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ComScore: Spyware or 'researchware'?

December 20, 2004 Controversy over widely used data collection tool could help define the limits of legitimate software behavior. TAGS: ComScore, computer security expert, Webroot Software Inc., university, warning, spyware, security company, adware, category, security, PC

RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file swapping

April 12, 2005 Students on 18 campuses will be sued for using high-speed i2Hub peer-to-peer network. TAGS: Internet2, file-swapping, RIAA, university, suit, student, lawsuit, P2P, Napster Inc.

Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university

January 10, 2005 Thousands of students, faculty and staff at George Mason University have personal information downloaded by online intruders in a major security breach. TAGS: identity fraud, faculty, social security number, Virginia, university, Social Security, intruder, ID card, personal information, staff, student, server, security, e-mail

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, attorney general, university, state, e-mail

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, university, cell phone, community, alert, college, SMS, U.S., situation, security, e-mail

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, student, professor, Web 2.0, university, campus, education, Wiki, class, blog, video

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, CO2, university, restaurant, facility, professor, food, California

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, faculty, university, nation, biotechnology, graduate student, engineering, professor, expertise, U.S., America, school, satellite

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., president, library, project, conference, knowledge

Extending an olive branch to file swappers?

April 5, 2005 Cdigix's Brett Goldberg thinks cut-rate subscriptions can tap into the enormous demand on campuses for movie and music downloads. TAGS: file-swapping, olive, campus, university, student, movie

Librarians fuming over Intel magazine bounty

April 14, 2005 After Intel offers bounty for magazine containing announcement of Moore's Law, librarians are beset by thieves, security problems. TAGS: librarian, bounty, magazine, Stanford, university, Intel, library, copy, spokesman, eBay Inc.

Laptop theft puts data of 98,000 at risk

March 29, 2005 PC stolen from UC Berkeley graduate admissions office held sensitive data on thousands of people, stretching back three decades. TAGS: social security number, incident, Social Security, data loss, graduate student, theft, university, personal information, school, laptop computer, security

Software firms fault colleges' security education

February 16, 2005 A panel at the Secure Software Forum blames universities for turning out graduates who don't know how to program securely. TAGS: college, university, Oracle Corp., software company, computer science, security, developer, programming, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft seeks rehearing in Eolas case

March 22, 2005 Redmond seeks ruling on the "golden master" issue. Results could have a dramatic effect on how software is distributed worldwide. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., university, Redmond, court, OEM, damage, law, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Science, engineering Ph.D. numbers buck downturn

December 13, 2004 Degrees awarded climbed 2.8 percent last year, likely easing some worries that the nation is losing its technological edge. TAGS: engineering, science, university, U.S., student

Supercharged college P2P project expands

August 16, 2004 I2hub, the file-swapping network on Internet2, wants a piece of ordinary campus commerce. TAGS: Internet2, file-swapping network, file-swapping, campus, Sharman Networks Ltd., university, student, P2P, Kazaa, college, bandwidth, Napster Inc., broadband, video

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

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., project, computer science, university, library, e-book, intellectual property, professor, work, Google Inc.

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
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