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Global November 2016

Morris County High School Students Learn at Kean University's Highlands Living Lab

Kean University recently gave students from the Morris County Vocational School District Environmental Academy the chance for real-world scientific observation at the University's new Highlands campus in Oak Ridge. The students, working with ecology professor Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D,  from Kean's School of Environmentaland Sustainability Sciences (SESS), conducted experiments and made scientific observations. They identified trees and other flora found in the Highlands, quantified species diversity, and learned how to measure the height and diameter of trees. The students also had a Q&A session with Dr. Shebitz and collected a core sample of a tree.

Financing November 2016 Premium

St. John's Receives 2 Record $25M Donations

St. John's College has received two $25 million donations in one day, with each gift enough to break the school's previous record for its largest single contribution. The Capital newspaper (http://bit.ly/2frDeON ) reports alumni Ron Fielding, a 1970 graduate, and Warren Spector, a 1981 graduate, announced they would each give $25 million to the college during the school's Board of Visitors and Governors meeting in Annapolis on Saturday.

Global January 2018

Colorado Authorities Were Warned about Gunman's Mental State [Beyond Education]

Colorado authorities were contacted with concerns about the mental health of Matthew Riehl over a month before he shot and killed a deputy and wounded four others. But the 37-year-old man was never held for a mental health evaluation. Authorities say Riehl fired more than 100 rounds in his suburban Denver apartment before he was killed by a SWAT team on Sunday.

Financing January 2018

Higher Education Institution in Florida Gets $8.7M Grant to Improve Food Supply in Africa

The University of Florida has received an $8.7 million grant aimed at research that will reduce hunger in Africa. The school said the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund hunger research over five years at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The researchers will focus on developing more healthy feed for livestock used by poor farmers in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, and creating more environmentally friendly farming methods.

Arts and Media November 2016

Acclaimed Author, Children's Book Illustrator Visits U of SC

An acclaimed illustrator of children's books is donating her collection of artwork, manuscripts and papers to the University of South Carolina Libraries. Selections from the collection by illustrator Anita Lobel are now on display at the Thomas Cooper Library on the university's Columbia campus. Elizabeth Suddeth, the director of the Library's department of rare books, is scheduled to discuss Lobel's works on Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Thomas Cooper Library.

Arts and Media November 2016

Cuban and American Artists Unite at Centro Cultural Español in Miami, Florida on December 1

Following successful exhibitions in Havana, Cuba, and Los Angeles, California, El Acercamiento/The Approach brings its transnational collaboration to Miami, Florida. Uniting American and Cuban artists to investigate the past, present and possible futures of Cuba-U.S. relations, an evening of performances will take place at Miami's Centro Cultural Español. Coinciding with For El Acercamiento/The Approach, events in Havana, Los Angeles and Miami challenge Cuban and American artists to envision possible futures between the two countries.

Health Care November 2016

8 Hudson Valley University Swimmers Come Down with Mumps

Officials at a Hudson Valley university say eight members of the school's intercollegiate swimming program have come down with the mumps. Health officials with the State University of New York at New Paltz confirmed the mumps cases in a letter sent on Monday evening to users of the school's athletic facilities. Officials say all swim practices and workouts have been suspended "out of an abundance of caution" to see if anyone else has the mumps.

Hispanic Community November 2016

PhD Project Professor Invited to Participate in White House Summit

The PhD Project, an award-winning program to create diversity in management, is proud to announce that PhD Project professor, Cinthia Satornino, has been invited by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (Initiative) and its President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, to participate in Fulfilling America’s Future: Latinas in the U.S. summit. The summit took place on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the White House. Dr. Satornino, an assistant professor of marketing at Northeastern University, was a panelist during the Latinas in Education: Reaching Our Full Potential session.

Financing November 2016

University Providing Aid to 110 Flood-affected Students

A south Louisiana university says its distributing $65,000 to help 110 of its students overcome financial hardships brought on by the August floods. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette made the announcement in a Monday news release. DeWayne Bowie, vice president for Enrollment Management at ULL, says each qualified student will receive at least $500 applied toward their tuition or other educational expenses.

Global October 2016

Nov. 5 Pumpkin Chunkin' Contest to Attract Thousands to CSUF

With their eyes on the first-place Pumpkin Launch trophy, the members of Cal State Fullerton's all-female student engineering team rolled up their sleeves to build a new launcher for the Saturday, Nov. 5, competition in hopes of becoming two-time champs before thousands of cheering spectators. The student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has been a top finisher four times in the Pumpkin Launch, winning first place in 2013. For this year's competition, the student engineers built a "ballista" launcher, which resembles a medieval crossbow.

Global October 2016

University of Utah Looks for New Ways to Use State's Coal

The University of Utah is launching a $1.6 million project to determine the feasibility of turning coal into carbon fiber, a material used in manufacturing of skis, cars and planes. University chemical engineering professor Eric Eddings announced the effort on Wednesday, saying finding a new way to use coal would be both energy and economy friendly.

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