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When politics and academia collide, quality suffers. Just ask Nigeria
When governments and students collide, university systems wobble. Reuters Chris Changwe Nshimbi, University of Pretoria South African universities’ academic year…
The oldest university is in Africa, and was founded by a woman
The oldest university is in Africa If you ever assumed that the oldest university in the world is in Europe…
When it comes to vehicles, Canada tops the charts for poor fuel economy
A traffic jam on a busy highway near Vancouver, B.C. (Shutterstock) Blake Shaffer, University of Calgary Usually when Canada is…
Compelling people to reveal their passwords is posing a challenge to police and courts
As police face greater obstacles with encryption, courts are divided on whether compelling people to reveal their passwords is legal.…
Senate Passes Bill To Change YABATECH To City University Of Technology
The sponsor of the bill said the new university will encourage the advancement of learning among other benefits. The…
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Meet Jessica Cox, The Woman Born Without Arms Who Flies Airplane
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Compelling people to reveal their passwords is posing a challenge to police and courts
As police face greater obstacles with encryption, courts are divided on whether compelling people to reveal their passwords is legal.…
Indonesia earthquake: how scrap tyres could stop buildings collapsing
Collapsed building after 2018 Lombok earthquake. Shutterstock Juan Bernal-Sánchez, Edinburgh Napier University At the time of writing, 436 people have…
Your mobile phone can give away your location, even if you tell it not to
Fitness trackers report their location and map the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. Screenshot of Strava Heat Map…
Who Was the First Person to Fly?
On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright brothers' Flyer took to the air at Kitty Hawk, N.C. Credit: NASA Orville and…
