Georgia District Drives Savings Through Energy Initiative
In September 2009, Marietta City Schools (MCS) of Marietta, GA, launched a competition among the schools in the district. The "Save a Watt" competition, designed in conjunction with energy data solutions provider Apogee Interactive and energy provider Marietta Power & Water (MPW), led to energy and cost savings in every school in the district.
MoreK-12 School To Be Housed at U Arizona Science and Technology Park
The Vail School District of Vail, AZ has announced it has broken ground on a K-12 facility located inside the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park in Tucson. The district said Vail Academy and High School (VAHS) will be the first in the nation to be housed at a university research park.
MoreU Texas El Paso Partners with High School on STEM with Hefty NFS Grant
The University of Texas at El Paso has received funding to support its efforts to connect STEM-oriented graduate students with kids in K-12. The five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will pay for development of a new program at the university called NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education.
MoreWeb Security Report Reveals Major Vulnerabilities
Botnets are an increasingly efficient way to deliver malware; cyber criminal attacks via social networks like Twitter are an omnipresent threat; spam is increasing in both volume and severity. These are just a few of the conclusions that appear in the latest report from Web security products provider M86 Security.
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