AARP opens Tech Nest in Research Park

Crain's Chicago Business (Oct. 18) -- The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is collaborating with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the new Tech Nest in Research Park. Tech Nest will “allow the organization to collaborate with students on technology-based research and solutions” for issues faced by those over 50. Students working in the Tech Nest will develop prototypes in “artificial intelligence, mobile apps, information security, biometrics, and software engineering” under guidance from an AARP mentor, and the students will be compensated for their work. Also: ASEE FirstBell (Oct. 19).