Latest Universities Headlines
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FEMA Approves UMass Disaster Mitigation Plan
Jul 27 2016 // The University of Massachusetts has won state and federal approval of plans to protect the system’s campuses from natural hazards. School officials say it’s necessary to prepare for threats such as storms or...
Judge Expected to Allow Suit Against Trump University to Proceed
Jul 25 2016 // Just hours after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, a federal judge in San Diego said he plans to allow former students who claim to have been cheated by Trump University to take the...
Study Suggests Ways to Identify Unsafe Driving in Older Adults
Jul 25 2016 // It is estimated that nearly half of all drivers on the nation’s roads are over the age of 65 and this number is projected to increase to 77 percent in the next 30 years, a recently published study says. Additionally,...
Trial Underway in Brown University Case Over Student Suspension for Alleged Sexual Assault
Jul 22 2016 // Trial began Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student who was suspended after a sexual encounter that he says was consensual but that a fellow student reported as an assault. U.S. District Judge...
University of Oregon Settles Whistleblower Suit with Former Employees
Jul 21 2016 // The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $425,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by two former employees over allegations that the school retaliated against them for speaking out about a student’s therapy records...
Millennials Don’t Rule the World – Revisited
Jul 20 2016 // Recently I wrote an article about Millennials, at least that’s what many assumed. The article actually focused on the mistakes being made in our attempts to entice Millennials to join the insurance industry. Some...
Idaho University Denies Discriminating Against Mormon Player
Jul 19 2016 // Idaho State University’s former assistant tennis coach and the university have denied allegations made in a lawsuit in which a former tennis player says he was discriminated against because of his Mormon faith. The...
Research Shows Dangers of Using Hands-Free Cell Phones While Driving
Jul 15 2016 // Driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile, according to researchers at the University of Sussex in England. “A popular misconception is that using a mobile...
More Former College Football Players Join Concussion Lawsuits Against NCAA
Jul 11 2016 // The latest round of class action concussion lawsuits against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) were filed by former college football players from Stanford, Boston College, North Carolina, Wake Forest and...
Florida Agents Putting New Law to Work to Attract Millennials to Insurance Careers
Jul 11 2016 // Florida insurance agents are trying to bolster the industry’s track record in attracting college graduates by employing a new state law that aligns college courses with the state’s licensing requirements. The...
In Move to Block Campus Carry Law, University of Texas Profs Sue
Jul 8 2016 // Three University of Texas professors have filed suit in federal court, seeking to block the state’s “campus carry” law before it takes effect next month. The July 6 court filing came from sociology...
Construction Worker Electrocuted on University Campus in West Virginia
Jul 8 2016 // Officials say a construction worker has died after being electrocuted while working at a site on the campus of Shepherd University. Shepherd University officials said in a news release that the man was killed on campus on...
How to Identify Older Adults at Risk for Unsafe Driving
Jul 7 2016 // Almost half of all drivers on the nation’s roads are over the age of 65 and this number is projected to increase to 77 percent in the next 30 years. Adults over the age of 65 have the highest crash rate per mile...
University of North Carolina Settles Football Hazing Case for $795K
Jul 7 2016 // The University of North Carolina has reached a settlement after a college football player said he suffered a concussion during an off-campus hazing incident. Citing a copy of the settlement it obtained June 21, the News...
Death of Lifeguard Trainee on Cape Cod a Reminder That Saving Lives Requires More Than Being Fit
Jul 5 2016 // On the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, Jack Jakubek, 22, was in the middle of the swim portion of the Nauset Beach lifeguard test that should have been a walk in the park for him. Jakubek was supremely fit, a...
95% of Post-Recession Jobs Went to College Educated: Study
Jun 30 2016 // Out of the 11.6 million jobs created in the post-recession economy, 11.5 million went to workers with at least some college education, according to newly research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the...
How Medical Schools Are Altering Their Training to Address Opioid Epidemic
Jun 30 2016 // At first, the woman tried to hide her painkiller problem. She told the doctor that she still had pain from her past pregnancy, and that she just wanted a refill on her pain medication. After a few questions, though, she...
Judge Dismisses Distillery’s Trademark Case Against University of Kentucky
Jun 27 2016 // A federal judge has dismissed an Appalachian distillery’s lawsuit in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky, but the moonshine maker vowed to fight on. The case pits the state’s flagship university...
More Women Sue Baylor University over Handling of Rape Allegations
Jun 17 2016 // Three more women filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Baylor University on June 15, saying the school did nothing to help them after they reported being sexually assaulted on or near campus. The Baptist school in...
University of Kentucky Developing Concussion Protocol for Jockeys
Jun 16 2016 // The University of Kentucky is developing the first ever concussion protocol for jockeys. The university announced a three-year study on Monday in partnership with the Jockeys’ Guild and several thoroughbred...
