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September 02, 2010
Database Could Help in Identifying Source of Petroleum Spills.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With nearly $200,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at The Florida State University are using incredibly precise analytical tools ...
September 02, 2010
Florida State criminologist leads analysis of genetics´ impact on academic success.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– The academic performance of adolescents will suffer in at least one of four key subjects –– English, math, science, history –– if their DNA contains one or more of three specific dopam...
September 02, 2010
Two widely published writers bring their talent and experience to the classroom.
Santa Fe, NM — When classes begin this fall, Santa Fe University of Art and Design students will have the chance to develop their skills with two new and distinguished faculty members in the Creative Writing ...
September 02, 2010
J. Stephen Lee brings academic, commercial experience.
Santa Fe, NM — J. Stephen Lee, a commercial designer with higher education experience, has joined the faculty of the Graphic Design Department at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. His expertise includes motion graphics, print and...
July 19, 2010
FRESNO, California – The California Table Grape Commission recently awarded three $16,000 college scholarships to high school graduates in California´s fresh grape growing region.
The 2010 scholarship recipients are:
* Mariela Ceballos Magaña, a graduate from Coachella Valley High School, ...
July 12, 2010
Namaste Charter School, a public charter school in Chicago (USA), reportedly starts each morning with yoga.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, while applauding this School for its efforts in incorporating yoga in the lives of children at an early stage, has urged other public schools in USA also to ...
May 26, 2010
NSF Awards $1.2M Grant to Design Energy-Efficient Processors That Extend Battery Life.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – So, your smart phone lets you play music, send text messages, check e-mail, surf the Web, access apps and play games, but somehow it´s not quite smart enough to keep from running ...
May 24, 2010
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly´s Civil Engineering Senior Design course recently won a $7,500 Engineering Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in recognition of its extensive collaboration with professional engineers.
A jury of NCEES members and re...
May 20, 2010
NASHVILLE - The Country Music Association has promoted Cory Chapman to Director of Marketing, announced CMA Senior Director of Marketing Tammy Donham Wednesday.
"During his tenure with CMA, Cory has shown a strategic vision and commitment to our department and organization that has significantl...
May 13, 2010
This year´s UC Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall) commencement ceremony will be the site of anti-torture protest initiated by the national organization World Can´t Wait and other anti-torture organizations, lawyers, and activists.
Yesterday, World Can´t Wait student organizer Giovanni Ja...
May 13, 2010
New York - The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed its appreciation to University of California officials for their strong, unequivocal statement in which they announced their decision not to recommend to the university´s board divestment from companies doing business with Israel.
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May 13, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A 40-school study called Classroom SCERTS® Intervention (CSI) is under way at The Florida State University to measure the effectiveness of a curriculum designed specifically for students with autism.
The project is led by Amy Wetherby, professor in the College of Medicine...
May 02, 2010
Boulder, CO - A team of students representing the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado placed second in the International Real Estate Case Competition hosted by USC Marshall School of Business. Faculty advisor Curtis Sears accompanied the team, comprised of Jake Rome (team captain)...
May 02, 2010
A psychology professor who is perhaps the nation´s leading expert on the causes and prevention of suicide and who has been ranked as the second most productive academic clinical psychologist in the world is set to receive The Florida State University´s highest faculty honor.
Thom...
April 15, 2010
SACRAMENTO – The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) welcomes guest speakers from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Green Dot Public Schools at its April 22-23, 2010 meeting. Greg Sommers, Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation, and Cristina de Jesus, Chief Academic Officer for G...
April 14, 2010
Ericsson Named Foreign Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - K. Anders Ericsson has spent much of his career studying what makes the world´s best musicians and athletes the best. It turns out the old adage is true: Practice — 10,000 hours of it...
April 14, 2010
Judith Eaton, President of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) served as a keynote speaker at an "International Accreditation Seminar on Higher Education," held on April 6-7, 2010 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Organizers for the two-day seminar included the Ministry of Educatio...
April 14, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University Writer-in-Residence Barbara Hamby is no stranger to high praise and prizes for her poetry and short stories, but so far, 2010 has been a banner year.
Hamby has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, an honor reserved for a fraction of the nation´s most d...
April 14, 2010
TURLOCK – CSU Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani has issued the following information and statements in response to Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr´s announcement Tuesday evening that he has launched a broad investigation into the California State University, Stanislaus Foundation to incl...
April 12, 2010
Dean Heemanshu Bhagat brings experience in growing enrollment numbers.
