Two new price matching programs rolled out at private colleges
Price matching isn't just for coupon clippers anymore, now college students can get in on the action too.
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Professors and Students as Roommates?
It's not a concept for a sitcom -- UC Santa Cruz is so strapped for space it is asking faculty and staff to open their homes for students to rent.
Bitcoin wallet Bitfi withdraws ‘unhackable’ claim
Bitfi, a cryptocurrency wallet backed by anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee, has issued a statement saying it will no longer describe its service as "unhackable".
UK considers banning ‘energy drink’ sales to children in England
The sale of high-caffeine soft drinks to children could be banned in England, the British government said on Thursday, citing public health concerns.
Learning from California’s clean energy ambition
Recently, a disquieting pattern has emerged. Moderate national leaders — on both the center-left and center-right — in some of the world’s richest and most advanced countries are finding it far easier to talk about climate change than to actually fight it.
‘Hype’ warning after universities take cryptocurrency cash
Controversial companies are pouring millions into academic research – including on how the industry should be regulated
Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions
U.S. formally joins litigation that says university discriminates against Asian American applicants, raising the stakes in an already contentious legal battle.
The hot new subject on campus? It’s blockchain
Among the classes on offer at Cornell University this year are “The Anthropology of Money” and “Introduction to Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Smart Contracts.”
New York renamed ‘Jewtropolis’ in map hack
New York City was briefly renamed "Jewtropolis" in mapping software used by social media site Snapchat and others.
Vice President Pence gives his take on Trump’s warning of violence if Democrats take control of Congress
Weighing in on President Donald Trump's warning that there will be violence by his opponents if Democrats win control of Congress this fall, Vice President Mike Pence said he took the president to mean that Democrats want to undo everything Trump has done.
