
🤖 Career tech center embraces AI in classrooms this school year. Miami Valley Career Tech Center is implementing AI education tools through Magic School, a platform used by 120 Ohio districts. The initiative focuses on ethical AI use while protecting student data and privacy. Teachers receive ongoing training from outside contractors and an internal tech team to properly guide students. Administrators view AI as potentially transformative for education—similar to how Google changed learning—while emphasizing it should enhance learning rather than replace student effort.
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🍺 Professor Todd Dupont brews beer with scientific precision in his garage. The Miami University geology professor started homebrewing immediately after arriving in Oxford in 2014, setting up equipment before even unpacking his bags. Dupont, who teaches courses on climate change and environmental geology, developed his passion while working at UC Irvine. His meticulous brewing process takes four to six weeks, involving milled barley, wort preparation, yeast fermentation and optional hop additions. Though he can't sell his creations, Dupont shares his homebrews with friends and colleagues, who confirm his skill—even occasionally trading beer for venison sausage.
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🇺🇸 Wayne County honors fallen heroes with emotional 9/11 ceremony. The Veterans Memorial Park unveiled the Global War on Terrorism Traveling Tribute Wall, drawing emotional responses from attendees who gathered to pay respects. Wreaths were laid honoring victims from the Global War on Terror, as well as police, firefighters and emergency personnel lost on September 11th. Indiana Senator Jeff Raatz delivered a proclamation during the ceremony, while Richmond Police Chief Kyle Weatherly and other officials offered remarks. Photos of veterans who lost their lives were displayed throughout the solemn event, creating a powerful memorial experience.
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