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Medical Reference Website Launches for PhD Students

4/25/2007

Silverchair Science plus Communication, a developer of medical technology, and McGraw Hill, recently launched AccessPharmacy, part of a series of medical Web applications. The site is designed to complement the curricula for medical students pursing pharmacy doctoral degrees and hosts interactive resources and a reference library.

MIT Completes First Course Devoted to PlayStation Tech

4/24/2007

MIT last week completed what claims is the first course in the United States devoted to the capabilities of the Cell Broadband Engine or Cell/B.E., the chip that powers the Sony PlayStation3 entertainment platform.

UC Berkeley, Texas A&M Multi-User Game Is for the Birds

4/24/2007

A collaborative online multimedia system developed by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Texas A&M University puts an unusual assortments of technologies--including the Web, video, photography, and game technology--together in pursuit of an even more unusual quarry: exotic birds.

Rensselaer To Offer Fall Ph.D. Program in 'Electronic Arts'

4/24/2007

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will offer a new Ph.D. degree in "electronic arts" this fall, a program designed to explore the use of the latest high tech art tools to explore academic disciplines.

Midwest Universities To Launch Broadband Optical Net

4/23/2007

The University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have banded together to create the Broadband Optical Research, Education, and Sciences Network (BOREAS-Net), a high-speed optical network to share data and collaborate with other institutions.

Messaging Firms Atwitter Following Virginia Tech Massacre

4/23/2007

Messaging system companies set their marketing programs on "vibrate" last week in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, sending out reminders to the higher ed community that effective electronic messaging systems are essential tools of public safety on campus.

Blackboard Honors University Customers for Innovations

4/23/2007

Blackboard Inc. last week held its annual conference for users of its electronic commerce platform, the Blackboard Commerce Suite. During the program, two of its academic customers were recognized with Greenhouse "exemplary service" awards: Duke University and the University of Alabama.

IT Key to Saudi Arabia 25-Year Strategy for Higher Ed

4/23/2007

Saudi Arabia is preparing a 25-year strategy to map out its higher education system so that it can be "in tune with the country's development and job market requirements," the kingdom announced. Information technology will a central element of the plan.

Report Profiles IT Training at U.S. Universities

4/20/2007

Dublin, Ireland-based research firm Research and Markets has released a new report that tracks how various institutions of higher learning in the United States are trying to improve the computer literacy of their faculty and students.

SAS Launches OnDemand for Academics

4/20/2007

Analytics software developer SAS recently announced OnDemand for Academics, a new service designed for higher education. The new version provides additional means for students and educators to access SAS analytics technologies, via the Internet through a graphical interface.

UMB Implements VoIP

4/20/2007

University of Maryland's Baltimore campus has replaced its old voice mail system with CallXpress from Applied Voice and Speech Technologies (AVST) as a part of a phased migration to voice over IP. According to AVST, the new voice system will "provide unified messaging functionality and VoIP migration capabilities."

KanREN To Manage State Educational Network with Entuity

4/19/2007

KanREN, a consortium of Kansas colleges, universities, school districts, and other non-profit organizations that operates a statewide backbone network, will use New York/London-headquartered Entuity Inc.'s Eye of the Storm to manage its network.

Security, QoS at Core of Italian University's Converged Network

4/19/2007

Italy's University of Milan Bicocca will work with Santa Clara, CA-based Extreme Networks Inc. to upgrade its campus-wide network with a scalable, secure infrastructure that will deliver multimedia communications to staff, faculty, and visitors across multiple campuses.

U Miami LiveAccess Classes Debut Next Week

4/19/2007

University of Miami's Global Business English live classroom courses debut April 23 using Vemics' LiveAccess software. Students at the University of Moscow will be among the first participants to use the university's video collaboration technologies.

Harvard To Field Citywide Wireless Sensors Network

4/17/2007

Harvard University is collaborating with the city of Cambridge, MA and networking firm BBN Technologies to install 100 wireless sensors on streetlights in Cambridge to help research environmental changes, ranging from air pollution to potential terrorist activity.

CMU Prof Proposes Faster P2P Music, Movie Downloads

4/17/2007

A Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist has proposed a way to speed transferring large data files, such as movies and music, with a technology that would generalize the types of files that could be moved over peer to peer networks.

Iowa State To Unveil C6, Upgraded Virtual Reality Room

4/17/2007

Iowa State University will unveil next week "C6," a newly upgraded six-sided virtual reality room. The 3-meter by 3 meter C6, part of ISU's Virtual Reality Applications Center, will be able to immerse users in VR experiences enhanced by 100 million pixels of computer-generated imagery and eight channels of high-definition audio.

UC Berkeley Group Said To Pursue $10 Cell Phone

4/17/2007

UC Berkeley's Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) is in talks with Taiwanese telecom manufacturers to see whether it's possible to manufacture a $10 cell phone, according to report in Taiwan-based DigiTimes.

NAB: Apple To Release Final Cut Studio 2

4/16/2007

At the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas, Apple today announced an all-new version of Final Cut Studio, the company's video, motion graphics, and DVD authoring suite. The new version is expected to ship next month.

Cal State Order Reinforces State Illegal File Sharing Policy

4/16/2007

California State University Chancellor Charles Reed last month issued an executive order that the use of Cal State resources, including computers and Internet connections, must not be used to download, copy, or use copyrighted music, motion pictures, and other content. The order extends to students, staff, faculty, and the general public.

Campus Technology Webinar: Recruiting, Retention, and Relevance

4/16/2007

Higher education is saturated with gee-whiz gadgetry that offers fleeting public interest, but many question the long-range impact on student learning outcomes. What technologies are passing fads? And which ones promise improved student performance?

Drexel Online Reaches, Teaches Hospital Staff

4/16/2007

Philadelphia, PA-based Drexel University Online, a subsidiary of the well known Philadelphia technical university, has begun providing special-rate distance learning services to Montgomery Hospital Medical Center (MHMC), a 210-bed hospital serving central Montgomery County, PA.

Microsoft Seeds University 'Virtual Earth' Projects

4/16/2007

Microsoft last week announced 21 winners of a $1.1 million program to help university researchers develop advanced mapping and location-based search technologies.

NAB: Adobe Begins Shipping Creative Suite 3

4/16/2007

Adobe today began shipping its all-new Creative Suite 3. Most of new versions of the individual apps are shipping now. Out at the NAB convention in Las Vegas, Adobe is also previewing new versions of its video and motion graphics tools.

Stanford Hosts Language Mash-Up Contest for Web 2.0

4/16/2007

Media X, a Stanford-based community of researchers studying interactive communications and technology, is sponsoring a contest to invent new words and expressions to describe the convolution of information, technology, and ideas that falls under the banner of "Web 2.0."