Arts and Media September 2016

Detroit Museum Loans Prints for Oakland University Exhibit

The Detroit Institute of Arts is loaning 20 prints created by Works Projects Administration artists for an exhibition at the Oakland University Art Gallery. The free exhibition features dozens of prints from the 1920s to the 1940s. The WPA put millions of unemployed people to work in public works jobs and a unit commissioned artists to make prints.

Global September 2016

University of Michigan OKs $500M in Construction, Renovation

University of Michigan officials have approved nearly $500 million in construction and six renovation projects at its three campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint. About $90 million of the total price tag is covered by state funding. Ford Motor Co. is providing money toward the robotics lab work and will perform collaborative research in the building.

Administration September 2016

IU president highlights major progress at university, unveils first IU Bicentennial programs

During his annual State of the University address, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie reported on a record-setting year for the university and also announced several new initiatives as the university moves forward with planning for its bicentennial celebration in 2020. McRobbie also shared an update on the university's work to preserve approximately 400,000 tapes, reels, cassettes, films and wax cylinder.

Technology September 2016

UCI Is First to Conduct Formal Study of Virtual Inclusion for Homebound Students

Chronically ill, homebound children who use robotic surrogates to “attend” school feel more socially connected with their peers and more involved academically, according to a first-of-its-kind study by University of California, Irvine education researchers. From home, a student controlling the device can see and hear everything in the classroom.

Global September 2016

College Dorm Dedicated to Ice Bucket Challenge Co-founder

Endicott College officially dedicated Peter Frates Hall after the man who co-founded the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge during a ceremony held Tuesday on the school's campus in Beverly. Frates, a former Boston College baseball team captain, was diagnosed with amytrophic lateral sclerosis in 2012 at the age of 27. and has been busy raising awareness of the disease through the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Global September 2016

Americans’ knowledge of the branches of government is declining

Only a quarter of Americans can name all three branches of government, the poorest showing on that question in a half-dozen years, a new survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania has found. The survey also shows that nearly a third of Americans cannot name any of the three branches of government.

Global September 2016

Purdue University Reports Main Campus Enrollment Record

Purdue University says it has set an enrollment record with more than 40,000 students at its main campus in West Lafayette. Purdue officials say 40,451 students arrived on campus, up 1,042 from last year. The school says this year's freshman class is larger than projected because more students took up Purdue's acceptance offers than anticipated.

Global September 2016

Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. issued record 53 U.S. patents in 2015-16

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a record 53 patents in the 2015-16 fiscal year to the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which protects, markets and licenses intellectual property developed at Indiana University so it can be commercialized by industry. The 53 issued U.S. patents in 2015-16 represent a 29 percent increase over the previous year's 41.

Health Care September 2016

UConn Plans New Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling

The University of Connecticut is planning a new graduate program designed to prepare students to become genetic counselors who interpret the results of a genetic test and advise patients about potential health risks and ways to mitigate those risks.The program is being funded by a grant of more than $300,000 from the University.

Health Care September 2016

UT Austin Researchers Receive $20 Million to Improve Education Outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Researchers in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin have received a $20 million, five-year award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs to lead a center that will have a far-reaching effect: supporting postsecondary education outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing people.

Legal September 2016

ASU's Law School Has Largest Class Ever with 400 Students

Arizona State University officials say its Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law has its largest class ever with 400 students. They say Juris Doctor candidates comprise 230 of the students with various master's-level programs accounting for the rest. The candidates come from 97 undergraduate universities, 39 states and four countries.

Financing September 2016

Dr. Frank Gomez honored as Professor Emeritus by Trident University

Trident University International is proud to announce that Dr. Frank Gomez has been named Professor Emeritus. In addition to his current role as a Professor, he is actively involved in the University’s Ph.D. in Health Sciences program where he works closely with doctoral candidates during the dissertation process.

Financing January 2018

Illinois Higher Education Institution President Proposing In-state Tuition Freeze

University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen says he will recommend that the school freeze its base tuition for incoming, in-state freshmen for a fourth consecutive year in an effort to arrest an exodus of Illinois high school graduates to colleges in other states.

Financing July 2016

Merger of 3 East Alabama Colleges Postponed

The Opelika-Auburn News (http://bit.ly/29Df9Az ) reports the decision was announced Thursday on conference calls for workers at Southern Union State Community College, Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Central Alabama Community College.

Global January 2018

West Virginia Higher Education Institutions Group to Promote Job Creation [Job News]

Marshall University says in a news release that presidents and representatives of the 10 schools (Bluefield State College; BridgeValley, Mountwest, New River and Southern West Virginia community and technical colleges; Concord University; the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; West Virginia State University, and West Virginia University Tech) will introduce the Alliance for Economic Development for Southern West Virginia at the state Capitol.