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More Than 100 Dams in Ohio Rank as ‘High-Hazard’
Nov 12 2019 // Picturesque, and at times, worrisome. The Muskingum University dam in OHio holds back what locals call “College Lake” on the campus of the private liberal arts college. Perched directly over the inlet to the...
UT/TT Poll: It’s a Highly Partisan Issue but Texans Say Climate Change Is Happening
Nov 7 2019 // Two-thirds of Texas registered voters believe climate change is happening, but their urgency about it varies considerably, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Less than a quarter of voters —...
Vaping Firm Juul Disregarded Early Signs It Was Hooking Young Users: Reuters
Nov 5 2019 // The San Francisco startup that invented the groundbreaking Juul e-cigarette had a central goal during its development: captivating users with the first hit. The company had concluded that consumers had largely rejected...
Students Sue Colleges for Saying No to Medical Cannabis
Oct 28 2019 // Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students...
University of Louisville Settles Naming Rights Dispute with Papa John’s for $9.5M
Oct 28 2019 // The University of Louisville Athletic Association will pay Papa John’s founder John Schnatter $9.5 million over 51/2 years in a settlement to terminate the pizza chain’s naming rights to Cardinal Stadium. The...
NTSB Blames Miami Bridge Collapse on Design Errors, Lack of Oversight
Oct 25 2019 // A Miami university bridge that collapsed and killed six people last year showed significant design errors and should have been more carefully monitored by the state government because of the project’s complexity,...
University of Alabama Researchers to Study How People React to Severe Weather
Oct 15 2019 // A new research project getting under way around Tuscaloosa aims to document how people react to severe weather. The University of Alabama says research sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and...
Univ. of Louisiana Monroe to Create Risk Management, Insurance Endowed Chair
Oct 11 2019 // The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) will create an Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance position in the College of Business and Social Sciences with $585,000 in funding that stems from the dissolution of...
College in Washington Fined $135K for Multiple Asbestos Violations
Oct 7 2019 // The Evergreen State College in Washington is facing more than $135,000 in fines for multiple violations related to asbestos and other safety issues around its Olympia campus. The Department of Labor & Industries has...
Judge Rules Harvard’s ‘Fine Admissions Policy’ Passes Constitutional Test
Oct 2 2019 // Harvard University’s undergraduate admissions program does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a lawsuit brought by opponents of affirmative action and...
College in Washington Fined $135K for Multiple Asbestos Violations
Sep 30 2019 // The Evergreen State College in Washington is facing more than $135,000 in fines for multiple violations related to asbestos and other safety issues around its Olympia campus. The Department of Labor & Industries has...
How Early Signs of Lung Effects of Vaping Were Missed and Downplayed
Sep 30 2019 // Scientists, regulators and e-cigarette proponents missed, ignored or downplayed signs that vaping could significantly damage the lungs for nearly a decade, a review of medical literature, government documents and...
Judge Approves $54M Settlement in Duke University Hiring Lawsuit
Sep 26 2019 // A federal judge is closing a lawsuit that Duke University is settling over claims that it and nearby University of North Carolina conspired to hold down salaries of thousands of medical workers by not hiring staff away...
Texas Insurance Department Promotes 4, Names New Internal Audit Director
Sep 25 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has promoted four staff members to new positions and hired a new director of internal audit. TDI selected Arby Gonzales as the agency’s new Internal Audit director. Gonzales comes...
Florida’s Auditor General to Focus on Protecting Student Data
Sep 16 2019 // Florida is cracking down to ensure school districts, state colleges and state universities are protecting students’ Social Security numbers. In the past two years, state auditors have found that at least one-third of...
Multitasking
Sep 16 2019 // I’ve often pondered whether or not one person can excel at multitasking over another. Are women better at multitasking than men? Are younger people better multitaskers than their older counterparts? Today’s...
Ordered to Pay $25M in Damages, Ohio’s Oberlin College Seeks New Trial
Sep 4 2019 // Oberlin College is seeking a new trial after being ordered to pay $25 million to the owners of a market who accused the Ohio school of ruining their business by encouraging protests and branding them racists after a...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires University Services Business of Garnett-Powers
Sep 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the university services business of Mission Viejo, Calif.-based benefits broker and consultant Garnett-Powers & Associates Insurance Services Inc. Steve Johnson and his...
Millennials Think They’re So Much Better at Multitasking Than Everyone Else. They Are.
Aug 29 2019 // Emails, instant messaging, app notifications, RSS feeds, and a plethora of social networks inundate almost every aspect of daily life from work to home or just keeping in touch socially. Some people average more than four...
Former University Southern California Gynecologist in Sex Assault Case Released On Bail
Aug 26 2019 // A former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually abusing patents has posted bail and been released from jail. The Los Angeles Times reports Dr. George Tyndall was freed Friday evening on...
