Ferris State University Launches New Academic Programs for Fall 2016 Semester
Ferris State University (FSU), the ninth-largest university in the state of Michigan, will be offering a new master’s program beginning this coming Fall Semester. Approved by the University’s Board of...
View ArticleMoney Magazine Names 14 Most Improved Public Colleges in the United States
The University of Georgia, San Diego State University and California State University-Long Beach are the top three in the list of most improved public colleges in the U.S. according to Money, a...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Student Loans
A student loan is a form of loan offered to students to pay for their college education, including tuition and matriculation fees, textbooks, room and board and other cost of living expenses while...
View ArticleFeds Found Higher One Financial Practices “Deceptive” – Students to Get Refunds
Federal authorities found Higher One Holdings Inc., the company behind Higher One, the debit card that doubles as ID card in many U.S. colleges and universities, liable for allegedly deceptive...
View ArticleVirginia Commonwealth University to Partner with Cuba’s University of Havana...
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will soon be working with Cuba’s University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana) in the development of cooperative academic programs. While on a marketing mission...
View ArticlePrinceton U Study: “Students With Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying...
Students with social clout in their school can help put a stop to bullying, according to a recent study released by Princeton University. A team of researchers from Princeton, Rutgers and Yale...
View ArticlePenn State Develops Potential Treatment for Severe Autism
Penn State scientists discovered a “novel drug target and have rescued functional deficits in human nerve cells derived from patients with Rett Syndrome, a severe form of autism-spectrum disorder,”...
View ArticleUniversity of Delaware’s Campus Police’s Parody of Drake’s “Hotline Bling”...
The University of Delaware’s Police Department on Friday launched a parody of “Hotline Bling,” an R&B song written and performed by the Canadian rapper Drake, at its Facebook page. Titled “Copline...
View ArticleMichael Phelps Helps Arizona State U in 86-68 Basketball Game Win Over Oregon...
The Arizona State University (ASU) Sun Devils defeated the Oregon State University (OSU) Beavers 86-68 in Thursday’s collegiate basketball match at the Wells Fargo Arena. Olympian swimming champion...
View ArticleMammoth Bones Found Beneath Oregon State University’s Football Stadium
A 5-foot-long femur bone from an ice age mammoth, along with other bones from several other extinct mammals, were unearthed by a construction crew beneath the north end zone of Reser Stadium, Oregon...
View ArticleUniversity of Oregon Bans Hoverboards on Campus
The University of Oregon (UO) has imposed a campus-wide ban on hoverboards and other types of electronic skateboards effective immediately because of safety concerns regarding these devices. According...
View ArticleOhio State University Hospital to Expand Bed Capacity of New Cancer and...
Plans are underway to spend $60 million to add 72 beds more to the 12th floor and a portion of the 10th floor to the Ohio State University’s (OSU) new 21-story cancer and critical care tower. Completed...
View ArticleLouisiana State University’s Ben Simmons: Likened by Magic Johnson to LeBron...
“LSU’s Ben Simmons is the best all around player I’ve seen since LeBron James came out of high school straight to the NBA,” basketball great Magic Johnson said in a Twitter post. “Whatever team selects...
View ArticleAuburn University Using Drones For Monitoring Crop Health
Auburn University’s precision agriculture researchers from the AU Department of Biosystems Engineering are now using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones to monitor crop health over large acreages...
View ArticleUniversity of Arkansas to Host 2016 Thorpe Cup
The University of Arkansas has been selected to host the 2016 Thorpe Cup, a team decathlon and team heptathlon track-and-field competition between the United States and Germany that is held every year....
View ArticleUniversity of Connecticut Building A “Black-Only, Male-Only” Housing Facility
The University of Connecticut is building a black-only, male only living facility that will become another part of the several special “learning communities” situated within the campus. Called...
View ArticleUniversity of Kentucky Now Offering a ‘Taco Literacy’ Course
The University of Kentucky (UK) at Lexington has a new creditable course called “Taco Literacy: Public Advocacy and Mexican Food in the U.S. South” that debuted during the spring semester. “This class...
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