Associated PressNews RoundupMarshall University Researcher Wins Award to Study ObesityHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $10.7 million grant to a Marshall University researcher to study obesity and related conditions. The five-year grant was awarded to Uma Sundaram, vice dean for research at Marshall’s School of Medicine and a board-certified gastroenterologist. Sundaram will be the principal investigator and program director […]March 5, 2018News RoundupTennessee Museum Donates Record Collection to UniversityJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – A Tennessee museum has donated more than 3,500 vinyl LPs and 1,200 78-rpm records to East Tennessee State University. The donation was given to the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies program in the university’s Department of Appalachian Studies for preservation and study. The rare, vintage records were donated from […]March 5, 2018News RoundupEx-Costa Rican President to Speak at Virginia CollegeBRIDGEWATER, Va. — Former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize, will speak on “Peace and Justice in the 21st Century” at Bridgewater College on March 15. Arias served as president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and 2006 to 2010. When he took office, civil wars were raging […]March 5, 2018News RoundupUniversity of New Mexico’s 1st Female President to Take HelmALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For the first time in the 129-year history of the University of New Mexico, a female president is preparing to take the helm. Named to the top spot in November, Dr. Garnett Stokes is scheduled to be introduced to campus Monday. Stokes, 61, accepted a five-year contract with a salary of $400,000 […]March 4, 2018News RoundupUniversity Overrules Staff Vote to Revoke Trump’s DegreeBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Lehigh University’s board of trustees will not revoke President Donald Trump’s honorary degree after nearly two-thirds of the school’s faculty voted to do so. The board issued a statement Friday saying it is committed to demonstrating openness to a wide range of views. A school committee announced Tuesday that about 300 faculty […]March 4, 2018News RoundupIowa Police Investigate Stabbing Death of College Basketball PlayerOSKALOOSA, iowa — Police in southeastern Iowa are investigating the stabbing death of a college basketball player from the Chicago area. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that William Penn University student Marquis Todd died late Thursday. Todd attended TF North in Calumet City. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says Oskaloosa police were called […]March 4, 2018News RoundupAuthor Harper Lee’s Will Made Public, But Not Estate DetailsMONROEVILLE, Ala. — The will of “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee has been made public following a lawsuit by The New York Times, but details on her estate remain a secret. The move came as Emory University in Atlanta said separately it had acquired a collection of personal correspondence and memorabilia of Lee, […]March 1, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Pittsburgh Suspends Sorority While Police Probe Hazing AllegationsPITTSBURGH – Police say they’re investigating a potential hazing incident by a sorority at the University of Pittsburgh, and the school has suspended the chapter. Penn Hills Police Chief Howard Burton said Wednesday that the mother of an Alpha Kappa Alpha pledge noticed bruising on her daughter and contacted police. Burton says investigators spoke with […]March 1, 2018News RoundupCalifornia College Drops ‘Trump’ from Impeachment Class NameSAN DIEGO — After public criticism, San Diego State University is dropping President Donald Trump’s name from the title of a class. The name of the course? “Trump: Impeachment, Removal or Conviction?” The university announced Wednesday that it was dropping Trump’s name from the title of the one-unit weekend class. The course, which begins Friday, […]March 1, 2018News RoundupUniversity Building Evacuated After Powder-Throwing ‘Stunt’ORLANDO, Fla. — A building at the University of Central Florida in Orlando has been evacuated after campus police say someone wearing a LeBron James Miami Heat basketball jersey stood up in a classroom and threw powder in the air. University police said in a statement posted Wednesday on Twitter that the Business Administration building […]February 28, 2018Previous PagePage 30 of 569Next Page