California launches first ‘Battery University’ to push energy storage technology
The United States’ first graduate program in battery technology launches this autumn at a Silicon Valley university, the National Journal reports.
Month: April 2013
Peter Thiel is wrong — entrepreneurs should stay in school
I am a stick-in-the-mud. I disagree with PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel – I want people to stay in college if they possibly can, rather than dropping out to…
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead
A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a…
Video Experts Worldwide Flock to Madison, Wis. for Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite User Conference
Attendees at seventh annual Unleash to share enterprise video and online learning strategies MADISON, Wis. — April 24, 2013 — ... Read more
At Temple, Twitter takes a key role in class
Jordan Shapiro’s class at Temple University last week delved into a weighty discussion of Plato’s allegory of the cave and shifting perceptions of reality. Front and center on…
Florida to open first online-only public university in U.S.
Public university students in Florida next year will be able to start working toward college degrees without actually going to college, under a law Governor Rick Scott signed…
IU joins $2 million cybersecurity effort
Indiana University Vice President and CIO Brad Wheeler and Internet2 President and CEO David Lambert today announced a $2 million initiative to stimulate collaboration in higher education cybersecurity…
Poster on college’s ‘hookups’ Facebook page brags about sexual assaults
Toronto police are investigating a potential rape case after an anonymous poster described having sex with a heavily intoxicated woman on a Facebook page called "Humber Epic Hookup…
University opens ‘living lab’ of energy efficiency
Building 661 at the Navy Yard was never a thing of beauty. Built in 1942, during the first months of U.S. involvement in World War II, the brick-and-concrete…
Pearson Acquires Ed Tech Startup, Learning Catalytics™
Real-time learning analytics and assessment system enables faculty to connect instantly with students’ personal devices to personalize learning New York, ... Read more