The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this: campus green spaces can help students feel better about life and improve learning.

Some researchers believe that the United States is in a “congestion crisis”. Indeed, national transportation statistics indicate that 42 percent more vehicles used each urban lane mile in 2000 than in 1980, tripling the number of hours people spent in traffic delays, according to a 2002 report by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Newcastle University has announced details of a £200 million programme of investment in its campus and facilities.

The University of Nottingham has announced its next round of staff appointments to build on the growing success of its pioneering campus in China.

Cisco is responding to two significant technology trends sweeping college and university communities as educators and administrators strive to meet the needs of students accustomed to a media-rich, mobile lifestyle, while at the same time working to strengthen campus security via interoperable communications.

Martin Lipton, Chair of NYU’s Board of Trustees; John Sexton, President of NYU; and His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, today announced that they have reached an agreement to create “NYU Abu Dhabi,” a Middle Eastern campus of NYU.

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that secure and centrally managed Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) are being deployed at all three of the Thames Valley University’s campuses to provide students, staff and conference delegates with a flexible working environment.

AT&T is giving college football fans another high-tech way to demonstrate their team spirit. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced the schedule for the 2007 AT&T Technology Tailgate Tour, a traveling interactive exhibit to 16 different college football games across the country.

A free campus performance Thursday of a wrenching but humorous opera about President Abraham Lincoln's assassination highlights this semester's "On the Same Page" program hosted by the College of Letters & Science.

Continuing its pattern of growth, IBM today announced it will open the largest software campus in Massachusetts in 2008. The software campus, comprised of sites in Littleton and Westford, Massachusetts, will bring together 3,400 of IBM's top technical talent in the state.

Meal points? Check. Laundry money? Check. Laptop? Check. Wireless phone? Check. High speed Internet connection without a phone line for under $30? Check!