What Really Happens at Community Colleges? A Tool Taps Data for Answers
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/22/14
The Completion Arch gathers 500 measures of state and federal data tracking students at five critical stages from college start through workforce entry…
Minimizing Drug Side Effects with HPC
HPC Wire, 10/20/14
With the use of high-performance computers, researchers are able to link potential proteins to known side effects…
Surprising Gadgets, Not Just Books, Are Ready for Checkout at College Libraries
The Chronicle of Higher Learning, 10/23/14
Georgia Institute of Technology’s library is letting students and professors check out computers, cameras, and other electronics…
Chevron Makes $20 Million Investment to Improve Job Training in Region
Pittsburg Post-Gazette, 10/22/14
Chevron has collaborated with STEM to invest $20M in The Appalachia Partnership Initiative, boosting efforts and technical training in Pennsylvania and Ohio…
‘Big Data’ Research Effort Faces Student-Privacy Questions
Education Week, 10/21/14
Researchers are receiving federal support to construct a new data-sharing infrastructure dubbed “LearnSphere”…
