Intell community seeks energy-efficient supercomputer (FCW): The intelligence community seeks to develop superconducting supercomputers that are much faster and require less energy than today’s traditional supercomputers. Researchers in the U.S. seek to be the first nation to break this record in supercomputing.
Broad Education vs. Industry-Specific Skills (Inside Higher Ed): Poll results show that most Americans and business leaders find it more important for college graduates to be well-rounded with broad skills, rather than industry-specific experiences
Shale energy boom transforming Carroll County, minting millionaires and boosting tax base (Columbus Business First): Despite much uncertainty as to what the Utica shale industry can do to shape suffering economies, one county in Ohio is seeing the positive side of the energy boom.
California’s Community Colleges Shift to Creative Commons Licenses (The Chronicle: Wired Campus): California’s education system uses public funds to pay for courses, research and other work, leading people to debate that it should be available to everyone through the creation of creative commons “attribution” licenses.
University of Wisconsin Seeks Stronger Data Protections After Patent-Law Change (The Chronicle): After freedom-of-information laws have let rivals steal researchers’ work, the University of Wisconsin is seeking data protection efforts to protect their researchers’ work, after requests from activists not having much of an effect. (Subscription Required)
