Associated PressNews RoundupWest Virginia University Researcher to Study Fracking EffectMORGANTOWN, W.VA. A West Virginia University assistant professor has received a $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to look at how airborne particles that result from hydraulic fracturing affect human health. In hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas are extracted from rock by injecting mixtures of water, sand and chemicals underground. The university said […]June 11, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Hawaii Leads Groundbreaking Cancer StudyHONOLULU The University of Hawaii Cancer Center is the leader in a groundbreaking national study that found that early-stage breast cancer patients with the most common form of the disease do not benefit from chemotherapy. The center helped develop the largest breast cancer study, enrolling 172 Hawaii patients onto the TailorX clinical trial, which found […]June 11, 2018HomeE-cigarette Sellers Turn to Scholarships to Promote BrandsA growing number of e-cigarette and vaporizer sellers have started offering college scholarships as a way to get their brands listed on university websites and to get students to write essays about the potential benefits of vaping. The tactic is taken from a method that was once believed to improve a site’s ranking in search […]June 8, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Oregon Receives $1 million to Study CryptocurrencyEUGENE, Ore. – Global cryptocurrency company Ripple will give $1 million in real money to the University of Oregon to support the study of the digital payment industry. The Register-Guard newspaper of Eugene reports San Francisco-based Ripple will give the university the money in a five-year agreement. The university is among 17 to receive funding […]June 8, 2018News RoundupRipple Announces $50M University Blockchain Research InitiativeAMSTERDAM – Ripple is launching the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), a program comprised of collaborative partnerships with leading universities globally to support academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments. Through the program, Ripple will donate $50 million to universities around the world to help shape the workforce of the future. […]June 8, 2018News RoundupArkansas House Speaker to Resign for University JobLITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Arkansas’ House speaker announced Wednesday he’s resigning later this month to take a government affairs job with the University of Central Arkansas, likely clearing the way for his successor to lead the House six months early. Speaker Jeremy Gillam said he’ll resign effective June 15 to take the job as UCA’s director […]June 7, 2018News RoundupNew Faces Fill University of Wyoming Leadership PositionsLARAMIE, Wyo. – The University of Wyoming has seen big changes in its leadership over the past few years. Of the 11 positions that report directly to President Laurie Nichols, only three are occupied by people who had those positions three years ago. The other eight positions have either been created, replaced or are currently […]June 7, 2018News RoundupHarvard President Denounces Proposed EPA Regulations on Use of Scientific ResearchJoining other scholars and scientists in denouncing proposed federal regulations on scientific research, Harvard University president Drew Faust this week urged officials at the US Environmental Protection Agency to reject plans to restrict the type of studies regulators could use to craft new policies. In a letter sent Monday to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, Faust […]June 7, 2018News RoundupSenate Hearing to Question Goals of Confucius Institutes on U.S. College CampusesWASHINGTON — On college campuses in virtually every state across the U.S., the Chinese government supports more than 100 institutes that teach language and culture. For university students like Moe Lewis, they offer a chance to learn about Chinese art and pick up a few phrases in Mandarin. For critics, like Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, they […]June 6, 2018News RoundupC.M. Newton, Hall of Fame Coach and Athletic Director, Dies at 88C.M. Newton, the Hall of Fame athletic director and coach who helped restore Kentucky as a national basketball power after it was sanctioned by the N.C.A.A., integrated two college programs and oversaw the United States Olympic “Dream Team” in 1992, died on Monday. He was 88. Officials at Alabama and Kentucky announced his death. They […]June 6, 2018Previous PagePage 10 of 569Next Page