The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory near Cambridge is using an underwater webcam to show off a rare species of fish. “Atlantic sturgeon date back to the time of the dinosaurs, They date back to 150 to 200 million years ago so they’re a very ancient fish.” The webcam, which [...]
Webcams have become a staple of this generation. Chatting with friends and family was only the beginning until webcams became a more functional piece of technology in the public spectrum. With the webcams in place, anyone with access to the Internet could see live webcam from campus.
Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, half way between New Zealand and Antarctica. The population of the base, the island’s only human inhabitants, usually varies from 20 to 40 people over the year. Since 1948 the Australian Antarctic Division has maintained a permanent base, the Macquarie Island Station, at the foot [...]
Western Carolina University recently unveiled a new webcam designed to provide visitors with a “you-are-there” look at the newly redesigned central core of campus. The new camera replaces an old unit housed at the A.K. Hinds University Center. Because the previous webcam was located behind a glass window, the image often was obscured by glare, [...]
The Marshall University Career Services Center is using webcams to help students with job interviews.The Career Service Center is offering an Interview Stream to all Marshall students with a JOBtrax account. The online service will allow students the privilege of conducting an interactive mock interview with people acting as employers by using their webcam to [...]
Smile, Norwich students: You may be on camera. The webcams on Jackman and Hawkins halls provide many uses to current students and their families as well as prospective students, according to the senior web editor at Norwich. “We put them up because they are an excellent way for folks to get a feel for daily [...]
College campus webcams are a great way to take a look at life on campus before you ever set foot on campus. Weather cams and traffic cams are also helpful as you plan your college visit. For example the webcam view from Burruss Hall, located on the Virginia Tech campus. This camera looks out on the Drillfield [...]
One of the two students accused of secretly using a webcam to watch Tyler Clementi in an intimate encounter with another man has withdrawn from the university because of concerns for her safety, the student’s attorney said tonight. Rubin Sinins said Molly Wei, 18, wrote to the university and asked to “withdraw without prejudice” after [...]