MUNSTER, Ind. — Laura Norman used to ask her seventh-grade scientists to take out their textbooks and flip to Page Such-and-Such. Now, she tells them to take out their laptops.
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October 19, 2011
October 18, 2011
In some crime-ridden cities, police turn to unconventional methods to shut down drug markets, cut gun violence and prevent drunken driving.
Chat-downs are just the latest "first" for Boston's airport since 9/11. Airport officials swore another such day would never happen.
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Quincy, Massachusetts is planning to clear out 50 acres of its city center and build $1.3 billion in retail shops, offices, parking garages and more, plus $300m in new infrastructure. A new financial model is making it possible.
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October 12, 2011
University of Maryland researchers get contract to develop a framework for developing and testing intelligent control systems.
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Hundreds of law enforcement agencies are trying out body-mounted video cameras, but their effect is uncertain.
More than 60 years ago, in his "Foundation" series, the science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov invented a new science — psychohistory — that combined mathematics and psychology to predict the future.
October 11, 2011
As predictive analytics becomes an emerging trend in the business world, DHS tests project to screen people for behaviors linked to violence or crime before it happens.
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Homeless people looking for work will be able to get rides to job interviews and training programs thanks to a new program sponsored by a group of public and private agencies.
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October 9, 2011
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and business leaders from throughout Connecticut have partnered to launch Startup Connecticut, a new initiative to support entrepreneurship throughout the state. Startup Connecticut is the latest in a national effort coordinated by the Startup America Partnership to help small businesses create jobs. Connecticut is the third state to adopt a Startup [...]
Four states will begin using the service in January; immigrant rights groups worry Homeland Security will abuse the biometric database.
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October 7, 2011
A growing number of teachers digitally record lessons, then upload them to iTunes and assign them as homework.
EAU CLAIRE, WI - The City expects to see ROI from the system in two years.
At Interop, NY CIO Carole Post outlines next steps in the city's open government and IT modernization initiatives, including a mobile apps competition.
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Just a few years ago, Sacramento County foster students would often be put in the wrong grade level or in classes they had already completed when they enrolled in a new school.
October 6, 2011
In Washington, D.C., Capital Bikeshare just celebrated its "1st Birthday Bash" according to Coleen Gentles.
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