The new green grid: Utilities deploy ‘virtual power plants’
By linking together networks of energy-efficient buildings, solar installations, and batteries ...
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Students, teachers claim cheating in ACT program
For many Chinese high school students hoping to get into a U.S. university, the pitch is hard to resist.
Quiet, please: Inside the world’s greatest places to read
"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library," the late Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges once said.
Overseas students ‘turned off UK universities by Brexit’
Concerns about xenophobia and tighter immigration controls post-Brexit are set to trigger a slump in UK universities’ international student recruitment, a poll has suggested.
Creating the Right Climate Survey
When the White House urged colleges to conduct these surveys in 2014, there were few choices.
A college requiring even physics and math courses to teach diversity
Hamilton College’s newest academic policy has nothing to do with grades or exams.
How higher ed is helping to bring about change in the age-old models of scholarly publishing
Like library administrators across the country, David Lewis of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is used to making hard choices.
How Uber punishes drivers who refuse to use UberPool
Uber has adopted a tactic with its drivers that parents use on misbehaving children: timeouts.
Technology explained: What is the internet of things?
The "internet of things" is all about connecting objects to the network and enabling them to collect and share data.
Are Public University Subsidies a Handout for the Wealthy?
A new report says the wealthy do not disproportionately benefit from public subsidies, but some wonder whether low-income students get enough.
