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8/27/2013

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USC Contributes Content to Digital Public Library
The University of Southern California (USC) Libraries has partnered with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) as a content hub and has contributed more than 250,000 items from its own digital library to the DPLA.
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'Distributed Open Collaborative Course' on Feminism Takes Decentralized Approach MOOC
A virtual network of scholars, artists, and students who work on technology, science, and feminism will be running a "distributed open collaborative course," or DOCC, that looks at technology through a feminist lens. Planned activities include a "storming" of Wikipedia to write women "back" into the history of technology.
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Free Resources: Saylor Foundation Opens Thousands of Learning Tools to Colleges and Universities
The Saylor Foundation has opened its Media Library to the public, providing thousands of open educational resources, videos, articles, and full-length textbooks.
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Virtual Classroom Platform Offers Free Academic Memberships for Instructors
WizIQ is making its distance learning platform free for college and university instructors.
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Student Underwater Robotics Competition Promotes STEM Learning
More than 50 student teams participated in the 12th-annual MATE international student underwater robotics competition, which challenged students to design and build a remotely operated underwater vehicle that can "deploy scientific instruments and remove biofouling organisms from existing equipment installed on the seafloor, among other tasks.
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U Michigan Startup Develops RRAM Prototype for Faster, More Efficient Mobile Device Memory
Crossbar, a University of Michigan (U-M) startup, has developed a working prototype of an advanced data storage technology that offers up to 1 TB of storage on a chip that performs 20 times faster, uses 20 times less power, and has 10 times the endurance of today's best-in-class flash memory.
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FundingFactory Kicks Off E-Waste Recycling Program for Universities
FundingFactory has launched an electronics waste recycling program for higher education. The program, CollectED, and pays institutions for certain recycled gear, like inkjet cartridges, tablets, and phones.
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Lucid's BuildingOS Unites Energy Data
Lucid is introducing BuildingOS, an "online operating system" for buildings. The new service can pull data from 150 meter types and building systems, including utility meters, building and lighting controls, sub-meters, onsite generation feeds, and plug loads meters.
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Desire2Learn Offers $10,000 for Edge Competition
Desire2Learn has launched the Desire2Learn Edge Competition 2013, with $10,000 up for grabs to the team that builds the best education app.
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Rapid Insight Adds Collaboration to Predictive Analytics Software
Rapid Insight, a provider of predictive analytics and data intelligence software, has updated its software to include new collaboration features and integration with big data tools.
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$99 HDMI Thin Client Device Launching This Month
Devon IT is shipping a new $99 thin client this month that plugs into a display's HDMI port and provides cloud-based desktop functionality for Citrix, RDP, and VMware environments.
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Ballmer on the Way Out
Whether inspired by pressure from the board, feeling the noise from sizable shareholders like ValueAct, or experiencing a loss of appetite for fighting market forces, not quite a month after going public with a major company reorganization, Steve Ballmer has announced that he'll be leaving Microsoft within the next year.
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North Carolina State Rolls Out Automated BYOD Onboarding System
North Carolina State University has announced plans to automate mobile device registration and provide secure onboarding of devices connecting to its wireless network.
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