-6006…
@tx_learn currently has two positions open for a Controller and Network Engineer! For more details, visit the homepage of our website and scroll down to "Jobs with LEARN"!
tx-learn.net/
1
LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network retweeted
The @UTAustin ranks #1 in @NSF funding in the United States. TACC's Frontera supercomputer award contributes to this university ranking.
Learn more: bit.ly/3qIo5PF
On this #newsdaytuesday, find out how a COVID vaccine developed in Texas is using old vaccine technology to bring new hope to lower income countries.
ow.ly/RYL250HqXJ2
We are excited to host our first in-person meeting in two years this week at @Baylor in Waco! Our special guest speaker for the event, Dr. Radia Perlman, is credited with inventing spanning-tree-protocol!
ow.ly/WOAs50H2Vxi
With $5 million in funding from the NSF, see how LEARN members @TAMU and the University of Texas at Austin are working to build a supercomputer prototype aimed at optimizing hardware performance!
ow.ly/RJwg50GOelB
While the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an American mainstay, technology has created some changes to the venerable event over the years. Find out more about parade tech in the clip below!
ow.ly/FTbk50GFzhf
Congrats to @tx_learn member @SMU on their new supercomputing research system! We are so excited to see our members advancing their research capabilities through #hpc!
ow.ly/E2EI50GLyOi
Several @tx_learn members were recently honored with a Veterans Education Excellence Recognition Award! Each college and university was recognized based on their commitment to student veterans and their families. Congrats!
ow.ly/WOg850GFzbc
On this #newsdaytuesday, find out how two shipping containers became the Hot-Spot library in one of South Africa’s most crime-ridden regions, bringing hope and resources to area residents.
ow.ly/6OQc50GvIAZ
Why are humans fascinated with horror? And what horror films would a pop culture librarian recommend for viewing this year? @tx_learn member organization @TexasTech got the answers!
today.ttu.edu/posts/2021/10/…
We had so much fun at the #nsfgrant BRICCs workshop last week! We especially loved our super enthusiastic South Plains College student presenters that talked about the Bridges to Baccalaureate program!