Education News - 2 Dec 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Playing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, as the favorite to move on to the Sweet 16, Colorado State University's volleyball team was pumped up Saturday night.
Source: www.coloradoan.com

Madison had expected three inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 30 mph Saturday. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department postponed its annual Solstice Party, which was set for Saturday, until ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"We want these students to benefit from scholarship programs that are similar to those we offer to highly qualified incoming freshman with strong ACT scores and GPAs." Posted by Courtesy of Southeastern Louisiana University Publice Informantionn Office; edited by Justin Poche' November 29, 2007 3:18PM Southeastern Louisiana University is expanding scholarship programs for ... via NOLA.com
Source: www.topix.com

Prof Roland Levinsky, former vice-chancellor of the University of Plymouth, died of electrocution after walking into an 11,000-volt power line hanging over a footpath, inquest finds
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
Source: blogs.edweek.org