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Summary: The weekly roundup of Generation Y and student resources you may have missed.

This edition of TeenTech weekly rounds up Generation Y and student technology news that you may have missed. This week weve read about university research budgets, the result of Dharun Ravis webcam case, student monitoring and the future of the digital economy.

1.) Budget: 100m university research pledge for UK. (BBC)

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a 100m fund to boost university research in the UK through private sector involvement. The funding is intended to attract outside investment for universities.

2.) Student found guilty of charges in webcam suicide case.

Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi, 19, was found guilty of using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, 18, in a charge described as a hate crime. In total, 15 charges resulted in a guilty verdict; including 4th degree invasion of privacy, tampering with physical evidence, and witness tampering.

3.) Thousands of student emails exchanged in data breach.

The Student Loans Company, UK, has come under fire after releasing 8,000 student email addresses by accident. SLC staff emailing reminders inadvertently included an attachment that contained the emails of every recipient which was then received by each of the 8,000 to-be students being sent the original message.

4.) Getting their moneys worth. (Inside Higher Ed)

Lasell College wants 100 percent of faculty members to be actively using the colleges Moodle-based learning management system (LMS). Furthermore, it wants usage on every course in every department by the end of the year.

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TeenTech Weekly: Research pledges, digital literacy, student tracking