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Florida Atlantic U Advances Research with 10 Gbps Network
Large data transfers, cross-campus collaboration and information sharing are advancing research at Florida Atlantic University, thanks to 10 Gigabit-per-second Ethernet from Comcast Business.
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IUPUI Funds Faculty to Research STEM Ed Innovations
Seven projects have been funded in the inaugural STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI) Seed Grant awards, totaling $210,000.
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California History-Social Science Project at UC Davis Partners with Teachers on Open Online Curriculum
Historians and teachers in California are working together to develop free, open, online instructional materials for teaching history and social sciences in K-12.
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Report: Smartphones to See Slow, Steady Growth through 2021
iOS shipments will total 218.7 million units this year, according to IDC. That's good enough for a share of 14.6 percent and growth over last year of 1.5 percent, "a considerable improvement from the 7 percent decline in iPhone shipments in 2016."
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New da Vinci 3D Printer Creates Full-Color Objects
3D printer manufacturer XYZprinting is launching a first of its kind: a fused filament fabrication 3D printer that offers full CMYK printing by incorporating inkjet printing into the build process.
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Artificial Intelligence Troubleshoots WiFi
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Phishing Attack Scams Canadian University for $11.8 Million
Canada's MacEwan University is working to recover $11.8 million CAD (the equivalent of about $9.5 U.S.) after a phishing attack led to a transfer of the funds to a fraudulent account.
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Streaming Media Dominates Pro-AV
Video projection, however, is forecast to continue a dive dating back to 2014. In that year, projection accounted for more than 15 percent of the pro-AV market. By 2022, it will make up only 3 percent of the total market.
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Eastern Gateway CC Revamps Campus Bookstore, Courseware and More
Ohio's Eastern Gateway Community College is turning to Barnes & Noble Education for an array of digital content and other services, including bookstore operations, learning management system, predictive analytics and digital courseware.
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IU Researchers Develop Interactive Tool to Let Students Play with Math
Graspable essentially allows students to rearrange terms on the screen to solve math equations, recording and sharing all of the steps they take to arrive at their answer with the teacher.
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Survey: E-mail, Storage Are Top IT Functions in the Cloud
Fifty-nine percent of IT and network managers in a recent survey use the cloud to support e-mail at their institution, and 41 percent for data file storage.
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Underwater 360 Degree Camera from Boxfish Shoots 5K Video
The Boxfish 360 can continuously record 5K-UDH video or time-lapse photos for up to three hours, helping take away some of the time-pressure associated with filming underwater.
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Duolingo Brings Tinycards Test Prep App to Android
Tinycards is a study aid designed for both K–12 and college students, which employs a spaced repetition technique and adapts to the individual user.
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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
- NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund
  Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
  Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
- VentureWell Faculty Grants (developing curriculum for promoting STEM entrepreneurship)
  Sponsor: VentureWell
  Award: Up to $30,000
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
- ACM Athena Lecturer Award
  Sponsor: ACM and Google
  Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
  Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
- SANS Network Security 2017
  Sept. 10–17
  Las Vegas, NV
- LearnLaunch Investor Summit and EDchannels (Two Events, Co-Located)
  Sept. 25–26
  Boston, MA
- LAD17 (Lustre Administrator and Developer Workshop)
  Oct. 4–5
  Paris, France
- 2017 Clute International Conference on Education Las Vegas (ICE)
  Oct. 8–12
  Las Vegas, NV
- 2017 Internet2 Technology Exchange
  Oct. 15–18
  San Francisco, CA
- 2017 AASHE Conference & Expo
  Oct. 15–18
  San Antonio, TX
- E-Learn 2017
  Oct. 17–20
  Vancouver, BC
- WCET 29th Annual Meeting
  Oct. 25–27
  Denver, CO
- Educause Annual Conference 2017
  Oct. 31–Nov. 3
  Philadelphia, PA
- Council of Independent Colleges 2017 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Student Affairs Officers
  Nov. 4–7
  San Antonio, TX
- Live 360
  Nov. 12–17
  Orlando, FL
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 15–17
  Orlando, FL
- TDWI Orlando Conference
  Dec. 3–8
  Orlando, FL
Upcoming Webinars
- Intentional Outsourcing: How to Approach, Launch and Manage a Partnership with a Support Provider that Will Delight Your User Community
  Date: Oct. 19
  Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
  Sponsor: Blackboard
Webinars on Demand
- Exiting the IAM Treadmill: New Budget-Friendly IAM Solutions for Automation, Scale and Security
  Sponsor: Okta
- Achieve Institutional Excellence by Harnessing Campuswide Intelligence
  Sponsor: Splunk
- Are You Prepared for the Latest Cybersecurity Challenges?
  Sponsor: Cisco Systems
- West Chester University Innovates with BYOD Initiative to Expand Distance Learning Program
  Sponsor: Citrix
- Collaboration Wins the Day with Mobile Strategies
  Sponsor: Guidebook
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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities

Upcoming Events

LearnLaunch Investor Summit and EDchannels (Two Events, Co-Located)

Upcoming Webinars

Webinars on Demand

Professional Resources