Academics
Chinese ‘spies’ at UK universities where academics are suspected of passing technology face arrests
Net closes in on Chinese ‘spies’ in UK universities where academics are suspected of passing pioneering British technology to Beijing Specialists have drawn up list of academics suspected of passing on technology Universities under scrutiny include Manchester, Liverpool and Imperial College No suggestion any of the institutions are aware of, or complicit in, wrongdoing By …
Latest Technology Helping Student Identify Harmful Algae |
Graduate student Rebecca Rogers with the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) at the Marine Sciences Center in Southampton. Rebecca Rogers has learned to go with the flow — the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB), that is. The IFCB is a cutting-edge technology used to aid in the research efforts of marine scientists — an automated submersible imaging flow cytometer …
Santa Fe project seeks to engage academics, technology experts
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Santa Fe is posing a challenge to local academics to help them engage young technology experts and executives to start companies and lead social innovation in the state. Liz Camacho, the city of Santa Fe’s economic development administrator, says the project is part of a larger initiative called STIR …
A long winter vacation and no spring break: Local UNC System schools lay out 2021 plans | Education
UNCG won’t have its traditional week-long spring break “to limit mass movement of people to and from campus, which has been proven to fuel the spread of the virus here and among our home communities,” the university said its Oct. 13 message. “We know that this is disappointing, but the evidence from the fall clearly …
Academics must harness technology to help grapple with the biggest global challenges (opinion)
As the coronavirus spreads and social distancing becomes a new norm, many of us are grappling with a somewhat obvious but still surprising reality: despite the ubiquity of digital technology, much of the business of ordinary life happens off-line. Humans are wired — but not hardwired for physical distancing. Yet faced with the threat of …
Academics and ‘The Intelligence Trap’
The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes by David Robson Published in August of 2019. Reading The Intelligence Trap shook my world. Or, as my college-going kids might say, “I’m shook.” Here is the problem. There is a non-trivial probability that the things that I believe most strongly about higher education are, in …
Can technology shape students’ character? – Opinion
The new education and culture minister, Nadiem Makarim, said that competency and character were two of the most important aspects of education. The Cabinet’s youngest minister, who led Gojek from a delivery call center consisting of 20 ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers to a US$10 billion company with 2 million partners across Southeast Asia, said the education system …
Lynden Technology and Facility levy too in 2020 | News
Classroom needs, security and communication all included LYNDEN — In addition to a replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy, the Lynden School District will also put a Technology and Facility Levy on the February 2020 ballot. The technology levy is a new request and specifically for projects that exceed the general fund, but are essential …
Should Academic Freedom Extend to Non-Faculty Academics?
Should academic freedom extend to non-faculty academics? The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure states: “Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth.” The concept of academic freedom developed at a time when there was a bright dividing line between faculty and staff. Institutions …
