(21 Oct 2024) In Massachusetts, a family has filed a lawsuit against the Hingham Public School district, alleging that the school unfairly punished their son for using AI on an AP US History assignment. If the lawsuit moves forward, it will be one of the first legal challenges for schools enforcing AI policies. It has…
(28 June 2024) The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) reports on open access publishing since November 2023. The report addresses the impact of the 2022 Memorandum on federal research, covering public access policies, scholarly publishing trends, article processing charges, research integrity, peer review, and transformative agreements from 2016 to 2024. Find…
Research will advance big data movement and analysis, develop tools for visually exploring data and communicating results (16 Apr 2022) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $26 million for research to advance scientific data management and visualization. Foundational research in data management will address challenges stemming from the increasingly massive data sets produced by scientific…
(3 Sep 2019) A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. The full story is here.
(16 May 2018) Leaders of the China Association for Science and Technology and counterparts at the American Association for the Advancement of Science explored on Wednesday ways to build on a longstanding collaboration between the two scientific organizations through science communication and education partnerships. During a meeting at AAAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., six CAST…
(23 March 2018) The new American Center opened on Wednesday at the corner of Inya Road and University Avenue in Yangon, the US Embassy announced. The new centre ‘represents the largest single financial commitment’ by the US government in an American Center anywhere in the world, the embassy statement said. The library is open to…
(7 March 2018) The Board of Directors of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC, www.tbrc.org) invites nominations and applications for the position of Executive Director. The Buddhist Digital Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to seeking out, preserving, organizing, and disseminating Buddhist literature. Joining digital technology with scholarship, BDRC ensures that cultural treasures…
(18 October 2016) The Library seeks a creative, energetic and service-oriented subject specialist who is excited about the possibilities Princeton offers to shape and further enrich its already excellent library collections and provide outstanding library services in the interdisciplinary field of Chinese Studies. Reporting to the Director of the East Asian Library, the Chinese Studies…
(2 April 2016) Overdrive has just published a new survey that takes a look at digital penetration in schools in the United States. They take a look at what medium is the most popular and what type of tech devices diligent young scholars are employing to get the most out of their education, says Michael…
(3 December 2015) The GW Libraries seeks applicants with a deep academic interest in contemporary China. The successful candidate will possess outreach acumen along with a passion for exploration and learning, the desire to work in successful collaboration with others, and the potential to contribute to a dynamic organization committed to achievement. Specific Duties and…