Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem

Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem

Last year, 18 percent of Stanford University seniors graduated with a degree in computer science, more than double the proportion of just a decade earlier. Over the same period at MIT, that rate went up from 23 percent to 42 percent. These increases are common everywhere: The average number of undergraduate CS majors at universities … Read more

Loss to UNC imperils Virginia’s NCAA tournament hopes

Loss to UNC imperils Virginia’s NCAA tournament hopes

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Late in the first half of Saturday’s slog against North Carolina, Virginia’s Reece Beekman drew a foul from Cormac Ryan as he passed to teammate Isaac McKneely in the right corner. Clearly after the whistle, McKneely causally heaved the ball toward the basket. Make a meaningless shot, miss virtually everything else. Such was … Read more

Delmarva Sports Network Celebrates Two Year Anniversary | Latest News

Delmarva Sports Network Celebrates Two Year Anniversary | Latest News

DELMARVA – Draper Media’s Delmarva Sports Network is celebrating an important milestone today with their two year anniversary. WBOC’s sister station first went on the air on February 7th, 2022 at 9 a.m. Delmarva Sports Network’s local live coverage began with a JV basketball game at Laurel High School between Delaware Military and Laurel. It … Read more

'Godmother of Bloodsucking Insects' Plots Attack in Nation's Bedbug Battle – The Wall Street Journal

'Godmother of Bloodsucking Insects' Plots Attack in Nation's Bedbug Battle – The Wall Street Journal

‘Godmother of Bloodsucking Insects’ Plots Attack in Nation’s Bedbug Battle  The Wall Street Journal South Korean Engineer Fights Bedbugs With Data  Barron’s Blockchain engineer fights infestation with data  台北時報 South Korea Enacts Blockchain Data Tracking in Bedbug Battle  BeInCrypto 51 bedbug cases reported last week following weekly peak of 70 in November  코리아타임스 Source link

Harvard Is Big Business at Its Worst

Harvard Is Big Business at Its Worst

Dec. 17, 2023 11:38 am ET Most Americans probably heard of the Harvard Corp. for the first time last week, when it issued a supercilious statement affirming its support for Harvard President Claudine Gay. The corporation, Harvard’s governing body, wrote that Ms. Gay “is the right leader to help our community heal and to address … Read more

New gene-altering jab offers hope to children with drug-resistant epilepsy developed by researchers at University College London

New gene-altering jab offers hope to children with drug-resistant epilepsy developed by researchers at University College London

Some 600,000 people in Britain suffer from epilepsy, suffering regular seizures The new jab can help children with a specific drug resistant form of epilepsy Scientists have developed a gene therapy to cure a drug-resistant form of childhood epilepsy. Focal cortical dysplasia occurs when areas in the brain develop abnormally, triggering frequent seizures. It can … Read more

Around the NAIAtion for NAIA Football: Quarterfinal Thoughts and Semifinal Preview

Around the NAIAtion for NAIA Football: Quarterfinal Thoughts and Semifinal Preview

NAIA Football for the Semifinal Games December 9, 2023 (jasondannelly) Published Monday, December 04, 2023 – 11:09 AM Wendol Philord of Keiser (SID Photo)Semifinal Preview from VSN. As I stated last week, there’s always an upset in the NAIA Quarterfinals that throws things into a bit of a tizzy. I was 100 percent right. . … Read more

FSU QB Rodemaker a game-time decision for ACC title game

FSU QB Rodemaker a game-time decision for ACC title game

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No. 4 Florida State might have to turn to third-string quarterback Brock Glenn to start the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game against 15th-ranked Louisville on Saturday night. What You Need To Know Florida State quarterback Tate Rodemaker is questionable for the ACC Championship Game on Saturday  Rodemaker is recovering from a concussion he sustained … Read more