Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, and leaders from technology firms, venture capital and research universities recently announced a joint effort to position the Bay State as a hub for job creation in data science.

FORBES: Big Bets On Big Data

With the support of teachers and the community, Van Bokkelen Elementary families have healthier lifestyles, students have strengthened their math, science, history and other academic skills, and the school has become the hub of the community.

WHITEHOUSE: Building a Community Organization to Improve Education

Hands-on DNA workshops are being run by 15 science and discovery centres and museums across the UK, each acting as a specialist hub for schools in their region.

FORBES: There is No Great Stagnation

Stanford University this week formally submitted a tentative proposal to the city of New York to build a campus for applied science research and graduate education on Roosevelt Island, with the intent that the campus would serve as a hub for innovation and economic growth.

FORBES: Stanford University Bids to Build Campus in New York City