European Universities Urged to Collaborate on Cybersecurity
Going it alone could lead to ransomware attacks.
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Students demand fee reduction after university goes online over coronavirus
Some 12,000 people have signed a petition demanding that UC San Diego officials reduce their fees in the wake of the decision to move spring quarter classes online over the coronavirus.
Students without shelter fear campus closings
Many international, first-generation and low-income students said they fear losing shelter, medical care and food as universities shut down their campuses in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, which the World Health Organization declared Wednesday a pandemic.
Dartmouth College tells students to stay away
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dartmouth College is telling its 4,400 undergraduates not to return to campus housing until at least May 1 and to plan for the possibility that they may not return to campus at all during the spring term.
Einstein ‘not a good role model’ for budding scientists
People may be more motivated to pursue a STEM career by figures thought of as ‘persistent’ but not geniuses
Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with valves
A 3D-printer company in Italy has designed and printed 100 life-saving respirator valves in 24 hours for a hospital that had run out of them.
Loss of Camaraderie and Community
The cancellation of college sports programs has left students deeply dismayed about being deprived of an important part of their college experience.
Coronavirus-related dorm evictions likely to spur class-action lawsuits, law professor warns
Colleges that have been evicting students from housing to deal with a theoretical coronavirus outbreak on campus had better hope their contracts cover the surprise removal.
Companies lend students a helping hand amid campus chaos
Students nationwide are being forced or encouraged to leave their dorms
Russia recommends higher education switch to distance learning
Russia’s ministry of science and higher education recommended higher educational institutions switch to distance learning from Monday, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday.
