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Computing advisers ease technology woes in U. Virginia’s residence halls

Although the purple monkey may have been cute and cuddly, first-year University of Virginia nursing student Arianna Garcia could not figure out how to remove the obnoxious creature from her computer screen.

National Science Foundation Selects UCSD To Help Develop ‘Middleware’

The National Science Foundation (news – web sites) has set aside $12 million over the next three years to help university-led groups and research centers figure out the “plumbing” of Internet applications.

Distance learning with a twist – real campuses

When Joey Potter graduated from high school in this dusty delta town, college was the furthest thing from his mind. He wanted a paycheck – fast. But a decade later, the thrill of a fat wallet had given way to the drudgery of factory jobs. With the added responsibility of marriage and parenthood, he decided […]

Kentucky Virtual University Increases Enrollment by 112%

The Kentucky Virtual University, the state’s official virtual campus, experienced a 112 percent increase in student enrollment this fall. Preliminary fall numbers show that 5,034 students are enrolled at the cyber campus, up from 2,372 from last fall. Officials said enrollments were driven by the addition of 24 new programs and increased capacity in existing […]

Gov. McCallum Celebrates $25 Million Technology Pact to Give UW-Stout Students Compaq Notebooks

Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum joins University of Wisconsin-Stout and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ – news) as they sign a $25 million, seven-year mobility initiative in a ceremony today on University of Wisconsin-Stout’s main campus. Unprecedented in the University of Wisconsin system, the initiative will provide the latest Compaq enterprise-class notebooks to every UW-Stout freshman […]

A Political Scientist Creates an Online University Catering to Conservatives

Dismayed by what he perceives as a liberal bias in American higher education, Richard J. Bishirjian has created Yorktown University, an online institution tailored for conservatives.

Job-Hunters in Training

MBA Students Find No Sanctuary in Graduate School

The University of Hawaii and UTEK Corporation Announce Alliance Agreement to Merchandise Intellectual Capital

UTEK Corporation (NASDAQ:UTOB) and The University of Hawaii announced jointly today the signing of an alliance agreement for the purpose of marketing select University of Hawaii technologies.

Empire State College to provide distance education to Army

Empire State College has been selected to provide distance learning to the U.S. Army through an e-learning portal administered by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

World’s First Complete Telesurgery Procedure Performed Using Surgical Robots and Telecommunications Solutions With High-Speed Services

IRCAD/European Institute of Telesurgery, France Telecom and Computer Motion Announce that Surgeons in New York Successfully Operated on a Patient in France Using Surgical Robots and a High-Speed Fiberoptic Solution