University strikes major innovation funding deal with China
Monash Technology Transformation Institute aims to bridge ‘valley of death’ that sees many discoveries fall short of securing commercial-scale investment
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Rolling up the sleeves for apprenticeships
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is moving forward with its game plan to create 16,000 new apprenticeships over three years in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
TED 2019: Prize to online classes project causes controversy
The TED talk organisers have announced the Audacious Project, a $280m (£215m) prize fund to be shared across eight projects it feels tackle the world's toughest challenges.
Berkeley lecturer uses ‘Game of Thrones’ to push climate change agenda
A UC-Berkeley lecturer says the popular TV show "Game of Thrones" is analogous to climate change.
Harsh take on assessment… from assessment pros
At accrediting conference, panelists acknowledge that effort to measure learning outcomes has been a "hot mess" and that it's time for a better approach.
It’s calling time on carbon emissions
Climate change no longer can be passed off as tomorrow’s problem.
‘Undue reliance’ on journal impact factor in academic evaluation
First-of-its-kind study indicates at least one in three research-intensive institutions in North America lean on citation data in decisions on promotion and tenure
Berkeley activists push for a sanctuary dorm…on a sanctuary campus
Activists and students in Berkeley, Calif. are pushing to establish the first-ever “sanctuary dorm” on the University of California-Berkeley campus, even though the campus itself already refuses to enforce immigration laws and offers plenty of resources to illegal alien students.
Standardized test companies scramble to fix weaknesses
The testing expert, Mark Riddell, traveled across the country to take ACT and SAT exams for the children of the rich and famous, federal prosecutors said.
Microsoft doubles carbon fee as it doubles down on ambition
For the past seven years, Microsoft has held business units accountable for their carbon footprints by charging an internal fee on emissions that it has used to fund climate change mitigation efforts — anything from offsets to energy efficiency projects to renewables investments.
