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NAPLES, FL., -- May 28, 2010 - Governor Charlie Crist today signed into law the State of Florida's budget allocation for the creation of a Jackson Laboratory research institute focused on genetics and human health in Collier County. The institute will serve as the anchor for an epicenter for medical research, teaching, and practice in a new area of medicine that has been described as a true revolution in healthcare. The State's allocation extends its ongoing, $750 million commitment to making Florida a biomedical hub; this...

The Software & Information Industry Association has named Impact Education, a provider of educational software and classroom support based in Fort Myers, one of 10 finalists in the national Innovation Incubator Program. Finalists in the program, which celebrates innovation and growth in the education market, will be highlighted from May 23-25 during the annual Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco. Impact Education is being recognized for its SkillsTutor Mobile tool, which delivers K-12 educational content in reading, math,...

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Professor Janusz Zalewski Bestowed NASA Faculty Fellowship Award FORT MYERS, FL - Janusz Zalewski, professor of Computer Science in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University, was recently awarded a NASA 2010 Summer Faculty Fellowship, one of only five researchers in the nation to receive the 2010 fellowship award. Zalewski will spend eight weeks in the NASA Ames Research Center in California working on a project named "Prognostics for Complex Systems," which involves early assessment of...

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS COMMUNITY HIGH SPEED INTERNET APPLICATIONS   The Southwest Regional Technology Partnership has endorsed all applications by cities and counties for Google’s “Fiber for Communities” project.   According to Google, the project will “test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country.”   We believe the Google project could be transformational, and that Southwest Florida - which is generally known for its sunny climate and...