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Publishers See a Way to Track Their Content Across the Net A young company called Attributor has developed software that identifies an electronic "fingerprint" for a particular piece of material - an article, a picture, a video. Then it hunts down any place across the Web where a significant chunk of that work has been copied, with or without permission... Senators Want Justice Department to Sue Peer-to-Peer Pirates American peer-to-peer users worried about being sued into oblivion by the recording industry may soon have a much bigger concern: facing off against the U.S. Department of Justice... Syracuse Professor Develops File-Sharing Software File sharing, without the use of the Internet, will be made possible with Lee McKnight's Innovaticus, a new software program that allows information to be sent through almost any digital devices such as printers, MP3 players and microphones...

Across the Country, Affirmative Action on the Line More than a decade after California voters passed Proposition 209 to prohibit affirmative action in college admissions, five other states may consider similar bans for their public institutions, prompting some to worry about maintaining diversity in higher education... Students Urge Congress to Set Greener Course They came in green hard hats, multicolored bandanas and even a full raccoon costume... Brandeis U. Student Plays Role in Massachusetts' Divestment from Sudan Brandeis' anti-genocide activists had reason to celebrate last Friday when Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill making the commonwealth of Massachusetts the 21st in the Union to divest funds from companies that do business with the Sudanese government...

Northwestern Expanding to Mideast Northwestern University officials completed a deal Wednesday to open journalism and communication schools in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar, offering the university's first undergraduate degrees outside the United States... A Novel Approach for Georgetown Authors Authors hoping to publish that elusive best-selling novel should forget what they know, says "The Perfect Storm" writer Sebastian Junger. But for faculty members, that's much easier said than done...

Something to Serve For New plan calls for free higher education for public service... Stanford Professor Puts Gaming to Work After studying the virtual worlds in games like "Second Life" and "World of Warcraft," a question naturally arose for Stanford University Communication Prof. Byron Reeves: can these complex and immensely popular interaction systems be used for anything other than entertainment...

Grad Schools' International Enrollment Up U.S. graduate programs are becoming more diverse as international student enrollment is on the rise, according to a report released Monday by the Council of Graduate Schools... Oral Roberts Leaders Accused of Lavish Spending President allegedly dipped into endowment funds as school fell into debt - a Beverly Hills house and country club membership, vacations in Palm Springs and the South Seas...

The Scientific Approach to Hitting Research Explores the Most Difficult Skill in Sport In his new book, Dr. Coop DeRenne of the University of Hawaii – Manoa carefully analyzes the core components of a swing from a scientific standpoint. His research, in conjunction with BioKinetics Inc., has deciphered the intricacies of the ideal swing. This is a great book for coaches and athletes who want to improve hitting skills. Paperback, 280 pages - $34.95 (add a DVD for $20!) Evaluating Accountability and Transparency in Mexico National, Local, and Comparative Perspectives Understudied justice-reform issues within the Mexican bureaucracy are the focus of the Justice in Mexico Project of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego (director David A. Shirk). In its first monograph, five distinguished contributors from Mexico and the United States address problems related to the responsibility and answerability of the state and its representatives to their constituencies. Paperback, 220 pages - $25.00

Attention Biology Teachers! Visit our booth at the National Association of Biology Teachers conference in Atlanta for author demonstrations of a new web-based learning system for the General Biology course. Developed by a seasoned professor who teaches as many as 900 students in a semester, it has great potential for large-enrollment courses and online or blended courses. Contact Becky Smith (bsmith@universityreaders.com or 800.200.3908 ext. 18) for more details. Click Here to see more original works published by University Readers.