Download completed (Daily Orange)

Thanks to Apple, sleeping through an 8 a.m. class doesn't mean missing out on the lecture. iTunes U, a new application now available to more than 250 colleges and universities across the United States, will be coming to Syracuse University by the end of this year.

Distance learning program receives upgrade (Jambar)

For almost 10 years students have been able to take online courses for select degrees. Now, students have a greater selection to choose from thanks to a recent "blanket accreditation" awarded to the university.

Weill Hall, life science research center for ideas and collaboration, is open for business (Cornell News Service)

Designers and faculty planners have created the intellectual crucible they once envisioned: a state-of-the-art facility with open, overlapping laboratory areas, light-filled rooms and hallways, a commanding atrium and a high-tech audiovisual facility for presentations and long-distance videoconferencing.

Oxford and Cambridge universities release material on podcasts (Guardian Unlimited)

The venerable universities have enlisted big guns to help display their wares on iTunes. By Polly Curtis

Superintendent to formally propose plan for middle school (The Challis Messenger)

The Challis Middle School, underutilized for years, may serve several functions in the future. Superintendent Colby Gull will be presenting a plan October 13 for school board approval.