Most ed-tech startups suck! Here’s where they’re going wrong.
Guest Post This may come as a surprise to ed-tech companies, but you’re not going to invent the next big thing by shooting in the dark.
Let’s take tech out of the research labs and into the hands of entrepreneurs
Guest Post At research universities, we are developing technologies as diverse as 3D facial recognition, multiple uses of algae for biotech and energy applications, biometrics and hypertext music software tools. But this never really gets pushed out in the right way to the right people.
Want extra credit? Professors can now track who’s reading on Academia.edu
August 17, 2012 2:42 PM
Christina Farr
Academia.edu launches analytical dashboard for professors to track who's reading their research.
Iamscientist brings crowdfunding to scientific research (exclusive)
August 14, 2012 9:30 AM
Christina Farr
Iamscientist is designed to appeal to university professors and researchers who can invest a few hundred dollars into engineering, life science, and biotech projects.
Stubbing out tobacco-funded research
A few weeks from now, the University of California and Stanford University may both institute across-the-board bans on tobacco-industry research funding, a sign of the latest struggle between academic integrity and university buckraking to play out across higher education.
The …
Health and science roundup: Amgen, generic biologics, the origins of white people and more
Amgen’s anemia rollercoaster — Biotechnology titan Amgen may have dodged a bullet when a study released Thursday showed that its anemia drug Aranesp didn’t shorten the lives of patients, after several other studies had suggested the opposite. But its anemia …
Health and science roundup: Amgen, generic biologics, the origins of white people and more
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Amgen’s anemia rollercoaster — Biotechnology titan Amgen may …
