“Pictures at an Exhibition” Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra

"If you steal from one person that is plagiarism.

If you steal from many people, that is research"

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At a recent USPTO Hour, America’ Branding Agency dives into how name, image, likeness (NIL) connects with branding and trademarks – on the field, off the field, and everywhere between.

Catch the recording here: https://t.co/b3fh7aVOy7 pic.twitter.com/gvgn5HCJmH

— USPTO (@uspto) February 25, 2026

Chronicle of Higher Education: The Campus Cold War -- Faculty vs. Administrators

Innovation - Standardization - Commoditization run along a continuum.  Today we unpack some of the ideas that hasten (and prohibit) leading practice discovery; how quickly goods and services become a "human right"; why all of this is relevant to education communities and why some believe that commoditization is a myth.

From the Wikipedia

In business literature, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that have economic value and are distinguishable in terms of attributes (uniqueness or brand) end up becoming simple commodities in the eyes of the market or consumers. It is the movement of a market from differentiated to undifferentiated price competition and from monopolistic competition to perfect competition. Hence, the key effect of commoditization is that the pricing power of the manufacturer or brand owner is weakened: when products become more similar from a buyer's point of view, they will tend to buy the cheapest.

Related:

Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating

After months of hard work, the top five teams met at USPTO headquarters today for the final round of the 2025 National Patent Application Drafting Competition. 🏆 And the winners are ... ⬇️

🥇 First place — @UofMNLawSchool pic.twitter.com/uwNSJR0oBy

— USPTO (@uspto) April 4, 2025

From creating a race car safety device that protects drivers from injury to revolutionizing chemotherapy, Spartans have contributed to more than 3,300 inventions. #SpartansWill pic.twitter.com/dchCs0BFBx

— MSU (@michiganstateu) February 21, 2025

For 58 years, 7-Eleven has been protecting its iconic semi-frozen soft drink, the Slurpee. But it doesn’t stop there. The store has more than 200 registered trademarks to protect its goods and services, including “Oh thank Heaven for 7-Eleven" in 1978 and “Brainfreeze” in 1993. pic.twitter.com/b9bkkcijGg

— USPTO (@uspto) July 11, 2025

University of British Columbia: Food grown inside the residence hall. Orchard Commons has begun harvesting greens from a hydroponic Building-Integrated Agriculture pod immediately beside the dining hall. Standard electrical connection, LED lighting, architecture, food service, energy, research and campus operations all converge here.

Overview of codes and standards relevant to the food service enterprises in K-12 schools, college and university student housing, athletic venues and university-affiliated healthcare systems.

https://standardsmichigan.com/food-standards-monthly/

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Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus 1888| Mrs. Shelly. George Routledge and Sons

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xxZY5C9xxij3D1HkzbnfC?si=0c583cd961504098
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• “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
• “I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” (Chapter 8 – Creature)
• “Learn from me… how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge.” (Letter 4 – Walton)
• “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear.” (Chapter 17 – Creature)
• “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
• “Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
• “The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
• “Man, how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!” (Chapter 23 – Victor)
• “Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition.” (Chapter 24 – Victor)
• I am malicious because I am miserable.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
• “My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
• “All men hate the wretched.” (Chapter 10 – Creature)
• “You are my creator, but I am your master.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)

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“The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.”
― Plato, The Republic pic.twitter.com/V1RnJOpk8J

— 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒶 (@classicspilled) October 27, 2025

“The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.”
― Plato, The Republic pic.twitter.com/V1RnJOpk8J

— 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒶 (@classicspilled) October 27, 2025

☕️💛gm…it’s Sunday, go do Sunday things. pic.twitter.com/Z8ZB4p63TZ

— Márta (@UrUnpaidPundit) November 2, 2025

Gilbert & Sullivan Society

https://standardsmichigan.com/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening/

Scotland is the origin of The Industrial Revolution.  A tendril of Old Scotland remains alive in the hills of Arkansas

Standards Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University is playing host to the 34th annual Arkansas Choral Connection choir camp on its Russellville campus July 6-11.

Read more: https://t.co/tY9OsJS78O pic.twitter.com/jMkfgZZFMY

— Arkansas Tech (@ArkansasTech) July 9, 2026

For almost a decade, Arkansas Tech University has collaborated with THM University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany, to provide study abroad opportunities for students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

That partnership continued this summer when 14 ATU students… pic.twitter.com/LZeDOvAmPA

— Arkansas Tech (@ArkansasTech) July 8, 2026