Associated PressNews RoundupKelp, Climate, Ocean Acidity Research FundedBRUNSWICK – The University of Maine says projects about seaweed, the acidity of Gulf of Maine waters and the way climate change is impacting fish will receive nearly $1 million in funding. The university says the funds are being awarded to faculty at UMaine and other institutions through the Maine Sea Grant College Program. The […]February 19, 2018News RoundupFlag Flap Resolved at Hawaiian UniversityWAILUKU – A group of Native Hawaiians and students seized the flags on the campus of the University of Hawaii Maui College last week to protest the American flag flying above the Hawaiian flag. The Maui News reported that 15 people participated in the Wednesday protest, prompting action from school officials. Protest organizers say the […]February 19, 2018News RoundupUniversity to Start Building Black Cultural CenterConstruction begins this summer on a Black Cultural Center at the University of Oregon, and school officials expect to open the $2.2 million building by September 2019. The Black Student Task Force sought the center in 2015 when it made a list of 13 demands to improve the experience of Black students on the Eugene […]February 18, 2018News RoundupBlack History Author Wins University’s Writing AwardMONTGOMERY, Al. — An African-American author and professor has won University of Alabama’s annual non-fiction writing award for her work on women and black southern writers. A university statement Friday names Dr. Trudier Harris this year’s winner of the Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing. Harris has written or edited more than two dozen […]February 18, 2018News RoundupCollege Named for John Glenn Honors Widow’s 98th BirthdayCOLUMBUS, Oh. — Admirers of Annie Glenn watched a videotaped 98th birthday tribute to her online and leave the widow of astronaut John Glenn well wishes. A spokesman for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University says faculty and staff taped the greeting Friday at a private birthday celebration in her […]February 18, 2018News RoundupChelsea Manning to Speak on Tech at UniversityANN ARBOR, Mi. – Chelsea Manning, an advocate of queer and transgender rights and government transparency who spent seven years in military prison for leaking classified documents, will speak at the University of Michigan as part of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series. Manning will speak at 5:10 p.m. on March 15 at the Michigan Theater, […]February 15, 2018News RoundupSchool Coughs Up $7.1M for Overbilling StateTOPEKA, Ka. — The University of Kansas has reimbursed the state for more than $7.1 million after auditors concluded last year that the school’s social welfare school overbilled the state’s Medicaid program for services. Chancellor Douglas Girod formally notified Gov. Jeff Colyer and other state officials of the reimbursement this week in a letter that […]February 15, 2018News Roundup2 College Officials at Florida School During ShootingDUDLEY, Mass. — Two officials from a Massachusetts college were at a Florida high school when a gunman opened fire and killed 17 people. Nichols College said on its Facebook page that dean of admissions Paul Brower and assistant football coach St. Clair Ryan were visiting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on a […]February 15, 2018News RoundupCollege Plans Trivia Contest in Pursuit of FundsTHIBODAUX, La. – Got a knack for remembering random, somewhat useful information? A southeast Louisiana college wants you for its trivia contest this month, aimed at raising money for student programs. Nicholls State University is hosting a Big Bayou Trivia Bash on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. Cash raised from the competition is planned for […]February 14, 2018News RoundupStudy: What Do Arkansans Think of Medical Marijuana?LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are conducting a study to gauge residents’ views of medical marijuana before and after it’s available in the state. Representatives from several colleges outside the state approached university researchers last year about the survey opportunity, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The study should […]February 14, 2018Previous PagePage 33 of 569Next Page