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Chinese university using facial recognition for physical access

A host of female students at China's Beijing Normal University are now able to access their residence hall by simply showing their face after the university installed facial recognition access readers at the dorm's perimeter doors.
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May 4, 2017 / ,

California school district expands fingerprint biometrics in lunchrooms

California's Vista Unified School District has expanded the use of a biometrics system that sees students scan their fingerprints to purchase food at the cafeteria lunch line. The biometrics program has reportedly led to expedited lines and introduced new layers...
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Biometrics on campus: Convenience, security or both?

Whether it’s misinformation, concerns over personal data or a general reticence over the implementation of new technology, biometric solutions on campus are still not pervasive. Still, successful university deployments of biometrics for access control, privilege control and authentication have already...
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September 8, 2016 / ,

Biometrics implemented at Maryland dining halls

The University of Maryland has implemented a new biometric access system at campus dining halls, installing nine of SAFRAN's MorphoWave biometric terminals. A touchless solution, the MorphoWave biometric terminal reads all four fingerprints of the hand as it is passed...
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July 22, 2016 /

Blackboard, SAFRAN MorphoTrak discuss biometrics on campus

The tide of identification technology is changing the way people think about credentials. Popular opinion regarding the use of newer identification solutions, like mobile ID and biometrics, has begun to shift. There may not be a better time for higher...
May 26, 2016 /

Mobile biometric readers deployed to vet Nigerian students

Biometric device manufacturer, Credence ID has partnered with West Africa-based integrator Vatebra to implement a biometric student ID project to assist in vetting student identity in Nigeria. The initiative will leverage Credence ID’s CredenceOne mobile fingerprint scanning devices to help...

Central Texas using BioSig-ID to verify students online

Killeen, Texas' Central Texas College is using Biometric Signature ID’s biometric identification software, BioSig-ID, to verify some 50,000 students for online courses and boost the overall security of online logins.
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Catholic high school deploys facial recognition for access control

A camera at St. Mary’s Catholic High School in St. Louis conducts facial recognition for every person that passes through the front and back entrance. The school is located in a high-crime area on the city’s south side, and school...
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October 22, 2015 /

Georgia Southern expands use of iris biometrics

The use of iris biometrics at Georgia Southern has expanded to include access to the campus rec center following successful adoption at campus dining facilities. Of the university’s total enrollment of 20,500, some 15,000 students have already enrolled in the...
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August 6, 2015 / ,

VCU adds iris biometrics for dining hall access

Virginia Commonwealth University has installed iris readers at its dining halls to increase throughput and give students an access option when they don't have their ID. The biometric dining solution was purchased through identification solutions provider ColorID, who also consulted...
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