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Coursera makes Penn courses more accessible
An online education startup from Stanford, Coursera offers free online classes taught by top university professors across the nation. A Coursera course grants students instant access to several hours of lecture videos and quizzes put together by the course professor.
Testing continues for SAS Gmail accounts
The School of Arts and Sciences Computing Department announced in February that email accounts will switch to Gmail from Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail.
Coursekit changes name and logo
It is not always bad to be the square peg in the round hole. Coursekit, an education management startup founded by three Penn students, changed its name to Lore in light of changing company directions. The new logo consists of the product name arranged in a square formation within a red circle.
Philly Tech Week begins celebration of technology
Philly Tech Week, which begins Monday, April 23, is a string of workshops, panels and hackathons. The week is a celebration of the technology scene in Philadelphia and aims to showcase what tech-savvy people and organizations in Philadelphia have been working on for the past year.
Startup utilizes Philadelphia roots, taps into Penn network
The online platform allows users to ask questions to certified professionals and receive reliable answers.
Entrepreneurs look to mass funding after passage of Jumpstart Our Businesses Act
Earlier this month, Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Businesses Act to stimulate the job market. One of the provisions will allow for startups to raise funding through crowd-funding, or by receiving funding from multiple smaller sources, instead of only a few large investors.
Penn gets more social media-savvy
The University was ranked second in social media use among American and European universities in a recent study done by social media consulting firm Sociagility.
Joke Issue: Engineering School to switch to AOL email
Over the next year, all engineering students will be required to switch to AOL from their current SEAS emails as the Engineering school shuts down its own email servers.
For Wesley Zhao, a startup dream fulfilled
Welcome to the life of 19-year-old Zhao — college dropout and successful self-made entrepreneur. Zhao taught himself how to code in his spare time as a student and a Division I athlete for Penn’s sprint football and track and field teams.
Penn Course Review beta version a success during advance registration
The Penn Course Review site, which has been in beta testing since advanced registration last semester, has been positively received by students searching for classes during the advanced registration period.
Blackboard rival continues with pilot
Last semester, the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment, an education management software, implemented a successful pilot in 25 courses across multiple schools, serving 500 students.
Ware College House to become 'hub for technology'
The M&T students who decide to take up the offer will not live in one single hall, but rather throughout the college house.
Reporter's Notebook: Uncovering a hub for ideas
A Daily Pennsylvanian reporter checks out multi-company workspace Independents Hall — or IndyHall, as it’s also known — in this reporter’s notebook.
Mobile app winner to enhance experience for prospective students
The Student Technology Advisory Board chose a winner for their application contest. Nicholas Boccardi submitted the winning idea of a mobile application that would help campus visitors find their way around.
Coding a 'way of life'
The coding and startup community at Penn has been steadily growing in recent years.
SAS email service switches to Gmail
Current undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences, graduates and LPS students will be able to switch their University email account from Penn Live to Google@SAS during the summer if no problems arise.
Wharton and NFL to co-host summer business program for high school athletes
The National Football League recently contacted the Wharton School to partner for a new program which aims to teach 36 promising high school athletes the basics of business leadership.
Penn ranks high in technology transfers
According to a survey by the Association of University Technology Managers, which Penn is part of, the University has made numerous gains over the past years in multiple areas of technology transfers.
Privacy concerns spread amidst UA approval of Open Data Initiative
The initiative, proposed by the Student Technology Advisory Board, aims to increase the amount of publicly accessible data. Open data would allow benefit developers and promote transparency, but also raises concerns about privacy.
Students rally for access to Penn data
Through the Open Data Initiative, students are requesting access to the University’s data to be able to use it to create applications that would benefit the community.
