Idaho passes Republican bill to curb union rights
The Idaho state legislature approved a bill on Tuesday to strip public school teachers of many of their collective bargaining rights while protesters in five states rallied against Republican efforts to curb union power, Reuters reports.
Does online education put traditional universities at a ‘grave risk’?
A university’s stockpile of faculty members with Ph.D.s soon could be irrelevant if online learning continues its rapid growth and provides flexibility for students of every age, said Clayton Christensen, an authority on how innovative technologies affect businesses and economies.
How to handle campus crises in the digital age
Pepperdine University President Andrew Benton told higher-education officials March 7 in Washington, D.C. that they should be wary of contact with journalists covering campus emergencies such as fires and shootings. Instead, Benton said, students should rely solely on the university for updated information.
3 steps for choosing the right high school classes
Finding success as an applicant, however, rests more on what you do with the talents you possess than the fact that you have them, reports U.S. News & World Report.
Can’t sleep? Turn off cell phones, game consoles after sundown, survey says
According to Yahoo! News, the more often you use “interactive” electronics like cell phones or video games right before bed, the more likely it is you’ll miss out on deep, restful sleep, a new survey claims.
University grant will help fund virtual science lab
While Hollywood film crews create blockbusters with Academy Award-winning animation software, a team of researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) develops software that creates virtual worlds to teach science. For a generation of students whose daily existence is tethered to the internet, the World Wide Web Instructional Committee at NDSU has developed unique methods to reach them. Slator established the WoWiWe research start-up company to commercialize educational simulation games developed by NDSU’s World Wide Web Instructional Committee.
Maryland IT official leads successful network ‘refresh’
When the first University of Maryland students came to campus with web-accessible phones, Tripti Sinha knew it wasn’t a fad. The network needed an upgrade, and quickly.
Extracurricular sex toy lesson draws rebuke at Northwestern
The president of Northwestern University said Thursday that he was “troubled and disappointed” by a psychology professor’s decision to present his students last week with a demonstration outside class that featured a couple engaging in a live sex act using a prop, the New York Times reports.
Japan rattled by college entrance exam cheat case
Japanese police arrested a teenager accused of cheating on his university entrance examination by consulting online forums with his mobile phone, prompting outrage Friday in this gadget-loving country that prizes hard work and fairness, the Associated Press reports.
A tougher, greener battery could power phones in Africa
Fenix International, a San Francisco-based design firm, may have a better solution for these communities: a new ruggedized battery and generator system called ReadySet, LiveScience reports.