ROSEMEAD, Calif. - University of the West warmly welcomed Heemanshu Bhagat today as its new Dean of Enrollment Services, charged with growing enrollment at Los Angeles County´s only accredited, Buddhist-founded univers...
April 06, 2010
Grant will support expanded study of maize genetics, more student research.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The National Science Foundation has bestowed a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award on Assistant Professor Karen M. McGinnis, a molecular biologist and geneticist whose work since she join...
March 22, 2010
Hispanic students generally graduate at lower rates than their white peers,
even among schools with similar admissions standards.
WASHINGTON – A new study of national college graduation data by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) reveals that far too many four-year colleges and universi...
February 20, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two of The Florida State University´s most accomplished scientists recently joined forces on a collaborative research project that has yielded groundbreaking results involving an unusual family of crystalline minerals. Their findings could lay the groundwork for future rese...
January 19, 2010
Washington, DC – Congressman Mike Castle (R-Delaware) will address the Council for Higher Education Accreditation´s 2010 Annual Conference. His remarks will be delivered at a session scheduled for 9:00-10:00 am on January 27 at the Marriott Hotel Washington in Washington, DC, where CHEA´...
January 14, 2010
For the second straight year, a student from The University of Tulsa College of Law has won one of two nationally competitive Shannon Bybee Scholarship Awards from the International Association of Gaming Advisors.
Ross Crutchfield, a third-year law student from Hulbert, Okla., submitted the paper...
November 06, 2009
Manhattan Beach, Calif. - Chevron Products Company, a dedicated supporter of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD), recently presented MBUSD with a gift of $70,000.
"In these difficult times, we are more fortunate than ever to have corporate partners like Chevron to support the enha...
October 28, 2009
DALLAS, TX - Every hour 93 students drop out of Texas schools. According to the East Texas Review. Close to one-third of all high schoolers in Texas will fail to graduate. When asked the reason for their decision to drop out, many students cite "disinterest in classes".
Dallas Cowboy Star Jas...
October 22, 2009
DALLAS, TX - Every hour 93 students drop out of Texas schools. According to the East Texas Review. Close to one-third of all high schoolers in Texas will fail to graduate. When asked the reason for their decision to drop out, many students cite "disinterest in classes".
Dallas Cowboy Star Jas...
October 22, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of California, San Francisco – already being asked to refund millions of dollars in federal grants because of the way it treats research subjects – will be targeted for a major protest today by animal rights activists.
The protest – one of dozens being held across t...
October 22, 2009
Portland, Ore. — Portland State University´s MBA program has been ranked 25th on a list of the Top 100 business schools in the world, according to 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes magazine. Along with programs at Stanford, UC Berkley, and Yale, Portland State has demonstrated ...
October 12, 2009
Schwarzenegger again breaks campaign promise, jeopardizing millions in donations to CSU, UC and Community Colleges because of chronic mismanagement and scandal.
Sacramento – Choosing special interests over much needed reform in California´s floundering colleges and universities, Gov....
October 04, 2009
The University of Tulsa College of Law and the George Kaiser Family Foundation announced the creation of the Frederic Dorwart Chair in Energy Law during an event held Tuesday at the law school.
The chair was named in honor of the George Kaiser Family Foundation´s president and longtime...
October 03, 2009
There is a growing interconnection between higher education and economic development, according to Judith Eaton, President of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
"Higher education in the service of economic development is a major global trend," Eaton said in remarks delive...
September 08, 2009
Eight years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the United States is at a critical crossroads with regard to how it will hold and prosecute Guantanamo detainees who stand accused of terrorism-related crimes.
"Beyond Guantanamo: Prosecuting Terrorists and Protecting America," a Florida State U...
September 04, 2009
Senator Leland Yee´s Bill That Would Increase Transparency and Accountability at California´s Public Higher Ed Institutions Receives Overwhelming Bi-Partisan Support in 67-0 Assembly Vote; After the Senate Concurs with the Amended Version, SB 218 Heads to the Desk of Governor Schwarzenegger Who Has ...
September 04, 2009
School is first in country to require engineering students to take on service projects.
NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University´s engineering bachelor´s degree program will require students to enroll in a servant engineering course beginning in the spring semester of 2010, giving stud...
September 04, 2009
USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC TOASTS 125th ANNIVERSARY WITH PARTY OF THE CENTURY (AND A QUARTER).
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 5:30 PM, at USC Town & Gown
Celebration Features Sumptuous Buffet Dinner, Wide Array of Musical Entertainment, Special Program; Event Highlights 125 Days of Anniversa...
