MIT president makes confronting campus sexual assault a 'central priority' (via boston.com)By Matt Rocheleau, Boston.com Staff MIT President L. Rafael Reif announced Friday he has asked the institute’s newly appointed chancellor to make confronting campus sexual assault a “central priority” in response to an anonymous alumna who…
Local students earn honors at Malden Catholic High School (via boston.com)The following was submitted by Malden Catholic High School: Malden Catholic High School, one of New England’s leading college preparatory high schools for young men, has announced that the following local students received honors for distinguished…
Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints (via AFP)Twitter got a reality check as the high-flying messaging company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost $511 million. Even more disconcerting, in the eyes of some industry watchers, was that the typical amount of time people spent…
Can Bill Gates Pull a Steve Jobs? (via slashdot)Bill Gates is coming back to Microsoft part-time as a technology advisor to new CEO Satya Nadella. As pointed out by many a media source (most notably BusinessWeek), Gates assuming a more active role in Microsoft’s day-to-day product development has…
Renewables, Natural Gas, and Efficiency Leading American Energy Transformation (via Clean Technica)Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released their 2014 installment of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook for The Business Council for Sustainable Energy, and found that renewable energy, natural gas, and energy efficiency advancements are leading…
Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Live Report (via AFP)18:04 GMT - Historical memories - A perhaps surprisingly light-hearted recollection of the Soviet Union in the mid-20th century now. Dynamic dance moves combine with the aesthetic of 1950s propaganda posters before a new Russia is symbolically born.…
The tortoise and the flare: Calif. solar power projects confront habitat impact (via PBS News Hour)JUDY WOODRUFF: Now the challenges of combating climate change. This week, the European Union announced it was loosening its strict environmental regulations in the face of economic setbacks. In the U.S., renewable sources of energy like wind and solar…
