Security experts protest copyright act
Two well-known computer security experts pulled down their works from the Internet this week for fear of being prosecuted under 1998’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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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.
Education Industry Revenues Reach $105 B in 2000, but Venture Investments Continue to Decline in Q2 of 2001, According to New Reports from Eduventures
Eduventures has released its annual overview of education industry revenues, trends and drivers, Markets & Opportunities 2001: Education Industry Revenues Top the $100 Billion Mark. The report details past and present revenue performance in every sector of the industry and provides forecasts for growth through 2003. “In 2000, overall industry revenues grew by 8 percent […]
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.
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 […]
Humanizing the Information Revolution
James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress Humanizing the Information Revolution International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Conference Hynes Convention Center Ballroom C, Boston, Mass. 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, August 21
Students pleased with UW computing
A survey conducted by UW-Madison’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) finds 87% of students are satisfied or very satisfied with the computing resources the University provides, a figure that has remained steady for three years. Between March and May 2001 DoIT conducted its 9th annual student survey in an ongoing effort to determine student awareness […]
Kiosks provide Internet access on the go
Access to the Internet is getting even easier at UW-Madison.