Funding/Finance
- Sun To Cut More Than 15 Percent of Global Workforce
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11/17/2008
Sun Microsystems, a leader in Java and open source technologies, put market "speculation to rest" Friday. CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced that the company is realigning itself to "adapt to the new economic reality."
- Lyon College Plans Student Laptop Rollout
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11/6/2008
Lyon College has gone public with plans to lease and deploy about 550 Lenovo ThinkPad notebook PCs over the next three years.
- Universities Turn to Oracle for Web-based Services
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11/3/2008
DePaul University, George Fox University, and Australia's University of Ballarat, along with a dozen other colleges and universities, have gone public with recent implementations or upgrades of Oracle software.
- Organizations Cutting Back on IT Security Staff
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10/30/2008
The IT security function, as a percentage of total IT staff at enterprise organizations, appears to be in decline, according to an addendum on security in a research report released this week by Computer Economics.
- Financial Compliance a Growing Concern on Campuses
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10/23/2008
When a server belonging to a campus vendor is hacked, what are the overall implications for the institution? At the University of Houston, the experience led to the adoption of more stringent controls of its computer systems, including annual network audits and other best practices.
- What Are the Costs of P2P Compliance?
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10/20/2008
With the signing into law of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 back in August, colleges and universities now face the prospect of providing pro-bono enforcement services for the RIAA and MPAA in their efforts to thwart illegal file sharing. What are the costs of these services to individual campuses?
- U Arizona, Tucson Unified Receive Grant for Environmental Ed Center
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10/9/2008
The University of Arizona College of Education and Tucson Unified School District in Arizona have received a grant from the Qwest Foundation to help fund the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, which aims to provide out-of-school science, social studies, reading, and writing education for preK-12 students.
- 5 Universities Launch Engineering Research Centers with $92.5 Million in NSF Funding
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10/8/2008
The National Science Foundation this week announced that it's funding the establishment of new NSF Engineering Research Centers at five universities in the United States. NSF said it will provide the centers--the third generation of such interdisciplinary research centers--with $92.5 million in funding over the next five years.
- It's Time to Realize Procurement's Potential
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10/8/2008
Electronic procurement can impact much more than simple transactions and individual business functions. John Mayes examines how institutions can gain competitive edge with an effective procurement strategy.
- Merrimack College Receives Infusion of RFID Equipment for New Lab
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10/8/2008
Merrimack College has received a donation of $60,000 in radio frequency ID equipment from Tagsys to establish an RFID and automatic identification technology laboratory as part of its Mendel Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology. The college includes coursework on RFID as a core requirement for its electrical engineering undergraduate degree.
- IBM Aims To Boost Mainframe Competency with Scholarship Program
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10/6/2008
As we reported recently, IBM is accelerating its efforts to bolster mainframe education in an effort to increase the number of professionals entering the workforce with mainframe skills. Now the company is putting additional money where its mouth is with a new scholarship program supported by itself and its partner ecosystem, along with higher education institutions.
- Education IT Spending, Fueled by Telecom, To Top $56 Billion by 2012
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9/19/2008
In the United States, IT spending in education will reach $47.7 billion by the end of this year and is expected to top $56 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Compass Intelligence, an IT consultancy and market research firm. This growth in education--both K-12 and higher ed--is being fueled in particular by expenditures in telecommunications, collaborative technologies, and outsourced IT services.
- U Michigan, DTE Team Up To Launch $100,000 Clean Energy Prize
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9/17/2008
A new competition is challenging teams from Michigan colleges and universities to develop the best business plans for bringing new clean energy technologies to market. Organized by DTE Energy and the University of Michigan, the Clean Energy Prize challenge will award $100,000 in prize money during spring 2009 in an effort to help draw emerging technologies out of university labs in Michigan and into the commercial space.
- NSF Grants Aim To Increase K-12 Science and Math Teachers
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9/16/2008
The National Science Foundation this week awarded nine grants aimed at expanding the number of undergraduates pursuing teaching careers in science and math. This week's grants, administered through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, range from $500,000 to $750,000. Thirty such grants have been awarded this year so far. Sixteen were awarded in 2007.
- U North Carolina at Charlotte Signs Southeast TechInventures To Commercialize IP
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9/11/2008
The University of North Carolina, Charlotte has signed a licensing agreement with Southeast TechInventures Inc. (STI) to streamline negotiations and accelerate the acquisition of intellectual property--a key step in the technology commercialization process. STI works in partnership with university-based inventors to commercialize new technologies.
- AT&T 'Big Mobile' Grant Extended
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8/19/2008
AT&T has extended the deadline for its first-ever Big Mobile On Campus Challenge, a competition that calls on college and university faculty and students to develop apps for mobile devices. The top prize includes $10,000 and a trip to the October Educause 2008 conference for the winning individual or team.
- U Colorado and Quest Get $1 Million Grant for New Digitally Controlled Endoscopes
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8/14/2008
The University of Colorado at Boulder and Quest Product Development have been awarded a $1 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of a next-generation endoscope. MicroFlex technology, derived from aerospace engineering, uses shape metal alloys and micro-actuators that allow active control over the shape of the scope for minimally invasive surgery.
- Open Source Brings Down Cost of Wireless Rollout
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8/13/2008
As any IT administrator knows, wireless deployments can be costly. On the other hand, with students demanding on-the-go access, pervasive WiFi networks are a must on campus.
- Higher Ed Least Likely Sector To Adopt Energy Management Policies
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8/5/2008
Information technology leaders in colleges and universities are more concerned about environmental issues than their counterparts in every other sector--corporate, state/local, federal, and higher education. But they are also least likely to have formal policies in place for addressing energy efficiency, according to a new survey released Monday by CDW Government (CDW-G).
- University of Utah Named CUDA Center of Excellence
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8/4/2008
The University of Utah last week was named a CUDA Center of Excellence for adopting parallel computing strategies and applying them to research and integrating them into the curriculum.
- CalTech Implements Wireless Network Funded by Anonymous Gift
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7/28/2008
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has gone public with its deployment of an Aruba Networks wireless LANs across its Pasadena campus. According to the school's Web site, the wireless network was paid for by an anonymous donor and consists of four Aruba 6000 Modular Mobility Controllers and over 700 access points. The campus encompasses 124 acres and has 2,000 students and 5,700 faculty and staff.
- IT Cost Cuts in 2008 May Be a Trend, Study Says
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7/24/2008
A first-quarter 2008 survey conducted by Computer Economics suggests a possible slowdown in IT spending and staffing lies ahead.
- A New Form of Business for a New, Socially Conscious World
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7/23/2008
A recently retired CIO reflects on a new "socially conscious" way to do business.
- U Illinois Urbana-Champaign Named CUDA Center of Excellence
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7/1/2008
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been named Nvidia's first CUDA "Center of Excellence" for adopting parallel computing strategies and applying them to research. The university also said it has received $500,000 from Nvidia to support ongoing research and to help develop parallel computing facilities.
- 2008 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards Open
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6/13/2008
The 2008 Vernier/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Technology Award program is now open. Each year, the program awards cash, technology, and travel funds for science teachers who demonstrate innovation in inquiry-based learning activities involving data collection.
