March 2010

Google: 600 communities aim to be high-speed networking test sites

March 29, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Planning to build a local high-speed broadband network as a test project, Google Inc. has received more than 600 responses from communities interested in the effort, BusinessWeek reports.

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$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

March 30, 2010March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…

Federal CTO calls for ‘student-led innovation’ in developing broadband apps

March 26, 2010 by Denny Carter

Aneesh Chopra, chief technology officer for the Obama administration, has posted a blog entry calling for a campus-based initiative to encourage broadband innovation by students.

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Student-driven film spotlights young gamblers, online betting

March 26, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

With sports betting at his fingertips and a poker table a mouse click away, it was all too easy for Max Shona to spend hours gambling on the…

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Universities save much-needed cash with the help of technology

July 23, 2010March 26, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

An analytics system designed to manage risks and improve security has saved the University of California’s 10 campuses and five medical centers more than $160 million since 2006,…

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Ohio bill calls for electronic versions of textbooks

March 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Saying they could save more than 50 percent off the cost of textbooks, some House Democrats want to give Ohio college students the chance to trade in their…

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Hot campus web sites now about romance, not gossip

March 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

"I saw you … looking like a dork. But I don't care how dorky you can be. I just want you to come be dorky with me, babe."…

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Microsoft adds Windows Phone 7 awards to student competition

March 25, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Microsoft has added a "Windows Phone 7 Rockstar Award" to the list of other competitions in its annual Imagine Cup programming competition for students, reports WindowsforDevices.com.

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Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories

March 26, 2010March 25, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College students know the online resource of which they dare not speak: Wikipedia, the voluminous internet encyclopedia demonized by many in higher education—and a resource that two University…

Google: 600 communities aim to be high-speed networking test sites

$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

Federal CTO calls for ‘student-led innovation’ in developing broadband apps

Student-driven film spotlights young gamblers, online betting

Universities save much-needed cash with the help of technology

Ohio bill calls for electronic versions of textbooks

Hot campus web sites now about romance, not gossip

Microsoft adds Windows Phone 7 awards to student competition

Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories

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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

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