Home > News

News

Central Connecticut Contracts Oce To Scan Student Data

6/28/2007

Central Connecticut State University recently contracted Oce Business services to provide the university with archival scanning technology to help preserve student information.

Interactive Version of 'Holt Biology' Unveiled

6/28/2007

Secondary education publisher Holt Rinehart and Winston (Atlanta, GA) has unveiled its Interactive Online Edition of Holt Biology, which includes various interactive features such as downloadable English and Spanish audio readings for replay on portable audio players, such as iPods.

CBN Launches 3 Lead-Generation Portals

6/28/2007

The CollegeBound Network (CBN) has beefed up its higher education search and lead-generation services by adding threw new search sites: Top10ComputerSchools.com, TopCareerSchools and CanandianSchoolSearch.com.

Academic Research Group Bolsters Leadership Team

6/27/2007

The Computing Research Association (CRA) has picked 16 higher education computing researchers to serve as members of its first permanent Council for the Computing Community Consortium.

Georgia DTAE To Standardize Student Evaluations, Planning Surveys

6/27/2007

The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (GDTAE), which oversees the Technical College System of Georgia, said it plans to standardize on Scantron's Class Climate and eListen systems in order to standardize the surveys it conducts with students.

Luidia Previews Classroom Technologies

6/27/2007

At the InfoComm show in Anaheim, CA last week, Luidia previewed several upcoming enhancements to its line of classroom technologies, including new student response capabilities and various updates to eBeam-based systems.

New Ranking System Puts Terrapins Second in Comp-Sci

6/26/2007

The University of Maryland has the second-best computer science department in the United States. Surprised? Based on a new department ranking system that considers how many articles a faculty has published, as well its level of participation in professional conferences, the Terrapin CS department outranks most of the usual vaunted suspects, including Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, and the University of Illinois.

Israeli University Team Produces Detailed Map of the Internet

6/26/2007

A team of Israeli university researchers has finished a project to map the structure of the Internet, which involved some 5,000 volunteers, who downloaded software to help identify Internet nodes and connections between them.

Elluminate Releases Live! V8

6/26/2007

Education technology developer Elluminate has released Elluminate Live! V8, an update to the company's flagship e-learning, conferencing, and online collaboration tool. The new version adds a variety of functional enhancements and is available now. The company's vRoom, a free conferencing tool based on Elluminate Live!, is also being updated to incorporate some of the functionality of Live! V8.

Indiana/Purdue Prof Dedicated to Making Helper Droids

6/26/2007

A professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is working on creating life-like androids to study human behavior and social interaction, with an eye toward using them as social workers and companions for the elderly.

UT-SA Assistant Prof Wins NSF 'Up and Comer' Grant

6/26/2007

The National Science Foundation awarded Carola Wenk, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Texas-San Antonio, a five-year, $400,000 "Faculty Early Career Development" award to study "geometric shape handling."

Utah Names New CIO, Streamlines IT Across Campus

6/25/2007

The University of Utah named Stephen Hess its top information technology executive. Hess, who was the school's associate academic vice president for information technology, will become chief information officer and preside over a new, unified IT department.

Purdue University Recreates 9/11 in Science-Driven Animation

6/25/2007

A Purdue University research team has developed a computer simulation of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center with an aim to helping build stronger buildings in the future.

U Buffalo Seeks Student Input on Info Tech Investments

6/25/2007

The University of Buffalo is seeking direct input from a sometimes undertapped cohort in deciding where to put its future information technology investments: students, faculty, and staff.

Virtual Ed Link To Provide Emergency Response

6/25/2007

Emergency response software provider Viyya Technologies will be teaming up with energy management firm The Atlantic Cos. to launch Virtual Ed Link, a new unit designed to provide emergency management technologies for K-12 and higher ed institutions. The letter of intent between the two companies was signed earlier this month.

Virginia Tech Expands Emergency Notification

6/22/2007

Virginia Tech this week reported that it's expanding its emergency notification system "significantly," launching the new VT Alerts system July 2. The campus has also announced the appointment of John Beach as interim director of emergency management effective immediately.

UT Puts Force10 Switch at Heart of Physics Research

6/21/2007

The University of Tennessee's (Knoxville, TN) physics department has installed a C300 resilient switch from Force 10 Networks (San Jose, CA) to help analyze data from CERN's large hadron collider (LHC), a particle accelerator.

NEC Intros 4 Projectors at InfoComm

6/21/2007

NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced four new models in its lineup of LCD projectors, including one designed specifically for the education market. These include the NP1150, NP2150, NP3150, and VT700. The new models debuted at the InfoComm 2007 show in Anaheim, CA.

NSA Recognizes Capitol College IA Curriculum

6/21/2007

The National Security Agency awarded Capitol College's (Laurel, MD) Master of Science Information Assurance (IA) curriculum for meeting federal Information Assurance courseware standards at the most advanced levels.

Sanyo Shows Off 15,000-Lumen Projector with Wireless HD

6/21/2007

Sanyo this week debuted debuted two new LCD projectors at the InfoComm show in Anaheim, CA. Both models are designed for high light output, including a 6,500-lumen portable model and a 15,000-lumen unit designed for large installations.

Social Networks Can Help Universities Connect with Prospective Students

6/21/2007

Universities can now provide social networks to create closer, more intimate relationships with prospective students via eXpressNet from TargetX, a Bristol, PA-based provider of higher education marketing tools and services.

Peopleclick Helps Universities Refine Affirmative Action Adherence

6/20/2007

Talent acquisition firm Peopleclick (Raleigh, NC) has unveiled Peopleclick Higher Education, a compliance service and software tool that helps universities and colleges refine their affirmative action adherence through gathering and analyzing employee data.

Sony Debuts 8 Classroom Projectors

6/20/2007

At the InfoComm show this week in Anaheim, CA, Sony unveiled eight new LCD projectors designed for classrooms and conference rooms, many of which will be available this month. The new model lineup ranges from about $1,000 to $3,300.

Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Joins WPI Game Faculty

6/19/2007

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced that computer intelligence pioneer Charles Rich, associate director of the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) in Cambridge, MA, will join the university's "Interactive Media and Game Development" faculty July 1.

Cambridge Shears Data Back-up Time by Two-Thirds

6/19/2007

A Cambridge University research lab has cut the time it took to back up more than 23 terabytes of data from seven days to two, as part of an overhaul of its storage area network.