In the midst of a global market crisis, a survey by the World Economic Forum has proclaimed Canada to have the world’s soundest banking system. Placing just behind were Sweden, Luxembourg, Australia and Denmark in the World Economic Forum’s Global … Continue reading →

This bird’s-eye view of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania was the first image ever seen by the GeoEye-1, the world’s highest-resolution commercial satellite sponsored by Google, when it opened its camera door earlier this week. The 4,300-pound satellite collected the image … Continue reading →

Larger picture here from National Geographic.

Here’s the top 12: The full list can be found here and was put together by the Times Higher Education, a UK publication.  Here’s a separate article on the list. For a local perspective, Texas, Texas A&M,  and Rice makes … Continue reading →