Education News - 19 Apr 2008

Idaho is changing fast. And this growth is taking its toll on our private rural working lands. According to a recent study by Sian Mooney of Boise State University, Idaho lost 145,000 acres of range and cropland between 1997 and 2003, while developed lands increased by 56,600 acres.
Source: www.agweekly.com

We don't have as many opportunities as in California," said Genda Chen, associate professor of engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, which sits near the well-known and very active New Madrid fault zone.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"My concern is that for a long time, we've been trying to be all things to all people. I'm somewhat surprised that the plan doesn't do more to say what areas we're moving away from" A comprehensive new academic plan that charts UConn's future would capitalize on the university's strengths in environmental research, education, health care and human behavior and would foster state and private partnerships to develop products and businesses.The underlying goal is to push UConn into the ranks of the Top 20 public universities in the nation, lifting it from its current spot at 24 on U.S. News & World Report's 2008 list.'Ultimately, the purpose of this plan is to set a trajectory for us to reach that goal,' UConn Provost Peter Nicholls said Tuesday as he presented the plan at a meeting of the UConn board of trustees. Read more
Source: www.topix.com

Donations from Saudi and Muslim organisations dwarf government funding and raise fears that they exert too much influence over UK universities
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Three Washington state residents have admitted to selling thousands of bogus academic degrees through scores of phony online universities.
Source: www.edweek.org