CUNY Schools to Lure Foreign Entrepreneurs With New Visa Program The New York Times CUNY Schools to Lure Foreign Entrepreneurs With New Visa Program The next Elon Musk may soon be working at a City University of New York campus in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, perhaps joined by the next Sergey Brin in Flushing, Queens. And they could be creating hundreds of jobs. At least that is the hope of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which with CUNY will announce on Thursday a new visa program intended for immigrant entrepreneurs.
No More 8 A.M. Classes Inside Higher Ed No More 8 A.M. Classes For many, 8 a.m. classes are a slog. At Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., they can be a slog in 10-degree weather. For now. Next fall, students there will wake to find 8 a.m. classes replaced by a free “common hour” intended to increase participation in recently instituted shared governance initiatives at the university.
Trial Shows Treating ‘Low-T’ in Older Men Helps Sexual Function The Wall Street Journal Trial Shows Treating ‘Low-T’ in Older Men Helps Sexual Function Peter Synder of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on testosterone therapy.
Penn Study Examines How Parasites Break Into the Brain PhillyVoice Penn Study Examines How Parasites Break Into the Brain Christopher Hunt of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on using a multi-photon microscope to visualize how a specific parasite breaks into the brain.
Rowan Pursues Atlantic City Medical School Campus Philly.com Rowan Pursues Atlantic City Medical School Campus Rowan University is preparing to take the first steps toward creating a medical school campus in Atlantic City, extending the footprint of its growing medical programs and potentially tapping a new student base there. Rowan trustees are set to vote Wednesday on a feasibility study to explore an Atlantic City partnership between the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and AtlantiCare.
Penn, Novartis Open Center to Advance Personalized Cancer Therapies Newsworks (WHYY-FM) Penn, Novartis Open Center to Advance Personalized Cancer Therapies Bruce Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about Penn Medicine’s collaboration with Novartis to open a new center for advanced cellular therapeutics.
When Work Becomes a Game Smithsonian.com When Work Becomes a Game Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School says, “Gamification is about understanding what it is that makes games engaging and what game designers do to create a great experience in games, and taking those learnings and applying them to other contexts such as the workplace and education.”
This Is Not a Love Story Huffington Post This Is Not a Love Story Susan Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice is quoted about domestic violence.
The Trees a Garden Writer Would Put on His ‘Fantasy Flora’ Team The Washington Post The Trees a Garden Writer Would Put on His ‘Fantasy Flora’ Team Paul Meyer of the Morris Arboretum is quoted about specimens of trees and their value.
Billion-Dollar Targets Inside Higher Ed Billion-Dollar Targets Wealthy universities’ endowments are once again in the crosshairs on Capitol Hill. Amid double-digit investment returns and growing public anxiety about student debt and the price of college, members of Congress are reviving their scrutiny of the nation’s richest colleges, an issue that largely was put on hold after the financial crisis in 2008. Earlier this week two congressional committees sent letters to several dozen colleges and universities, seeking a wide range of information about how they manage their endowments and spend endowment funds.