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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed 10/23/2019

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  • LEGO and Amazon Announce Robotics/Voice Challenge

    LEGO and Amazon are challenging students to bring voice commands to robots. The two have announced a joint voice challenge, hoping schools will pick up on the contest as an in-class activity.

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  • New CA Community College Addresses Working Adults

    California is taking on the skills gap directly by opening a community college dedicated to addressing the needs of working adults and hiring managers. Calbright College, which opened for course registration today, will use a combination of online classes, mobile apps and in-person apprenticeships to give its adult students the specific skills they need to get higher paying jobs.

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  • U Wyoming Spurs Blockchain Development with Hackathon 'Stampede'

    For the second year, the University of Wyoming has hosted a multi-challenge hackathon focused on blockchain. The "Blockchain Stampede," part of the university's College of Engineering and Applied Science WyoHackathon, is intended to help highlight the state's commitment to blockchain technology.

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