Can pollution-sniffing sensors drive climate action?
AirAware is an early-stage venture co-founded by Matthew Moroney and Franz Hochstrasser, both from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
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Moody’s warns that lackluster state support will strain public university budgets
Paltry state investment in higher education could strain the budgets of public colleges and universities this year, with small schools bearing the brunt, Moody’s Investors Service said Monday.
Amazon is quietly becoming its own university
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon empire—which recently dabbled in home security, opened artificial intelligence-powered grocery stores, and started planning a second headquarters (and manufactured a vicious national competition out of it)—has not been idle in 2018.
What role for Higher Ed in an AI world?
Contrary to popular belief, most Americans feel optimistic about the impending artificial intelligence revolution, even though they think it will take more jobs than it will create.
Global student mobility growth ‘to dwindle over next decade’
The growth in the number of students leaving their home country to study abroad is forecast to slow down substantially in the next decade, a new study from the British Council has predicted.
3 ways to ensure that every worker has a satisfying job
Last month, JUST Capital released its annual rankings of America's Most Just Companies and its Roadmap for Corporate America (PDF).
Higher Ed and the American Dream
From debates about immigration and the proposed border wall to concerns about stagnant wages and decreased social mobility, the American dream is getting a conceptual workout lately
University College London Fights CV Fraud via Bitcoin Verification
Imagine getting treated by a doctor with a fake diploma, or losing a job to another candidate who faked his resume.
Sydney University’s Consent Matters Course is tokenistic
SYDNEY University is rolling out an online course that purportedly teaches students that they need an enthusiastic ‘yes’ from their partner before any sort of sexual conduct — including kissing — on campus.
Lowering entry grades for poorest pupils ‘sets them up to fail’
Lowering entry requirements to allow poorer pupils greater access and improve diversity at the UK’s most selective universities risks “setting them up to fail”, the leader of the Russell Group has warned.
