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2008 Professors of the Year prepare students for lifelong learning - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Four professors being recognized today in the 2008 U.S. Professors of the Year awards share a desire to enable young minds to "grow by doing," instead of just listening to lectures in...
Gunshot sensors placed at Johns Hopkins University - Tuesday, November 18, 2008
BALTIMORE - A sensor network has been installed at Johns Hopkins University that will allow police to pinpoint the source of gunfire.
In a memo to students, the university says 93 detector...
New Handbook Helps Campuses Stop Violence Before It Starts - Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A guide to help colleges and universities prevent the tragedy of campus violence has been released by a team of leading experts.
"The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment and Management...
Gunman arrested after holding students hostage - Friday, October 31, 2008
STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine - Police say a gunman held 11 fifth-graders hostage at an elementary school in Maine but was tackled by a state trooper and taken into custody without any harm...
Authorities seek thief who stole student's wheelchair - Thursday, October 30, 2008
Salt Lake City police are looking for a man who stole a wheelchair from Westminster College belonging to an 18-year-old student.
2News reports the motorized chair belongs to Jessica...
Malaysian Student Believed Missing In Australia - Thursday, October 30, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian student in Australia, Norzarifah Kamarauzaman, 21, is believed missing after family members failed to contact her for three weeks now.
The final year geology...
Student Housing Faces Pressure To Make Grade As Econ Weakens - Thursday, October 30, 2008
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Student housing, previously a bright spot in the battered real estate investment trust sector, may be falling off the dean's list as the economy weakens.
The...
WKU students win $40,000 in Chase contest - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Chase, a commercial banking brand of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) awarded $40,000 to Western Kentucky University’s Green Toppers student group on Tuesday for winning Chase’s...
nnovation in Danger: Not Enough Students Pursuing Engineering Careers - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thought Leaders from the IEEE Discuss Current Issues in Education, from Engaging Our Nation's Youth to Encouraging, Attracting and Retaining Engineering Talent
-- The trend is alarming,...
Two students killed in US university shooting - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Conway, Arkansas - Police officers patrolled the University of Central Arkansas campus on Monday and classes were cancelled after a shooting in an alleyway left two students dead and...
