Officials have launched an investigation into an electronic intrusion that has left University Health Services employees using pens and paper rather than computers for the past week.

The University of Chicago Law School has blocked wireless Internet access in most classrooms “in order to ensure the value of the classroom experience,” a press statement released by the school reported earlier this month.

As much as this election cycle is a TV saga of its own, it’s the viewers tuning in on the Internet who are turning its wheels. The Obama campaign, in particular, has capitalized on the strong tie between technology and youth.

Brent Stockwell, a Columbia biology and chemistry professor, has identified a potentially revolutionary new method to selectively kill cancer cells in humans. Stockwell worked with Columbia postdoctoral researcher Wan Seok Yang.

A laptop recently stolen from a University of Virginia employee at an undisclosed, off-Grounds location contained sensitive information, including the Social Security numbers, of about 7,000 students, staff and employees.

A Penn State student’s science project prompted a four-hour shutdown of the area surrounding the Fraser Street parking garage after the police responded to a report of a “suspicious package” early Friday afternoon.