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University of Arizona Grant To Study Mine Risk Management
Jan 8 2014 // The University of Arizona will conduct two research studies on ways to improve mine safety using $1.3 million in grants from a mine safety foundation. The two grants announced Monday will pay for a risk management study by...
Insurance Broker and Former Toms River, N.J., Mayor Get Prison Sentence
Jan 7 2014 // A New Jersey insurance broker and the former mayor of Toms River, N.J., were each sentenced Monday for separate schemes involving officials of Toms River and the former insurance broker for the Toms River regional school...
Florida CFO Atwater Seeks University Job
Jan 6 2014 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is seeking the presidency of Florida Atlantic University. Atwater’s decision to seek the job likely opens a statewide Cabinet post for the 2014 elections. Atwater had been...
St. John’s University to Relocate Manhattan Campus
Dec 19 2013 // St. John’s University has leased 71,000 square feet of space for its Manhattan campus at 51 Astor Place, between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village, Manhattan. The new location will house St. John’s...
California School District Faces $17 Million In Claims
Dec 17 2013 // The San Juan Unified School District in California faces $17 million in claims over harassment allegations, with ten lawsuits alleging that Superintendent Glynn Thompson created a hostile workplace. The Sacramento Bee...
Former Rutgers Basketball Player Sues University Claiming Abuse
Dec 10 2013 // Former Rutgers University basketball forward Derrick Randall claimed in a lawsuit he was physically and psychologically abused by former coach Michael Rice, who was fired this year over his treatment of...
New York Officials Settle With Markel for College Insurance Refunds
Dec 5 2013 // New York officials say they’ve reached a settlement with Markel Insurance Co. that will result in $2.75 million in restitution to college students who were overcharged for insurance. The New York Attorney...
Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Cite Religion, Tax Issues
Dec 5 2013 // Hours after the University of Notre Dame filed a religious challenge to the U.S. health-care overhaul in Indiana federal court, a judge in Washington heard arguments in a lawsuit assailing tax provisions of the...
Let College Player Keep Half-Court Shot Prize Money: Athletic Board
Dec 3 2013 // The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference recommended that the college basketball player who hit a half-court shot for $20,000 at an Oklahoma City Thunder game be allowed to use the money toward his tuition. Cameron...
University of Maryland Project Aims to Improve Storm Predictions
Dec 2 2013 // Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory have a new project in the works that aims to better predict the intensity of storm surges on the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay...
Insurance Chief Asks FEMA to Waive Flood Coverage Rule for U Iowa
Nov 27 2013 // Iowa’s top insurance regulator is backing the University of Iowa in a dispute with the federal government over how much insurance the campus must carry after rebuilding from the 2008 flood. Insurance Commissioner...
Bear Bryant’s Son’s Reinsurance Fortune Helps Power Alabama Football
Nov 26 2013 // The University of Alabama opened a new football-training center last February. Any professional team would be happy to have it. The amenities include a $9 million weight room, a hydrotherapy pool with a Club Med–style...
College Player May Be Blocked from Collecting on $20,000 Half-Court Shot
Nov 26 2013 // Making a half-court shot during a promotion at an Oklahoma City Thunder game might be easier for 23-year-old Cameron Rodriguez than keeping the $20,000 prize. Rodriguez, a basketball player at Southwestern College in...
NCAA Sues Video Game Maker Over College Athlete Settlement
Nov 21 2013 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association sued Electronic Arts Inc., saying the video-game maker hasn’t agreed to indemnify the NCAA for legal claims by college athletes and hasn’t maintained insurance to do...
University of Alabama Does What It Takes to Protect Trademark
Nov 19 2013 // University of Alabama officials say the school has issued 153 cease and desist letters in the past decade to businesses and people accused of selling goods that violate the school’s trademarks. The school defends its...
Texas Insurer Group Awards Fall Scholarships to 20 Students
Nov 18 2013 // Twenty students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $38,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The students attend St. Mary’s University...
Google Wins Copyright Scanning Case Against Authors; Judge Finds ‘Fair Use’
Nov 15 2013 // Google Inc. on Thursday won dismissal of a long-running lawsuit by authors who accused the Internet search company of digitally copying millions of books for an online library without permission. U.S. Circuit Judge Denny...
Kentucky Regulator Files Rehabilitation Plan for Schools’ Insurance Trust
Nov 11 2013 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has proposed taking over the management of the troubled funds used for school board workers’ compensation and property and liability claims. DOI Commissioner Sharon P. Clark...
Industries Confront Louisiana’s Skilled Labor Gap
Nov 6 2013 // A Harahan manufacturing company has had to recruit outside Louisiana for skilled trade workers. The Laitram Corp. isn’t alone in its difficulty finding trained workers for such jobs as electricians and...
Groups Urge National System for Tracking Youth Sport Concussions
Nov 4 2013 // Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions? Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known about the risks in youth sports, especially for athletes who suit up before high school. And it’s not...