A joint initiative with several Ohio universities will offer the state's first masters degree program in renewable energy.
The degrees will be awarded by the University of Dayton and Wright State University, with classes also held at Central State and the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The universities say the program is designed to address the need for clean and economical energy sources while also creating new businesses. Classes will focus on developing energy-reducing design techniques and better forms of solar energy, fuel cells and biofuels.