Associated PressSportsSearch committee debating nickname impact in presidential searchGRAND FORKS N.D. A committee looking for candidates for the next University of North Dakota president is debating the impact of the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname.August 14, 2007Leadership & PolicyDemocratic loyalist is picked for Massachusetts higher education postBOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Democratic loyalist Fred Clark to be chairman of the state’s Board of Higher Education.August 14, 2007StudentsE-mails slow to alert UI campus of bomb threatIOWA CITY Iowa It took up to two hours for e-mails to reach all users in the University of Iowa’s database, warning people about a bomb threat.August 14, 2007HomeUNLV orthodontics program threatened with losing accreditationLAS VEGAS A national commission has threatened to revoke the accreditation of the orthodontics program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas over concerns about the quality of its education.August 14, 2007SportsRegents to consider Nevada coach contractRENO Nev. State regents are being asked to extend the contract of University of Nevada football coach Chris Ault through June 2012.August 14, 2007HomeACLU: Nevada college standards hurt minoritiesRENO Nev. A plan to raise admission standards for Nevada’s two universities could hurt minority students and should be postponed, an official with the American Civil Liberties Union said.August 14, 2007HomeIU, search engine explore deeper Web-based research in new partnershipINDIANAPOLIS Indiana University and the human-powered Internet search engine ChaCha are partnering to create a one-stop virtual reference desk that connects students with an array of experts and other help.August 14, 2007Faculty & StaffTulane gets almost $11 million for kidney, blood pressure workNEW ORLEANS The National Institutes of Health has given Tulane University $11 million to continue research on kidney function and high blood pressure a major problem in Louisiana, and the principal cause of kidney failure.August 14, 2007StudentsState releases first batch of Michigan Merit resultsLANSING Mich. Most of last academic year’s Michigan high school juniors did well enough on a new standardized test to eventually get some college scholarship money from the state.August 14, 2007SportsAfter winless year, spirits high again at FIUMIAMI When those preseason magazines previewing the year in college football hit newsstands, many Florida International players rushed to grab a copy.August 14, 2007Previous PagePage 422 of 569Next Page
