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Stanford University students study their own DNA
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...7 hours 30 minutes ago
Campus: Stanford University
Most students read about genetics in a textbook. Stanford University students are reading something far more intimate: their own DNA code. In this firsthand view of their blueprint of life,....
Yale expands online education, appoints new director
Source: yaledailynews.c Posted By: Chris BAL...8 days ago
Campus: Yale University
In a Wednesday email to the Yale community, Provost Benjamin Polak announced the University’s new partnership with Coursera, an online education platform used by Princeton, Columbia, Stanford....
Survey finds UC students satisfied with quality of education
Source: dailycal.org Posted By: Lillie SIM...9 days ago
Campus: University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
Despite budget cuts and increased tuition, undergraduate students in the UC system are satisfied with the quality of their education, according to survey results released this week by the UC....
Harvard and MIT try to build a higher education in the cloud
Source: theverge.com Posted By: Bailey COS...10 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
Harvard and MIT are among a group of universities planning to spend tens of millions of dollars on "massively open online courses (MOOCs)," a new type of higher education teaching that can include....
Penn State Leads List of Highest-Paying Public Universities for Presidents
Source: ABC News Posted By: Bill 12 days ago
Campus: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus (PSU)
While former president of Penn State University, Graham Spanier, left the university during the worst scandal it has seen during his 16 year tenure, he was well compensated as the highest-paid....
University of Maryland bucks trend on minorities, graduation rates
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Renee HIC...14 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore
University of Maryland was the only school with a total graduation rate above 70 percent to also have a student population that is at least 15 percent black. The graphic accompanied a story....
US Education Department denies request to release college records of alleged Marathon bomber Dzhokha
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Ronny FLI...15 days ago
Campus: University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
The US Department of Education has denied a request by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to release the student records of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, saying it....
UNM hits ‘reset’ on teacher education
Source: abqjournal.com Posted By: Hilmer JOS...16 days ago
Campus: University of New Mexico-Main Campus
The University of New Mexico’s College of Education dean stepped down Tuesday in what administrators say is the beginning of a multimillion-dollar revamp with the goal of improving the quality....
University of Minnesota is set to ban smoking campus-wide
Source: startribune.com Posted By: Benny Penito..17 days ago
Campus: University of Minnesota-Duluth
Justin LaMachia trekked across the cold, rainy University of Minnesota campus Friday clutching a cigarette. He’s a smoker — has been for six years. But he wouldn’t mind if the campus banned his....
Boston College warns students of possible mumps outbreak
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Barba RAM...21 days ago
Campus: Boston College
Boston College has warned students of a possible mumps outbreak on campus, university officials said, though no cases have been confirmed. “Clinical evaluations suggest the likelihood of....
Number of Boston University Student Deaths 'Staggering'
Source: ABC News Posted By: Claire MCC...22 days ago
Campus: Boston University
By the time student newspaper editors learned that a student had died in a fire just off the Boston University campus over the weekend, they knew the drill. Over the next few days, they confirmed....
Duke University Withdraws From Online Course Group
Source: New York Times Posted By: Mitch KOS...23 days ago
Campus: Duke University
Duke University has pulled out of Semester Online, an education consortium that will offer online undergraduate courses for credit, after faculty members objected. The consortium announced....
University of Oklahoma president 'guardedly optimistic' about higher education funding
Source: newsok.com Posted By: Mitch KOS...23 days ago
Campus: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Although he said he is “guardedly optimistic” about budget talks in the Legislature, University of Oklahoma President David Boren painted a dire picture Tuesday of the state's long-term future....
How MIT Became the Most Important University in the World
Source: bostonmagazine. Posted By: Billy TAM...24 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Last November, with great fanfare, Harvard celebrated the opening of its sparkling new $20 million Innovation Lab. A soaring 30,000 square-foot testament to contemporary architecture built right....
UT could lose up to $18 million for research under sequestration
Source: statesman.com Posted By: Candace George..25 days ago
Campus: The University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas graduate student Joe Hanson has shaped his lifestyle to accommodate the meager salary he earns as a genetic engineering biology researcher. He supplements his income with....
Hunt for next University of Michigan president likely to be an intricate, top-secret search
Source: annarbor.com Posted By: Candace George..25 days ago
Campus: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Many unknowns surround the search for the University of Michigan's next president — from the list of contenders to the process that will guide regents as they look— but one thing is for sure:....
Dartmouth College Cancels Classes After Protest
Source: ABC News Posted By: Chris BAL...29 days ago
Campus: Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is canceling classes for a day after students who staged a protest decrying homophobia, sexual assault and racism on campus were threatened online. Hundreds of high school....
Auburn U. cutting down poisoned oaks
Source: CNN Posted By: Nishel ROZ...30 days ago
Campus: Auburn University Main Campus
Two years of rescue efforts could not save them. So, Tuesday, Auburn University cut down two iconic trees that a disappointed fan of its intrastate rival poisoned after his team lost a game to....
University system cuts while reserve fund grows to $177 million
Source: bangordailynews Posted By: Nishel ROZ...30 days ago
Campus: University of Maine System Central Office
Four years ago, when the University of Maine System was cutting programs to save money, officials were criticized for not instead making up the shortfall by taking money from system reserves. At....
PECO, Temple University Give Jolt To Scholars
Source: philadelphia.cb Posted By: Bailey COS...31 days ago
Campus: Temple University
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – This afternoon, PECO and Temple University will applaud more than a dozen students whose college careers come with what you might call a power boost. The PECO Scholars....
