TOP STORIES Innovation Investments Continue in Pittsburgh Despite Crisis Pittsburgh’s startup economy stuttered with investors turning to protect existing investments amid COVID-19, a highly infectious respiratory disease that shut down commerce, university campuses and more. READ MORE COVID-19 Tracking App Key to University of Alabama Opening Technology that can track whether students, and even college football fans, are feeling symptoms of COVID-19 could be a major part of the plan to reopen Alabama college campuses and stadiums this fall. READ MORE Engineers Design Device to Stream COVID-19 Data to Doctors A device originally designed by Northwestern University engineers to record progress in stroke patients has been repurposed to study the effects of COVID-19 as it runs its course through the human body. READ MORE Indiana Community College Offers Free Classes to Residents Ivy Tech Community College recently announced that it will provide free classes to 10,000 Indiana residents in a range of relevant high-demand areas, including advanced manufacturing, business and cybersecurity. READ MORE UTSA, Feds Discuss Creating Cybersecurity Research Institute The University of Texas at San Antonio is in talks with the Energy Department to establish a $70 million cybersecurity research institute, its mission to safeguard manufacturers who rely heavily on automation. READ MORE |