September 04, 2009
LOS ANGELES — The newest library in Los Angeles now has another feature to brag about: a leaf from one of the original Gutenberg Bibles.
Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, presented the leaf to Loyola Marymount University President Robert B. Lawton, S.J., at the dedication of...
August 20, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Latino children have been particularly hard hit by the childhood obesity epidemic in America, but a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher is looking at ways rural clinics and school health programs can help curb the trend.
Javier Rosado has received a $75,00...
August 19, 2009
The University of Tulsa College of Law will partner once again with the Tulsa Minority Networking Taskforce to provide an opportunity for law students to network with a wide range of area legal professionals.
The event will take place September 24 in the Gallery Room of the Allen Chapman Ac...
August 19, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Engineers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory are closer than ever to launching a new generation of high-field magnets that have the potential to significantly reduce the lab´s operating costs and open up a new experimental regime for physics research.
In a m...
August 17, 2009
New Building Marries Innovative Energy Sources with Comfortable Living.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Its form is inviting -- a red house on stilts with vaulted ceilings, reclaimed wood beams, angled windows and a contemporary décor. Yet despite its coziness, the house´s purpose is nothing short o...
August 07, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public considerable distress. Unquestionably, many of the documen...
August 07, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Since 2005, The Florida State University has produced three Rhodes Scholars. No other state university in the nation can make that claim.
The groundwork began in late 2004, when Florida State established its first Office of National Fellowships . Finally, students had a one-...
July 27, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The honors continue to stack up for one of The Florida State University´s best-known scientists.
Alan G. Marshall, the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State and director of the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Program at the National High Magnetic F...
July 27, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State University announced Friday that it is taking legal action to have the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) comply with the public records laws of the state of Florida.
Several news media organizations have sued both the NCAA and The Florida State ...
July 22, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Scientists at The Florida State University´s Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur in a given season.
After about five years deve...
July 21, 2009
Garamendi´s Alternative Proposal to Tax Big Oil Instead of Students Wins Support of Students and Faculty but not Trustees.
LONG BEACH – With hundreds of students rallying outside the meeting room, the California State University trustees today approved a new 20 percent student fee increase for ...
July 15, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Times are tough, especially in the Sunshine State, but with a new, five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, life is cooler than ever at the Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility.
The grant is double the facility´s previous funding from N...
June 30, 2009
On June 26, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) held its 2009 Summer Workshop, focusing on the future of higher education accreditation. The Summer Workshop, held in Washington, D.C., served as a "town meeting" to address the CHEA Initiative and other accreditation-related issues.
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June 30, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The odds of contracting mad cow disease from banned or adulterated bovine protein lurking in raw or processed food for humans or meat-bone meal for livestock have declined over the past decade. So have the risks of purchasing fishy imposters billed as red snapper, ground beef tha...
June 30, 2009
CSU Chancellor Reed & his administration have focused for years on their own perks, spent millions on labor consultants and done little to advocate for adequate CSU funding; now their incomplete CSU budget proposal would address less than half the projected shortfall, leaving a $300 million deficit ...
June 30, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State University is one of the nation´s most prolific research institutions in the arts, according to rankings recently released by Science Watch that place Florida State third among the universities with the most published papers in the field of performing arts...
June 30, 2009
It's Never Too Early to Start Teaching Kids about Cooking.
Wilmington, Del. - Now that the kids are out of school for the summer they will be looking for something fun to do. Why not get them into the kitchen? The kitchen can be a great place to stir up some fun while teaching your kids science...
June 26, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher has received a $1 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a study that could lead to the design of better nuclear fuels and safer and more efficient reactors to generate nuclear power.
Anter El-Azab, an associate p...
June 24, 2009
Some 30 teachers from Los Angeles County and Orange County school districts will attend an institute focusing on the teaching of world history at the sixth-, seventh- and 10th-grade levels June 22-26 in the Karl Anatol Center at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).
Co-sponsored by the...
June 24, 2009
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have developed a series of suggestions for ways to discourage and eventually eliminate degree mills in countries around the world. These suggestions are contained i...
June 22, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida State University study that may provide new ammunition for states enga...
June 22, 2009
El Segundo, Calif. – Chevron Products Company, a dedicated supporter of the El Segundo Educational Foundation (ESEF) and the El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD), today more than tripled its annual donation to the Foundation with a gift of $35,000.
"Chevron is one of our community´s m...
