NASA’s new rover will study massive glaciers — on Earth

NASA is releasing a "tank-like" rover out into the wild, this time to study warming glaciers on Earth. It's called Grover, and it was built by a team of students.

Windows 8 upgrade for students will cost $70 on Feb. 1, but you can still get it for $40 now

Microsoft will offer a discounted version of Windows 8 Pro for students after the price of the OS goes up on Feb. 1, but anyone who wants to get in on Windows 8 can do so at an even lower price during the next two days.

Build a better buggy: registration opens for NASA’s 20th annual moonbuggy race

Can you build a better mousetrap? Or, better yet, an improved moonbuggy?

The top 10 companies college students want to work for

Even though 90% of our users are on Facebook, it doesn't mean they want to work there.

Peter Thiel gives new class of students $100K to forgo college

They can’t buy a celebratory bottle of champagne, but they’re hoping to start a new business. Meet the new class of under 20 would-be college kids dropping out of college to work on their entrepreneurial dreams under the watchful eye …

Microsoft launches its social network — but it’s not what you think

Microsoft’s anticipated social network So.cl has arrived, but don’t expect it to be the Google+ or Facebook challenger it was widely rumored to be — at least not yet.

So.cl, pronounced social, is being billed as a site for student …

Who needs an Xbox 360? Apple tempts students with $100 app store credit

Apple today released details of its 2011 back to school promotion, which offers eligible buyers a $100 app store credit with the purchase of a Mac computer from Apple’s education store.

In years past, Apple offered an iPod as the …