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Six months on: ‘Many are hoping fully remote learning isn’t the future’

POSTED ON Sep 24, 2020

In March, as the coronavirus outbreak quickly brought life to a halt, Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, the largest nonprofit provider of online higher education in the United States, shared what he called 'guiding rules' to help

ASU tops ‘Most Innovative’ list for 6th year in a row

POSTED ON Sep 23, 2020

Last week, Arizona State University announced on YouTube that the public research university in Phoenix had been named the most innovative school in America for the sixth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. “The No. 1 in innovation ranking is a welcome

UCF’s engineering and CS programs are among the best in new education ranking

POSTED ON Sep 22, 2020

Earlier this year, the University of Central Florida (UCF) was ranked among the top 20 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for the third consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. In the 2021 Best Colleges Rankings released in September, UCF was named among t

UArizona jumps up 20 places to rank among top 100 Best Colleges

POSTED ON Sep 21, 2020

The University of Arizona moved up 20 spots in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges ranking. According to UArizona, it is the university's first appearance in the top 100 since 2009. "We are thrilled to see our university make such incredible gain

“Every girl deserves access to education to achieve their dream career, regardless of their ZIP code,” says Gabriela A. Gonzalez

POSTED ON Sep 18, 2020

The Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have joined STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch the Million Girls Moonshot. The effort is designed to engage one million school-age girls in the U.S. in STEM

Latinx workers have suffered greater economic distress, study finds

POSTED ON Sep 18, 2020

A new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report says Hispanic workers, especially women, have faced some of the most damaging effects of the coronavirus. The report explores the economic, health, and social conditions faced by Latinx workers and their families during

High-Tech Sunday Season 1 Episode 10 feat. Dr. Victor R. McCrary

POSTED ON Sep 18, 2020

At a time when digital information is more critical than ever, Career Communications Group (CCG) launched a podcast called High-Tech Sunday. CCG's High-Tech Sunday showcases talent in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through the lens of spiritual p

Gaming lounge in mall pivots to distance learning classroom

POSTED ON Sep 17, 2020

At a time when a lack of computers is reportedly still a significant barrier for thousands of students, Battleground, a Maryland-based gaming lounge, has partnered with a parent-led cooperative to offer distance learning to students for whom at-home learning durin

Public-private partnerships step up as telehealth visits hit the 1 billion mark

POSTED ON Sep 16, 2020

Centene Corporation, a healthcare insurer that focuses on managed care for the uninsured, underinsured, and low-income individuals, has announced it is working with Samsung Electronics America to expand access to telehealth and virtual healthcare. According to t

The fastest-growing programming language

POSTED ON Sep 15, 2020

A programming index has placed  C++ as the fastest growing language of the pack, indicating that the new C++20 standard might be one of the main causes it is beating other languages such as R and C#. "Back in 2003, the programming language C++ was a real winner,"

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