June 16, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- "What makes thunder?" "Why do frogs jump?" "What are we made of?"
Those are the sorts of questions that curious children often spring on unsuspecting schoolteachers -- and that their teachers sometimes struggle to answer.
To make teachers´ jobs a little easier, Flori...
June 12, 2009
New partnership expands online educational resources for students using curriculum-based computer learning programs.
Victoria, BC - The NECTAR Foundation, creators of Math Trek, Language Trek, and Science Trek (www.learnwithtrek.com), helps students achieve their full potential and increases tea...
June 09, 2009
Florida State University College of Business Welcomes Second Class of Veterans.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Twenty veterans with disabilities from post-Sept. 11 conflicts reported to the Florida State University College of Business today to begin the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabil...
June 06, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the "warrior gene," are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, according to a new study from The Florida State University ...
June 03, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according to a new Florida State...
May 30, 2009
On May 28, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), held its inaugural area roundtable meeting to discuss the future of higher education accreditation. At the one-day meeting in Chicago, Illinois, more than 30 institutional presidents, chancellors and chief academic officers from six s...
May 27, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA - Blair Douglass (20, Pittsburgh), a graduate of Upper St. Clair High School, who just finished his sophomore year as an International Studies/Political Science major at the University of Pittsburgh, has won a scholarship from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). He is one of o...
May 20, 2009
Charles W. Adams, Professor of Law at The University of Tulsa, received one of three TU Outstanding Teacher awards given out at TU´s commencement.
Each year, three TU professors from the university´s five colleges are selected to receive this award. Adams becomes the eighth law prof...
May 18, 2009
Eaglebots invited to attend June 30 - July 7, 2009 International Botball Championship in Washington D.C.; NASA, Alta Devices, Yahoo, Caywood Foundation, and Other Silicon Valley Corporations Sponsor Northern California Champion Oak Grove High School 'Eaglebot' Botball Educational Robotics Champions....
May 15, 2009
ST. LOUIS - Students from two St. Louis schools that utilize the "Classroom Chess" curriculum developed by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis experienced the thrill of playing chess at the same tables in the same room where the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is being contested. The...
May 15, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Genes trump environment as the primary reason that some adolescents are more likely than others to be victimized by crime, according to groundbreaking research led by distinguished criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of The Florida State University.
The study is believed to be the ...
May 05, 2009
Washington, DC – At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), held recently in Washington, D.C., the board voted to elect three new members and to reelect six members. The changes will take effect at the beginning of July. The new board me...
May 02, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A quartet of student saxophonists from The Florida State University College of Music has won the grand prize at the 2009 Coleman International Chamber Ensemble Competition. The annual contest is one of the world´s most rigorous and respected for ensembles of young, non-pro...
April 27, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In response to a worrisome rise in childhood obesity, Florida school districts have begun to monitor student growth development every year, but there is little research available to determine if the effort is having an effect.
Now, with a $2.2 million grant from the National ...
April 23, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Global Peace Exchange co-founders Nick Fiore and Alex Merkovic-Orenstein were awarded a Resolution Fellowship during Harvard University´s World Model United Nations conference at The Hague.
The fellowship will support the Florida State University seniors in the implemen...
April 20, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship has been awarded to internationally renowned choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, the founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn-based, all-female dance troupe Urban Bush Women, and the distinguished Nancy Smith Fichter Professor of Dance at...
April 16, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Professor Richard K. Emmerson, the chairman of the Department of Art History at The Florida State University and an internationally renowned scholar on the Middle Ages, has garnered the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Medieval Studies award from the Medieval Academy of America.
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April 10, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida State University student who is pursuing research in the unique field of mathematical biology has received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to the nation´s brightest mathematics, science and engineering college sophomores and juniors.
Alan Kuhnle, a...
April 10, 2009
Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, will deliver the 2009 installment of the Lectureship in Politics and Law on April 16 at the TU College of Law. The 7:30 p.m. lecture, entitled "The Constitutional Politics of Abortion in the United States," is free and open to ...
April 01, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Irving Lowens Memorial Book Award is the most distinguished honor bestowed by the Society for American Music, and this year it goes to a scholarly tour de force coauthored by noted musicologists Denise Von Glahn and Michael Broyles of The Florida State University College of M...
March 31, 2009
West County School District workers rally Wednesday to protect health and safety of kids, urge postponement of layoffs to find ´safe´ solution.
RICHMOND – Endangered workers at the West County Unified School District here will hold a rally Wednesday to protect the health and safety ...
