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DoE UMass Dartmouth Grant Targets Math Education

9/28/2007

The United States Department of Education has awarded the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth $2 million for a research effort aimed at improving math education. The funds will be used by the university's recently dedicated James J. Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education to "examine new strategies to excite students about learning math, and increase the number and diversity of students in the math, science, and engineering pipeline," the university reported.

Grand Canyon U Adopts Angel LMS

9/28/2007

Grand Canyon University in Arizona has deployed Angel Learning Management System from Angel Learning to deliver classes to its students. The university made the switch to Angel after seven years with another CMS/LMS provider.

Ball State Centralizes Management, Policy Enforcement

9/27/2007

Ball State University has deployed Netcordia's NetMRI network management system to monitor its entire campus network and enforce network policy for more than 18,000 students and 3,000 employees.

Blue Lane To Ship VirtualShield 4 for VMware

9/27/2007

Blue Lane Technologies has announced that it will ship VirtualShield 4.0 Oct. 5. VirtualShield is a security solution for VMware Infrastructure 3 and designed to integrate with VMware VirtualCenter.

Autodesk Launches Academic Certs

9/27/2007

Software developer Autodesk is expanding its certifications to secondary and post-secondary students through its new Autodesk academic certification program. The credential students earn is the same as the professional-level credential but is offered at an academic discount.

Community College Deploys Colleague Student Applications

9/27/2007

Kansas City Kansas Community College will soon deploy a centralized database in its back office using Colleague Student finance and human resource applications from Datatel, a provider of information management systems. The program is designed to focus on five higher education administration areas , including enrollment and student services, financial management, financial aid, human resources, and institutional advancement.

Indiana Wesleyan Crosses CRM with Predictive Modeling

9/26/2007

Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, is deploying a CRM solution from Talisma (Talisma Multi-channel CRM for Higher Education) that will be coupled with Noel-Levitz' predictive modeling tool ForecastPlus to help sharpen its enrollment and recruiting efforts.

U Virginia Taps Visix for Unified Communications

9/26/2007

The University of Virginia will deploy a suite of communications tools campus-wide in order to deliver news, emergency alerts, and other information to students, faculty, and staff. The university will use the Visix AxisTV Enterprise platform at the core of its campus communications network.

Universities Add Voice to Blended, Distance Learning

9/26/2007

A number of higher education institutions have recently added voice capabilities to their online learning programs, including blended and fully online courses, according to Wimba, an education technology developer. The company said that eight universities and colleges have augmented their Collaboration Suites with Wimba Voice implementations.

Folding@home Passes Petaflop Mark

9/25/2007

The distributed computing project known as Folding@home (FAH) last week passed one of its long-anticipated milestones: more than a petaflop of computational power, reached Sept. 16. The group, run out of Stanford University's Department of Chemistry, placed credit for the surge beyond its 1 Pflops goal on the Playstation 3 and the latest PS3 client app, which is designed to take greater advantage of the floating point power of the PS3's Cell B.E. processor.

Jenzabar Brews Up Java-Based HR, Payroll Tools

9/25/2007

Higher education software maker Jenzabar has unveiled Jenzabar CX Human Resources, Java-based payroll and human resources modules that represent the first step in Jenzabar’s move to convert all of its Jenzabar CX modules to Java.

ELMO Updates TT-02 Visual Presenter

9/25/2007

ELMO has launched a new version of its TT-02 Visual Presenter, the TT-02s. The upgraded classroom document camera sports new presentation features and is now ADA-compliant, according to the company.

DoD Taps Idaho State for 'Smart' Prosthetic Hand

9/24/2007

Idaho State University announced Thursday that it has received an $842,000 grant from the United States Department of Defense for the first phase of a project to develop a prosthetic hand--a "smart" hand that will "use nerve signals to fully simulate natural grasping, lifting, and twisting hand motions," according to the university.

U Manchester To Crunch SKA Data

9/24/2007

The University of Manchester will be developing new technologies to help crunch data as part of the SKA project (not the "ska" of the rude boy variety, but the less groove-oriented "SKA" of the radio telescope variety).

RIAA Moves Against More Colleges

9/24/2007

The Recording Industry Association of America last week targeted students at 22 American universities, sending out 403 of its "pre-litigation settlement letters," according to the group, which represents major record labels. As in the past, the letters were not sent directly to those accused of copyright infringement, but to administrators, who were then expected to "forward the letter to the appropriate network user."

Technology Institute Launches Open Educational Resource

9/21/2007

The Monterey Institute of Technology and Education has launched HippoCampus, a website designed to supplement learning for high school and college students in order to assist with credit recovery and home schooling, as well as AP and general ed use. HippoCampus is an open education resource and is available free of charge to all users.

Tulsa Community College To Implement SunGard HE Banner

9/21/2007

Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma is deploying several technologies from SunGard Higher Education to help enhance student services and improve administrative processes. The college had already used portal solutions from SunGard HE and is now expanding its "unified digital campus" by implementing Banner administrative solutions.

DSU Uses Phone, Web To Notify Students of Shooting

9/21/2007

Delaware State University notified students, faculty, and staff that it had canceled classes at its Dover campus after two students were wounded in a shooting that occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Sept. 21. One male victim is in stable condition, and the other female victim's injuries are considered serious.

WNMU Launches Computer Literacy Courses at Local High School

9/21/2007

Western New Mexico University has received a $10,000 donation from the Qwest Foundation to sponsor computer literacy courses at a local high school. The classes are designed to introduce high school students to university life and make them technologically proficient, according to Qwest.

ACU Researchers Explore iPhone in Higher Education

9/20/2007

Abilene Christian University in Texas is launching a research project this fall to explore the potential uses of Apple's iPhone mobile device in higher education. The pilot study will involve faculty and educational technology developers to research "innovative applications for smart phones and media players in deepening learning in the 21st century."

Florida State Deploys Dell Computing Cluster

9/20/2007

Florida State University has recently unveiled its new Dell high-performance computing cluster, housed at FSU's main data center in Tallahassee. Onsite installation was provided by the company and completed in four weeks, according to Dell.

NetSupport Bumps DNA Helpdesk to 2.7

9/20/2007

NetSupport has updated DNA Helpdesk to version 2.7. DNA Helpdesk is a Web-based customer support management system designed specifically for IT professionals in education.

Universities Down Under Opt for Scopus

9/20/2007

Australia's University of Queensland and Victoria University have chosen online abstract and citation database Scopus as a research performance measurement tool.

VMware Says Academic Program Attracting Schools, Releases Tools as Open Source

9/20/2007

Virtual infrastructure software company VMware says that more than 300 schools are now participating in its free Academic Program, which provides products, resources, and source code at no cost to schools for research and publication.

Virtual LSAT Course Slated for Oct.

9/20/2007

Test preparation company PowerScores' new Virtual LSAT Course will begin instruction in October for the Dec. 1 LSAT test. While PowerScore holds onsite test instruction, the online course offers students across the globe the chance to prepare remotely for the test from their homes or offices.