Tech Briefs Author Touts Cell Phones as Vital Economic Resource for the Poor Citing strong evidence that cell phones play a critical role in the economic prospects of low-income Americans, a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in association with a Washington think tank, reports that wider cell phone use could lead to income gains for the poor from $2.9 billion to $11 billion annually by simply allowing the poorest American households to be in touch with potential employers and other job resources. Mar 27, 2008, 23:24
Tech Briefs Making Strides HBCUs seek progress on information technology resources. Mar 5, 2008, 12:15
Tech Briefs Bringing the Arab World to U.S. Classrooms Amidst few resources and emerging demand, one student’s creative learning technology is now being marketed as a helpful teaching tool for Arabic professors nationwide. Mar 5, 2008, 12:00
Tech Briefs Robotics Education Spreads Among HBCUs Dr. Andrew Williams’ teaching and research efforts has sparked a robotics education movement that now extends from Spelman College to several historically Black colleges and universities. Jan 13, 2008, 21:02
Tech Briefs Microsoft’s Gates Pledges Software to Campus Chapters of Black Engineering Society REDMOND, WASH.
Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Corp., last month announced that Microsoft will donate developer software to all National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) educational chapters in the United States. Gates made the announcement during a regional NSBE fall conference that was held in Redmond. Dec 13, 2007, 10:00
Tech Briefs Public University Associations Unveil A New Web Tool For Prospective Students NEW YORK
A partnership between the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has launched College Portrait, a new comprehensive Web resource to help prospective college students and their families compare and contrast U.S. public colleges and universities. Nov 29, 2007, 11:31
Tech Briefs Gender Balance in Science Settings May Explain Female Performance With the ratio of men to women in math, science and engineering (MSE) settings typically being three to one, such imbalance may contribute to a decrease in women’s performance expectations, as well as actual performance, according to a new study by Stanford University psychologists. Nov 1, 2007, 12:59
Tech Briefs Web Site Offers College Consumers One-Stop Comparison Shop WASHINGTON
The association representing the single largest group of independent, private higher education institutions has introduced a Web site that allows aspiring college students and their parents to research and compare private colleges and universities. Oct 17, 2007, 20:06
Tech Briefs Music Industry Group Resumes Anti-piracy Campaign On College Campuses WASHINGTON
In its ongoing campaign to fight illegal sharing of digital music files, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has marked the launch of the 2007- 08 academic year by sending 403 pre-litigation settlement letters to 22 U.S. universities. Oct 17, 2007, 19:59
Tech Briefs New philosophy school ERP software: Try it first, fix it later When Jay Reinke's July 31 paycheck wasn't automatically deposited into his bank account, the 42-year-old painter at Arizona State University, went to the school's human-resources office. A paper check was waiting for him. For $0.00. Sep 25, 2007, 14:58
