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Spurred in part by a retirement incentive program, the loss of almost a dozen IT leaders leaves New Mexico State University searching for a permanent CIO and reevaluating its plans and cybersecurity posture.
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As part of iDigBio, a program through the Florida Museum of Natural History funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the university is working with others to digitize 1 billion museum specimens nationwide.
Funded by an anonymous donation, Missouri Southern State University will build a virtual reality lab in its Health Sciences Center to simulate dealing with patients, working with equipment and talking to family members.
Even setting aside criminal charges that made headlines in 2019, the scramble by high school students to get into top colleges isn’t in their best interests, causing unnecessary stress that doesn’t fulfill their needs.
A team of 40 female students led by sophomore Zoe Reich spent four months creating Mother’s Touch, an interactive app that aims to reduce maternal and infant mortality by providing users with information and resources.
The University of Wisconsin-Stout's CNIT (computer networking and information technology) program is training students like Brian Halbach, now a consultant with RedTeam Security in St. Paul, to help prevent cyber crime.
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Using predictive analytics based on data lake data, university leaders expect to provide a better student experience and see higher student retention rates, which will ultimately lead to higher graduation rates.
SRI Education, Columbia University and the nonprofit Achieving the Dream are partnering on a research center to help students learn study skills necessary for success in online learning environments.
California’s annual budget will help fund the community college district’s new performing arts venue as well as a workforce training center for students in automotive repair, truck technology, machining and other fields.
As the adaptive necessity of telework became a norm for major IT organizations, some found it actually helped productivity. Colleges and universities might take cues from the private sector in how to make the most of it.
A new report from the university's Energy Institute and research faculty, ordered by the Texas Public Utility Commission, details the ways in which policies, supply-chain issues and unaccounted mistakes led to disaster.
In an effort to close the digital divide, the scope of which was revealed when classes moved online during COVID-19, the university is making all new freshman and transfer students eligible for free tablets.
Registered apprenticeship can bridge the gap between job seekers looking for a living wage and employers who need skilled workers. The system, established during the Great Depression, is experiencing a renaissance.
As the state lags behind the nation in job and income growth, particularly for recent college graduates, announcements from financial-tech and technology-services companies have committed to creating hundreds of jobs.
Amid a nationwide rise in cybersecurity crimes over the past year, Joplin Schools, city officials and other public agencies are buying insurance and training staff on best practices to fend off cyber attacks.
Faced with declining enrollment and other financial pressures, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education will vote this week on a plan to consolidate several campuses and offer hybrid or remote classes.
