News Update :: Tuesday, January 23, 2007

  • 01/23/07

News

Finalists for 2007 Higher Ed 'Codie' Awards Named

The finalists for the Software & Information Industry Association’s annual Codie awards for best software were announced last week, with a diverse mix of newcomers and the usual suspects in the higher education categories....

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UMassOnline To Expand Blended Programs

The University of Massachusetts' online education center, UMassOnline, will expand its blended programs with the help of a new grant it received from the Sloan Foundation and the University of Massachusetts' five physical campuses....

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Gallaudet to Host National Center for Visual Learning

Gallaudet University has been picked as the site of a national science of learning center devoted to researching visual language and learning....

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UCSD, Supercomputer Center, Target Girls' Science Ed

San Diego Supercomputer Center staff and the University of California at San Diego’s engineering faculty and students have launched an environmental education initiative to keep middle-school girls interested in science and engineering careers....

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ACM Names 41 Fellows for Contributions to Computing, IT

The venerable Association of Computing Machinery recognized 41 of its members, including those from the university and research community, for their contributions to the practical and theoretical aspects of computing and information technology....

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Contracts, Deals, Awards

Tech Collaborative to Fund University Electronics, Cyber Sec

The Technology Collaborative, Pennsylvania economic development organization said last week it expects to award $1.6 million in technology commercialization funding to university groups, start-up companies, and established companies based in Pennsylvania by June 15, 2007....

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MTV Finalizes Acquisition of RateMyProfessors.com

MTV Networks has reached a formal agreement to acquire RateMyProfessors.com....

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Educational Technology Research Symposium
in Austin, Texas, February 5-6, 2007

Events Calendar

Featured

  • Training the Next Generation of Space Cybersecurity Experts

    CT asked Scott Shackelford, Indiana University professor of law and director of the Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance, about the possible emergence of space cybersecurity as a separate field that would support changing practices and foster future space cybersecurity leaders.

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    Anthropic Launches Claude for Education

    Anthropic has announced a version of its Claude AI assistant tailored for higher education institutions. Claude for Education "gives academic institutions secure, reliable AI access for their entire community," the company said, to enable colleges and universities to develop and implement AI-enabled approaches across teaching, learning, and administration.

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    Survey: Generative AI Surpasses Cybersecurity in 2025 Tech Budgets

    Global IT leaders are placing bigger bets on generative artificial intelligence than cybersecurity in 2025, according to new research by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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    Improving AI Governance for Stronger University Compliance and Innovation

    AI can generate valuable insights for higher education institutions and it can be used to enhance the teaching process itself. The caveat is that this can only be achieved when universities adopt a strategic and proactive set of data and process management policies for their use of AI.