Professor Deborah Gordon recently sent hundreds of ants to the orbiting International Space Station. By studying how the ants adjust their behavior to cope with near-zero gravity conditions, scientists could improve the algorithms ...
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Some school administrators are testing a bold idea to integrate the multitude of systems that are used to store student data, giving teachers a single view of how students are performing and allowing them to better deliver the right ...
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The University of Exeter is using IT to replace a manual system of processing overseas students to comply with UK Border Authority rules. The university is a Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) and must ensure that the 2,000 overseas students it ...
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IDG News Service-Western Connecticut State University said Thursday that a vulnerability in its computer system present for more than three years may have exposed the data of 233,880 students and other people affiliated with the ...
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'Data Backpacks' Offers a Robust Data Plan For the Shift to Digital in the Era of Common Core SEATTLE, WA, October 09, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released "Data Backpacks: Portable Records & Learner ...
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Lancaster University is using automation technology to comply with tighter UK Border Authority immigration checks. The system is providing record keeping and information cross-checking for oversees students that register at the ...
Tags: Automation Technology, TSSI, Government, Immigration Checks