A century-old Gothic high school has been transformed into a new biological sciences education and research center as well as the new home for the New Jersey Innovation Institute. More...
It all adds up: 3D printer options
The essence of 3D printing is a concept called additive manufacturing that builds up the item one layer at a time. More...
3D printer capabilities form the future of higher ed
Amid students cutting textiles, making shoes, firing ceramics and making prints at the Parsons School of Design’s Making Center in midtown Manhattan is a whole wall of 3D printers. More...
Undergraduate research drives science forward
The discussion of research at primarily undergraduate institutions often begins and ends with a discussion of the benefits for students. More...
BU dining gets greener
Boston University has seven certified restaurants (more than any other college or university) and the GRA has verified the institution has the greenest food court in the nation. More...
Death Care University
Folks ask us about popular college career programs – for example, the emergent death care industry – after all, “people are dying to get in.” Just ask any baby boomer who is planning end of life and death care arrangements, and you will hear about white hot jobs – just try “cremation,” no pun intended. More...
Tech and Trek at Hiram College
This fall, Hiram College becomes one of just a few universities in the country—and the only four-year college in Ohio—to launch a campuswide mobile technology program. More...
7 tips for a smoother ceremony
Watching students receive their degrees fills us with pride. However, the ceremony itself often leaves us with dread. How long will it be? Will the names of the students be pronounced correctly. More...
Tuition discounting: Not a bargain?
Four-year private institutions continue to rely on—and increase—tuition discounts to attract students, but the strategy is not improving the bottom line. More...
Badge breakthroughs
Diplomas—those venerable printed documents that lack hotlinks and interactivity features—have lost some of their luster. More...