Hyperloop test pod sets speed record
A competition helping to drive development of the futuristic hyperloop transport system has been won by engineering students from Munich.
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SUNY, President Stanley oppose removal of affirmative action guidelines
The SUNY Board of Trustees said that it “resoundingly decries and opposes” the Trump administration’s removal of Obama-era school guidelines in a statement released on July 5.
Should Universities Sever Ties With ICE?
Protests and petitions call on universities to end their contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Ivy league degree for the nontraditional student
Coursera expands its online degree push for working adults, this time going Ivy League, with a new master's in computer and information technology from the University of Pennsylvania.
A call to action to clean-economy entrepreneurs
In September, at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, thousands of people from corporations, nonprofits, investment groups, public agencies and others will convene to drive momentum around the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Evidence detected of lake beneath the surface of Mars
A lake of liquid water has been detected by radar beneath the southern polar ice cap of Mars, according to a new study by Italian researchers from the Italian Space Agency
Jobseekers ‘more likely to deactivate Facebook’
Being young, single or a jobseeker makes Facebook users more likely to have deactivated their accounts or at least considered it, a study suggests.
NUI Galway lecturers promoted after gender discrimination row
Four women settle legal action against university over 2008-09 promotion round
Doubling down on work-based learning
To keep the U.S. economy on course and growing, President Donald Trump is asking U.S. companies and trade associations to increase their job training opportunities as employers seek skilled workers to fill vacancies.
DeVos rule would cut billions in student loan relief
Education Department proposes regulatory overhaul that would make loan forgiveness less likely for defrauded borrowers. Majority of outstanding loan claims were filed by former for-profit college students.
