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2008 All-Star Game Was Mathematical Marvel, Says Statistics Professor
Jul 17 2008 // The 2008 All-Star Game was the game of a lifetime, and a Gettysburg College professor can prove it mathematically. “What happened Tuesday night was definitely a rare occurrence and one we should not expect to see...
St. Louis University to Pay $1M Lawsuit Settlement
Jul 10 2008 // St. Louis University agreed to pay $1 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming its School of Public Health tried to defraud the government by overstating faculty time spent on projects involving federal grants,...
University of Alabama Insurance Professor Receives Bickley Award
Jun 26 2008 // William H. Rabel, professor of insurance & financial services at The University of Alabama, won the 2008 John Bickley Innovation and Creativity Award. Rabel led a team of professors that developed the new actuarial...
Judge Approves $11M Settlement in Virginia Tech Shootings
Jun 20 2008 // A Virginia judge on Tuesday approved an $11 million state settlement with families of most of the victims in last year’s Virginia Tech slayings that will avoid a court battle over whether anyone but the gunman was to...
Willis Partners With University of Bologna to Study Floods
Jun 13 2008 // The Willis Research Network (WRN), part of Willis Group, has announced the formation of a partnership with the University of Bologna “to include the renowned Italian institution’s flood research as part of more...
Arkansas College Sued After Backing Out of Caged Fury Tournament
Jun 11 2008 // An entertainment company is suing Hendrix College saying the private school in Conway, Ark., backed out of a deal to allow a “Caged Fury” tournament on campus. Bone Krusher Entertainment Inc. made a deal with...
North Carolina Senate Panel OKs Millions for University Campus Safety
Jun 5 2008 // A North Carolina Senate panel has approved a plan to send more than $29 million to the University of North Carolina system to improve campus security. The plan approved by a Senate judiciary committee June 3 would help the...
Univeristy of Idaho Officials Want to Start Mine Safety Instruction
Jun 4 2008 // The University of Idaho, seeing a resurgence of mining activity in northern Idaho due to soaring metal prices, is seeking federal funding to bring back mining education programs, a school official said. “The metals...
Ohio Governor Names Law Professor as Temporary Attorney General
May 29 2008 // Democratic Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on May 28 (Wednesday) tapped the dean of the Ohio State University law school to serve temporarily as attorney general after a sexual harassment scandal forced out the previous attorney...
University Research Aims to Improve Tornado Predictions
May 8 2008 // Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto a north Alabama landfill, so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed to improve tornado...
Parents File Lawsuit over Fatal School Bus Crash in Kentucky
May 5 2008 // The parents of a teenager killed when a dump truck crashed into a school bus on a curvy northern Kentucky highway filed a lawsuit. Daniel Wood’s parents are alleging negligence by the trucking company and the driver...
Shooting Prompts Safety Measures at Mississippi College
Apr 28 2008 // Mississippi’s Jackson State University will install metal detectors in two dormitories and ban visitors to both residential halls as part of new security measures. JSU spokesman Anthony Dean said April 24 that the...
University Officials in Kentucky Add Public Safety Enhancements
Apr 22 2008 // Murray State University officials expect emergency sirens to be operational on the Kentucky campus in about a month, part of an effort to enhance security procedures that can warn of violence or severe weather. President...
Insurers Keen on NCAA’s Basket-full of Opportunities
Apr 21 2008 // The Hartford and XL Insurance pursue insurance industry’s love affair with sports-related, 360-degree marketing The University of Kansas men’s basketball team may have been the big winner in the recent NCAA...
Insurers Keen on NCAA’s Basket-full of Opportunities
Apr 21 2008 // The Hartford and XL Insurance pursue insurance industry’s love affair with sports-related, 360-degree marketing Quite a few insurers’ names have been bounced and bandied about like basketballs on TV lately, and...
Zurich Names Patton, Constantinou to Climate Initiative Team
Apr 14 2008 // Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Lindene Patton and Elpida Constantinou to key positions within its Climate Office, both will report to Michael Kerner, Global Chief Underwriting Officer and Head...
Cleveland Boy: Took Wheel to Steer Runaway School Bus from Danger
Apr 11 2008 // The 11-year-old Cleveland boy who steered a runaway school bus to safety said Wednesday he took the wheel because the bus was rolling toward a semi. David Murphy told on ABC’s “Good Morning America” other...
Insurers Keen on NCAA’s Basket-Full of Opportunities
Apr 8 2008 // The University of Kansas men’s basketball team may have been the big winner at last night’s NCAA championship — but when it comes to the NCAA’s bonanza of sponsorship benefits from basketball and...
Insurers Keen on NCAA’s Basket-full of Opportunities
Apr 7 2008 // The Hartford and XL Insurance pursue insurance industry’s love affair with sports-related, 360-degree marketing Quite a few insurers’ names have been bounced and bandied about like basketballs on TV lately, and...
Game Plan For College and University Safety on the Road
Apr 7 2008 // Transporting student athletes to sporting events can pose great liability risk for schools When the NCAA Men’s Final Four made their way to San Antonio at the beginning of April, no doubt the players and coaches were...