March 29, 2009
President´s Budget Proposals Would Transform Federal Financial Aid System So More Families In California Can Afford College.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – An additional 27,547 students in California would receive Pell Grants if excessive lender subsidies are cut, according to a new report released...
March 25, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher is among the first scientists in the country to directly benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- the stimulus bill.
The National Institutes of Health, using new funds provided through the sti...
March 24, 2009
Faculty to share deep concerns about California Legislature´s attempt to use Federal Recovery Funds as excuse to cut another $50 million from CSU budget already short $600 million. Deep state budget cuts have pared opportunity in nation´s largest four-year university — the 23-campus California...
March 24, 2009
Washington, DC – A solid policy framework that examines the commitments and practices used by higher education to support student achievement is vital to determining whether or not efforts aimed to enhance "college success" are working, according to Judith Eaton, President of the Council for Higher ...
March 24, 2009
Landmark study by scientists at Florida State University.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Among zebrafish, the eyes have it. Inside them is a mosaic of light-sensitive cells whose structure and functions are nearly identical to those of humans. There, biologists at The Florida State University discovered ...
March 24, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One of The Florida State University´s most influential scientists has received the latest in an ever-growing list of prestigious awards.
Alan G. Marshall, the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State and director of the Ion Cyclotron Res...
March 21, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With the nation´s economic crisis contributing to greater workplace stress, providing effective mental health care for employees may be more important than ever.
Unfortunately, the approach most companies take in purchasing mental health care benefits is flawed and unli...
March 21, 2009
On campus venue to be called Viejas Arena beginning July 1, 2009.
SAN DIEGO – The on campus sports and entertainment venue at San Diego State University will be renamed Viejas Arena, under a new agreement between the university and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, the two announ...
March 17, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell said today that although the university holds itself accountable and accepts nearly all of the penalties recently issued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, it will appeal a ruling that would invalidate wins in 10 sep...
March 16, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Global warming is expected to cause the sea level along the northeastern U.S. coast to rise almost twice as fast as global sea levels during this century, putting New York City at greater risk for damage from hurricanes and winter storm surge, according to a new study led by a F...
March 16, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams will visit Florida State University March 20-22 to deliver a free, public lecture and host 300 middle- and high-school students from Florida, Georgia and North Carolina who will gather for the university´s first PeaceJam conference.
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March 16, 2009
On March 10, President Obama outlined his goals for education in a speech to the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. One of the pillars of his initiative is "recruiting, preparing and rewarding outstanding teachers" with incentives for a new generation of teachers and for new levels of excellence among...
March 12, 2009
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell has announced the creation of an innovative and new Web resource called "California Direct Connect – Links to Your Future." The Web pages are designed to help students and workers find jobs, explore careers, investigate opportunities to conti...
March 12, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- There is no question that the recent economic crisis has wreaked havoc on companies and on families across the country. Now, a recent study of 300 married, working couples conducted by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University´s Co...
March 12, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, a program that helps men and women returning from military service learn the ins and outs of starting a business, has been recognized by the Army Community Covenant program of the Department of the Army as a "National ...
March 12, 2009
LONG BEACH, CA - The educational crisis in California had reached historic levels. Stories of budget cuts, struggling academic achievement and student safety are covered daily in the news. But with every crisis, comes an opportunity to provide hope and meaningful solutions. That's where Dr. Ada...
March 08, 2009
Historic measure would enact a tax on oil and natural gas at the wellhead in the state to create a funding mechanism for public higher education.
As California continues to slash the budgets of its public higher education institutions, The California Faculty Association (CFA) and Assembly Major...
March 02, 2009
On Saturday, March 7, Bancroft Middle School will hold its first Annual PTA-Community Yard Sale and Raffle from 10 till 2 at the school campus, 929 N. Las Palmas Ave (2 blocks south of Santa Monica Blvd and 2 blocks east of Highland).
The entire community is welcome to come find some real bargai...
March 02, 2009
Pop singer Justin Stein supports the Read Across America organization to promote literacy in Compton Unified School District elementary school students.
Los Angeles Pop singer Justin Stein will be volunteering today to support the National Educatio...
HAYLEY MARIE NORMAN VOLUNTEERS WITH THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION´S READ ACROSS AMERICA PROGRAM
March 02, 2009
Fired Up actress Hayley Marie Norman supports the Read Across America organization to promote literacy in Compton Unified School District elementary school students.
Los Angeles — "Fired Up" actress Hayley Marie Norman will be volunteering today to support the National Education Associati...
