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Morant Adams Receives Inaugural Dr. Lonnie J. Edwards Distinguished Minority Alumnus Award
On Saturday, Feb. 11, the University of Montevallo’s Minority Alumni club gathered for a homecoming brunch to bestow the organization’s inaugural award, the Dr. Lonnie J. Edwards Distinguished Minority Alumnus Award, to Birmingham’s Tracey Morant Adams ’88. Cynthia Todd... - February 25, 2017 - University of Montevallo
Actor Bill Pullman to Deliver Commencement Address at Warren Wilson College
Bill Pullman will underscore the importance of community in a speech at his sons' alma mater in Asheville, North Carolina. He plans to look closely at the idea of “changing the world.” With so many different changemakers trying to engage in different ways, Pullman said it is harder to know what a new and “changed” world looks like. - February 17, 2017 - Warren Wilson College
UNLV’s Student-Led Solar Decathlon Team Nears $1 Million Sponsorship Goal
Fundraising for University-wide Collaboration Surpasses $750,000 with Support from Switch and NV Energy Foundation - February 05, 2017 - UNLV College of Engineering
UM Environmental Studies Program to Host Book Talk with Lee Rozelle
On Jan. 30, the University of Montevallo’s Environmental Studies program will host a discussion exploring the decaying ruins of various American Zombiescapes displayed in the latest book by Associate Professor of English Lee Rozelle. The book “Zombiescapes and Phantom Zones:... - January 30, 2017 - University of Montevallo
Premiere Healthcare Summit for Middle Managers Presented by Northwest Missouri State University - the First of Its Kind Designed Specifically for the Industry
Finally a healthcare conference designed specifically for the unique challenges of middle managers in the industry! During this one day event, three sessions have been designed precisely for healthcare, and will utilize case studies as well as role playing to emphasize verbal professional communication, problem solving, and employee coaching. - January 25, 2017 - Northwest Missouri State University
Cookware Made with Scrap Metal Contaminates Food Study Across 10 Countries Warns of Lead and Other Toxic Metals
Tests conducted on samples of aluminum cookware made in 10 developing countries show that more than one-third of those pose a lead exposure hazard. - January 21, 2017 - Ashland University
Ashland University Receives $650,000 National Science Foundation Grant for Scholarships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Ashland University a $650,000 grant as part of a five-year STEM scholarship program that will provide scholarships and academic support for academically talented science students with financial need. The NSF grant, titled “Science Scholars... - January 11, 2017 - Ashland University
AABC Receives Approval by National Board for Certified Counselors
The American Association of Bariatric Counselors, Providers of Bariatric Education and Certification for Licensed, Registered and Certified Health and Education Professionals Has Become a Continuing Education Approved Provider for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). - December 21, 2016 - American Association of Bariatric Counselors
A New College Has Landed in Seattle
Athena University, the newest addition to the Athena Education System will open its first US campus in January of 2017. With more than 45 years of experience, the Athena Education System and its components in China, Thailand and Taiwan have pioneered a new approach, model and perspective to students on a global plane. - December 15, 2016 - Athena University
Wittenberg University Presents Inaugural Analytics Symposium
Wittenberg University is preparing for an exciting new event in February to spread the word about the growing field of analytics. - December 06, 2016 - Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University Introduces New Master of Science in Analytics Degree Program
Wittenberg University Answers the Call for Analytics Professionals with a New Degree Offering. - November 15, 2016 - Wittenberg University
Los Angeles Jewish Community Leader Virginia A. Maas Appointed American Jewish University Board Chair
American Jewish University (AJU) is pleased to announce Mrs. Virginia A. Maas has been appointed Chairperson of the AJU Board of Trustees. Mrs. Maas is well-known and valued leader in the wider Los Angeles Jewish community, serving on numerous nonprofit organizations in a variety of capacities. - November 07, 2016 - American Jewish University
Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded St. Lawrence University a four-year grant totaling $800,000 to support the “Sophomore Journeys” program. This new program will offer a new series of second-year student seminars and courses that are linked to experiential learning opportunities, including internships, community outreach and summer research fellowships. - October 21, 2016 - St. Lawrence University
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Lockheed Martin Collaborate on Space Exploration Projects
Under a master agreement, UNLV will provide services to Lockheed Martin that supports NASA's Orion program and other space exploration projects. - October 13, 2016 - UNLV College of Engineering
Dental Education Meets the Forefront of Automotive Innovation International Dental Implant Association Partners with Tesla Motors; Offering Free Test Drives
The International Dental Implant Association announced on Monday that the 6,000-member organization has secured an agreement with Tesla Motors to offer free test drives of its Model S and Model X vehicles to all dentists who attend the organization’s signature end-of-summer event. Held September 10-11, at the IDIA’s privately owned state-of-the-art lecture hall in North Miami Beach, and the Trump International Beach Resort, the weekend is dedicated to both education and entertainment. - September 09, 2016 - Implant Seminars
New Catholic University Aims to Renew Culture of Beauty
Pontifex University opens inaugural enrollment for its affordable and innovative Masters of Sacred Arts degree. - September 08, 2016 - Pontifex University
