Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing genetically engineered mouse model and service solutions, has been granted a license to the Easi-CRISPR technology from the University of Nebraska. More...
Examity acquires BVirtual
Examity, the world leader in online proctoring and identity verification, today announced that it has acquired Atlanta-based BVirtual, which provides online proctoring services for academic institutions, professional associations, and government institutions worldwide. More...
Sony is teaming up with a U.S. university to make robots that cook
Sony, via its U.S. subsidiary the Sony Corporation of America, has entered into an agreement with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) that will see them work together on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics research. More...
Bowdoin College reaches carbon-neutral goal
Bowdoin College announced Thursday it is carbon neutral, two years ahead of schedule. More...
The difference between an expense and investment
Not long ago, ads were run promoting the benefits of the Missouri tax cuts for local residents. What they do not discuss, however, are the effects on higher education in terms of funding cuts, such as the ones recently announced by Missouri Southern State University. More...
State receives 80 complaints from Mount Ida students
State higher education officials have received about 80 complaints from angry Mount Ida College students and their families reeling in the wake of the news that their school will close next month, according to Carlos Santiago, commissioner of the Department of Higher Education. More...
Too many colleges? Senator expects "day of reckoning" for W.V.'s higher ed system
To Sen. Ed Gaunch, R-Kanawha, the problem is obvious. With years of declining enrollment and similar years of the states budget shrinking, he says West Virginia needs to rethink its system of colleges and universities. More...
Video collaboration saves time, costs for university, students, staff
Smart universities are continuing to adopt live video collaboration - allowing students and staff to join classes, projects, meetings – and more – from anywhere and on any device. More...
The risk of kicking higher ed reauthorization down the road
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce moved its higher education reauthorization bill, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act (PROSPER Act), out of committee five months ago. More...
Bipartisan group in Congress joins fight to repeal tax on college endowments
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to build support for repealing a new excise tax on potentially billions of dollars in private college endowments – just as some of the most prestigious schools in the country ratchet up their battle against the tax. More...