Black IssuesHomeLettersDear Editor:I just read your Editor’s Note, “Let’s Talk About Sex” (see Black Issues, Jan. 31) and wanted to let you know my thoughts on some of your assertions.Our nation’s puritan roots are not tied to any national dysfunction regarding sex. Puritans loved sex; they had huge families. They were modest, God-fearing, God-honoring people who […]February 27, 2002HomeOn History And TechnologyOn History And TechnologyAt first, it seemed a bit daunting that the annual technology report would be combined with the second of our two Black History Month issues. After thinking about it for awhile, it became clear to me that we needed to look back to the contributions Black men and women have been making […]February 27, 2002Community CollegesEventsEventsFebruaryFebruary 22-2311th Annual National QEM/MSE Conference“Building SMET Research and Teaching Capacity at Minority Institutions”Washington Marriott HotelContact: Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Phone: (202) 659-1818Fax: (202) 659-5408Web: qemnetwork.qem.orgFebruary 23-26American Association of Colleges for Teacher EducationAnnual MeetingHilton New YorkNew YorkPhone: (202) 293-2450Fax: (202) 457-8095E-mail: jbeck@aacte.orgWeb: www.aacte.orgFebruary 25-27Department of Defense HBCU/MITechnical Assistance ConferenceSheraton Gunter HotelSan Antonio, TexasPhone: […]February 13, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsCalifornia State University at Northridge’s Minority Biomedical Research Support program has received two grants totaling more than $6 million to develop biomedical research and enhance research education. The grants were awarded by the National Institutes of Health through its National Institute of General Medical Sciences division.Macalester College (Minn.) received a $1,766,658 grant from […]February 13, 2002SportsProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Earlene Armstrong, a professor of entomology at the University of Maryland College Park, has been selected by President Bush as one of 10 national recipients of the 2001 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Armstrong earned bachelor’s and master’s from North Carolina Central University and a doctorate from Cornell […]February 13, 2002HomeEasing the Move From Old Computer to NewEasing the Move From Old Computer to NewThe only constant with computer technology is change. No matter how comfortable you are with your current PC, at some point you’ll need to move on to a new one.Perhaps you want to use programs that won’t run on your old PC. Perhaps you’ve run out of hard […]February 13, 2002HomeCarnegie Mellon To Receive $23.3 Million for High Dependability Computing ProgramCarnegie Mellon To Receive $23.3 Million for High Dependability Computing Program PITTSBURGHThe National Aeronautic Space Administration’s Ames Research Center has signed an agreement to award $23.3 million to Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science to develop a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional High-Dependability Computing Program (HDCP) that will improve NASA’s capability to create dependable software. The incremental, […]February 13, 2002STEMPrairie View Students to Benefit From $60 Million Computer Systems DonationPrairie View Students to Benefit From $60 Million Computer Systems DonationPRAIRIE VIEW, TexasGeneral Motors Corp., Sun Microsystems and EDS have donated more than $60 million in computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) software, hardware, and training expertise to Prairie View A&M University.This corporate alliance initiative, known as the Partners for the Advancement of CAD/CAM/CAE Education […]February 13, 2002HBCUsN.C. Central Signs Pact With IBMN.C. Central Signs Pact With IBMDURHAM, N.C.North Carolina Central University students will have laptop computers to carry to class as a result of a recent deal with IBM that will supply the Durham, N.C., historically Black campus with laptops, student job opportunities and software over the next four years. The agreement will allow NCCU to […]February 13, 2002Leadership & PolicyFor an Alternative to Windows, an Unclear FutureFor an Alternative to Windows, an Unclear Future The recent appearance of Lindows, a novel fusion of the ubiquitous Windows and the maverick Linux operating systems, could mean a changing of the guard for academic computing in this new century. Why? It’s not often that a new operating system comes along offering a combination of […]February 13, 2002Previous PagePage 248 of 431Next Page