Impact Stories
Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education have already resulted in significant advancements in disease prevention, economic development, crisis management, improved education, researcher career development & more.
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Reducing Textbook Cost to $0: Tidewater Community College
A switch to OER could translate into millions in textbook cost savings to students and taxpayers.
Photo: Virginia Guard Public Affairs | CC BY-NC 2.0
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Battling Disease with Open: Open Source Malaria Consortium
Each year, 600,000 people die from Malaria. Matt Todd is using open science to try to change that.
Photo: PLOS | CC BY 3.0
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From Ideas to Industries: Human Genome Project
With openness as a core tenet, the Human Genome Project generated $965 billion in economic output...
Photo by Holly Gramazio | CC BY-NC 2.0