Publishing PhD papers ‘improves a university’s profile’
Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded 650,000 times
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Chinese museums jump on coloring book bandwagon
Following the success of Secret Garden, the best-selling coloring book for adults, coloring books and products sales have been booming in China.
When beer and water mix: ABInBev teams up on conservation
In a world of water stress and scarcity, a company’s sustainability can be measured in its use and conservation of water — an analysis of which often yields surprising insights.
Admissions Revolution
Eighty leading colleges and universities on Monday announced a plan to reverse a decades-long process by which colleges have -- largely through the Common Application -- made their applications increasingly similar.
University of Arizona eliminates 320 jobs after $28M in state funds cut
he University of Arizona eliminated 320 positions to meet $28.4 million in state funding cuts this fiscal year...
This is why world class universities should commit to fossil fuel divestment
Universities expend considerable efforts to be seen as “public thought leaders” that drive the big debates.
Twitter looking beyond 140 characters with new product: Re/code
Micro-blogging website operator Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is working on a product that will allow users to share content longer than 140 characters,
Words fail us: university marketing-speak
Ever since I was obliged to take a marketing module as part of my BSc in applied physics, I’ve been amused and bemused by the stark contrast that exists between teaching theoretical concepts in my discipline and the approach adopted in marketing theory (as it’s called).
Water flows on Mars, raising possibility that planet could support life: scientists
Briny water flows during the summer months on Mars, raising the possibility that the planet long thought to be arid could support life today,
Why Nike and MIT see textiles as material to climate change
Nike has just come out of the starting gate with some new initiatives aimed at taming its corporate and supply-chain footprint, and as usual it has hit the ground running.
