Fingerhut Announces Ohio Centers of Excellence to Attract Talent and Commercialize Innovations

Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut announced the creation of Ohio's Centers of Excellence in Advanced Transportation and Aerospace at six universities throughout the state. The centers are committed to focusing their academic and research activities to create jobs and strengthen Ohio's ability to bring innovative technologies to commercialization.

According to Fingerhut, Ohio's public universities and private university partners will be a magnet for talent and a leader in innovation and entrepreneurial activity. The development of the Centers of Excellence will raise the quality of the system as a whole by developing distinctive missions for each institution that are recognized by students, faculty and business leaders, while eliminating unnecessary competition for resources, students and faculty within the state. Each distinct university will collaborate to help build on each other's strengths – while competing globally to bring talent and resources to the state.

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