SFSU students win competition for 'Simba Police' app
The voice-activated mobile assistant, which won first place at a pitch competition, will be able to run background checks, scan license plates, retrieve driver details even call for backup.
Florida Gov. DeSantis wipes out $30 million online-learning budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cut funding on Tuesday for online academic support services, a virtual campus program and other online-learning programs that students have increasingly relied upon during the pandemic.
Penn State campus police get body cameras
University leaders said the initiative will equip all campus police officers with body cameras within the next year to help improve law enforcement's relationship the campus community.
University of Arkansas announces new CISO
Stephen Tycer, former IT security manager for the Houston-based Oil States International, began leading cybersecurity efforts at the University of Arkansas on Monday.
UC Berkeley names new CIO
Jenn Stringer, who has served as associate CIO and director of educational technology services since 2013, started as UC Berkeley's CIO on Monday.
University IT leaders are preparing for the unpredictable, survey shows
Technology leaders at institutions of higher learning are developing flexible plans that account for many possible scenarios this fall, according to new poll data collected by Educause.
