Associated PressSportsGannon, Mercyhurst, make PSAC expansion officialERIE Pa. Gannon and Mercyhurst formally accepted offers to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on Wednesday, the first expansion in the conference’s 56-year history.June 26, 2007SportsAttorney: LSU has paid settlement moneyBATON ROUGE La. LSU has paid former women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman the $160,000 owed her as a result of a recent contract settlement following her resignation.June 26, 2007HomeUS Supreme Court expected to rule on Seattle school racial caseSEATTLE The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision Thursday on the school racial balancing case from Seattle.June 26, 2007SportsISU panel recommends ‘life skills assistant’ for football teamAMES Iowa A faculty committee has recommended that Iowa State University create a position to offer football players counseling or religious guidance.June 26, 2007HomeNMSU engineers turn to hummingbird for design inspirationLAS CRUCES N.M. Engineers at New Mexico State University have turned to the hummingbird for inspiration in designing micro air vehicles used in surveillance and tactical reconnaisance.June 26, 2007HomeLight enthusiasts descend on MSU campus to talk optical wondersBOZEMAN Mont. Scientists from around the world have gathered in southern Montana this week to talk rainbows, halos and glories.June 26, 2007HealthUMC’s Jones to serve as president of American Heart AssociationJACKSON Miss. Dr. Daniel W. Jones, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, will take over as president of the American Heart Association on July 1.June 26, 2007Faculty & StaffBiology professor named interim provost at USMHATTIESBURG Miss. Longtime biology professor Bobby L. Middlebrooks will become interim provost of the University of Southern Mississippi on Aug. 1, USM President Martha D. Saunders announced Wednesday.June 26, 2007HomeCrist drops differential tuition bill veto threatTALLAHASSEE Fla. State university presidents Wednesday persuaded Gov. Charlie Crist to drop his threatened veto of a bill that would allow three state schools to charge higher tuition than others.June 26, 2007StudentsStudent software finalists get face time with Bill GatesREDMOND Wash. When Microsoft Corp.’s worldwide student software programming competition began four years ago, many projects that emerged were “fun,” according to Craig Mundie, the company’s chief research and strategy officer.June 26, 2007Previous PagePage 477 of 569Next Page