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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

” The “bioinspired technologies” developed by the Wyss Institute have resulted in nearly 4,000 patent filings, more than 100 licensing agreements and 50 start-ups. In the spring of 2023, the 375 full-time employees will move to a new headquarters in Boston near Harvard Medical School. Hide by line?

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Nurturing Digital Learning: Unveiling the HBCU Advantage

WCET Frontiers

Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) stand as beacons of inclusive education, fostering environments where every student’s voice is heard and valued. As we HBCUs now lead the way when navigating digital environments, showcasing a distinctive advantage in digital learning.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

“It’s kind of like in medical school when they talk about the ‘half-life of knowledge.’ ’ The medical school dean tells graduates, ‘In five years, half of what we tell you will turn out to be false,’” said Alexei Efros, computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Deep Internationalization & Infrastructure

GlobalHigherEd

Some examples include: Cornell Tech in New York City (a Cornell University/Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology joint venture). Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore (a National University of Singapore/Duke University joint venture).

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The Post-Pandemic College Campus as a Design Challenge

Inside Higher Ed

Beyond the four walls of urban campuses, all university systems will face a fifth wall posed by the rapid expansion of those digital technologies now labeled the metaverse. Me: I think it’s fair to say that colleges and universities currently operate in an environment of space scarcity.

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Houston is the future; higher ed is stuck in past (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

When I recently heard about the new Houston University of Science and Technology, I thought progress was being made. Called Yale–NUS College, the new campus aimed to “develop a novel curriculum spanning Western and Asian cultures” and prepare students for “an interconnected, interdependent global environment.”