August 19, 2012 | Arizona Republic

Arizona State University's SkySong business-development program has undergone dramatic changes in its first four years of existence. Founded in 2008, ASU SkySong opened in the middle of a recession as an effort to connect Arizona State University's pool of intellectual talent with the Phoenix area's vibrant but fragmented entrepreneurial community. They recently launched a major new competition focused on university-owned intellectual property.

August 17, 2012 | Bloomberg News

New York City’s ambitions to challenge Silicon Valley as a technology center are taking root on a narrow isle in the East River, where Cornell University is building a $2 billion campus and startup incubator. Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island will be home to a new engineering and applied science graduate school, part of a bet that the next Apple Inc. (AAPL) could be born in the Big Apple.

August 18, 2012 | Louisville Courier-Journal

As farmers across the nation watch their crops bake and struggle to keep their livestock fed in the worst drought in 50 years, the long-term future of government programs designed to help them remains tied up in Washington gridlock. Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. The current farm bill expires Sept. 30.

August 15, 2012 | Chronicle on Higher Education

Starting Wednesday, young people who were brought to the United States illegally as children can apply for two-year stays on deportation that experts say will motivate many to pursue education and empower those who are already in school to put their degrees to use. Since the Obama administration announced the new policy on June 15, thousands of eligible young people have eagerly awaited details about the relief it provides.