News 12-27-2002
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Stanford Facility to Examine Nano-Tech Structures
Stanford University has established an advanced "nanocharacterization facility,"
part of its Advanced Materials Initiative to create a set of shared research
facilities to provide micro-instrumentation to faculty in the fields of physics,
biology, chemistry, and computer science. Key technology for the project will
be provided by FEI Co., a maker of systems for advanced three-dimensional metrology
and structural analysis for management of sub-micron structures, including those
found in integrated circuits, high-density magnetic storage devices, industrial
materials, chemical compounds, and biological structures. "The quality of imaging
we can obtain on these systems is one or two orders of magnitude better than
what our users could see on the previous instruments we had available," said
Robert Sinclair, Professor of materials science and engineering, and director
of the new facility.
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WebCT to Support Shibboleth for Higher-Ed
Course management system developer WebCT Inc. said it would support the "Shibboleth"
access and authorization technology across its entire product line. Shibboleth—an Internet2/MACE (Middleware Architecture Committee for Education) initiative—is an emerging open source standard to enable seamless sharing of multiple
Web resources that are subject to access controls such as user IDs and passwords.
Shibboleth uses "Clubs" to specify a set of parties who have agreed to a common
set of policies. This allows different systems, such as course management systems
and library databases, to access one another securely without requiring manual
integration or users to log in separately for every system they wish to access.
WebCT proved its software's ability to accept and transmit Shibboleth data in
a demonstration with Ohio State University last fall.
AOL, Virginia Schools Discuss Common Interests
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, a state-chartered nonprofit corporation
that acts as the state's technology extension service, hosted a meeting with
technologists from America Online Inc. last month to begin dialogues with state
university researchers working in fields of interest to the company. Clayton
Lewis, vice president of AOL's Innovation Center, applauded the benefits of
infusing AOL's process of innovation with ideas from the universities. "This
program helps us continue to build lasting and productive relationships with
Virginia's research community," he aid. "[The meeting] is about exploration
and discovery that d'esn't end when we leave the building." Schools represented
at the meeting included: George Mason University, George Washington University—Virginia Campus, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, the Virginia
Commonwealth University, and Virginia Tech.
Corinthian Colleges to Acquire Learning Tree
Corinthian Colleges Inc., which operates 65 colleges providing career-oriented
education, said it would acquire the assets of training course supplier Learning
Tree University Inc. and LTU Extension Inc., in a deal worth $5.3 million. Learning
Tree and LTU offer continuing professional education, short-duration certificate
programs, corporate training, and customized learning at two campuses in Southern
California, seminars in 40 cities, and instructor-led training online. Corinthian
CEO David Moore said the deal would enable the company to "expand into the multi-billion
dollar corporate training market." The company also wants to move into the short-duration
and continuing professional education market.
GMU Health Center Unveils Self Check-In System
George Mason University Health Center in Fairfax, Virginia, has launched a
student self check-in module. The system, which is completely integrated with
the Medicat healthcare information system, helps streamline the check-in process,
shows arrivals at remote terminals instantly, automates intake forms so all
required medical forms are filled out prior to the student's visit, and makes
the information electronically available to providers at the point of delivering
care. The system was developed by Nuesoft Technologies Inc. "Efforts to deliver
health-care services to an increasing number of students and to deal with the
ever increasing health-care needs of those students, complicated by limited
budgets, and a shrinking pool of qualified personnel, made it obvious that we
had to look to technology for the solution to these dilemmas," said Mary Ann
Braun, associate dean for university life.