Global July 2016

UC Berkeley admit class includes 1,000 more Californians

More than 14,400 high school students have been offered admission to the UC Berkeley's 2016-17 freshman class, and the group includes 1,000 more California residents than last year's admitted class. State lawmakers provided the University of California system with additional funding to grow the number of UC students who are California residents, and to help fulfill a commitment by UC officials to increase California-resident enrollment on all 10 campuses.

Health Care July 2016

University of Louisville Awarded Pediatric Research Grant

Norton Healthcare is giving a $1.25 million grant to the University of Louisville for pediatric research. About $400,000 will go to the Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute for research into multi-organ diseases that stem from diabetes or obesity; $300,000 will go to the Child and Adolescent Health Research Design and Support Unit to reduce the number of psychiatric prescriptions that give too much medicine to children; and $250,000 will go to the University of Louisville Autism Center at Kosair Charities.

Health Care July 2016

Oklahoma State Receives $11.3 Million for Children's Health

An $11.3 million grant has been awarded to Oklahoma State University to create a program designed to eliminate disparities in children's health due to race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The grant from the National Institutes of Health will create the Children's Health Equity Solutions Center through OSU's Center for Health Sciences. The research will be conducted by a multi-institutional group of OSU and University of Oklahoma-Tulsa researchers.

Arts and Media July 2016

Two Henry Ford College Acting Students Earn Nominations for Prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship

Two officials from the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) nominated Henry Ford College (HFC) acting students Zach Ross and Samantha Kenbeek for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions. Based on their performances in Pulitzer-Prize winner Tracy Letts’s play “Bug,” Ross and Kenbeek will compete at the regional level in January 2017. If successful, they will showcase their talents at the national festival in Washington, D.C. “Bug” recently finished its run at HFC and was directed by Dr. George Popovich, HFC director of Theatre.

Technology July 2016

USC Marshall Partners with National Nonprofit Organization to Close the Gender-Gap in Technology

The USC Marshall School of Business will partner with Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender-gap in technology, in hosting a summer immersion program for local high school girls June 27-August 12, 2016. Forty 10th and 11th-grade girls from area schools will attend the seven-week session, which will be held in the dedicated classroom space of USC Marshall’s Centers of Excellence, in the USC Building in downtown Los Angeles.

Technology July 2016 Premium

From Los Alamos to Texas, DCCCD students use mechatronics to study STEM

Eight Mountain View College students, including seven who are studying mechatronics, are enjoying a dream internship this summer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico. Their studies in mechatronics – a discipline that combines mechanics, electricity, electronics and computers – secured their place on the team.

Global July 2016

Tobacco Ban Begins at Northern Arizona University

Tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are now banned from Northern Arizona University. The school's tobacco-free policy went into effect Friday after Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng announced in May the university would ban tobacco products. The ban also applies to hookahs, e-hookahs, chew, and dip.

Administration July 2016

New Cedar Valley College president approved by DCCCD board of trustees

The Dallas County Community College District's board of trustees approved a recommendation submitted by Dr. Joe May, DCCCD's chancellor, to appoint Dr. Joseph Seabrooks as the new president of Cedar Valley College. The board's vote came during a special meeting on Wed., June 29. Seabrooks currently serves as president of Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley in Missouri, located in Kansas City's urban core.

Technology July 2016

Indiana University digitization initiative preserves more than 100,000 items in first year with Sony's Memnon Service

Just one year into its massive digitization initiative, Indiana University has already rescued from ruin more than 100,000 precious audio and video recordings, thanks to a successful collaboration with Memnon Inc., a Sony company. Today, IU announced that it has extended the use of the facilities, created for its Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI) project with Memnon, to enable Memnon to accept digitization work from new clients including other universities, museums and commercial broadcasters.

Global July 2016

Johnson & Wales University Bans Smoking on Campus

Johnson & Wales University now has a smoke-free campus. The ban began Friday on smoking, along with the use of chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes. University officials and the state Department of Health say it's the first college or university in Rhode Island to adopt a campus-wide, tobacco-free policy. Others have tobacco-free areas.

Global February 2018

The Latest: Pelosi Against Budget Deal Unless DACA Vote [Beyond Education]

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she and many fellow Democrats will oppose an expected bipartisan budget deal unless Republicans allow the chamber to vote on legislation protecting immigrants. The California Democrat's remarks potentially jeopardize the prospects that Congress will pass legislation this week preventing a government shutdown starting after midnight Thursday.

Financing February 2018

University Awards $21.5M Contract for Green Upgrades [Education News]

The University of Maryland has awarded a $21.5 million contract for green upgrades to its College Park campus. The university's director of engineering and efficiency, Mary-Ann Ibeziako, says in a press release the upgrades are meant to save the university money and improve energy efficiency. The improvements include energy efficient light installation and new heating, ventilating and air conditioning controls.

Global February 2018

A Library Without Books? Universities Purging Dusty Volumes [Education News]

As students abandon the stacks in favor of online reference material, university libraries are unloading millions of unread volumes in a nationwide purge that has some print-loving scholars deeply unsettled. Libraries are putting books in storage, contracting with resellers or simply recycling them. An increasing number of books exist in the cloud, and libraries are banding together to ensure print copies are retained by someone, somewhere. Still, that doesn't always sit well with academics who practically live in the library and argue that large, readily available print collections are vital to research.

Global February 2018

Senate Leaders Announce Two-year Budget Pact [Beyond Education]

The Senate's top leaders announced Wednesday they have sealed agreement on a two-year budget pact that would shower both the Pentagon and domestic programs with almost $300 billion above existing limits.Senate Democratic leaders have dropped their strategy of using the funding fight to extract concessions on immigration, specifically on seeking extended protections for the "Dreamer" immigrants while hoping to solve the immigration impasse later.

Global February 2018

As Olympics Begin, 2 Koreas Navigate An Odd Moment [Beyond Education]

On Friday night, the world will witness a truly extraordinary moment: An Olympics convening in South Korea with the participation of its nuclear rival, North Korea. And against that backdrop of athletics and pomp, a cascade of political events unfolds even as the region's uneasiness about potential nuclear war continues unabated.