Carnegie Mellon to lead HP-sponsored consortium to develop new technologies for measuring learning - September 23, 2010
Educators at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will lead a global consortium funded by the HP Catalyst Initiative to develop new technologies for measuring students' competency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The six members of the consortium include institutions of higher learning in France, Hong… Read More
WK Health and Joanna Briggs Institute partner to deliver evidence-based clinical resources - September 23, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced an exclusive partnership with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), a recognised global leader in evidence-based healthcare resources based at the University of Adelaide, Australia. The move is part of an expansion of the nursing, allied… Read More
Registrations closed for Web 2.0 Expo New York 2010 - September 23, 2010
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo, have announced that Web 2.0 Expo New York 2010 has sold out a week in advance. The venue has reached maximum capacity and registration is now closed. Now in its third… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center expands partnership programme - September 23, 2010
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation providing copyright licensing solutions, has announced the expansion of its partner programme and details of its recent partnerships with life sciences PDF search platform Pubget and Web-based learning resource Study.Net. CCC works with leading application vendors, publishing platform providers… Read More
Czech data protection authority bans Google Street View - September 23, 2010
The Czech data protection authority has reportedly banned Google from collecting data for its Street View service. According to a statement issued by the Czech data protection office, Google was invading privacy by using high-level cameras capable of taking shots that go beyond the extent of… Read More
Scientific American announces new appointments - September 23, 2010
Science magazine Scientific American has announced a trio of new appointments. Christine Gorman will primarily edit health and medicine features while Anna Kuchment will edit the front of the book section of the magazine. Bora Zivkovic will be joining the magazine as Blog & Community Editor.… Read More
