Tufts University Dining Services is considering a consolidation of the university’s JumboCash and Rhino Bucks cashless accounts into a unified system that supports both currencies on a single card. At present, JumboCash and Rhino Bucks are stored on separate cards issued to students and the move would see the Tufts ID and the Rhino Card combined under a single student credential.

A Cornell University Design & Tech Initiative plans to launch a mobile app that can inform students of the foot traffic at key campus locations like dining halls and libraries. The app uses an algorithm that leverages student ID card swipes and historical data to approximate the traffic of each location.

Tapingo is a mobile food ordering app geared toward the college and university space. Hear from the company’s director of business development, Ben Anderson, as he delves into the features of the service and how students can benefit from mobile ordering in today’s campus environment.

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released the fourth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools. PASS’ primary mission is to provide school boards, administrators, and public safety and security professionals with a framework for implementing a layered, tiered approach to enhancing the safety of K-12 campuses.

Whether out of habit or sentimentality, many people continue to carry their student ID card with them long after their time on campus as student has expired. But could a credential that no longer carries its original functionality do more than just evoke old memories? That was the question posed in our 2015 coverage of the topic that looked at some of the tangible benefits that an alumni credential could provide.

The University of California, Riverside is set to deploy a reusable to-go boxes in campus dining and will be the latest campus to deploy the OZZI system. In addition to the reusable to-go containers, the project will also install OZZI’s proprietary vending machines at UCR dining commons.

HID Global has revealed its new retransfer printer that features record new issuance speeds. The HID FARGO HDP6600 High Definition Printer/Encoder halves the time it takes to print the first ID card, while doubling overall throughput as compared to other printer alternatives.