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WNMU Launches Computer Literacy Courses at Local High School

9/21/2007

Western New Mexico University has received a $10,000 donation from the Qwest Foundation to sponsor computer literacy courses at a local high school. The classes are designed to introduce high school students to university life and make them technologically proficient, according to Qwest.

AT&T Announces $1.5 MM Wireless Grant

9/19/2007

The AT&T Foundation has launched a $1.5 million competitive grant program aimed at integrating wireless communications technologies into educational outreach programs. The 2007 AT&T Foundation Wireless Competitive Grant Program is open to public charities and "government instrumentalities" in the United States, excluding Alaska.

Researchers Map Animal Behavior First, Human Next

9/17/2007

Three university researchers have won a nearly $1 million grant to chart the group dynamics of zebras electronically in an effort better understand techniques for conservation and eventually to study human consumer behaviors as well.

St. Mary's U Gets Federal Grant To Open CompSec Lab

9/13/2007

St. Mary's University in Texas won an $87,000 grant from the United States Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to help develop a computer security lab at the school.

UC Irvine Grant Contest Seeks New Digital Media Tools

9/10/2007

The University of California Humanities Research Institute is leading a $2 million grant competition to foster new digital media tools, UPI reported. The project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, has the broader aim of finding out how technology is changing the way young people learn, play, and socialize in civic life.

NSF Kicks in $634,000 for STEM Education Development at U Rochester

9/10/2007

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Rochester Warner School of Education $634,157 to "help encourage and train both talented undergraduate majors in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering and STEM professionals considering a career change to work as math and science teachers in high-need school districts," according to the university.

NSF Awards Spelman $2.5 Million for Informatics Project

9/10/2007

The National Science Foundation awarded Atlanta's Spelman College a $2.5 million grant to set up an academic program in informatics, the the study of information analysis. The project, dubbed "Advancing Spelman's Participation in Informatics Research and Education," or ASPIRE, will develop an informatics program to increase "cross-discipline research and expertise" in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the college said.

AVerMedia Kicks Off Video Contest

8/29/2007

AVerMedia Technologies, a provider of multimedia and presentation tools, is launching a new contest for students, instructors, and administrators, calling on them to produce videos describing compelling classroom experiences made possible through the use of document cameras. The contest, dubbed the AVerVision Video Contest, is open to all North American K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

Internship Lets CS Students Pitch Proposals to VC Firm

8/14/2007

Three teams of University of Illinois computer science students are spending the summer trying to launch their own companies with the help of an internship that requires them to pitch their own software or web based services to potential investors.

Tri-Universities Bet $5MM on AI-Driven Faculty Retirement Fund

8/7/2007

The University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University are betting $5 million that an investment fund driven by artificial intelligence technology will make money for its retiring faculty members.

Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom: Oracle Seeds Tech in China

8/6/2007

Oracle Corp. is trying to enter the booming Chinese economy on the ground floor. The software firm has introduced an "Intro to Computer Science" course to universities and "senior vocational schools" throughout the country via its Oracle Academy program.

HP Awards $1.2 Million to Higher Ed

8/1/2007

HP has announced the recipients of its 2007 Technology for Teaching Leadership awards. Ten colleges and universities received awards totaling about $1.2 million (roughly $120,000 each) in equipment and professional development.

Indian Engineering School Nabs $20MM Tech Donation

8/1/2007

Wilsonville, OR-based hardware and software designer Mentor Graphics will donate more than $20 million in electronic design automation (EDA) tools to the Bangalore, India's RV-VLSI Design Center to help students become proficient in very large scale integration (VLSI) design and in tackling emerging challenges, such as design for manufacturability.

Ontario Funds Gaming Tech Degree To Spur Economy

7/31/2007

The government of Ontario approved a grant to help local Algoma University College establish the first academic program in computer gaming in Canada.

Blackboard To Give Away $25,000 Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds

7/26/2007

Learning management provider Blackboard is expanding its "Greenhouse" initiative into the area of immersive virtual learning. Through a new program, called the Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds, a single recipient will receive a $25,000 for the integration of virtual worlds into teaching and learning.

DigiLore kicks Off Software Grants

7/25/2007

Ed tech provider DigiLore has launched a new grant program for both K-12 and higher ed institutions. The grant, according to the company, is designed to support United States Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings's call for "a more accountable higher education system that includes a stronger accreditation process with more information about the quality of colleges and universities."

Senate Passes HEA Reauthorization, Sans File Sharing Amendment

7/24/2007

The United States Senate today voted in favor of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (SB 1642) 95 to 0 without the previously reported amendment that would have held universities accountable for illegal file sharing on their networks.

HEA: Reid Withdraws Anti-File Sharing Amendment

7/24/2007

We previously reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) planned to introduce a new amendment to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act requiring a number of universities to police and report uses of illegal file sharing on their campuses. That amendment has now been dropped.

U West Streamlines Administrative Systems

7/19/2007

The University of the West in Rosemead, CA is upgrading its administrative systems in order to grow enrollment and and fulfill new accreditation requirements. The upgrades include CampusVue Collegiate and CampusNet, two enterprise solutions from Campus Management in Boca Raton, FL.

MS Commits to $6 Million in Research Grants

7/18/2007

Microsoft has committed $6 million worth of research grant to a number of colleges and universities in certain areas of break through research during the company's eighth-annual research faculty summit recently held at Microsoft's headquarters.

JP Morgan, Syracuse Partner on Financial IT Curriculum

7/2/2007

Investment banking firm JP Morgan Chase announced a $30 million partnership with Syracuse University designed to supply the bank with graduates trained in financial and information technology.

CTI Awarded $68K in HP Grant

5/30/2007

The Hiram G. Andrews Center's Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI), in Johnstown, PA, has been awarded $68,000 from the Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching grant program that includes a teacher's stipend of $19,000 and $48,000 worth of equipment from Hewlett Packard.

Carnegie Mellon, WPI Grants To Explore 'Intelligent Tutoring'

5/29/2007

The United States Department of Education has awarded Worcester (MA) Polytechnic Institute and Carnegie Mellon University a four-year, $2 million grant to enhance a computerized program to help middle school students hone their math skills. The tool is designed to tie tutoring to the assessment of student performance under federal teaching and learning guidelines.

IT Funding, Student Safety Top Concerns for CIOs

5/22/2007

University information technology officials rated funding for technology as the most pressing issue they face, according to an annual "current issues" survey by the Educause higher education association. The survey asked campus IT managers to rank a series of information technology challenges on their campus, including security, funding, identity management, and strategic planning. Funding was No. 1.

AlarmPoint Launches Notification Grants

5/17/2007

AlarmPoint Systems has launched a new grant program offering emergency notification systems through its new Crisis Notification Systems Grants Program.