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Thomson 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, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Missouri Professors Host Girls’ Science Camps

ROLLA 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, 2007

North Dakota State professor studying mummies preserved in bogs

FARGO N.D. A North Dakota State University professor is studying mummies that were preserved in peat bogs.

July 1, 2007

ASU researchers looking for grant to study e-waste

PHOENIX What do you do with that old computer when it’s outdated and no longer needed?

July 1, 2007

Nifong submits new resignation letter, effective immediately

DURHAM N.C. After nearly three decades as a prosecutor in Durham County, Mike Nifong’s career is officially over.

July 1, 2007

Community Colleges

College of Southern Nevada shortens name, shuffles administrators

LAS VEGAS The Community College of Southern Nevada has a shortened name, and several administrators are being promoted as the campus prepares for the departure of its president, Richard Carpenter.

July 1, 2007

Ohio Governor Signs Budget Plan Freezing College Tuition for Two Years

COLUMBUS Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland took his first budget to the final day, signing the $52 billion spending plan just hours before the fiscal year ended Saturday, and after making good on his threat to veto a tax-funded voucher program to allow special-needs students to attend private schools.

July 1, 2007

Community Colleges

Massachusetts’ free tuition proposal has its drawbacks

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal to make the state’s community colleges tuition free for high school graduates is unlikely to alleviate the financial burdens of many low-income students who must hold down full-time jobs and support a family while they go to school, educators say.

July 1, 2007

Faculty & Staff

State universities, faculty extend contract talks 1 more day

HARRISBURG Pa. Representatives of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and the faculty union resumed contract talks Monday and the union agreed to postpone any strike until Tuesday at the earliest, spokesmen for both sides said.

July 1, 2007

OU’s medical campus to expand

OKLAHOMA CITY A master plan for the Oklahoma Health Center in Oklahoma City indicates the University of Oklahoma plans to expand one of the state’s largest medical campuses.

July 1, 2007

Evangelist Loses Legal Bid to Speak at Kentucky University

LOUISVILLE Ky. An evangelist who preaches at campuses nationwide has lost his initial bid to speak at Murray State University in western Kentucky.

July 1, 2007

Ellis hired as Coastal Carolina coach

CONWAY S.C. Cliff Ellis was hired as Coastal Carolina’s basketball coach Monday, succeeding Buzz Peterson at a school that finished 15-15 last year.

July 1, 2007

Ellis hired as Coastal Carolina coach

CONWAY S.C. Cliff Ellis was hired as Coastal Carolina’s basketball coach Monday, succeeding Buzz Peterson at a school that finished 15-15 last year.

July 1, 2007

Former UNH prof sentenced in online sex solicitation case

NASHUA N.H. A former University of New Hampshire professor will serve one year in jail and five years of probation for soliciting sex online.

July 1, 2007

Big Ten network to launch Aug. 30

CHICAGO The Big Ten Network will launch Aug. 30 with a highlight show and follow two days later with its first football games.

July 1, 2007

Tony Amaker Hires Blue Devils to Help Transform Harvard Basketball Team

CAMBRIDGE Mass. Tommy Amaker is bringing two Blue Devils with him to help turn around Harvard’s basketball program, naming former Duke guard Kenny Blakeney as assistant coach on Monday.

July 1, 2007

Georgetown University Researchers Discover Key to Manipulating Fat

WASHINGTON, D.C. In what they call a “stunning research advance,” researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say they know how to treat diseases associated with human obesity.

July 1, 2007

African-American

Brown University Creates Commission to Commemorate History of R.I. Slavery

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has established a 10-member commission to explore how the history of slavery and the slave trade in Rhode Island should be commemorated in Rhode Island, Providence, and at the university.

July 1, 2007