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West Virginia University Initiative Cuts Workers’ Comp Costs
Aug 6 2013 // West Virginia University has reduced its workers’ compensation costs by about $600,000 and is looking for more ways to save money. WVU Office of Risk Management head Mike Ganso tells The Dominion Post that the effort...
Why Scientists Are Causing Earthquakes
Aug 2 2013 // Earthquakes never occur when needed so a team led by Johns Hopkins structural engineers is shaking up a building themselves in the name of science and safety. Using massive moving platforms and an array of sensors and...
University Of Central Oklahoma to Co-Host 2014 Tornado Summit
Aug 1 2013 // The University of Central Oklahoma has been selected as a co-host of the 2014 National Tornado Summit. The summit serves as a forum for national and state experts to meet and recommend new policies to improve emergency...
Mississippi Student Accused of Shooting Roommate Sues University
Jul 30 2013 // A former student accused of shooting his roommate in an off-campus apartment has sued the University of Southern Mississippi, alleging that it violated his rights by expelling him and tampering with his files. According to...
Ex-Penn State Officials Hearing Revives Sandusky Abuse Case
Jul 29 2013 // Ex-Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier and two other former officials will be in a court hearing today on whether they must stand trial for hiding information tied to the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse...
Dartmouth, USC Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct Responses
Jul 23 2013 // Dartmouth College and the University of Southern California are under investigation by the U.S. Education Department for their responses to campus sexual harassment and misconduct. The department’s Office for Civil...
Tornado Hits Ohio’s Ursuline College; No One Hurt
Jul 22 2013 // A tornado packing 110 mph winds hit Ursuline College in northeast Ohio early on July 20, collapsing a wall of the school’s athletic center and damaging other buildings but causing no injuries, officials said. The EF1...
University of Washington to Pay $15M After Medical Mistake
Jul 16 2013 // The University of Washington will pay $15.2 million in a medical malpractice judgment after a mistake caused a debilitating brain damage to a girl in 2008. The sum ordered a King County judge is one of the largest medical...
Penn State Approves Settlement Offers to Sandusky Victims
Jul 15 2013 // Pennsylvania State University said it approved settlement offers to some victims of Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys. The offers will be made to some people who made...
Montana State University: Employee Social Security numbers at risk
Jul 2 2013 // The Social Security numbers of about 4,500 past and present Montana State University employees may have been accessible to others because of a computer virus, school officials said. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported...
4 Workers Hurt in Texas A&M Construction Accident
Jun 27 2013 // Four workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed on June 22 at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex that’s under construction. The collapse happened on university property...
Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
Jun 26 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action may force universities to re-examine their admissions policies and face waves of litigation about race- based admission. In a 7-1 ruling yesterday, the justices...
3 Kansas Community Colleges Form Insurance Group
Jun 25 2013 // Three Kansas community colleges have created an insurance consortium after their insurance provider raised rates and said it wouldn’t insure schools that allow concealed weapons on campus. The Independence Community...
Liberty Law School in Virginia Demands Lawsuit Coverage From Hanover
Jun 20 2013 // Liberty University’s law school wants a judge to force its insurance company to pay for its defense in a lawsuit stemming from a same-sex-marriage custody battle. Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly reports that the...
Court Dismisses State’s Suit Against NCAA Over Penn State Sandusky Fines
Jun 6 2013 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association won the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging sanctions against Pennsylvania State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal. The lawsuit brought by Governor...
Louisiana State University: Soybean Rust Showing Up Earlier Than In Past
May 30 2013 // Asian soybean rust is looking a bit worse than it has in previous years, apparently because the mild winter let it survive, according to the Louisiana State University AgCenter. This means farmers may have to act earlier...
Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Hazing Death at Florida University
May 30 2013 // A wrongful death lawsuit claims Bethune-Cookman University failed to stop fraternity hazing that led to the death of a Marching Wildcat band member. Marcus Thomas died in February 2012 when the car in which he was riding...
Four Major Universities Facing Sexual Assault Claims by Students
May 28 2013 // Students from four universities said they filed federal complaints alleging that their schools failed to address campus sexual assault and harassment. The college students filed actions with the U.S. Education Department...
Idaho State University To Pay $400K For Medical Records Breach
May 24 2013 // Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records. In August 2011, ISU told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a...
Judge Recuses Herself from West Virginia University Degree Lawsuit
May 24 2013 // U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley has disqualified herself from hearing a lawsuit filed over a 6-year-old degree scandal at West Virginia University, citing a federal statute that requires judges to step aside if their...
