Bar talks: how New Yorkers quench their thirst for knowledge
Top academics are giving free lectures in Manhattan bars on topics from game theory to autopsies, fado music to the God particle
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The University of Arkansas System’s new online institution will face a crowded field of distance education providers when it launches in 2015.
Cisco joins cloud computing race with $1 billion plan
Cisco Systems Inc plans to offer cloud computing services, pledging to spend $1 billion over the next two years to enter a market currently led by the world's biggest online retailer Amazon.com Inc.
Target hack: The movie? Hollywood says yes
Does the computer breach at Target have the makings of a movie?
China wants explanation on allegations of US spying
China has demanded a clear explanation from the United States following reports that it infiltrated the servers of the Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei.
A winning formula: 4 secrets to sustainable chemistry success
With personal care and home products increasingly in the spotlight, expectations have grown for more sustainable chemicals and formulations.
New UN Report Is Cautious On Making Climate Predictions
The draft of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the world faces serious risks from warming and that the poor are especially vulnerable.
Serving a Big Demographic
Last week National Hispanic University announced the shuttering of its online and campus-based degree programs.
Schools in China, US team up for world-class medicine
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yale University established a joint research center in Shanghai on Wednesday that will focus on so-called translational medicine to benefit human health.
FutureLearn Mooc to offer route to accountancy credit
A UK massive open online course will offer students the chance to purchase accreditation that would count towards the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualification.
