Associated PressSportsUNC Wilmington hires athletic directorWILMINGTON N.C. UNC Wilmington hired Kelly Landry Mehrtens as its athletic director Monday.July 1, 2007SportsPurdue’s men’s basketball team won’t travel much for non-conference gamesWEST LAFAYETTE Ind. The Purdue men’s basketball team will only leave Indiana three times this season before the start of Big Ten play.July 1, 2007SportsTommy Bell named athletic director at Indian University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)FORT WAYNE Ind. Tommy Bell, who oversaw fundraising for Southern Illinois University’s athletic department since 2001, was named Monday as IPFW’s athletic director.July 1, 2007HomeOhio Justices Attend Science Training Seminar at UniversityCOLUMBUS Ohio Judges trying to keep up with scientific advancements say they face difficult decisions in determining what kinds of evidence to allow into courtrooms. As gatekeepers over what testimony is heard by a jury, judges must decide which experts are relevant and which are truly experts.July 1, 2007HomeOhio University trustees reappoint embattled presidentATHENS Ohio Trustees at Ohio University have reappointed the school’s embattled president to the post for one more year.July 1, 2007HomeThomson to Sell Testing Unit to Educational Testing Service (ETS)STAMFORD Conn. As part of its plans to spin off its testing services business, Thomson Corp. announced Monday it had signed an agreement to sell Thomson Prometric to ETS for $435 million.July 1, 2007Faculty & StaffMissouri Professors Host Girls’ Science CampsROLLA Mo. Stern and unsmiling, the professorial portraits lining the hallways of the University of Missouri-Rolla’s chemical engineering department project a singular message: science is serious stuff. The graybeards in those photos would likely be aghast at the scene unfolding inside a nearby Schenk Hall classroom.July 1, 2007HomeNorth Dakota State professor studying mummies preserved in bogsFARGO N.D. A North Dakota State University professor is studying mummies that were preserved in peat bogs.July 1, 2007StudentsASU researchers looking for grant to study e-wastePHOENIX What do you do with that old computer when it’s outdated and no longer needed?July 1, 2007HomeNifong submits new resignation letter, effective immediatelyDURHAM N.C. After nearly three decades as a prosecutor in Durham County, Mike Nifong’s career is officially over.July 1, 2007Previous PagePage 468 of 569Next Page
