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Bull Durham: Duke WiFi Outage Leads to iPhone Outrage

7/23/2007

The media's search for iPhone flaws maintained its pace last week when Duke University's wireless local area network (WLAN) jammed for 10 to 15 minutes, apparently the result of newly commissioned iPhones inundating the university's Cisco wireless network servers.

U Washington Offers Computer Academy for Hearing Impaired

7/23/2007

The University of Washington is hosting its first Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing, a nine-week program during which students will learn how to program software, write computer code, model 3D objects, and make cartoon figures move.

UMass Amherst Signs Deal for VoIP, Advanced Tech

7/23/2007

The University of Massachusetts Amherst inked a five-year research and deployment agreement for advanced technology with switching vendor Cedar Point Communications, the result of a successful test of voice over IP technology at the UMass Amherst campus.

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.

TTUS Implements ConnecTech with SunGard

7/19/2007

The Texas Tech University System (TTUS) is in the middle of a four-year implementation of a project called ConnecTech, which is designed to integrate information systems within the TTUS enterprise. As part of the program, the university system has adopted various technologies from SunGard Higher Education, a provider of enterprise solutions for higher education.

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.

CA Community Colleges Deploy Web Conferencing System

7/18/2007

The California Community College System (CCCS) is deploying an enterprise-wide Web conferencing solution from Elluminate called Elluminate Live! CCCS is the largest higher education system in the world.

UVA-Wise Taps Mirage for Network Security

7/18/2007

The University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA-Wise) will implement network security technology from Mirage Networks (Austin, TX) to protect network communications at its residence halls.

CMU Takes RoboCup 2007 on Penalties

7/17/2007

In a pair of matches whose excitement level had to be measured in degrees Kelvin, Carnegie Mellon University last week took home gold and bronze from the 2007 RoboCup competition in Atlanta. RoboCup, sponsored by the RoboCup Federation, is a research initiative that pits teams of robots against one another in league-based soccer matches. CMU took first and third place in the Small-Size Robot League and the Four-Legged Robot League, respectively. Both were won on penalty kicks.

Glendale Community College Gets $200,000 Engineering Gift

7/17/2007

Glendale Community College in California has received a gift of $200,000 worth of Autodesk Inventor Professional software from engineering firm Brinderson & Associates. The gift came through the Autodesk Invest in Education program.

Universities Go Virtual with Live Classroom

7/17/2007

Eight colleges and universities have recently adopted Live Classroom, a collaboration tool designed for higher education that allows institutions to build virtual classrooms and conduct courses online.

Universities Tap the Internet To Map the Universe ... One Galaxy at a Time

7/16/2007

You're sitting on a pile of about a million telescopic photos of the universe, and each one needs to be classified. Bit of a job. So what do you do? Astronomers at the University of Portsmouth, Oxford University, and Johns Hopkins University came up with a solution last week that not only alleviated the burden but also generated an enthusiastic response from the public: They opened up the project to volunteers via the Internet.

Duke Puts Mouse Brains Online

7/16/2007

Answering the prayers of those who like to look at mouse brains, Duke University's Center for In Vivo Microscopy last week posted the results of new advances in magnetic resonance imaging, showing off high-resolution 3D images of mouse brains, including a genetically modified mouse brain.

Schnabel Takes Over Indiana U Informatics School

7/16/2007

Computer scientist and researcher Robert B. Schnabel has been named dean of Indiana University's School of Informatics. He has succeeded J. Michael Dunn, who retired at the end of June and remains as dean emeritus.

Lindenwood Connects Admissions, Planning to Web-Based System

7/16/2007

Lindenwood University in Missouri has partnered with ed tech provider ConnectEdu to deploy Connect!, an online portal system designed for education. The university will use Connect! to help Missouri students and parents prepare for college and to begin accepting electronic applications.

Cardiff U Identity Project Widens Access to Campus Systems

7/13/2007

Cardiff University in Wales is leading an effort to persuade universities across the U.K. to share research on each other's campus online activity as a way help fight online fraud, hackers, and malicious software attacks.

FBI, Carnegie Mellon Identify 1 MM BotNet Nodes

7/13/2007

The FBI and Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) have identified the IP addresses of more than 1 million zombie computers throughout the United States as a part of security sweep nicknamed "Operation Bot Roast."

U Texas Project To Train Health-Emergency Responders

7/13/2007

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has formed a partnership with a simulation software firm to develop Web-based content for training staff in emergency response procedures.

UC Santa Barbara Prof Studies Psychology of Phishing

7/13/2007

Most e-mail scams work by luring victims with a sense of familiarity or legitimacy, according to a new study by a University of California, Santa Barbara psychologist.

Davenport U Offers Degree in Accounting Fraud Detection

7/13/2007

Michigan's Davenport University will introduce a bachelor's degree program in accounting fraud investigation this fall at the university's Midland, MI, campus. The program is designed to provide students a combination of technical skills in accounting, computer security, and legal investigation that are required in fraud examination.

Indiana U Draws New Tool Against Cyber Crime

7/13/2007

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics are turning to popular mass media tools to help get through to the public about computer security dos and don'ts.

U Maryland Goes Global With Net Security Lab in Japan

7/12/2007

University of Maryland's University College is working with Cisco Systems to open up a string of university-based network security labs around the planet.

Arrive Launches Campus Manager

7/12/2007

Arrive Corp., an ICT/AV technology provider that recently launched in North America, has debuted two facilities management tools targeted toward higher education: Campus Manager and Easy Conference.

FileMaker Pro 9 Adds Live SQL Support

7/12/2007

FileMaker has released four new versions of FileMaker Pro, a database widely used in education. The new FileMaker Pro 9 family, which launched July 10, includes FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, FileMaker Server 9, and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced.

U Michigan Team Recommends Anti-Virus Overhaul

7/12/2007

A report by researchers at the University of Michigan's electrical engineering and computer science department concluded that anti-virus products are inconsistent when it comes to identifying worm, phishing, and botnet attacks.