Pageant queen Chelsi Smith, who won Miss USA and Miss Universe in 1995, has died after a battle with liver cancer aged 45. She died on Saturday, having been diagnosed with liver cancer in spring 2017, a family spokesman said. She started her beauty queen career in 1994 with the Miss Galveston County crown and went on to earn the Miss Texas USA and Miss USA crown the following year. In a statement, her family said Chelsi is the only biracial woman to ever win all three crowns. Chelsi Smith (pictured after being crowned Miss Universe 1995) has died after a battle with liver cancer aged 45 Chelsi Smith (left) is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor Sushmita Sen in 1995 She was also the only Texan to become Miss Universe, The Houston Chronicle reported. Her family said a public memorial service is planned for October in Houston. Actress and reality star Shanna Moakler, 43, who was her runner up in the Miss USA Pageant, remembered her friend in a touching … [Read more...] about Chelsi Smith, who won Miss USA and Miss Universe in 1995, dies age 45
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‘Iran-linked hackers’ stealing research secrets from dozens of universities in latest cyber-scare
A UK-based firm says hackers with ties to the Iranian government are targeting the world’s top universities to steal unpublished research – at least from those academics who are fooled by bogus login pages. The Counter Threat Unit (CTU) from UK-based cyber security firm Secureworks published a report [LINK] stating that 76 universities around the world have been targeted. The attackers, they say, are “linked to the Cobalt Dickens threat group associated with the Iranian government.” Read more Academic institutions in Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States are said to have been attacked. While their investigation is still underway, the CTU has not named the exact universities under attack – but they have confirmed that those targeted include universities listed in the ranks of the Times Higher Education Top 50 list. According to Secureworks, research into the IP addresses hosting the spoof … [Read more...] about ‘Iran-linked hackers’ stealing research secrets from dozens of universities in latest cyber-scare
Cash crisis: universities lose final top 100 spot in world list
Trinity College Dublin has dropped from 88th to 104th, while the country's largest university, UCD, is down 25 places to 193rd, perilously close to being edged out of the top 200. Five of the seven universities, as well as Dublin Institute of Technology, have plummeted in the QS World University Rankings 2019. The University of Limerick and Maynooth University have held their own. It has sparked a new round of warnings about how a lack of funding is damaging Ireland's universities and the country's reputation. As other countries spend increasing amounts on higher education, austerity-era cuts in funding as well as staffing controls in universities, which have not been reversed, are blamed for Ireland's decline. The choice for the Government is a significant increase in State funding or higher student fees, linked to a loan system. But there is no appetite for either and, despite the Cassells Report detailing how higher education needs €600m a year extra, the issue is off … [Read more...] about Cash crisis: universities lose final top 100 spot in world list
No Irish university in the world’s top 100 as the country’s higher education sector falls further in global rankings
Trinity College Dublin has dropped from 88th to 104th, while the country’s largest university, UCD is down 25 places to 193rd. Five of the seven universities, as well as Dublin Institute of Technology, have dropped in the QS World University Rankings 2019. The University of Limerick and Maynooth University have held their own. It has a sparked a new round of warnings about how a funding shortage and staffing controls are damaging Ireland’s universities and the country’s reputation. As other countries spend increasing amounts on higher education, austerity-era cuts in funding as well as staffing controls in Irish universities, which have not been reversed, is leaving Ireland trailing behind. According to QS, “an indicator-by-indicator performance indicates that the challenges facing Irish higher education are myriad.” Seven of the country’s eight institutions saw their rank for ‘academic reputation’ drop, while all eight … [Read more...] about No Irish university in the world’s top 100 as the country’s higher education sector falls further in global rankings
Cambridge tops list of Britain’s unequal universities in new policy briefing
News / UK by Press Association 05/04/2018, 9:54 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter The University of Cambridge is Britain’s most unequal university, according to a new education briefing. It is followed by St Andrews, Bristol, Oxford, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) policy note found. Of the top 10 most unequal institutions to study at, Russell Group universities accounted for seven places. At the other end of the scale, the University of Hull was found to be the most equal. The new briefing, Benchmarking widening participation: how should we measure and report progress?, looks at each university’s success in widening participation and ensuring access to people from all backgrounds. It calculated the ratings based on universities’ share of students coming from different POLAR quintiles, which are used to measure how advantaged an area is. Director of HEPI … [Read more...] about Cambridge tops list of Britain’s unequal universities in new policy briefing