/tags/hackathon hackathon en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-08-04/lend-an-ear-a-columbus-nonprofit-will-recycle-hearing-aids-for-kids-in-need Eleven-year-old Eden Bradley relied on a hearing aid as a kid. She says she always struggled with how to describe it to her peers.“It was hard because I… Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-08-04/lend-an-ear-a-columbus-nonprofit-will-recycle-hearing-aids-for-kids-in-need Adora Namigadde /news/2017-05-23/applying-for-daca-an-app-may-soon-be-able-to-help Like many millennials, Brook Kohn and Nathali Bertran met through a dating app. It took a few months before Bertran decided to tell Kohn about her… Tue, 23 May 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-05-23/applying-for-daca-an-app-may-soon-be-able-to-help /ideastream/2017-04-10/hackathon-aims-to-clean-up-lake-erie Pollution and other problems plague areas all over the Great Lakes region. And they can make drinking or swimming dangerous. There’s plenty of blame to go around for this – city water utilities, agriculture, and politicians to name a few. Now an unlikely industry has joined the search for solutions -- technology is taking on Lake Erie. “Hackathons” are widespread throughout the world -- weekend-long events aimed at solving a problem with technology and new software. Teams form, develop an idea, and present it all in a couple of days. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2017-04-10/hackathon-aims-to-clean-up-lake-erie