Implant Seminars Completes Successful SiroWorld 2016 Attendance; Dental Education Event Attracts Record Crowd
Success! That was the official assessment of Implant Seminars, the leader in postgraduate dental implant continuing education, following the company’s attendance at last weekend’s SiroWorld dental networking event in Orlando, Florida. By all accounts, the company, which was awarded... - August 15, 2016 - Implant Seminars
Learn from the Best Announces a New Partnership with The King's College
The leading expert in the test prep industry, Learn From The Best, recently announced its partnership with The King’s College to host a comprehensive 10-week GRE course at the school for both students and the public. It is scheduled for Thursdays from 6:45 to 9:15 pm, beginning on September... - August 13, 2016 - Learn From The Best
Select Teachers Launches State of the ESL Industry Survey
Shanghai-based Select Teachers today launched its State of the ESL Industry Survey for teachers who teach English as a Second Language. The survey; the first of its kind is designed to gather global data on working conditions throughout the industry, including everything from class sizes and... - August 12, 2016 - Select Teachers
DATA180 to Integrate Scholarly Activity Data with ORCID
DATA180 is proud to announce its membership in ORCID, a non-profit organization for academic researchers that aims to provide a solution to the problem of author ambiguity through the use of ORCID identifiers. As a result of this membership, FACULTY180 users will be able to link their FACULTY180 faculty account to their ORCID identifier, and in turn import their scholarly activity data into FACULTY180 from ORCID. - July 13, 2016 - DATA180
New Logo for Smartsims Business Simulations
Smartsims, in a skew of upcoming changes to modernize their look, have launched a new logo. - May 26, 2016 - Smartsims
Boise State University Selects DATA180 for Faculty Reporting and Workflow Management Solution
DATA180 has been selected by Boise State University to provide its FACULTY180 activity reporting system to administrators, faculty, and staff. Boise State University will be using the FACULTY180 system to manage its faculty data, activity reporting, and performance evaluations. “We selected... - May 21, 2016 - DATA180
The Center for Nonviolent Communication is Overjoyed to Present the Lee Lab for Life-Enriching Education USA - Albuquerque, NM July 24- 29, 2016
This Applied NVC Lab is designed for explorers and pioneers in Life-Enriching Education - school teachers, administrators, counselors, educators in youth programs, Nonviolent Communication trainers (certified trainers and certification candidates) - who share the intent to explore and apply the vision of Life Enriching Education. - May 17, 2016 - The Center for Nonviolent Communication
Perimeter Institute Selects DATA180 for Scientific Activity Management Solution
DATA180 has been selected by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics to provide its FACULTY180 activity reporting system to administrators and researchers. Perimeter Institute will be using the FACULTY180 system to integrate with various research repositories and import scientific scholarly... - May 14, 2016 - DATA180
Executive Vice-President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia Tatiana Raguzina at Kazan University
She spoke about the Chamber's activities in front of employees and students of the Institute of International Relations, History, and Oriental Studies. - April 23, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to Host Its 64th Western Regional Conference in Colorado
Members of the international non-profit organization will gather for a weekend celebration of sisterhood, leadership training and community service. - April 15, 2016 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Western Region
Kazan Federal University Develops New Products to Help Control Quality of Medications
The fellowship was awarded to Ms. Leksina for her work on express, high-precision and selective methods of voltammetric and amperometric detection of biogenic amines with chemically modified electrodes. Biogenic amines are compounds that are usually formed in live organisms from different amino acids. Such well-known compounds as adrenalin, histamine, serotonin are examples of biogenic amines. - April 15, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
First Wine Business Case Research Journal Unveiled for Global Wine Industry
New Research Vehicle “Closes Information Gap” for Economic, Social, and Management Issues in International Wine Commerce. - April 14, 2016 - School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University
Kazan Federal University Works on Catalysts for Silicone Rubber Production
Silicone Rubber Tech for Import Substitution - April 06, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
Michael Schmitz, Supervisor of Partnership Agreement Between KFU and Giessen University Received KFU Honoris Causa
An extended ceremonial meeting of KFU Academic Board was dedicated to conferring Honoris Causa por Kazan University to Prof. Michael Schmitz of the Institute of Agricultural Policy and Market Research, Justus Liebig University Giessen. - April 01, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
Kazan University and Rutgers University Launch Joint Project in Translational Medicine
The project is based on the revolutionary CRISPR/cas9 genome editing technology. The universities received a US-Russia University Partnership Program grant. The participants are the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology at KFU and the Department of Biology together with the Center for... - March 31, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
Partner Banking Center Opened in Kazan
The event was attended by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia Sergey Storchak, and Rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov. - March 27, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
Kazan Federal University Searches for the Ways to Improve Navigation Systems
