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Nokia, Cambridge forge research alliance in U.K.

March 7, 2007 Cell phone maker's research partnership with university will focus primarily on nanotechnology. TAGS: Cambridge, nanotechnology, Nokia Corp., collaboration, university, cell phone company, R&D, alliance, facility, U.K., leader, cell phone, Intel

RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say

August 30, 2006 Advocacy groups say video offered to universities contains inaccuracies about the legality of copying music. TAGS: RIAA, critic, copyright law, university, education, music, copy, video

How China's universities fuel tech growth

June 21, 2006 Students and academics are helping power the IT industry through extracurricular work--but it's still not straightforward. TAGS: China, university, start-up company, R&D, Human Resources, Beijing, outsourcing, information technology, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

University nixes Mac hacker contest

March 9, 2006 Plug pulled on Mac OS X hacker challenge over concerns about security and network access for university services. TAGS: university, contest, challenge, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, security

Men sued for spam pushing fake diplomas

December 6, 2004 Pennsylvania says e-mail boasting university degrees requiring no classes or tests violate consumer protection law. TAGS: Pennsylvania, degree, university, attorney general, state, e-mail

Online library offers 1.5 million works and counting

November 27, 2007 The Universal Digital Library, backed by several major libraries around the globe, is more about preservation and less about getting clicks. TAGS: Barnes & Noble Inc., university, project, computer science, intellectual property, library, professor, work, e-book, Google Inc.

Singapore: America's next college town

July 7, 2006 For some American universities, the new frontier lies over the ocean, as other nations looks to gain U.S. expertise. TAGS: Singapore, Qatar, university, nation, faculty, biotechnology, graduate student, expertise, engineering, professor, America, U.S., school, satellite

Web 2.0: Big app on campus

July 31, 2007 Universities are using Web 2.0-style tools to tap into a generation's lust for celebrity as they revamp learning and recruiting.Images: Web 2.0 enticements for coeds TAGS: Generation X, professor, student, campus, university, Web 2.0, education, Wiki, class, blog, video

MIT issues call to arms on energy

May 3, 2006 University issues report calling for accelerated move to cleaner, more efficient energy sources. TAGS: energy, fuel cell, university, president

Would Thomas Jefferson have Googled?

February 7, 2006 University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman evokes Jefferson while discussing her school's part in Google's book-scanning project. TAGS: Google Book Search, university, Google Inc., library, president, project, conference, knowledge

China develops its own DSP

February 28, 2003 Researchers at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University independently create a digital signal processor, another milestone in the growth of the Chinese chip industry. TAGS: digital signal processor, China, Texas Instruments Inc., DSP, manufacturing, university, consumer electronics, professor, researcher, cell phone

Cell phone becomes new town crier

April 20, 2007 Universities and cities are seeing how these staples of 21st century society can be turned into tools for keeping people informed and protected. TAGS: campus, text messaging, student, cell phone, university, community, alert, college, SMS, U.S., situation, security, e-mail

FCC approves Net-wiretapping taxes

May 3, 2006 Agency votes to force broadband providers to pay costs of making their networks intercept-friendly. TAGS: CALEA, FCC Commissioner, university, homeland security, broadband provider, lawsuit, broadband, VoIP, vote, compliance, agency, tax

What you don't eat will heat your home

October 20, 2006 UC Davis is working on technology that turns leftover food bits into biogas, a combination of natural gas and CO2. TAGS: natural gas, university, truck, facility, CO2, restaurant, professor, California, food

Putting the chip buzz back in U.S.

July 5, 2006 George Scalise, president of SIA, says the federal government needs to do more to encourage domestic chip production. TAGS: chip production, university, China, venture capital, U.S., chip company, student, tax, president

Intel Haifa staff work among the chaos

July 17, 2006 As blasts hit Israel's tech center, Intel employees and others continue laboring--on a limited basis. TAGS: Haifa, missile, Tel Aviv, Israel, spokesman, university, Intel, office, city

The Web smiley's motto: Grin and bear it

March 13, 2007 For 25 years, the emoticon has been a mainstay of Internet culture. But are there frowns in its future? Photos: Emoticons for every mood TAGS: emoticon, symbol, university, professor

Berners-Lee, universities launch 'Web science' initiative

November 2, 2006 The Internet luminary and fellow researchers usher in a new project to study the Web's vast social and technological reach. TAGS: Tim Berners-Lee, research scientist, computer science, university, science, life science, researcher, initiative, scientist, Google Inc.

BP to fund biofuel research institute

February 2, 2007 California and Illinois schools beat out competitors for a $500 million grant from the oil giant that will fund a new, huge energy lab. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, grant, lab, transportation, petroleum, university, biology, CEO, scientist, school, California, U.S.

Microsoft dishes out academic grants

February 16, 2006 Software giant allocates $1 million in funding to academic researchers in countries around the world. TAGS: RFP, Trustworthy Computing, grant, curriculum, software engineering, local search, researcher, proposal, university, recipient, winner, research, information technology, Microsoft Corp., knowledge, security
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