Microsoft’s ‘Surface’ tablet aims for productivity
Microsoft has unveiled a new tablet computer, Surface, that attempts to take advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple's iPad, particularly among educators—that it is better…
Month: June 2012
The internet usage patterns of depressed college students
Switching quickly from Spotify to email to Facebook can be a telltale sign of depression. A recent study extensively correlates specific web habits, such as jumping between different…
A contraception emergency? College students stumble finding info online
Despite being known as the "digital generation," today's college students have trouble navigating the Web to get information about how to use and purchase emergency contraception, a new…
Report: Elite business school altered GPAs
Allegations of "pay-to-play" schemes, in which interested parties are expected (with a wink and a nudge) to contribute money for the privilege of influencing opinion, are not new…
In Beta: Brain Shift Radio Helps Listeners Improve Focus, Reduce Anxiety or Fall Asleep
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College president: Improved federal rules needed to cut costs, grow online education
While still wrestling with the many initiatives and regulations spawned by the 2007 renewal of the Higher Education and Opportunity Act (HEOA), it is already time for colleges…
‘Data center in a box’ could ease virtual computing
Managing a virtual computing environment can be challenging for school technology departments, which traditionally have had to buy separate servers and software and then piece everything together—often with…
11 worst public university grad rates
The 4-year degree isn't what it used to be -- for many, it takes 6 years to earn a bachelor's degree. And for the university with the lowest…
Phones gain ability to learn by touching
There's a form of extra-sensory perception called psychometry, whose practitioners claim to learn things about objects by touching them. Smartphones set to be released this month by Samsung…
Is University of Virginia’s ‘reputation gap’ growing?
In a strategic memo that University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan had written before she was forced by the school’s governing board to announce her resignation, she spoke…