Makeover artists: How the beauty and personal care industry enhanced its sustainability
It started as a dialogue about "ingredients of concern" in cosmetics and other personal care products, orchestrated by rival retailers Target and Walmart.
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Huge new Facebook data leak exposed intimate details of 3M users
Data from millions of Facebook users who used a popular personality app, including their answers to intimate questionnaires, was left exposed online for anyone to access, a New Scientist investigation has found.
Pioneering College for Adults Struggles in Middle Age
Excelsior College, founded to help adults complete degrees online, staggers after curtailing its biggest program over quality concerns. Administrators say "repositioning" is working, but a more competitive market awaits.
‘Campus at sea’ teaches students ‘how to talk to each other’
“There’s darkness and then there’s being on a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where looking out from the deck all you see is inky blackness.
Sweden cancels Elsevier contract as open-access dispute spreads
Swedish universities have moved to cancel their contract with journal publisher Elsevier as concern over slow progress towards open access spreads.
Colleges make higher ed easier for older students to access
Bay State colleges and universities are moving to boost services targeted at older students to fill the ranks.
Why the energy finance cycle is prime for disruption
Experts agree that the world is transitioning to new energy sources, and the next disruption may be around the corner.
Watch ban imposed at GCSE and A-level exams
Pupils are being told to remove watches from their wrists before taking GCSE and A-level exams, to combat cheating.
Mexican university sets up tech exchange center in Hangzhou
A top Mexican university on Monday set up a national technology exchange center in east China's Hangzhou to turn its technological research into reality.
Buy One, Get One Tuition-Free
A two-year college in Ohio will award students a free second year of tuition if they successfully finish their first year while completing at least 30 credit hours.