February 26, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Dr. Sharon P. Robinson, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) commended MetLife, Inc. today for its concerted and consistent efforts to improve the quality of education in the United States. "For a quarter century, MetLife has quer...
February 26, 2009
"And so tonight, I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. This can be community college or a four-year school, vocational training or an apprenticeship. But whatever the training may be, every American will need to get more than a high schoo...
February 12, 2009
In remarks delivered at a meeting on institutional evaluation in higher education, held February 2-3 in Morocco, Judith Eaton, President of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), stated "Worldwide, we are in a period of unprecedented growth and development for higher education qualit...
January 13, 2009
California Ranks 49th out of 50 states in the number of its adult population with at least a high school diploma. The State has fallen from 5th to 47th in the number of its high school graduates that go on to college. Given California's reduction in higher education funding - which is 40% lower toda...
January 13, 2009
Plan could set back efforts to train skilled workers needed for economic recovery, says business-labor coalition.
Sacramento, CA — A broad-based coalition including business, labor and educators is warning that the latest budget proposal could devastate efforts to train the skilled worke...
January 04, 2009
WASHINGTON - With a substantially growing number of public charter schools anticipated over the next ten years, a report released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools recommends a series of new measures to recruit and prepare the next generation of leadership for these schools.
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January 04, 2009
Education Reform Takes Major Step Forward with Announcement of 9,600 New National Board Certified Teachers in 2008 Increase in National Board Certified Teachers Sets Record Gain for 2nd Straight Year.
ARLINGTON, Va. - For the second straight year, the number of new National Board Certified Teac...
December 14, 2008
On-site high quality four-color printing capability will decrease outsourcing and improve environmental footprint.
Hudson, NH – Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing solutions, has announced that the Department...
November 25, 2008
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. - Roxanne Petteway, president and founder of The Coalition to Improve Education (www.literacyandvirtues.org), recently received a $49,000 grant from The Verizon Foundation at a meeting of the Lake Elsinore Unified School District governing board.
"The Verizon Foundation put...
November 20, 2008
Garamendi now pushes Legislature and Governor to get to work and approve UC budget without tuition hikes or enrollment will be limited.
SAN FRANCISCO – Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, a University of California regent, gave the UC Regents high praise for sending the California Legislature a...
November 19, 2008
Washington, DC – Self-regulation of higher education through accreditation has been severely challenged during the past several years, and public confidence in accreditation must be enhanced, according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
"Strengthening public confidence...
November 07, 2008
Washington, DC – The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has launched a multi-year effort – the CHEA Initiative – to assure public confidence and refocus government involvement in higher education accreditation. Information on the CHEA Initiative now is available on the association&ac...
November 03, 2008
SACRAMENTO, CA - Stand up comics and college professors agree - 80% of anything is showing up. That goes for voting just as much as attending class.
But, the conventional wisdom says young people, including America's college students, can't be counted on to show up when it's time to vote. Colle...
November 02, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A leading education legislator and teachers attacked the latest deceptive TV ad by the Prop 8 campaign which focuses on a school field trip and continues a pattern of lying about their measure. In fact, a chief architect of their movement, Brad Dacus, promotes California´s...
October 22, 2008
State University Faculty Gear Up for National Campaign to Make Higher Education the Centerpiece of the Country´s Economic Recovery. Just One-Tenth of the $700 Billion Wall Street Bailout Would Nearly Double the Money All the States Devote to Higher Education.
Los Angeles, CA – The California...
October 09, 2008
AUTHOR EXPLORES THE REASONS WHY PHILOSOPHY IS CRITICAL SUBJECT MATTER MISSING FROM YOUR CHILD´S LESSON PLAN.
It is easy to identify the importance of the "basic" studies that characterize children´s everyday class load, particularly in the pre-adolescent years, where they are most i...
July 25, 2008
Decline in School Physical Education Classes is Major Factor Contributing to Obesity Crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With studies showing that more than a third of U.S. schoolchildren are now obese, expanding and improving physical education in the nation´s schools is key to fighting chil...
July 17, 2008
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH HUMANE SOCIETY UNIVERSITY TO OFFER GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY ADVOCACY.
Application Deadline November 1, 2008 for Spring 2009 Semester
Washington, D.C. -- Americans are clearly taking action on behalf of animals. Last year, more than 10....
July 13, 2008
This summer, construction begins on University Gateway, an ambitious, multi-faceted residential/retail development designed to meet the lifestyle needs of USC students, professors, staff and the surrounding community.
