News Update :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
News
Stanford to Open Online High School for Gifted Students
The
San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that
Stanford University will open the nation’s first online high school for the gifted this fall...
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Games 1: UNC Develops Play-for-Credit Econ Video Game
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s online division has developed a video game that covers the lessons of second-level economics that students can take – or play – for credit...
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Games 2: Wharton to Develop New Gaming Executive Program
The executive education division of the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton business school is developing an education program for “gaming executives.”...
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U. Texas Grants Bonanza for Engineering, Tech Infrastructure
The University of Texas Board of Regents endorsed an unprecedented investment of $2.56 billion to boost its competitiveness in key scientific areas...
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Microsoft, CMU Fund Entertainment Tech Grant for Minorities
Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Corp. funded a scholarship for minorities and women pursuing careers in the entertainment industry as graphic artists, game designers, and computer programmers...
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Contracts, Deals, Awards
Seton Hall to Deliver Class Notes to Student Cell Phones
Seton Hall University signed a deal to acquire a mobile communications system that will deliver class and school information directly to the mobile phones and e-mail addresses of...
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Maui Supercomputing Center Inks Largest Hardware Deal
The Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), an Air Force research lab managed by the University of Hawaii, announced...
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