Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Stanford Eliminates Self From National Title Consideration
Tweet It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Stanford, recovering from a surprise loss to Utah on Oct. 12, had knocked off three straight nationally ranked Pac 12 teams including
Judge Deems Google Book Scanning “Fair Use”
The Google Books Library Project has the search engine giant cooperating with several major libraries to incorporate their collections within Google Books, a searchable online database that makes it easier for users to locate a book.
US Professors of the Year: 2013 Winners
At least one of your college professors may have been recognized as “Professor of the Year” and you did not even know it.
Teens Continue to Abandon Facebook
Teenagers are the world’s future and that is why Facebook with more than 1 billion global users is very concerned. While much of the rest of the world is liking and sharing Facebook posts and pages, teen usage has been falling.
Community Colleges Continue to Face Financial Challenges
America’s community colleges continue to provide access to higher education for millions of students. These two-year schools, sometimes called technical colleges or junior colleges, are generally affordable; many provide open enrollment to high school graduates and to those with a GED.
Alabama, Florida State Tighten Grip on BCS Spots
Tweet It is certainly premature to declare that Alabama and Florida State will meet in the BCS title game in Jan. Both teams are 9-0 and have three regular season
Career Choice: Fuel Cell Engineers
Fuel cells are being used to develop alternate transportation vehicles including hydrogen-powered cars. The industry is in its infancy with the first mass-produced vehicles expected to hit the market by 2015.
College Football Action Heats Up
Tweet The college football season extends approximately 15 weeks with schools playing no more than 12 games plus a conference championship, if eligible. The Army-Navy game on Dec. 14 officially
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation Helps College-Bound Students
The men and women who serve in the military and pay the ultimate price leave behind spouses and children that are devastated by their loss.
College Scholarships in the Unlikeliest Places
Fall is a very good time to apply for college scholarships, a season when high school seniors may be absorbed with filling out college applications, writing essays and gathering references.
Career Choice: Geothermal Production Managers
Employment in environmentally sustainable fields continues to grow with new job titles emerging all the time. Natural heat tapped from the earth can provide an alternate source of energy, a geothermal-derived byproduct that needs to be managed.
Career Choice: Biomass Plant Technicians
So-called “green jobs” are growing and it has little to do with sunlight, water or good soil. What has happened is that people want, no they are demanding that the earth be cleansed and left in good shape for generations to come.
