Google and Apple report jump in requests for user data
US government requests to Google for individuals' data reached a six-year high in the first half of 2017, the company says.
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China: Government leads in patriotic education
New measures are helping maintain love of country in the modern world
Nyet to Russian
Hopkins eliminates major. Faculty members say Russia’s growing role in the world makes this a terrible time to do so.
Short-term study abroad ‘better for building teamwork skills’
Students who go abroad as part of their degree for a short period of time develop better teamwork skills than those who go overseas for a year, while other areas of development are unaffected by the duration of international study ...
Congressional committee wants answers in college basketball bribery scandal
Congress is getting involved in college basketball’s bribery scandal.
The growing momentum for science-based targets
Gap, Nike, Levi Strauss and other apparel companies made headlines in September when they committed to setting science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets.
The Trump White House is a really, really strange place
Donald Trump arrived on the Republican primary circuit in 2015 with a promise to get by with a little help from his friends -- "the best and most serious people" on the market.
Iconic kiwi could be extinct in 50 years
New Zealand's forest used to be home to millions of kiwi. Now there are only 68,000 left.
Professor Wins Back Email Rights
Professor used historical imagery of a strike being put down violently in criticizing Colorado State’s move to lay off employees. University then blocked him from using his university email account.
North Country college students voice concerns about DACA
The Trump administration's decision to end DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, could have a significant impact on some of the North Country's many university students.
