Judge refuses to stop name change for New York college
A Paul Smith's College alumni group didn't want the name to be changed to Joan Weill-Paul Smith's College
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Robo-journalism: How a computer describes a sports match
Much of the promise of artificial intelligence is yet to be realised, but in some areas it's already proving its worth.
Researchers ‘not doing enough’ to explore options outside academia
Many university researchers have unrealistic expectations of a long-term career in academia and are doing little to explore other job options, a survey has found.
Would-Be Disruptor Shifts Gears
Modern States Education Alliance, an organization initially billed as an accreditor for nontraditional providers of education, is changing its focus and taking a more direct route to increasing access to higher education, its founders say.
Will the Paris climate talks be too little and too late?
At the upcoming U.N. climate conference, most of the world’s major nations will pledge to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Obama promotes online search tool with college-specific data
President Barack Obama on Saturday debuted a redesigned online tool with college-specific information about student costs, loans and potential earning power ...
Ancient artifacts yield a modern dilemma: What can be collected legally?
In one photograph, Dr. Jonathan Bourne crouches over an ancient wooden bow sticking out of a melting glacier in the High Sierra.
10 radical muralists transforming cities around the world
Some artists prefer canvas while others opt for paper, but for some, only vast swathes of wall space will do.
How to pick the perfect password
Hackers have managed to decode more than 11 million encrypted passwords ...
PhD supervisors urged to ‘embrace history’s ghosts’
White supervisors in New Zealand can provide far more effective support for their Maori students by “embracing rather than refusing history’s ghosts”.
