ACLU helping keep Twitter users’ IDs secret in Pa.
The Associated Press reports that an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer said May 20 his organization is helping two anonymous Twitter users fight an effort by prosecutors to unmask them after they tweeted criticism of the Pennsylvania attorney general, who is running for governor. ACLU attorney Vic Walczak said he will ask a judge to throw out a subpoena seeking the identities of the two Twitter users, “bfbarbie” and “CasablancaPA,” if an agreement with Attorney General Tom Corbett’s office can’t be worked out.
House GOP stops major science, technology bill
It was strike two for a major science funding bill on May 19 as House Republicans again united to derail legislation they said was too expensive.
TV’s Top Chefs star in online university
You’ve watched them whip up delectable dishes (and drama) in the Top Chef kitchen. Now, stars of the hit Bravo TV series are ready to school their fans in what could be the beginning of a new trend in online education, reports the Associated Press.
Google Wave: Now open to the public
Google Wave, a web-based tool to let people chat and collaborate in real time, is now open to the public, CNET reports.
Feds: Virginia Tech violated notification law in 2007 massacre
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) found that Virginia Tech broke federal campus security laws by waiting too long to notify students during the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, reports the Associated Press.
Congress might roll dice, legalize online gambling
A push to rewrite federal law to legalize internet gambling, banned since 2006, is gaining traction as politicians eye billions in additional tax revenue, CNET reports.
UNC expects to save $100K through eBilling
Paying bills online is nothing new for 20-somethings, but the University of North Carolina’s elimination of traditional snail mail in sending out tuition bills means students will have to grant bill-pay account access to their financial handlers: mom and dad.
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
With college counseling dwindling in public schools, University of Southern California researchers have created a video game that lets student simulate the application process in all its complexity.
Study: Cell phone-brain cancer link inconclusive
Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren’t off the hook yet, the Associated Press reports.
Texas college teams up with digital signage industry
Students enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Digital Signage Technology program will be able to network with digital signage professionals and stay up to date with the latest in interactive technology after the school became the nation’s first college chapter of the Digital Signage Federation.