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One organization is challenging university STEM students "to create innovative technology solutions that improve the quality of life for injured veterans, first responders, and others who have served our nation."

The Minnesota Supreme Court has given energy to an effort at transparency long overdue in Minnesota: allowing visual journalists broad access to telling the story of what happens in Minnesota courts.

Since the start of the pandemic, a sharp and unexpected increase in traffic deaths has renewed the focus on improving safety on highways through better design, increased education and stronger enforcement of laws.

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Climate change is making the drought worse.

It is a challenge that will not go away.

It ain’t over till it’s over.

America’s crumbling infrastructure will challenge emergency managers for decades.

Although extreme space weather is considered a low probability event, it could have catastrophic effects on the nation — and even worldwide.

Evacuation: Emergency managers share best practices from what they’ve learned during the heat of the moment.

Flawed Delivery: Do alert notifications they fail to live up to expectations?

Vitaliy Panych, the California chief information security officer, discusses cyber defenses and government strategic plans, plus his his career and tech priorities.  

When 911 fails: What safeguards are in place to prevent it from happening again?

Familiar issues, including lack of communication, crop up during Hurricane Sandy and provide lessons for the future.

For decades the Mennonite Disaster Service has shown a knack for rebuilding communities.

Safeguarding the water: Threats to the water supply are varied, ongoing and potentially catastrophic.

How California’s Mark Ghilarducci stays in front of a host of threats.

Answer: Facebook.

In October, North Carolina tapped Carol Burroughs to be its interim chief data officer after the retirement of John Correllus. CIO James Weaver today upgraded Burroughs' status to that of permanent CDO.

Research from Carnegie Mellon University shows how replacing short car trips with bike and scooter trips can lead to less congestion, but local areas need more micromobility infrastructure for this positive outcome.

The online tutoring company will use new investments to hire more certified teachers, with the goal of serving more than 10,000 K-12 students struggling with learning loss in the wake of COVID-19.

Work is underway to transform the LTV Coke Works plant in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood into a hub for robotics, AI, life sciences and similar ventures. The work will include a 150,000-square-foot Robotic Innovation Center.

In a recent opinion article, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis called for private companies and federal government to assume more responsibility for creating a secure cyber space.

A company that sells student monitoring software hosted a webinar this week emphasizing the importance of such tools in getting ahead of potential tragic events with students, given rising mental health issues in K-12.