Starbucks commits to give more than it takes from the planet, and ditch disposable cups
Starbucks is brewing a goal to become "resource positive" on carbon, water and waste, while eventually moving away from single-use packaging.
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DDoS: Man who sold website defences pleads guilty to attacks
A man in the US who co-founded a service to protect sites from cyber-attackers has pleaded guilty to launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
Academics fear for jobs as maths and statistics major dropped
Staff nerves fray as whistleblower row university calls time on course
McGill asserts divestment commitment after academic quits
The head of Canada’s McGill University has said she is fully committed to divestment from the fossil fuel industry but will not relent to pressure to move faster in the aftermath of an academic’s resignation.
College Republicans accuse university of threatening to sue off-campus venue to stop their event
The College Republicans chapter at the University of Maine can’t seem to catch a break, on or off campus.
Millions for minorities in STEM: Is more money the answer to increasing diversity?
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Rhode Island with $1.25 million to increase diversity in biomedical research.
Regus sales staff data exposed after undercover job review
Job performance details about more than 900 employees of a major office-space provider have been published online by accident after a staff review.
‘Getting Out the Count’
The 2020 Census is approaching, and civic engagement leaders on college campuses are reaching out to students to encourage participation and remove potential barriers.
How Thai Union rapidly pivoted to a greener business strategy
Back in 2015, Thai Union had run into choppy waters. The multi-billion dollar seafood giant behind global tinned fish brands John West in the United Kingdom, Chicken of the Sea in the United States and King Oscar in Norway, among many others, had a PR shipwreck in its sights, and needed to shift coordinates swiftly.
Conservative group has enough, sues New Jersey school over ‘unconstitutional’ policies
Montclair State University is being sued over its "unconstitutional" free speech policy.
