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Next-Gen Learning. While Tallahassee preps to open the state’s first AI-integrated middle school, the University of Florida is powering up its HiPerGator supercomputer. Translation? Faster development, efficient learning, and innovative tech tools. From classrooms to research labs, Florida’s not just keeping up with the AI revolution — it’s contributing to the playbook.
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In this 422nd edition, for local & state tech:
Education: Florida’s First 'AI-Integrated' Middle School
Tech: The 4th-Gen Model of UF’s HiPerGator
Featured: Strategic Health Insurance Consultants
FL Tech Events
EDUCATION
AI MIDDLE SCHOOL
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🏫 Florida’s First AI-Integrated Middle School Opens in Tallahassee This August. | Tal Dem
Big changes are coming to education in Tallahassee as Tallahassee State College teams up with Charter Schools USA to launch Innovation Academy of Excellence, the first middle school in Florida to fully integrate artificial intelligence into its curriculum.
Opening this August, the school will serve grades 6 through 8 and follow a micro-school format with a small student body of just 100 to 125 learners, allowing for more focused and personalized learning experiences. ✨
Students won’t just learn about AI. They’ll use it daily across subjects, developing real-world skills while also being taught how to use the technology ethically and responsibly.
Although the school is expected to prepare students for high school at Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, which also has a strong STEM focus, the two schools will operate independently under the college’s governing board.
Innovation Academy of Excellence will be housed in TSC’s University Partners building, and while staff and leadership have yet to be announced, excitement is building around this fresh and future-ready approach to middle school education in the state capital. 🏛️
TECH
4TH-GEN HIPERGATOR
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🖥️ UF’s New HiPerGator Supercomputer is Supercharging AI Innovation. | UF News
Elias G. Eldayrie, UF's vice president and chief information officer, stated, “UF is the first higher education institution in the world to receive this technology.”
The University of Florida is about to flip the switch on its fourth-generation HiPerGator supercomputer, making it the first university in the world to receive and deploy NVIDIA’s cutting-edge DGX B200 SuperPOD, powered by the new Blackwell GPUs. This tech leap will supercharge AI capabilities on campus, bringing up to 15x faster inferencing and 3x better AI training compared to previous systems. ⚙️
The rollout begins this June with early access to part of the system for campus users. By Fall 2025, the full system will be in production, enabling a new wave of breakthroughs in fields like environmental science, healthcare, and digital infrastructure — right from UF’s Gainesville campus.
Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, Mark III, and UF Information Technology, the new HiPerGator includes 63 DGX B200 compute nodes, enabling massive AI training and research projects that rival national labs. 🏭
HiPerGator already supports over 8,000 users, with more than 33M research requests handled in the past year. It powers everything from UF’s AI-based medical research to projects like Florida’s Digital Twin, and is a key player in the university’s $1.26B annual research impact.
As part of UF’s bold AI Across the Curriculum strategy, the new HiPerGator will strengthen AI learning across all disciplines. It also fuels NaviGator AI, a self-service AI platform launched in 2024 that gives all students, staff, and faculty access to models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more — bringing AI into everyday learning and problem-solving.
FEATURED
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Strategic Health Insurance Consultants
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TECH EVENTS
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Thursday, June 26
Seminar By John Singleton, Pulsed Field Facility, Los Alamos | Thursday, June 26 | 3 PM | National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr. | Learn More
Thursday to Friday, June 26 to 27
2025 Creator Summit: Digital Media Con by Creators INC | Thursday to Friday, June 26 to 27 | Tickets Sponsorship
Youth All-Access Pass (Ages 8–17): Free; Student All-Access Pass (FSU, FAMU, TSC): $20; General: $50
Thursday, June 26: Venue is at Pedros, 750 Apalachee Pkwy. | 4 PM
Friday, June 27: Venue is at Domi Station, 914 Railroad Ave. | 6 PM
Saturday, June 28
Featured Event: Tallahassee Vintage Computer Club | Saturday, June 28 | 1 PM | Making Awesome, 2818 Industrial Plaza Dr. Suite H | Learn More
Saturday to Sunday, July 12 to 13
Infinity Con Tallahassee | Saturday to Sunday, July 12 to 13 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, 505 W Pensacola St. | *Advance ticket savings end July 12th. Tickets available at the box office during event days | Tickets
FL Events
Wednesday to Thursday, June 25 to 26
2025 Tech and Innovation Summit by The James Madison Institute | Wednesday to Thursday, June 25 to 26 | Loews Coral Gables Hotel, 2950 Coconut Grove | 5 PM | Learn more
TECHSPO Florida 2025
Tuesday, Aug. 12
Save the Date: 2025 Florida Technology & Innovation Solution Summit by Florida Chamber Foundation | Tuesday, Aug. 12 | 9 AM | Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay | Register
EPISODE 87
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