MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has deployed Exablox’s OneBlox as its primary storage for local users’ files and images, as well as its target for Veeam backups to protect the lab’s research. More...

Move could signal a larger shift in focus toward in-class engagement, officials said. More...

EDUCAUSE has opened its registration for this year’s EDUCAUSE Annual Conference to be held October 27–30, 2015, in Indianapolis, Indiana and online. The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, the largest conference focused on technology in higher education, explores the essential IT issues facing higher education and convenes some of the brightest minds in the community from across the United States and around the world. More...

The collaborative publishing agreement — the first for each partner — will produce a peer-reviewed, open-copyright textbook. More than 300,000 U.S. college students take an introductory microbiology course for allied health majors each year, and the new book could save them an estimated $30 million over the next four years. More...

Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has launched Knovel Quick Search for AutoCAD. More...

In an effort to improve its BYOD security, North Hennepin Community College is using Good Technology’s Good Enterprise Suite for its BYOD solution, enabling secure access to work emails, student assignments, strategic plans, and more. More...

Online portfolios help students showcase their learning experiences and skills. More...

By Vanessa Miller. New university requirement would ask engineers to take creative training to meet evolving marketplace demands. More...

By Drew Taylor. However, anaphylactic reaction to contrast dye in an MRI test left him blind and confined to a wheelchair, without proper use of his motor skills and unable to speak louder than a whisper. More...

By Ronald Bethke. According to the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s 12^th annual State of College Admission report, which examines the transition from high school to postsecondary education, many higher education institutions are reaching out to transfer and international students in order to sustain continued growth in applications. More...