The research group is now studying different types of positioning errors and trying to find ways to compensate them. - March 26, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
AABC Researchers Discover Major Cause Of Obesity
AABC Research Fellows Identify “The Missing Link.” A New and Important Metric, in Understanding Why Some People Are Thin and Others Thick Despite Similar Caloric Intake. - March 24, 2016 - American Association of Bariatric Counselors
DATA180 Partners with Process Pathways for Research Data Integration
DATA180 is proud to announce a new partnership with Process Pathways, a market leader in web-based research information management. As part of this partnership, data from the ROMEO Research Enterprise application, the core product offered by Process Pathways, will be integrated with FACULTY180 to... - February 07, 2016 - DATA180
Cummings Graduate Institute Hosts First Commencement Ceremony
Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, the only doctoral-level Institute dedicated to integrated behavioral healthcare, held its first Commencement Ceremony on Monday, December 7th, 2015, sending the inaugural class of five degree candidates out into the world as Doctors of Behavioral Health. Each new Doctor of Behavioral Health was presented with a white coat by Founder and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Nicholas Cummings. - December 20, 2015 - Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Co-Hosts Seventh Annual Home for Good Forum and Job Fair
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Transition, Support & Reentry, and GREENHOOD hosted the Seventh Annual Home for Good Forum and Job Fair on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Blackburn Conference Center. The purpose of the forum was to... - December 16, 2015 - Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Research Square Announces Video Summaries Solution to Help Researchers Communicate Their Work More Effectively
Research Square is partnering with MyScienceWork to offer engaging Video Summaries of research through the Polaris platform for universities and institutions. - December 11, 2015 - Research Square
UnitedLex Adds University of Southern California Gould School of Law to Its Groundbreaking Legal Residency Program
UnitedLex, a leading global provider of legal and cyber security services, announced today that the University of Southern California Gould School of Law has joined its innovative “legal residency” program. USC joins four other top U.S. law schools: Emory University School of Law, the... - November 05, 2015 - UnitedLex
The National Graduate School of Quality Management Offers Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate Program in Conjunction with Juran Global
The National Graduate School of Quality Management (NGS) is now enrolling for an online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate Program beginning on November 5. - October 25, 2015 - The National Graduate School of Quality Management
Residents Medical Names Dr. Raj Ramsamooj Director of Student Services
Experienced Residency Program Director and Medical Doctor Takes Helm of Student Services at North America’s Leading Graduate Medical Education Organization - October 08, 2015 - Residents Medical
Leroy Merlin Launches Beacon Trial to Help Understand Customers Shopping Preferences
A flagship DIY store in Poland is exploring buying habits of customers using beacons. - October 04, 2015 - Linteri
International Success of a Mobile App by University of Lodz
SmartUni, a mobile app from University of Lodz and Linteri won the 2nd prize in the prestigious EUPRIO contest for the most innovative projects focused on student communication in Europe. - September 16, 2015 - Linteri
Crystal Skillman and Steve DiUbaldo Receive The Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission for The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute®
Shaun Peknic, of Once the Musical, and David Mendizabal receive The Lee Strasberg Directing Fellowship. - August 29, 2015 - The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
Fiction Contest to Write-Away Ocean Trash
The Ocean Trash Write-away Short Fiction Contest challenges writers 25 and under to dream up a cleanup of our ocean and the systems that pollute them with heroes who will inspire scientists. Sponsored by Sapiens Plurum, Arizona State University's Center for Science & the Imagination, the Ocean Conservancy and Talk Like a Pirate. - August 27, 2015 - Sapiens Plurum
Research Conducted by Dr. Antonio Medina at MIT Demonstrates That Glasses Worsen Eyesight
The latest research published in print this month demonstrates that wearing glasses worsens nearsightedness (myopia). Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2015) 253:1273-1277. Medina’s feedback model for emmetropization predicts that correction of myopes aggravates their condition and myopia... - August 19, 2015 - Antonio Medina
Dissertation Network, "A Place Where Professionals & Scholars Converge" Launches Free Educational Crowdfunding Website
Dissertation Network launches Arizona’s first education crowdfunding website. - August 06, 2015 - Dissertation Network
UAT Partners with SARRC to Host 3rd Annual College Prep “G33K” Summer Camp for Young Adults with Autism
SARRC Camp to Simulate College Experience for Teens With Autism. - July 24, 2015 - University of Advancing Technology
First Polish University to Use Beacons – University of Lodz and Linteri Have Just Launched the Smartuni Project
The University of Lodz with the help of Linteri have just presented SmartUni – an innovative project using microlocalisation in the beacons technology. The mobile application is designed for applicants and students. It presents the University’s offer of studies, promotes extracurricular activities, and simplifies movement around the University’s facilities. - July 06, 2015 - Linteri
"Selfie Look" for S P Jain’s New Mumbai Campus
S P Jain’s newly launched fourth campus in Mumbai gets a one-of-a-kind look. The entire look has been derived from the global "selfie" phenomenon. The look, termed the "Selfie Look," draws on unique features that S P Jain aspires to reflect — modern, authentic and casual. - July 01, 2015 - S P Jain School of Global Management