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Wireless Neighborhood Project Brings Internet to Rural Ohioans 
OARnet plays a leading role in the extension of Internet technology services to rural Ohio through the Connecting Rural Ohio Wireless Neighborhood Project.

 (May 31, 2004)
   

OARnet plays a leading role in the extension of Internet technology services to rural Ohio through the Connecting Rural Ohio Wireless Neighborhood Project. OARnet, ITEC-Ohio, and OSU engineers worked in conjunction with community leaders in Southern Perry County in Southeastern Ohio to install a satellite dish, LAN and WAN antennae that provide Internet connectivity throughout New Straitsville, Ohio, from a satellite 23,000 miles out in space.

Three Ohio Schools Receive $400K Grant for Early Connection to Third Frontier Network 
Three Ohio universities received grant for early connection to state's OSCnet

 (May 7, 2004)
 

Dixon Wins ADEC Infrastructure Award 
Doctor Bob Dixon received the Infrastructure Development Award" from the American Distance Education Consortium at its All-ADEC Meeting on May 6."

 (May 6, 2004)
   

Third Frontier Network Propels Genome Research Through Virtual Medical Collaborations 
CThe Third Frontier Network (TFN) will make Ohio a world leader in using technologically advanced networking to improve health care research and education, as demonstrated today at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Genome

 (Apr 26, 2004)
 

Cincinnati, Ohio (April 26, 2004) — The Third Frontier Network (TFN) will make Ohio a world leader in using technologically advanced networking to improve health care research and education, as demonstrated today at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Genome Research Institute (GRI). TFN will support medical research collaborators as they identify and treat diseases.

Larry Faulkner Elected Chair of Internet2 Board of Trustees 
Larry Faulkner, president of the University of Texas at Austin, was recently elected Chair of the Internet2 Board of Trustees.

 (Apr 22, 2004)
   

Larry Faulkner, president of the University of Texas at Austin, was recently elected Chair of the Internet2 Board of Trustees. Faulkner succeeds University of North Carolina President Molly Broad, who held the Board Chair position since 2001. Broad served on the Internet2 Board since September 1997 and Faulkner has served since 1998, and began serving as Chair May 1.

TFN Improves Ohio Fuel Cell Research Through Remote Shared Instruments 
Congressman Regula honored for his part in garnering $5.1 million in federal funds for network research applications

 (Mar 29, 2004)
 

Canton, Ohio (March 29, 2004) - State officials converged at Stark State College of Technology today to focus on the Third Frontier Network's (TFN) capacities to support fuel cell research. The Third Frontier Network will make Ohio a world leader in using technologically advanced networking to improve education, research and medical care.

Ohio Supercomputer Center Joins Local Activities for National Internet2 Day 
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) will participate in the first-ever National Internet2 Day on Thursday, March 18.

 (Mar 18, 2004)
   

OSC Joined Local Activities for National Internet2 Day 
OSC participated in the first-ever National Internet2 Day on March 18.

 (Mar 18, 2004)
   

OSC participated in the first-ever National Internet2 Day on March 18. This nationwide virtual event consisted of nearly 40 leading research universities from across the country, including four major Ohio institutions: The Ohio State University, University of Toledo, Case Western Reserve University, and University of Cincinnati.

Federal Spending Bill Funds Third Frontier Network Initiatives 
The fiscal year 2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act directs $5.1 million in federal funds to the Ohio Board of Regents

 (Jan 27, 2004)

 

OCDE Conference Brings Howard Rheingold to Ohio 
Howard Rheingold, one of the world's foremost authorities on the social impact of the Internet and digital technologies, will be the keynote speaker at the Ohio Commons for Digital Education 2004 - The Convergence of

 (Jan 27, 2004)
   

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