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Wheeler, David L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
A study to test whether or not a computer network can be used to ease the isolation of housebound AIDS patients and help them get advice and make decisions about their health care is described. The research is supported by the National Institutes of Health. (MLW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
No college or university last year joined the 14 institutions that already require students to buy computers. The reasons include: greater than expected costs of supporting required computers, lack of educational software, and adequency of computer laboratories are sufficient for the needs of most students. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education