News Update :: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  • 07/24/06

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Ohio, Michigan Set Sights for Midwest Regional Super Net

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) and Merit Network, Inc., research and education networks operated by Ohio State University and the University of Michigan, said they would jointly acquire additional fiber acquisitions to enhance the Midwest’s regional networking capabilities...

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ETS Study Recommends Higher Education Accountability

Researchers at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) have recommended adopting a national system to assess learning outcomes among students taking basic coursework at two-and four-year colleges and universities...

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UC Profs Invent Wearable Emergency Response System

Computer science researchers at the University of California at Irvine have developed a wearable-computing device designed to allow emergency first responders to maintain constant contact with rescue coordinators and data sources at emergency control centers...

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Chattanooga State to Offer Truckers ‘InCab’ College Degree

Have some Pi, good buddy. Chattanooga State, one of the Southeast's largest community college systems, has partnered with a firm specializing in communications systems for trucking companies...

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MIT Researchers Develop ‘Seeing’ Network Technology

MIT researchers have developed an optical system made of mesh-like light-detecting fibers that they expect will lead to improved space telescopes to clothing that provides situational awareness for soldiers or even the visually impaired...

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Contracts, Deals, Awards

OSU B-School Picks Customer Management System

The Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University has selected technology from Intelliworks as their customer resources management infrastructure...

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UMassOnline Opts for Horizon Wimba For Live Instruction

UMassOnline said it chose Horizon Wimba's Live Classroom technology as the platform for all live classes and meetings across its five campuses...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Campus Technology 2006
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  • student reading a book with a brain, a protective hand, a computer monitor showing education icons, gears, and leaves

    4 Steps to Responsible AI Implementation

    Researchers at the University of Kansas Center for Innovation, Design & Digital Learning (CIDDL) have published a new framework for the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence at all levels of education.

  • glowing digital brain interacts with an open book, with stacks of books beside it

    Federal Court Rules AI Training with Copyrighted Books Fair Use

    A federal judge ruled this week that artificial intelligence company Anthropic did not violate copyright law when it used copyrighted books to train its Claude chatbot without author consent, but ordered the company to face trial on allegations it used pirated versions of the books.

  • server racks, a human head with a microchip, data pipes, cloud storage, and analytical symbols

    OpenAI, Oracle Expand AI Infrastructure Partnership

    OpenAI and Oracle have announced they will develop an additional 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity, expanding their artificial intelligence infrastructure partnership as part of the Stargate Project, a joint venture among OpenAI, Oracle, and Japan's SoftBank Group that aims to deploy 10 gigawatts of computing capacity over four years.

  • laptop displaying a phishing email icon inside a browser window on the screen

    Phishing Campaign Targets ED Grant Portal

    Threat researchers at cybersecurity company BforeAI have identified a phishing campaign spoofing the U.S. Department of Education's G5 grant management portal.