News Update :: Tuesday, December 12, 2006

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Internet2 Demos ID Interoperability with NSF Grant System

The Internet2 consortium demonstrated for the first time the interoperability of its Shibboleth federated identity management software with the National Science Foundation’s FastLane online grant administration system...

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CMU Researchers Ferret Out Fraud with Data Mining

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are using data mining techniques to uncover fraud among online auction participants...

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Ohio U. Names Interim CIO Following Security Breach

Ohio University named an interim technology chief following a series of computer breaches. Shawn Ostermann, chair of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, will start January 1 and fill the position during a search for a permanent replacement, the university said...

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Three Higher Ed Librarians Win 2006 Honors

For the first time, librarians from the higher education community were included among the 25 winners of the 2006 Librarian Awards given by the New York Times...

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Kurzweil Debates Yale Prof on Computer Smarts

MIT staged a debate on the limits of intelligent machines between two luminaries in the field of computer science...

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Contracts, Deals, Awards

VCU Awards IBM $14M Deal for Digital Telephony

Virginia Commonwealth University awarded a $14 million contract to IBM for a digital telephony system designed to improve performance and lower costs for the university and its medical center...

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Indiana U. Fortifies Its High Speed Switching Infrastructure

Indiana University said it would upgrade its high speed Internet infrastructure in a deal with Force 10 Networks...

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    Maricopa Community Colleges Adopts Platform to Combat Student Application Fraud

    In an effort to secure its admissions and financial processes, Maricopa Community Colleges has partnered with A.M. Simpkins and Associates (AMSA) to implement the company's S.A.F.E (Student Application Fraudulent Examination) across the district's 10 institutions.

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    OpenAI to Launch AI-Powered Jobs Platform

    OpenAI announced it will launch an AI-powered hiring platform by mid-2026, directly competing with LinkedIn and Indeed in the professional networking and recruitment space. The company announced the initiative alongside an expanded certification program designed to verify AI skills for job seekers.

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    New Nonprofit to Work Toward Safer, Truthful AI

    Turing Award-winning AI researcher Yoshua Bengio has launched LawZero, a new nonprofit aimed at developing AI systems that prioritize safety and truthfulness over autonomy.

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    Hacktivism Is a Growing Threat to Higher Education

    In recent years, colleges and universities have faced an evolving array of cybersecurity challenges. But one threat is showing signs of becoming both more frequent and more politically charged: hacktivism.