This gadget turns iPhones into photo printers — with a virtual twist
In 2017, people around the world will take an estimated 1.2 trillion digital photos, according to digital imaging research firm InfoTrends.
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Blacklisted for BDS?
Popular Native American studies scholar who was named faculty dean at Dartmouth withdraws from position, following criticism of his past support for Israel boycott. Some fear impact on academic freedom.
How Rising Seas and Coastal Storms Drowned the U.S. Flood Insurance Program
Sea level rise and more severe storms are overwhelming U.S. coastal communities, causing billions of dollars in damage and essentially bankrupting the federal flood insurance program.
Free tuition offer in New York could cost local schools
An offer of free tuition for some New York students has officials from area colleges wondering how much it will cost Northeast Pennsylvania.
The science of preparing cities for natural disasters
As Robert Muir-Wood sees it, there’s a basic flaw in how cities perceive disaster risk.
US university plans dozens of overseas ‘microcampuses’
Rather than build its own brick-and-mortar branch campuses, the University of Arizona is embarking on a plan to open more than 25 “microcampuses” at international partner universities over the next three years ...
China, Vietnam fight human-trafficking
China and Vietnam will expand intelligence sharing and case investigations in the fight against rampant cross-border trafficking of women, a senior Ministry of Public Security official said.
Leaks ‘expose peculiar Facebook moderation policy’
How Facebook censors what its users see has been revealed by internal documents, the Guardian newspaper says.
The NCAA put out a diversity hiring pledge. Notre Dame and Boston College won’t sign.
Last September, the NCAA started circulating a “presidential pledge” intended to deal with a problem that continues to rankle college sports: Diversity in hiring.
Australian v-cs unite against cuts and performance-linked funding
Australian vice-chancellors have unanimously opposed government proposals to cut university funding and increase tuition fees, while concerns have also been raised about plans to introduce performance-based funding for teaching.
