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Using Information Technology to Learn About It

Using Information Technology to Learn About ItOne of the truisms about computers is that they’re difficult. Despite the fact that the PC Revolution is now well into its third decade and the continuing improvements in the user friendliness of PCs and Macs, printers and scanners, and software and the Internet, using a personal computer can […]

July 28, 2004

Broadband Access Expected to Exceed 325 Million in 2008

Broadband Access Expected to Exceed 325 Million in 2008BOSTONIn a research report released earlier this month, the global base for broadband Internet access is expected to reach 325 million subscribers by 2008, up from more than 100 million at the end of 2003, according to the Boston-based Yankee Group consulting firm. “Broadband access continues to […]

July 28, 2004

Energy Department Launches Science Education Campaign

Energy Department Launches Science Education Campaign MENLO PARK, CALIF.Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced a national campaign aimed towards getting the United States to strengthen its position as a leading producer of scientific talent by increasing the number of American students pursuing careers as scientists and engineers. “The risks of a […]

July 28, 2004

Teaching Good Computing Habits, Not Bad

Teaching Good Computing Habits, Not BadYou may be a word processing wizard, spreadsheet jockey, database guru and communications genius. But what about the sorry sap two cubicles down who starts to sweat every time he boots up his computer.Many people struggle with computer technology, avoiding learning how to use it or, more frequently, failing to […]

July 16, 2004

Researchers Examine Cyberspace Issues at Tech Conference

Researchers Examine Cyberspace Issues at Tech ConferenceWINSTON-SALEM, N.C.Cyber-terrorism, identity theft and other issues and challenges connected with living in a high-tech world, was the focus of a conference attended last month by researchers from across the nation at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.Roughly 30 researchers made presentations about the contributions and challenges of technology […]

July 16, 2004

Combined Science, Management Degree Provides Career Edge, Study Says

Combined Science, Management Degree Provides Career Edge, Study SaysNEW YORKA new master’s degree — combining business and management expertise with scientific and technical study — is giving many graduates a head start in getting hard-to-find jobs in high-tech industries, according to a study by the Conference Board organization. The study reported that students earning “Professional […]

July 16, 2004

Community Colleges

Technology: Riding the Waves of Change

Technology: Riding the Waves of ChangeBy Ronald Roach Twenty years of information technology (IT) innovation have transformed American higher education. From the introduction of personal computers to the spread of the Internet and e-mail, information technology innovation has altered the communications, administrative, research and teaching landscapes of colleges and universities. Its reach has permeated throughout […]

June 16, 2004

National Data Network Completes Installation of Phase One

National Data Network Completes Installation of Phase OneWASHINGTONNational LambdaRail Inc. (NLR), a consortium of U.S. research universities and private sector technology companies has announced that it has made operational the optical-network path between Washington and Atlanta, giving the D.C., Raleigh, N.C., and Atlanta regions access to the national NLR network infrastructure. The lighting completes the […]

June 2, 2004

Tennessee State, Wiley College Launch NASA Academies

Tennessee State, Wiley College Launch NASA AcademiesNASHVILLE, Tenn.Tennessee State University in Nashville and Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, are the most recent historically Black campuses to launch sites of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA)/Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL) program. Last year, the NASA Glenn Research Center in […]

June 2, 2004

Michigan Housing Authority to Provide Internet Access

Michigan Housing Authority to Provide Internet AccessLANSING, Mich.Many affordable housing rental units throughout Michigan will get high-speed Internet access under the direction of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm announced earlier this month. The MSHDA board has modified its direct lending programs for contractors that now require them to install […]

May 19, 2004

Youth Should Get Cyber Ethics at Home, Survey Says

Youth Should Get Cyber Ethics at Home, Survey SaysWASHINGTONIt’s the parents’ primary responsibility to teach kids respect for copyrighted works, according to a new survey on Internet downloading ethics commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).The survey reveals that 4 out of 5 (78 percent) respondents say parents bear the most responsibility in teaching the […]

April 21, 2004

Students Use Internet To Help With Laundry

Students Use Internet To Help With Laundry PITTSBURGHThrough May 15, Carnegie Mellon University is piloting eSuds, a Web-based laundry system, in three residence halls. If all goes well with the pilot, the system will be installed campuswide this August, just in time for the 2004-05 school year. eSuds, which was developed by USA Technologies Inc., […]

April 21, 2004

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