Google to include people’s Gmail in search results
Google is creating an information bridge between its influential internet search engine and its widely used Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more…
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Higher One making restitution of $11M to students
Higher One Holdings Inc. has agreed to make restitution for about $11 million to college students for overcharging them for fees on its debit cards and other practices,…
Prof.’s email reveals shooting plot
A California university professor who was arrested on arson charges wrote in an email that he was thinking of getting a dozen machine guns and shooting at least…
Samsung vies for spotlight ahead of iPhone launch
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest mobile-phone maker, said Friday it plans to show a new mobile device in late August, trying to stay in the consumer spotlight…
Most Calif. for-profit colleges lose state grants
California's move to tighten eligibility requirements for its Cal Grant program will eliminate or reduce awards to 14,500 students, most of them enrolled in for-profit colleges such as…
Money helps Miss. colleges cut energy usage
Mississippi's eight public universities will share in a $725,000 Department of Energy grant to develop programs to reduce energy consumption 20 percent by 2020, the Associated Press reports.
New Mac operating system goes on sale Wednesday
Apple Inc. will release its new operating system for Mac computers on Wednesday, with features borrowed from mobile devices and a tighter integration with online file storage, the…
Feds urge colleges to adopt new student aid form
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging colleges and universities to adopt an easy-to-understand financial aid form to help students make smarter decisions on where to study, how…
Ohio higher ed panel: Ban all tobacco on campuses
Ohio higher education officials have voted unanimously to urge the state's public campuses to ban all tobacco use, both indoors and outdoors, the Associated Press reports.
Proposal has $10M oil impact money for ND colleges
A proposed budget for North Dakota's colleges includes $10 million to help ease the impact of oil development in Williston and Dickinson, the Associated Press reports.