February 2010

Training of surgeons might take flight into virtual reality

February 26, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Buffalo researchers have unveiled a simulator to train doctors to perform robotic surgery, similar to the way pilots use virtual-reality devices for flight training, reports the Buffalo News.

Campus Leadership

Tennessee colleges fight cell-phone cheating

February 26, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

As students head off to college with cell phones in hand, universities are wrestling with the issue of how to cope with high-tech temptations in the classroom, reports…

IT Leadership

Facebook messaging glitch raises fresh privacy concerns

February 26, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Social networking behemoth Facebook reported a glitch in a software update that caused users' private messages to land in the wrong in-boxes, stoking new fears over the site's…

IT Leadership

Universities mull role of tenure in UAH shootings

March 1, 2010February 26, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Questions about how universities handle tenure decisions have arisen after Amy Bishop, a professor at the University of Alabama Huntsville campus, was accused of killing three colleagues from…

IT Leadership

New Windows software turns one PC into many

February 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Microsoft announced Feb. 24 that it is ready with Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, a product that lets schools run a classroom full of systems using just a single…

Campus Leadership

Rutgers researchers warn of smart-phone privacy risk

February 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Rutgers University researchers warned this week that smart phones could be susceptible to a virus that would turn them into eavesdropping or tracking devices, MyCentralJersey.com reports.

IT Leadership

University of Virginia considers joint application for Google Fiber

February 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

The University of Virginia is considering applying jointly with the city of Charlottesville and Albemarle County to become a pilot community for the installation of Google Fiber, a…

Saving Money, Improving Efficiency with a Service-Based IT Approach

How to grow campus technology amid shrinking resources

January 28, 2013February 25, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Being an IT official at a California university today requires a close look at any measures that can save the campus cash. But Hilary Baker, vice president for…

Campus Leadership

Google executives convicted over online bullying video

February 24, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

In a case with huge implications for web site operators, an Italian court on Feb. 24 convicted three Google executives of privacy violations because they did not act…

Campus Leadership

Librarians to colleges: Keep on streaming videos for courses

February 24, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

The Library Copyright Alliance has published a legal analysis of the use of streaming video in higher education, NewTeeVee reports, and the bottom line could be good news…

Training of surgeons might take flight into virtual reality

Tennessee colleges fight cell-phone cheating

Universities mull role of tenure in UAH shootings

New Windows software turns one PC into many

Rutgers researchers warn of smart-phone privacy risk

University of Virginia considers joint application for Google Fiber

How to grow campus technology amid shrinking resources

Google executives convicted over online bullying video

Librarians to colleges: Keep on streaming videos for courses

Chief Releases Fit Mobile Cart for Interactive Displays

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

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