Cashing in on idle tech assets could help close campus budget gaps
Despite recent efforts to make change, top colleges are still home to mostly wealthy students
Enrollment at top universities has been linked to higher graduation rates and higher incomes post college
Broadband access gap remains large
Roughly 40 percent of Americans do not have high-speed internet access at home, according to new Commerce Department figures that reinforce what educators believe causes some students to…
Twists multiply in Alabama shooting case
On Friday, this city of rocket scientists and brainy inventors was stunned when a neuroscientist with a Harvard Ph.D. was arrested in the shooting deaths of three of…
Professor accused of killing 3 in tenure dispute
Tragedy rocked the University of Alabama campus in Huntsville Feb. 12 when a female biology professor allegedly gunned down six colleagues, three of them fatally, in an apparent…
Google’s convoluted search for China compromise
Shedding China's shackles on free speech is proving to be easier said than done for Google Inc, reports the Associated Press.
Google rebuts DOJ objections to digital book deal
Google Inc. wants the digital rights to millions of books badly enough that it's willing to take on the U.S. Department of Justice in a court battle over…
YouTube to filter sex, violence, foul language
YouTube today introduced a new content filter that helps users screen out offensive content, such as news videos with graphic violence, or sexually suggestive clips that don't exceed…
UCF awards $1M for 7 education projects
The University of Central Florida has awarded nearly $1 million to fund seven projects in disciplines from accounting to digital media aimed at enhancing undergraduate education.
Google to build ultra-fast web networks
Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental internet networks around the country to ensure that tomorrow's systems can keep up with online video and other advanced…
Universities use stimulus money to build high-tech research labs
