Associated PressLeadership & PolicyFormer Oklahoma State University President Running for SenateOKLAHOMA CITY Former Oklahoma State University President Jim Halligan is running for the state Senate.November 8, 2007HomeIowa Awarded $23 Million Contract for Clinical TrialsIOWA CITY, Iowa The University of Iowa was awarded a seven-year, $23.7 million contract to conduct clinical trials on flu vaccines.November 8, 2007STEMSome Undergrads to Benefit From Tuition Caps at University of North Carolina CampusesCHARLOTTE, N.C. Tuition caps will help many undergraduates in the University of North Carolina system next year, including those at UNC-Chapel Hill and three other schools that are barred from raising in-state tuition at all.November 8, 2007Leadership & PolicyUtah Valley State College Approves First Master’s Degree for Utah Valley UniversityOREM, Utah Utah Valley State College has taken a big first step toward its new status as a university.November 8, 2007HomeMed School Audit Critical of Dean, Family Practice FinancesGRAND FORKS, N.D. A new audit is critical of the management of the University of North Dakota medical school and says family practice centers in Bismarck and Minot are on shaky financial footing.November 8, 2007HomeGunfire Erupts at Venezuela UniversityCARACAS Venezuela Masked gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march in which tens of thousands of Venezuelans denounced President Hugo Chavez’s attempts to expand his power through constitutional changes.November 8, 2007Leadership & PolicyDelaware State Shooting Victim Honored at Memorial ServiceDOVER, Del. In music and words, the Delaware State University community on Thursday honored a student mortally wounded in a campus shooting, but the most striking words may have come from the victim herself.November 7, 2007StudentsUK Adopts New Security Check for Foreign Graduate StudentsLONDON The British government has introduced a new program of security checks for foreign graduate students to prevent sensitive scientific information from being used in other countries to develop weapons of mass destruction.November 7, 2007HBCUsUniversity of Wisconsin, State Found in Violation of Clean Air ActMADISON Wis. A 53-year-old coal power plant on the University of Wisconsin campus has been in violation of the federal Clean Air Act for five years, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.November 7, 2007SportsMontana Tribal College Dreams Big, Celebrates 30th AnniversaryPABLO Mont. If she wanted to, Lois Slater wouldn’t have to go any farther than a mirror to find a compelling story about how educational opportunities can turn a life around.November 7, 2007Previous PagePage 356 of 569Next Page
