Open University platform scales up citizen science
Members of the public will be able to run their own experiments, producing data that could be valuable for scholars
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A Jesuit University Without History or Philosophy?
Wheeling Jesuit eliminates all majors in liberal arts, keeping pre-professional programs and athletics. Many tenured professors are losing jobs.
New bill would require Calif. colleges to let homeless students park overnight
For many college students, academics are an afterthought.
What’s new with community solar?
You might have heard people talking about "community solar" over the past month. Wondering why? Here’s your cheat sheet of what it is and why it’s in the news.
Google’s ethics board shut down
An independent group set up to oversee Google's artificial intelligence efforts, has been shut down less than a fortnight after it was launched.
Rider schedules ‘Seeing Privilege’ event at same time as ‘White Privilege Is A Myth’
A New Jersey Turning Point USA chapter tried to advertise its "White Privilege Is A Myth" event through the political science department's listserv.
English universities warned over ‘unachievable’ student number plans
Report from Office for Students says ‘unrealistic’ targets on recruitment could expose an institution to ‘significant risk’
This school doesn’t care who your parents are
Its faculty and alumni have won 39 Nobel Prizes. Graduates include former Compaq Chairman Ben Rosen and Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, known for the law that computer processing speed doubles every two years.
Calif. college offers class on Trump’s ‘potential impeachment’
UCSC is offering a course on the "potential impeachment" of President Trump this spring semester.
The argument for public blockchains in the energy sector
In 2019, more market players than ever — utilities, grid operators, energy companies, software developers — are inching closer to commercial blockchain applications in the energy sector.