The property – located on the northwest corner of Figueroa and Jefferson ...
July 11, 2008
Irving, Texas, July 11, 2008 – "If someone who not only saves lives but also boosts community spirit isn´t a hero, then I don´t know who is."
That´s what Joseph Wayne Pavlisko, a recent graduate of Kirtland High School in Kirtland, Ohio, had to say about his father, a firefigh...
July 02, 2008
421 STUDENT RENTAL HOUSING UNITS ABOVE MORE THAN 78,000 SF OF RETAIL CREATE A NEW GATEWAY TO CAMPUS FOR USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND COMMUNITY.
Urban Partners Announces the Official Groundbreaking for the University Gateway Project Scheduled to Open in July 2010. Groundbreaking to Take Place July...
June 16, 2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim Public Libraries are encouraging children and teens to Catch the Reading Bug this summer, which is the theme for the annual Summer Reading Club program, offered June 16-July 26 at all Anaheim Branch libraries. The program is free for kids and students under the age of 18....
March 20, 2008
Day-long workshop facilitated a dialogue between filmmakers, talent agencies,
digital media companies, government officials and CSU faculty.
The California State University hosted a day-long conference on "Emerging Trends in the Entertainment Industry," discussing new technologies impacting tr...
March 20, 2008
NORTHRIDGE — Children´s literature has the power to engage and inspire young readers. In the K–12 classroom, informational literature can inspire a love of learning as well.
Fulfilling a long-held desire to create a children´s literature conference that brings together local educators and ...
March 20, 2008
William Brice, an abstract artist and retired UCLA faculty member, died March 3 in Los Angeles. He was 86.
An admirer of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, Brice was known for his large-scale paintings that referenced elements of classical ruins. During his long painting career, he exhibited exten...
March 20, 2008
Professional women spend a significant amount of time and effort hiding tears on the job: They may run out of a meeting, hole up in an office with the door closed or hide in a bathroom stall until the weeping stops, according to Kimberly Elsbach, professor of management at the University of Californ...
March 17, 2008
In response to a Los Angeles Times report that claims UCLA is trying to fire at least 13 employees for looking at pop star Britney Spears' medical records, the UCLA Health System issued a statement this afternoon:
"UCLA Health System considers patient confidentiality a critical part of our missi...
March 17, 2008
By Elizabeth Kivowitz
UCLA police are investigating the apparent drowning of a student in a campus swimming pool.
Police responded to a 911 call at the lower lap-pool of UCLA's Sunset Canyon Recreation Center at 2:14 a.m. Friday.
According to police, it appears that three people had gai...
March 17, 2008
There is no evidence to support the claim that farm subsidies -- by making fattening foods relatively cheap and abundant -- contribute to obesity in the United States, according to an analysis led by UC Davis researchers.
"U.S. farm subsidies have many critics. A variety of arguments and evidence...
March 17, 2008
By Jackie Carr
Surgeons at UC San Diego Medical Center performed Wednesday what is believed to be the country´s first removal of a diseased appendix through the mouth. This clinical trial procedure received approval for a limited number of patients by UC San Diego´s Institutional Review Board (I...
March 17, 2008
By Debra Kain
In findings with the potential to provide a therapy for Alzheimer´s disease patients where none now exist, a researcher at the University of California, San Diego and colleagues have demonstrated in mice a way to reduce the overproduction of a peptide associated with the disease. T...
February 27, 2008
The Ray Prueter Scholarship created by the Ventura County Contractors Association´s (VCCA) Construction Education Fund is financed by contributions from its nearly 700 members to aid students in the local community who seek to continue an education toward a career in the construction field.
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February 26, 2008
The California State University, Bakersfield Children's Art Institute, in partnership with Reagan Elementary School, will present "Ruckus Bakersfield," a children's art exhibit. The multi-media artwork will be displayed Feb. 29 to March 4 in the Homewood Suites Hotel lobby, 1505 Mill Rock Way. An op...
February 26, 2008
The story of a Jewish-Christian family and their experiences in Nazi and post-war divided Germany will be shared at California State University, Bakersfield's History Forum. Hosted by the history department, the event will be held on Friday, Feb. 29 at 4 p.m. in the Music Building, room 112.
Thom...
February 26, 2008
Almost everyday he can often be spotted wearing the CSUB colors. Some of his close friends claim that he has the largest collection of blue and gold ties this side of Michigan. Although his doctor won't say publicly, there are rumors that he actually bleeds blue and gold.
