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Students
Police to Arrest 10 People in LSU Fraternity Pledge’s Death
BATON ROUGE, La. — Ten people will be arrested on hazing charges in the death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge after a night of drinking, LSU officials said Wednesday. One of the 10 suspects – Matthew Alexander Naquin, 19, of Boerne, Texas – also faces a negligent homicide charge in the death last […]
October 11, 2017
Students
University of Vermont Enshrines Healthy Living in Bricks and Mortar
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Pledges by college students to eschew drugs and alcohol are old hat. Now they’re meditating, working out, practicing yoga, eating healthfully, and at least one school, the University of Vermont, it has become a bona fide lifestyle. In UVM’s Wellness Environment, known as WE, students live in a new, big substance-free dorm, […]
October 10, 2017
STEM
2 Ohio Colleges Apply for Medical Marijuana Testing
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two colleges have applied to handle testing for Ohio’s nascent medical marijuana program. A spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Commerce tells The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Central State University in southwest Ohio and Hocking College in southeast Ohio both sent in applications by last Friday’s deadline. State law mandates only colleges […]
September 27, 2017
Students
Lawyer: Penn State Frat Head Unaware Pledge Was in Danger
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The lawyer for a Penn State fraternity president accused in the death of a pledge after a night of drinking and hazing argued Wednesday that his client didn’t see anything to make him think the pledge was at risk of dying. Defense attorney Frank Fina said during a preliminary hearing that […]
August 30, 2017
Health
Vanderbilt Hospital Settles Medicare Lawsuit for $6.5M
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After six years in court, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has settled a federal lawsuit for $6.5 million over claims that the hospital overbilled Medicare and Medicaid. WPLN-FM reports that in the whistleblower lawsuit, former doctors claimed the hospital charged higher rates for attending physicians when medical residents performed services. It claims the […]
July 31, 2017
Students
New Program: Centenary College to Baylor Nursing School
SHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College says a new program helps science graduates enter a one-year program at Baylor University’s nursing school. Representatives from the schools in Shreveport and Dallas signed the agreement last week. Centenary spokeswoman Kate Pedrotty says students who graduate with all of the courses required to get into Baylor’s FastBacc program will […]
July 25, 2017
Students
Alabama Program Aims to Recruit Hispanic Nurses
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is launching a program to increase the number of Hispanic nurses involved in health care. The Capstone College of Nursing has received a $1.7 million grant for the Bama-Latino Project, which aims to recruit Hispanics into baccalaureate nursing programs. Alabama nursing professor Normal Cuellar says in a statement […]
July 9, 2017
Students
Researchers Find Increased Pot Use by College Students
CORVALLIS, Ore. — A study by Oregon State University researchers has found college students at an undisclosed large public university in the state are using more marijuana since recreational pot became legal two years ago. The Register-Guard reports the researchers’ study was published Wednesday in a journal called Addiction. The study found increased use is […]
June 15, 2017
Students
University of Delaware Opens Concussion Clinic
NEWARK, Del. — A new clinic at the University of Delaware employs new research to tackle traumatic head injuries. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the university partnered with Christiana Care to create the STAR Health Concussion Clinic, which opened June 6. Center director Carolyn Haines says the clinic’s Newark location is designed to help […]
June 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Arkansas School Gets $11M for Infectious Disease Research
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency is awarding the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences an $11 million federal grant for research on infectious diseases. The grant is from an arm of the National Institutes of Health, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. It’s the second grant for a program […]
June 12, 2017
Students
‘New Life’ Initiative to Recruit American Indian Students
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn says he can see a future in which reservation hospitals and health centers across South Dakota employ pharmacists and lab scientists educated at his school, with doctors and administrators also trained at institutions in the state. The land-grant university is pursuing a new initiative […]
May 21, 2017
Students
Advocates: Utah Sexual Assault Bill Could Harm Victims
SALT LAKE CITY — A Republican state representative is proposing legislation to require that Utah colleges give immunity to sexual assault victims for conduct code violations related to alcohol and drugs and allow school officials to report serious assaults to police. But a sexual assault survivor and an advocacy group are pushing back against […]
May 18, 2017
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