Survey: IT college grads not ‘ready to go’
Many companies and college IT departments are ready to hire as the economy thaws, but more than nine in 10 college graduates who majored in information technology (IT)…
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Tech tool could take the guessing out of college fundraising
College and university fundraising officials might not have to wonder how alums feel about their alma mater thanks to a computer program that can tell just how much…
A huge win for artificial intelligence … but what does it mean for humans?
A gigantic computer created by IBM specifically to excel at answers-and-questions left two champs of the TV game show “Jeopardy!” in its silicon dust after a three-day tournament,…
Technology a key for students with hectic schedules, study says
Seven in 10 college students who work full-time jobs said in a national survey that more educational technology tools are needed on campuses, echoing research that documents a…
In census, young Americans increasingly diverse
Demographers sifting through new population counts released on Thursday by the Census Bureau say the data bring a pattern into sharper focus: Young Americans are far less white…
Researchers develop ‘camera’ that will show your mind
Two Toronto doctors, a general practitioner and a medical biophysicist, are laying claim to a research innovation that could expand our knowledge exponentially, reports the Globe and Mail.
Define gender gap? Look up Wikipedia’s contributor list
Surveys suggest that less than 15 percent of its hundreds of thousands of contributors are women, reports the New York Times.
US students stressed out: study
First-year students on US campuses are experiencing record levels of stress, according to a study showing increasing financial and academic pressures on young people entering university, reports the…
Report predicts online learning explosion by 2015
The number of college students taking online college courses will equal the number of students who attend classes in a traditional classroom by 2015, according to a market…
To ‘friend’ or not to ‘friend’: Professor-student Facebook relationships
Kathryn Linder used to accept Facebook friend requests from her students, until the Suffolk University official considered the repercussions of blending her social and professional lives.