There's no doubt that Mi...
February 26, 2008
Camarillo, Calif. — California State University Channel Islands President Richard R. Rush has been named Educator of the Year by the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce. The Educator of the Year award is part of the Camarillo Chamber´s Top Ten Community Awards, which honor 10 individuals and o...
February 26, 2008
(Carson, CA) — California State University, Dominguez Hills was on lockdown early Thursday morning, Feb. 21, after reports of an armed suspect on campus were called in to University Police. Within an hour, police determined the threat was a false alarm.
At 8:26 a.m. University Police receiv...
February 01, 2008
ATHERTON, Calif. -- One of the world's most successful and visionary technology and communications executives, Richard Li, will deliver the keynote address at Menlo College's commencement exercises on Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. Li will be talking to newly minted graduates of the four-year college ...
January 09, 2008
Wilhelmine “Helme” Prinzen passed away in late 2007 and left her more than $1.4 million estate in Paradise Valley, AZ to the ASU Art Museum, part of the Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University. Originally she planned for her bequest to remain anonymous, but later changed her mi...
November 16, 2007
The California Young Democrats have endorsed the YES on Proposition 92 campaign -- the California Community College Initiative because for far too long the budget has been balanced on the backs of students and our community colleges have been shortchanged. The UC Regents and CSU Trustees are out of...
November 10, 2007
CTA Campaign Made a Difference in National Debate Over Law.
BURLINGAME – California’s educators are applauding Congress for postponing until next year the reauthorization of President Bush’s flawed No Child Left Behind Act. CTA members spent recent months in a statewide campaign to warn that fa...
October 28, 2007
By Stacey Ravel Abarbanel
In January 2005, the "Visual Griots" workshop engaged 22 sixth graders from Mali in an exploration of the power of photography. A team of Malian and American photographers guided them through camera basics, and the students then put their newfound skills to work honoring...
October 28, 2007
Ronald Tutor's Lead Gift Will Support the Creation of a New Campus Hub Expected To Transform University Life; Construction Will Begin in May 2008.
Los Angeles -- University of Southern California trustee Ronald Tutor -- who fell in love with Trojan football at age 11 and has been involved with ...
October 28, 2007
A multi-institution team led by USC faculty has received a five-year, $8.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for an ambitious effort to survey the genetic, physical and behavioral profiles of children with autism.
The grant vastly will increase the reach and ethnic diversity of...
October 28, 2007
Los Angeles -- The University of Southern California has established an institutional Channel on YouTube as part of an ambitious program to expand its capabilities in technology-enhanced learning and distance learning. YouTube is the world's leading online video community that allows people to disco...
October 28, 2007
A Few Precautions Will Help Children Prevent Tooth Decay, While Still Enjoying Their Treats.
Los Angeles -- Halloween is famous for its goblins, ghouls and, let's not forget, loads and loads of candy. The candy experts at the USC School of Dentistry say Halloween doesn't have to be a dentist's ...
October 12, 2007
The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) was recently awarded a five-year, $1.33 million from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to continue its efforts in identifying and assisting adult participants who want to enter, re-enter, continue or enr...
September 10, 2007
Legislation includes funds for innovative TEACH grant program and Centers of Excellence.
Washington, D.C. - Last Friday, the United States Congress approved the Higher Education Reconciliation Bill (College Cost Reduction and Access Act, H.R. 2669) creating TEACH grants, an innovative progra...
April 25, 2007
CENTENNIAL, CO -- A documentary film, "The Sand Creek Massacre", and driven by Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho people who tell their version about what happened during the Sand Creek Massacre based on their oral histories, was screened in a ninth grade Dallas classroom during the week of April 16, 200...
April 04, 2007
Union Board Puts Rolling Strike on Hold Pending Member Ratification of Contract.
Sacramento, CA – The California Faculty Association announced yesterday a tentative agreement with the California State University administration in the 23-month dispute for a contract covering the CSU’s teachers,...
September 07, 2005
Rare chance to see the 1849 Constitution in honor of the State’s 155th Birthday
Sacramento -- As part of the celebration of California’s 155th birthday, the state’s first Constitution will be removed from the vaults of the California State Archives and exhibited from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, ...
August 04, 2005
College-Bound Youth Prepare for the Future at Send-Off Rally for CORE Philly Scholarship Recipients
U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street and Philadelphia School District CEO Paul Vallas will gather with the nearly 2,000 CORE Philly 2005 scholarship recipients, their fa...