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Report finds college students at risk for Internet addiction

As students begin their freshman year at the University of Minnesota, Housing and Residential Life gives residents some deals, including free laundry, clean bathrooms and free Internet access.

Internet use abounds among nation’s youth

Susan Whang’s studying is rarely interrupted by students checking out books — even though she works at the front desk at a campus library.

Enrollment in Web-based courses increases at Arkansas State U.

Enrollment in Web-based classes at Arkansas State University has increased this semester by 579 percent, said Dr. Rick McDaniel, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs.

U. Virginia students study African ecology via satellite class

This fall, a unique environmental science course combining professors and students from three universities on two continents will be offered to University of Virginia students.

Universities Seek to Improve Science Education in Africa Using Distance Education

The University of Virginia has teamed up with several universities in southern Africa to create a distance-learning program in environmental science

The Canadian Journal of Law and Technology To be published in December 2001

The Canadian Journal of Law and Technology is a new, exclusively online journal dedicated to providing coverage of legal issues relating to information technology from both Canadian and international perspectives. The CJLT is a publication of the Law and Technology Institute of Dalhousie Law School, and is edited by Michael Deturbide and Teresa Scassa.

U. Arizona mandates use of university-based e-mail

The University of Arizona is now mandating all students use university-based e-mail accounts to receive official information, officials said.

UMassOnline Launches Twelve New Online Degree and Certificate Programs

University of Massachusetts Online Programs Include Information Technology, Educational Administration, Clinical Pathology, Nursing, and Photonics

University of Washington American Indian Studies Professors to Teach Internet Courses at UMaine

G. Thomas Colonnese (Santee Sioux) and Marvin Oliver (Quinault/Isleta-Pueblo), professors at the University of Washington’s American Indian Studies Program, one of the premier programs of its kind in the country, will teach courses at The University of Maine during the 2001-2002 academic year through a unique arrangement involving two-way video technology.

Athabasca University and CGA-Canada Team Up for Success in the New Economy

Members of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) now have a new way to advance in the world of corporate finance. CGA-Canada is teaming up with the Centre for Innovative Management at Athabasca University (AU) to offer its members access to a specialized Online Executive MBA program that is practical, portable and totally […]