Archive for tag: University

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Special Topics – Web 2.0

23 July, 2010 (21:05) | Misc | By: Robert

Douglas Engelbart (MS’53, Ph.D.’55 EECS) At Stanford Resarch International, Engelbart pioneered such firsts in computer technology as the mouse, display editing, windows, cross-file editing, idea/outline processing, hypermedia, and groupware. Awarded the National Medal of Technology, the highest honor given to America’s innovators by the US President.

How Technology Can Protect Our Children at School

17 June, 2010 (01:57) | Misc | By: Robert

What is the most important thing about schools and the education system? Depending on whether you are a parent, a teacher, a school governor, a regulator or indeed a pupil attending the school the answer could well be very different.

UH Experiments With Eco-Friendly Roofs

11 June, 2010 (16:23) | Misc | By: Robert

A popular trend in Europe, uh’s agriculture department experiments with native Hawaiian plants which may one day lead Hawaii to having green roofs.

Mind Control Monkey Moves Robot in Japan

4 June, 2010 (17:46) | Misc | By: Robert

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around the world, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The Duke team is working with the Computational Brain Project of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) on technology they [...]

Will Obama Raise my Taxes?

2 June, 2010 (05:32) | Misc | By: Robert

New Jersey Institute of Technology professor of finance Michael Ehrlich explains how President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on those who earn more than $250000 will be effected by the AMT, or Alternative Minimum Tax.

Jay Nunamaker: Software Dev Increases Human Communications

22 April, 2010 (03:08) | Misc | By: Robert

Professor Nunamaker is a Regents Professor, holds the Soldwedel Chair of Management Information Systems, is the Director of the Center for Management of Information (CMI) at the Eller College of Management. Using software modules, Dr. Nunamaker has devised a specialized computer language to allow computer technology to tap into human thinking and behavior and to [...]

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