Education

[ad_1] The University of Houston announced it will spend $38 million on new safety measures at Agnes Arnold Hall, a campus building closed since March following two student deaths by suicide in a matter of six weeks. University president Renu Khator shared the plans for building renovations and student mental health services, recommended by two separate …

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[ad_1] Like many predominantly online universities, National University serves large numbers of parents, full-time workers and members of the military—people who are used to the challenge of managing different roles and responsibilities. That skill for balancing life’s demands inspired the name and identity of the university’s new mascot: a peregrine falcon named Navi. University officials …

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[ad_1] Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of California, Irvine, Week: Keri Hurley-Kim, associate clinical professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, explains why knowing who gets vaccinated more often can tell us whom to target in future vaccine efforts. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Most Popular Stories Most …

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[ad_1] Two people were killed and five were injured in a shooting just after a high school graduation at Virginia Commonwealth University, NBC News reported. One of those killed was an 18-year-old man who had just graduated. The other was a 36-year-old man who attended the ceremony. A suspect in the killings is a 19-year-old man who …

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[ad_1] University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists/engineers began striking Wednesday over pay and other issues. Becca Bluett, a member of the postdoc bargaining committee for UAW 4121, said the university has 2,400 of these two types of employees—the research scientists/engineers are working on their first contract, and roughly half of the 900 postdocs …

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