Bitter wind: A town divided over a controversial Maine wind farm
The proposal seemed straightforward: Erect 16 wind turbines on hilltops in rural Maine and generate enough electricity to power 25,000 homes ...
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University of Michigan is going to tell mom and dad if you misbehave
University of Michigan freshmen who rack up two alcohol or drug violations won’t just have campus authorities to deal with
Venus Williams Earns B.S. Degree
Tennis superstar Venus Williams, currently focusing on her game this week at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, New York, recently added another achievement to her resume: a Bachelor of Science degree.
Unpopular Pick
Come November, the University of Iowa will have a businessman with little experience in academe at its helm -- and many faculty members and others in Iowa City aren’t happy about it.
East Asia has ‘toxic academic culture’
East Asian universities may never catch up with their Western counterparts because of a “toxic academic culture” in the region, according to a brutal assessment by a Hong Kong academic.
Samsung to make new smartwatch available to competition
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Thursday it would make its next smartwatch technology available to its competitors who also use Google Inc's (GOOGL.O) mobile platform Android
Fixing Grad School
Talk about graduate school being broken is beginning to sound like a broken record
Vt. college presidents announce plan for reinvigorated statewide council
Presidents of Vermont’s twenty-four colleges and universities recently approved a plan to consolidate multiple higher education associations under one umbrella organization, The Vermont Higher Education Council (VHEC).
Burning Man from above: Stunning aerial images show enormity of festival campsite that’s the size of downtown San Francisco
It may have been battered by 40mph winds, choked by desert dust, and overrun by huge biting insects, but that doesn't seem to have put anyone off attending this year's Burning Man festival ...
Second school leaves the CCCU
Oklahoma Wesleyan University on Monday became the second institution to withdraw from the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) after two member schools changed their hiring policies to include same-sex couples.
